A total of almost 1,000 acres were listed for sale in Gates County recently, representing a combined nearly $9 million in Gates County farms and rural land for sale. Gates County ranks 98th in the Tar Heel State for the total acreage of land currently advertised for sale. Of all land for sale in Gates County, Gates had the most land for sale. Agriculture and farming drives the Gates County economy, with 182 farms recorded in the county during the U.S. Census in 2012. Farming activities in Gates County generate annual revenues of $778,000, the majority of which comes from livestock products. Gates County is North Carolina's 78th biggest county (345 square miles). It's located in the Coast North Carolina region of North Carolina.