There was a total of around $9 million of ranches, farms, hunting land and other rural land and acreage for sale in Iowa's Howard County recently on Land.com. The total acreage of all Howard County farms, ranches, and rural real estate for sale was nearly 1,000 acres. Howard County ranks 99th out of 99 counties in the Cyclone State for the combined amount 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, Riceville had 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 the 75th biggest county (473 square miles) in Iowa. It's located in the Eastern Iowa region of the state.