A total of almost 2,000 acres were listed for sale in Nelson County recently; the value of all Nelson County farms, ranches, hunting land and other land for sale was around $6 million. Nelson County ranks 26th in the Sioux State based on the combined acreage of land for sale among the 53 counties in the Rough Rider State. Of all locations in Nelson County with land 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 biggest county (1,008 square miles) in North Dakota. It's located in the Northeast North Dakota region of the state.