Land for sale in Nevada's Elko County recently totaled almost $96 million and 100,000 acres. Elko County ranks third based on the combined acreage of land for sale among the 17 counties in the Sagebrush State. There were eight properties listed as sold in Elko County through the Land Network Comparable Sales Program. This represented a total value of $875,416. Elko had the most land for sale. Economically speaking, Elko County's is largely dependent on mining and mineral extraction-related businesses and services. Elko County is one of the ten biggest counties in Nevada (17,202 square miles). It's located in the Northeastern Nevada region of the state.