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. The value of all farms and ranches for sale in Texas's Gaines County recently was nearly $74 million, representing a combined 7,513 acres of land for sale in Gaines County. Gaines County ranks 129th out of 254 counties in the Lone Star State for the combined amount of land currently advertised for sale. Among cities in Gaines County with land and rural real estate for sale, Seminole had 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 largest county (1,502 square miles). It's located in the South Plains Texas region of the state.