Lands of America recently had almost $2 billion in land, homesites and other rural acreage for sale in North Carolina. This represents a total of 234,429 acres of land for sale in North Carolina. Of North Carolina's 100 counties, Onslow County had the most rural property and land for sale. The most expensive land listed for sale in North Carolina on Lands of America recently was $49 million, while the average price of land, homesites and other rural acreage for sale in North Carolina was $457,721. There were 1,023 acres of sold land in North Carolina recorded last month through the Lands of America sales program. This reflects a decrease in sales activity over August 2018 data. The total value of this sold land and rural real estate was $5 million. Onslow County had the most land sales recently in the state. North Carolina offers year-round opportunities to fish and hunt, including prime fly-fishing in over 3,000 miles of mountain trout streams in the western third of the state. Throw in Atlantic Ocean deep-sea fishing and some two million acres of game lands open to hunters, anglers, and trappers and you've got one serious outdoor sports-obsessed state. With numerous opportunities to hunt species including whitetail deer, turkey, bear, ducks, and dove, hunting land was the most common type of land for sale in North Carolina. Anglers will enjoy casting for species like bass, catfish, trout, pike, and walleye on land for sale in the state. In terms of its size, North Carolina is the country's 28th-largest state, covering an area of 53,821 square miles (34 million acres). In total, 48,618 square miles (90 percent) is made up of land, while the remaining 5,201 square miles is made up of water.