The West Texas region is a sprawling area that can loosely be classified as comprising the counties around the main metro areas of El Paso, Lubbock, Abilene, Midland/Odessa and San Angelo. A total of almost 3,000 acres were listed for sale in Texas's Ector County recently, representing a combined approximately $163 million in Ector County land and rural real estate for sale. Ector County ranks 79th in the state for the combined amount of land currently advertised for sale. Among cities in Ector County with ranches, farms, hunting land and other rural land and acreage for sale, Odessa featured the most land for sale. Economically speaking, Ector County's is largely dependent on mining and mineral extraction-related businesses and services. Ector County is the 159th largest county (901 square miles) in Texas. It's located in the South Plains Texas region of Texas.