The value of all farmsand rural real estate for sale in North Carolina's Gates County recently was approximately $23 million, representing a combined 956 acres of land for sale in Gates County. Gates County ranks 91st out of 100 counties in the Tar Heel State for the total acreage of land currently advertised for sale. Of all locations in Gates County with land for sale, 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 the 78th largest county (345 square miles) in North Carolina. It's located in the Coast North Carolina region of North Carolina.