There was a combined almost $3 million of farms and rural land for sale in Illinois's Shelby County recently on Land.com. The total acreage of all Shelby County land for sale was almost 1,000 acres. Shelby County ranks 85th out of 102 counties in the Prairie State for the combined amount of land currently advertised for sale. Of all farms, rural land, hunting land and other land for sale in Shelby County, Herrick featured the most land for sale. Shelby County has a large agricultural economy, with 1,282 farms recorded in the county during the latest U.S. Census. Farming activities in Shelby County generate annual revenues of $29 million, most of which is from crops. Shelby County is Illinois's 18th largest county (768 square miles). It's located in the Central Illinois region of the state.