A combined approximately 1,000 acres were listed for sale in Richardson County recently; the combined value of all Richardson County ranches, farms, hunting land and other rural land and acreage for sale was approximately $3 million. Richardson County ranks 52nd out of 93 counties in Nebraska for the combined amount of land currently advertised for sale. Dawson featured the most land for sale. Agriculture and farming drives the Richardson County economy, with 736 farms recorded in the county during the U.S. Census in 2012. Farming activities in Richardson County generate annual revenues of $11 million, most of which is from crops. Richardson County is the 69th biggest county (554 square miles) in Nebraska. It's located in the Southeast Nebraska region of Nebraska.