The total value of farms, ranches, and rural real estate for sale in North Dakota's Nelson County recently on Land.com was almost $1 million. This represents almost 1,000 acres of ranches, farms, hunting land and other rural land and acreage for sale in Nelson County. Nelson County ranks 27th in the Sioux State for the total acreage of land currently advertised for sale. Of all ranches, farms, hunting land and other rural land and acreage for sale in Nelson County, Pekin had 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 North Dakota.