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. The value of all land and rural real estate for sale in Sterling County, Texas, recently was nearly $3 million, representing a combined three acres of land for sale in Sterling County. Sterling County ranks 243rd out of 254 counties in the state for the total number of acres of land currently advertised for sale. Sterling City featured the most land for sale. Mining and mineral extraction-related services are the main economic drivers in this part of Texas. Sterling County is the 120th biggest county (923 square miles) in Texas. It's located in the Edwards Plateau West Texas region of Texas.