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. Land for sale in Ward County recently totaled around $20 million and approximately 1,000 acres. Ward County ranks 184th out of 254 counties in the Lone Star State for the combined amount of land currently advertised for sale. Monahans had the most land for sale. Economically speaking, Ward County's is largely dependent on mining and mineral extraction-related businesses and services. Ward County is Texas's 196th largest county (835 square miles). It's located in the Trans Pecos Texas region of the state.