A total of around 1,000 acres were listed for sale in Gates County recently, representing a combined around $20 million in Gates County farms, hunting land and other rural land and acreage for sale. Gates County ranks 96th out of 100 counties in North Carolina for the total acreage of land currently advertised for sale. Of all land and rural real estate for sale in Gates County, Gates featured the most land for sale. Its economy is defined as agricultural, with 182 farms recorded in the county during the most recent U.S. Census. 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 the state.