Recent internal data records about $3 billion in land and other rural acreage for sale in the Cowboy State. This constitutes a total of 855,679 acres of land for sale in Wyoming. Of the 23 counties in Wyoming,
Lincoln County had the most land and acreage for sale. There were 7,553 acres of sold land in Wyoming recorded last month through the Lands of America sales program. This reflects a drop in sales activity over data from the month before. The total value of this sold land and rural real estate was $6 million. The most land sales in the state last month were located in Fremont County. Wyoming is a mecca for fly-fishers looking to cast for trophy brook trout, brown trout, rainbows, and native cutthroat trout in the state's 27,000 miles of blue-ribbon fishable streams. The state also boasts more than 22 species of game fish, including sunfish, crappie, yellow perch, whitefish, pike, and sturgeon. WalletHub, a personal finance website, has ranked the state among the ten best states for retirees based on factors including affordability, quality of life and health care. Wyoming ranks among the country's ten largest states in terms of size, covering an area of 97,818 square miles (63 million acres). In its entirety, 97,093 square miles of the state is land, while the remaining 720 square miles is made up of water. Wildlife to be found on land for sale in Wyoming include mule deer, elk, whitetail deer, ducks, geese, bear, and grouse. Anglers can enjoy casting for trout, catfish, and bass.
