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 around 3,000 acres were listed for sale in Ector County recently; the overall value of all Ector County ranches, farms, hunting land and other rural land and acreage for sale was $201 million. Ector County ranks 93rd out of 254 counties in the state for the combined amount of land currently advertised for sale. Of all locations in Ector County with farms and ranches for sale, Odessa had the most land for sale. Mining and mineral extraction-related services are the main economic drivers in this part of Texas. Ector County is the 159th biggest county (901 square miles) in Texas. It's located in the South Plains Texas region of the state.