The combined value of farms and rural land for sale in McDowell County, West Virginia, recently on Land.com was almost $4 million. This represents nearly 3,000 acres of land for sale in McDowell County. McDowell County ranks 48th in the state for the total number of acres of land currently advertised for sale. Of all farms, rural land, hunting land and other land for sale in McDowell County, Davy featured the most land for sale. Economically speaking, McDowell County's is largely dependent on mining and mineral extraction-related businesses and services. McDowell County is the 13th largest county (534 square miles) in West Virginia. It's located in the Southeast West Virginia region of the state.