A total of nearly 1,000 acres were listed for sale in McCreary County recently, representing a combined $12 million in McCreary County ranches, farms, hunting land and other rural land and acreage for sale. McCreary County ranks 81st in the Bluegrass State for the total number of acres of land currently advertised for sale. Of all locations in McCreary County with ranches, farms, hunting land and other rural land and acreage for sale, Whitley City featured the most land for sale. Government and state-level services are the main economic drivers in McCreary County. McCreary County is Kentucky's 27th largest county (430 square miles). It's located in the South Central Kentucky region of the state.