A total of nearly 1,000 acres were listed for sale in Minnesota's Jackson County recently; the combined value of all Jackson County land for sale was approximately $3 million. Jackson County ranks 78th out of 87 counties in the state for the total acreage of land currently advertised for sale. Of all locations in Jackson County with farms, hunting land and other rural land and acreage for sale, Jackson featured the most land for sale. Agriculture and farming drives the Jackson County economy, with 826 farms recorded in the county during the U.S. Census in 2012. Farming activities in Jackson County generate annual revenues of $12 million, most of which is from crops. Jackson County is Minnesota's 43rd biggest county (719 square miles). It's located in the Southern Minnesota region of the state.