There was a total of nearly $6 million of farms, ranches, and rural real estate for sale in Iowa's Howard County recently on Land.com. The total 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 in the Hawkeye State for the total number of acres of land currently advertised for sale. Riceville featured the most land for sale. Its economy is defined as agricultural, with 883 farms recorded in the county during the most recent U.S. Census. Farming activities in Howard County generate annual revenues of $28 million, most of which is from crops. Howard County is Iowa's 75th biggest county (473 square miles). It's located in the Eastern Iowa region of Iowa.