Recent data from Lands of America shows $977 million in land and rural property for sale for sale in the Empire State. This represents a total of 153,137 acres of land for sale in the state. Of New York's 62 counties, Nassau County had the most land and acreage for sale. The most expensive piece of land listed for sale in New York on Lands of America recently was $10 million, while the median price for land and rural property for sale in New York came in at $299,514. The average price of land for sale in New York was $341,870. There was 659 acres of sold land in New York recorded in August 2018 through the Lands of America sales program. This reflects a five percent decrease in sales activity over the previous month. The total value of this sold land and rural real estate was $1.9 million. Nassau County recorded the most land sales recently in the state. Approximately three-quarters of a million New Yorkers and visitors hunt in the state annually, although most hunt on private land. The state numbers 215 state and national parks, many of which are open to hunting. New York's waterways, including more than 7,500 lakes and ponds, 70,000 miles of rivers and streams and thousands of miles of coastline, count 165 species of fish. With numerous opportunities to hunt species including deer, boar and wild turkey, hunting land was the most common type of land for sale in New York. In terms of its size, New York is the country's 27th-largest state, covering an area of 54,475 square miles (35 million acres). In its entirety, 47,126 square miles (87 percent) of the state is land, while the remaining 7,429 square miles is made up of water.