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 approximately 3,000 acres were listed for sale in Ector County recently, representing a total value of almost $160 million in Ector County land for sale. Ector County ranks 73rd in the Lone Star State for the total number of acres of land currently advertised for sale. Of all locations in Ector County with ranches, farms, hunting land and other rural land and acreage for sale, Odessa had 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 biggest county (901 square miles) in Texas. It's located in the South Plains Texas region of the state.