Internal data from Lands of America records $1 billion in land for sale in the Cowboy Country. This represents 280,232 acres of land for sale in the state. The most expensive piece of land listed for sale on Lands of America recently was $22 million, while the median price for land, ranches and farms in Oklahoma was $352,786. The average price of land for sale in Oklahoma was $498,359. Based on comps submitted through the Lands of America Comparable Sales program last month, Oklahoma is among the country's top five states for land sold during the month. This reflects a 13 percent increase in sales activity over the previous month, with a combined land value of $16.6 million for all property and land sold in the state. Oklahoma covers a diverse landscape that incorporates 12 distinct ecoregions. Hunters and outdoor sportspeople can enjoy some 1.6 million acres of wildlife management areas throughout the state and while anglers get their pick of 35 major lakes covering over a half-million acres. In terms of its size, Oklahoma is the country's 20th-largest state, covering an area of 69,903 square miles (45 million acres). In total, 68,595 square miles (98 percent) is made up of land, while the remaining 1,304 square miles is covered by water. Less than ten percent of land in Oklahoma is public land (i.e. national and state parks, national forests, BLM land). With numerous opportunities to hunt species including deer, boar and wild turkey, hunting land was the most common type of land for sale in Oklahoma. U.S. News & World Report ranks Oklahoma as one of the country's top ten states for its cost of living. Of the 77 counties in the state, Cherokee County had the most land and rural real estate for sale.