There was a total of approximately $6 million of farms, ranches, hunting land and other land for sale in Nelson County, North Dakota, recently on Land.com. The total size of all Nelson County land and rural real estate for sale was around 2,000 acres. Nelson County ranks 22nd in the Sioux State based on the combined acreage of land for sale of the 53 counties in North Dakota. Among cities in Nelson County with farms, ranches, and rural real estate for sale, Aneta featured the most land for sale. Agriculture and farming drives the Nelson County economy, with 603 farms recorded in the county during the U.S. Census in 2012. Farming activities in Nelson County generate annual revenues of $7 million, most of which is from crops. Nelson County is the 39th largest county (1,008 square miles) in North Dakota. It's located in the Northeast North Dakota region of North Dakota.