A total of 1,000 acres were listed for sale in Iowa's Palo Alto County recently; the overall value of all Palo Alto County land for sale was around $4 million. Palo Alto County ranks 94th in the state for the total number of acres of land currently advertised for sale. Among cities in Palo Alto County with ranches, farms, hunting land and other rural land and acreage for sale, West Bend had the most land for sale. Agriculture and farming drives the Palo Alto County economy, with 874 farms recorded in the county during the U.S. Census in 2012. Farming activities in Palo Alto County generate annual revenues of $18 million, most of which is from crops. Palo Alto County is Iowa's 59th biggest county (569 square miles). It's located in the Western Iowa region of Iowa.