A total of approximately 2,000 acres were listed for sale in Towner County recently, representing a total value of around $2 million in Towner County farms, ranches, and rural real estate for sale. Towner County ranks 27th in the state for the combined amount of land currently advertised for sale. Of all locations in Towner County with ranches, farms, hunting land and other rural land and acreage for sale, Rock Lake featured the most land for sale. Agriculture and farming drives the Towner County economy, with 529 farms recorded in the county during the U.S. Census in 2012. Farming activities in Towner County generate annual revenues of $12 million, most of which is from crops. Towner County is North Dakota's 37th largest county (1,041 square miles). It's located in the Northeast North Dakota region of the state.