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 almost 100,000 acres were listed for sale in Gaines County recently, representing a total value of almost $79 million in Gaines County land and rural real estate for sale. Gaines County ranks 138th out of 254 counties in the Lone Star State for the total number of acres of land currently advertised for sale. Among cities in Gaines County with ranches, farms, hunting land and other rural land and acreage for sale, Seminole featured the most land for sale. Economically speaking, Gaines County's is largely dependent on mining and mineral extraction-related businesses and services. Gaines County is Texas's 22nd biggest county (1,502 square miles). It's located in the South Plains Texas region of the state.