North Texas generally refers to the counties in the north-central part of the state, excluding those in the Texas Panhandle. It covers the metro areas of Dallas-Fort Worth and Wichita Falls and their surrounding counties. It is the state's most populous region. A combined around 100,000 acres were listed for sale in Texas's Wise County recently; the combined value of all Wise County farms and ranches for sale was almost $742 million. Wise County ranks 16th out of 254 counties in Texas for the total number of acres of land currently advertised for sale. There were five properties listed as sold in Wise County through the Land Network Comparable Sales Program. This represented a total value of $12,063,798. Of all farms, ranches, hunting land and other land for sale in Wise County, Decatur had the most land for sale. Economically speaking, Wise County's is largely dependent on mining and mineral extraction-related businesses and services. Wise County is Texas's 123rd biggest county (922 square miles). It's located in the Fort Worth Prairie Texas region of the state.