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. A total of 7,000 acres were listed for sale in Shackelford County recently, representing a total value of nearly $34 million in Shackelford County land and rural real estate for sale. Shackelford County ranks 203rd out of 254 counties in the Lone Star State for the combined amount of land currently advertised for sale. Of all locations in Shackelford County with land and rural real estate for sale, Abilene had the most land for sale. Economically speaking, Shackelford County's is largely dependent on mining and mineral extraction-related businesses and services. Shackelford County is the 136th biggest county (915 square miles) in Texas. It's located in the North Central Plains Texas region of Texas.