Lands of America data lists $405 million in land for sale for sale in the Beef State. This represents a combined 259,438 acres of land for sale in Nebraska. The most expensive piece of land listed for sale on Lands of America recently was $14 million, although the median price for land and ranches for sale in Nebraska was $1 million. The average price of farms, ranches and other land for sale in Nebraska was $1 million. There was 4,425 acres of sold land in Nebraska recorded in May 2018 through the Lands of America sales program. This reflects an eight percent increase in sales activity over the previous month. The total value of this sold land and rural real estate was $6.6 million. 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 and 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. Of the 93 counties in the state, Scotts Bluff County had the most rural property and land for sale. In terms of 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 land, while the remaining 524 square miles is made up of water.