A combined nearly 2,000 acres were listed for sale in Ellis County recently; the combined value of all Ellis County farms and ranches for sale was nearly $29 million. Ellis County ranks 20th out of 105 counties in the Jayhawk State for the total acreage of land currently advertised for sale. There were three properties listed as sold in Ellis County through the Land Network Comparable Sales Program. This represented a total value of $1,311,850. Of all locations in Ellis County with ranches, farms, hunting land and other rural land and acreage for sale, Hays featured the most land for sale. Mining and mineral extraction-related services are the main economic drivers in this part of Kansas. Ellis County is Kansas's 26th biggest county (900 square miles). It's located in the High Plains Kansas region of the state.