There was a combined $5 million of ranches, farms, hunting land and other rural land and acreage for sale in Iowa's Palo Alto County recently on Land.com. The total of all Palo Alto County ranches, farms, hunting land and other rural land and acreage for sale was almost 1,000 acres. Palo Alto County ranks 94th out of 99 counties in the Cyclone State for the combined amount of land currently advertised for sale. Of all locations in Palo Alto County with ranches, farms, hunting land and other rural land and acreage for sale, Emmetsburg 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 largest county (569 square miles). It's located in the Western Iowa region of Iowa.