There was a combined around $7 million of land and rural real estate for sale in Howard County recently on Land.com. The total acreage of all Howard County ranches, farms, hunting land and other rural land and acreage for sale was almost 1,000 acres. Howard County ranks 99th out of 99 counties in the state for the combined amount of land currently advertised for sale. Among cities in Howard County with farms, ranches, and rural real estate for sale, Riceville featured the most land for sale. Agriculture and farming drives the Howard County economy, with 883 farms recorded in the county during the U.S. Census in 2012. Farming activities in Howard County generate annual revenues of $28 million, most of which is from crops. Howard County is Iowa's 75th largest county (473 square miles). It's located in the Eastern Iowa region of Iowa.