The West Texas region is a sprawling area that can loosely be classified as comprising the counties around the main metro areas of El Paso, Lubbock, Abilene, Midland/Odessa and San Angelo. Land for sale in Runnels County recently totaled almost $74 million and approximately 100,000 acres. Runnels County ranks 176th in Texas for the total acreage of land currently advertised for sale. Ballinger had the most land for sale. Runnels County has a large agricultural economy, with 925 farms recorded in the county during the latest U.S. Census. Farming activities in Runnels County generate annual revenues of $9 million, most of which is from crops. Runnels County is the 70th largest county (1,057 square miles) in Texas. It's located in the Rolling Plains Central Texas region of the state.