A total of nearly 1,000 acres were listed for sale in North Carolina's Gates County recently; the overall value of all Gates County farms and rural land for sale was approximately $8 million. Gates County ranks 98th in the Tar Heel State for the total acreage of land currently advertised for sale. Among cities in Gates County with land and rural real estate 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 biggest county (345 square miles) in North Carolina. It's located in the Coast North Carolina region of North Carolina.