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. A combined 3,000 acres were listed for sale in Howard County recently; the combined value of all Howard County farms, ranches, hunting land and other land for sale was almost $39 million. Howard County ranks 151st out of 254 counties in the Lone Star State for the total number of acres of land currently advertised for sale. Among cities in Howard County with farms and ranches 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 Texas's 152nd largest county (904 square miles). It's located in the South Plains Texas region of the state.