The West Texas region is a sprawling area that can loosely be classified as comprising the counties around the main metro areas of El Paso, Lubbock, Abilene, Midland/Odessa and San Angelo. The value of all farms and ranches for sale in Texas's Howard County recently was around $41 million, representing a combined 2,049 acres of land for sale in Howard County. Howard County ranks 148th out of 254 counties in the state for the combined amount of land currently advertised for sale. Among cities in Howard County with ranches, farms, hunting land and other rural land and acreage for sale, Big Spring featured the most land for sale. Mining and mineral extraction-related services are the main economic drivers in this part of Texas. Howard County is the 152nd biggest county (904 square miles) in Texas. It's located in the South Plains Texas region of the state.