The overall value of farms, ranches, and rural real estate for sale in McCreary County recently on Land.com was approximately $12 million. This represents around 2,000 acres of ranches, farms, hunting land and other rural land and acreage for sale in McCreary County. McCreary County ranks 86th out of 120 counties in the Bluegrass State for the combined amount of land currently advertised for sale. Of all land and rural real estate for sale in McCreary County, Whitley City had the most land for sale. From an economic perspective, government and state-level services contribute most to McCreary County's overall GDP. McCreary County is the 27th largest county (430 square miles) in Kentucky. It's located in the South Central Kentucky region of the state.