Internal data from Lands of America shows $1 billion in land and ranches for sale for sale in the Cornhusker State. This represents a combined 743,391 acres of land for sale in Nebraska (accounting for approximately two percent of land in the state). Of the 93 counties in the state, Platte County had the most land and farms for sale. The most expensive land listed for sale in Nebraska on Lands of America recently was $42 million, while the median price for farms, ranches and other land for sale in Nebraska was $1 million. The average price of land, homesites and other rural acreage for sale in Nebraska was $2 million. There was 1,144 acres of sold land in Nebraska recorded in September 2018 through the Lands of America sales program. This reflects an increase in sales activity over data from August 2018. The total value of this sold land and rural real estate was $2.5 million. Platte County recorded the most land sales recently in the state. Of the nearly 800,000 acres of public lands in Nebraska, approximately two percent is open to hunting. Most hunting in the state takes place on private lands. Plentiful other outdoor-recreation opportunities await in the state's 77 state parks that comprise forestland, bluffs and the dune's and grasslands of the state's famous Sandhills. With numerous opportunities to hunt species including deer, boar and wild turkey, hunting land was the most common type of land for sale in Nebraska. In terms of its size, Nebraska is the country's 16th-largest state, covering an area of 77,358 square miles (50 million acres). In its entirety, 76,824 square miles (99 percent) is made up of land, while the remaining 524 square miles is covered by water.