A combined around 1,000 acres were listed for sale in Shelby County recently; the value of all Shelby County farmsand rural real estate for sale was around $3 million. Shelby County ranks 86th out of 102 counties in the Prairie State for the total acreage of land currently advertised for sale. Moweaqua featured the most land for sale. Its economy is defined as agricultural, with 1,282 farms recorded in the county during the most recent U.S. Census. Farming activities in Shelby County generate annual revenues of $29 million, most of which is from crops. Shelby County is the 18th biggest county (768 square miles) in Illinois. It's located in the Central Illinois region of the state.