Counties in Idaho by business establishments (QCEW), 2025

Ada County had the highest business establishments (QCEW) of 44 counties in 2025, at 25,658. Clark County had the lowest, at 47. The median was 660 and the figure for Idaho was 101,834. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Highest25,658Ada County
Lowest47Clark County
Median66044 counties
Idaho101,834History

Map of counties, 2025

Ada County: 25,658 countAdams County: 214 countBannock County: 3,289 countBear Lake County: 298 countBenewah County: 420 countBingham County: 1,532 countBlaine County: 2,244 countBoise County: 262 countBonner County: 2,512 countBonneville County: 5,771 countBoundary County: 609 countButte County: 146 countCamas County: 75 countCanyon County: 8,742 countCaribou County: 324 countCassia County: 1,146 countClark County: 47 countClearwater County: 340 countCuster County: 282 countElmore County: 759 countFranklin County: 568 countFremont County: 591 countGem County: 685 countGooding County: 634 countIdaho County: 723 countJefferson County: 1,238 countJerome County: 947 countKootenai County: 8,919 countLatah County: 1,424 countLemhi County: 452 countLewis County: 239 countLincoln County: 206 countMadison County: 1,751 countMinidoka County: 779 countNez Perce County: 1,458 countOneida County: 180 countOwyhee County: 385 countPayette County: 878 countPower County: 278 countShoshone County: 487 countTeton County: 915 countTwin Falls County: 3,995 countValley County: 888 countWashington County: 370 count
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count, 2025. Source: BLS, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average establishments, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2025

Ada County: 25,658 countAda County25,658Kootenai County: 8,919 countKootenai County8,919Canyon County: 8,742 countCanyon County8,742Bonneville County: 5,771 countBonneville County5,771Twin Falls County: 3,995 countTwin Falls County3,995Bannock County: 3,289 countBannock County3,289Bonner County: 2,512 countBonner County2,512Blaine County: 2,244 countBlaine County2,244Madison County: 1,751 countMadison County1,751Bingham County: 1,532 countBingham County1,532Nez Perce County: 1,458 countNez Perce County1,458Latah County: 1,424 countLatah County1,424Jefferson County: 1,238 countJefferson County1,238Cassia County: 1,146 countCassia County1,146Jerome County: 947 countJerome County947Teton County: 915 countTeton County915Valley County: 888 countValley County888Payette County: 878 countPayette County878Minidoka County: 779 countMinidoka County779Elmore County: 759 countElmore County759Idaho County: 723 countIdaho County723Gem County: 685 countGem County685Gooding County: 634 countGooding County634Boundary County: 609 countBoundary County609Fremont County: 591 countFremont County591Franklin County: 568 countFranklin County568Shoshone County: 487 countShoshone County487Lemhi County: 452 countLemhi County452Benewah County: 420 countBenewah County420Owyhee County: 385 countOwyhee County385Washington County: 370 countWashington County370Clearwater County: 340 countClearwater County340Caribou County: 324 countCaribou County324Bear Lake County: 298 countBear Lake County298Custer County: 282 countCuster County282Power County: 278 countPower County278Boise County: 262 countBoise County262Lewis County: 239 countLewis County239Adams County: 214 countAdams County214Lincoln County: 206 countLincoln County206Oneida County: 180 countOneida County180Butte County: 146 countButte County146Camas County: 75 countCamas County75Clark County: 47 countClark County47Ada County: 25,658 countAda County25,658Kootenai County: 8,919 countKootenai County8,919Canyon County: 8,742 countCanyon County8,742Bonneville County: 5,771 countBonneville County5,771Twin Falls County: 3,995 countTwin Falls County3,995Bannock County: 3,289 countBannock County3,289Bonner County: 2,512 countBonner County2,512Blaine County: 2,244 countBlaine County2,244Madison County: 1,751 countMadison County1,751Bingham County: 1,532 countBingham County1,532Nez Perce County: 1,458 countNez Perce County1,458Latah County: 1,424 countLatah County1,424Jefferson County: 1,238 countJefferson County1,238Cassia County: 1,146 countCassia County1,146Jerome County: 947 countJerome County947Teton County: 915 countTeton County915Valley County: 888 countValley County888Payette County: 878 countPayette County878Minidoka County: 779 countMinidoka County779Elmore County: 759 countElmore County759Idaho County: 723 countIdaho County723Gem County: 685 countGem County685Gooding County: 634 countGooding County634Boundary County: 609 countBoundary County609Fremont County: 591 countFremont County591Franklin County: 568 countFranklin County568Shoshone County: 487 countShoshone County487Lemhi County: 452 countLemhi County452Benewah County: 420 countBenewah County420Owyhee County: 385 countOwyhee County385Washington County: 370 countWashington County370Clearwater County: 340 countClearwater County340Caribou County: 324 countCaribou County324Bear Lake County: 298 countBear Lake County298Custer County: 282 countCuster County282Power County: 278 countPower County278Boise County: 262 countBoise County262Lewis County: 239 countLewis County239Adams County: 214 countAdams County214Lincoln County: 206 countLincoln County206Oneida County: 180 countOneida County180Butte County: 146 countButte County146Camas County: 75 countCamas County75Clark County: 47 countClark County47
count. Source: BLS, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average establishments, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2025
count
Change on 2024
1Ada County25,658-4.6%
2Kootenai County8,919+2.3%
3Canyon County8,742-2.3%
4Bonneville County5,771+2.4%
5Twin Falls County3,995+0.7%
6Bannock County3,289+1.8%
7Bonner County2,512+0.6%
8Blaine County2,244-1.2%
9Madison County1,751+2.6%
10Bingham County1,532+0.8%
11Nez Perce County1,458-4.7%
12Latah County1,424-1.7%
13Jefferson County1,238+4.9%
14Cassia County1,146+1%
15Jerome County947+0.6%
16Teton County915+3.2%
17Valley County888-4.4%
18Payette County878+2.8%
19Minidoka County779-0.9%
20Elmore County759-1.6%
21Idaho County7230%
22Gem County685-5.3%
23Gooding County634+1.1%
24Boundary County609-0.7%
25Fremont County591+1.9%
26Franklin County568+1.2%
27Shoshone County487-3%
28Lemhi County452-0.7%
29Benewah County420-1.6%
30Owyhee County385-4.9%
31Washington County370+0.3%
32Clearwater County340-4.8%
33Caribou County324+2.5%
34Bear Lake County298+5.7%
35Custer County282-3.4%
36Power County278-1.1%
37Boise County262-1.9%
38Lewis County239+2.1%
39Adams County214+1.4%
40Lincoln County206-1%
41Oneida County1800%
42Butte County1460%
43Camas County75-5.1%
44Clark County47-4.1%

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About this ranking

Average number of establishments with jobs covered by unemployment insurance during the year, all industries, private and government, from the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. An establishment is a single place of business, such as a factory, store or office; a company with several locations has several.

Counts places of business, not firms: for firms use employer_firms. Changes in how large employers report their locations can move the count without any change in activity.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average establishments, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average establishments, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties (Counties in Idaho by business establishments (QCEW), 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv

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Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average establishments, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties, Counties in Idaho by business establishments (QCEW), 2025. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 21 Aug. 2026, https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/business-establishments/idaho-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average establishments, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. Counties in Idaho by business establishments (QCEW), 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/business-establishments/idaho-counties.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average establishments, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties, Counties in Idaho by business establishments (QCEW), 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/business-establishments/idaho-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest business establishments (QCEW)?

Ada County, with 25,658 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which county has the lowest business establishments (QCEW)?

Clark County, with 47 in 2025.

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