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 $47 million of farms, ranches, and rural real estate for sale in Howard County recently on Land.com. The total acreage of all Howard County ranches, farms, hunting land and other rural land and acreage for sale was approximately 3,000 acres. Howard County ranks 142nd in Texas for the combined amount of land currently advertised for sale. Of all farms and ranches for sale in Howard County, 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.