A total of 3,000 acres were listed for sale in Hardin County recently, representing a total value of around $252 million in Hardin County farms, ranches, hunting land and other land for sale. Hardin County ranks third in the Bluegrass State for the total number of acres of land currently advertised for sale. Of all land and rural real estate for sale in Hardin County, Elizabethtown featured the most land for sale. Government and state-level services are the main economic drivers in Hardin County. Hardin County is one of the ten largest counties in Kentucky (630 square miles). It's located in the North Central Kentucky region of the state.