b'E C O N O M YDespite commuters who work in neighboring Ada County, Canyon County ranked 43rd in the state in per capita income at $23,173 in 2008. That is well below the state average of $31,804 and the national average of $38,615. Average wages range from $11,771 in the hospitality sector to $36,788 in information. A small percentage earns over $41,000 in mining. Most jobs are in manufacturing, trade, agriculture, and services. Canyon County is one of the states largest agricultural counties but paradoxically it is a small county with only 590 square miles. It ranked 17th out of 44 counties in terms of land area in farm acres with 260,247 in 2007. Canyon County ranked 4th in the state in overall cash receipts from agriculture ($520,489,000) in 2007.7AgricultureTotal and Per Farm Overview, 2017 and change since 20122017 % change since 2012Number of farms 2,289 -2Land in farms (acres) 274,952 -10Average size of farm (acres) 120 -8Percent of county land in farms 71.1%FIGURE 6. Canyon County Total Farm Overview 82017 Market Value of Agricultural Products SoldCounties Sales ($1,000) Rank in State Producing ItemTotal574,757 5 44Crops314,467 2 44Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, dry peas52,130 8 42Tobacco- - -Cotton and cottonseed- - -Vegetables, melons, potatoes, sweet potatoes93,300 7 41Fruits, tree nuts, berries(D) 1 37Nursery, greenhouse, \x1boriculture, sod(D) 3 43Cultivated Christmas trees, short rotation woody crops (D) 9 14Other crops and hay142,219 1 44Livestock, poultry, and products260,290 6 44Poultry and eggs2,079 4 43Cattle and calves66,024 8 44Milk from cows180,029 5 35Hogs and pigs(D) 11 40Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, milk3,497 3 43CANYON County 297'