There was a total of approximately $1 million of land for sale in Nelson County recently on Land.com. The total size of all Nelson County ranches, farms, hunting land and other rural land and acreage for sale was 1,000 acres. Nelson County ranks 35th in the Rough Rider State for the combined amount of land currently advertised for sale. Of all land for sale in Nelson County, Pekin featured the most land for sale. Nelson County has a large agricultural economy, with 603 farms recorded in the county during the latest U.S. Census. Farming activities in Nelson County generate annual revenues of $7 million, most of which is from crops. Nelson County is North Dakota's 39th biggest county (1,008 square miles). It's located in the Northeast North Dakota region of the state.