Land for sale in Elko County, Nevada, recently totaled nearly $95 million and nearly 100,000 acres. Elko County ranks fourth in Nevada based on the combined acreage of land for sale among all the counties in the Silver State. There were 13 properties listed as sold in Elko County through the Land Network Comparable Sales Program. This represented a total value of $183,026. Of all land and rural real estate for sale in Elko County, Elko featured the most land for sale. Mining and mineral extraction-related services are the main economic drivers in this part of Nevada. 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.