There was a total of nearly $6 million of ranches, farms, hunting land and other rural land and acreage for sale in Shelby County, Iowa, recently on Land.com. The total of all Shelby County ranches, farms, hunting land and other rural land and acreage for sale was approximately 1,000 acres. Shelby County ranks 77th out of 99 counties in the Hawkeye 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 Shelby County, Harlan featured the most land for sale. Shelby County is Iowa's 25th biggest county (591 square miles). It's located in the Western Iowa region of the state.