Recent data from Lands of America records over $905 million in land and rural real estate for sale in the Cornhusker State. This covers a total of 413,535 acres of land for sale in Nebraska. Of the 93 counties in Nebraska,
Hall County had the most land and rural real estate for sale. There were 5,439 acres of sold land in Nebraska recorded in January 2019 through the Lands of America sales program. This reflects an eight percent change in sales activity over the previous month, with a combined land value of $13 million for all property and land sold in the state. The most land sales in the state last month were recorded in Lincoln and Webster County. Of the nearly 800,000 acres of public lands in Nebraska, approximately 2 percent is open to hunting. Most hunting in the state takes place on private lands. Plentiful other outdoor recreational opportunities await in the state's 77 state parks that comprise forestland, bluffs, and the dunes and grasslands of the state's famous Sandhills. In terms of size, Nebraska is the country's 16th-largest state, covering an area of 77,358 square miles (50 million acres). Of this area, 76,824 square miles is made up of land, while the remaining 524 square miles comprises water. As one the nation's top ag-producing states, current applications of land for sale in Nebraska include for agriculture, residential, and grazing use. Livestock on farms and ranches for sale in Nebraska include goats, sheep, horses, and pigs. Wildlife to be found on land for sale in Nebraska include whitetail deer, turkey, pheasant, mule deer, ducks, quail, geese, dove, and grouse. Anglers have their pick of catfish, walleye, bass, trout, and pike.