The value of all farms and ranches for sale in Iowa's Howard County recently was nearly $4 million, representing a combined 619 acres of land for sale in Howard County. Howard County ranks 99th out of 99 counties in Iowa for the total number of acres of land currently advertised for sale. Of all locations in Howard County with ranches, farms, hunting land and other rural land and acreage for sale, Chester had the most land for sale. Howard County has a large agricultural economy, with 883 farms recorded in the county during the latest 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.