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. There was a combined $49 million of farms, ranches, and rural real estate for sale in Texas's Howard County recently on Land.com. The total acreage of all Howard County farms and ranches for sale was almost 3,000 acres. Howard County ranks 143rd out of 254 counties in the Lone Star State for the combined amount of land currently advertised for sale. Of all locations in Howard County with farms and ranches for sale, Big Spring had the most land for sale. Mining and mineral extraction-related services are the main economic drivers in this part of Texas. Howard County is Texas's 152nd biggest county (904 square miles). It's located in the South Plains Texas region of Texas.