Counties in Idaho by business establishments (QCEW)

Ada County had the highest business establishments (QCEW) of 44 counties in 2014, at 13,942. Clark County had the lowest, at 62. The median was 466 and the figure for Idaho was 54,669. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Highest13,942Ada County
Lowest62Clark County
Median46644 counties
Idaho54,669History

Map of counties, 2014

Ada County: 13,942 countAdams County: 201 countBannock County: 2,189 countBear Lake County: 239 countBenewah County: 349 countBingham County: 1,059 countBlaine County: 1,549 countBoise County: 201 countBonner County: 1,498 countBonneville County: 3,559 countBoundary County: 462 countButte County: 162 countCamas County: 73 countCanyon County: 4,245 countCaribou County: 299 countCassia County: 839 countClark County: 62 countClearwater County: 320 countCuster County: 240 countElmore County: 589 countFranklin County: 384 countFremont County: 384 countGem County: 413 countGooding County: 533 countIdaho County: 584 countJefferson County: 619 countJerome County: 676 countKootenai County: 4,682 countLatah County: 1,035 countLemhi County: 390 countLewis County: 207 countLincoln County: 157 countMadison County: 920 countMinidoka County: 566 countNez Perce County: 1,214 countOneida County: 134 countOwyhee County: 300 countPayette County: 588 countPower County: 238 countShoshone County: 421 countTeton County: 470 countTwin Falls County: 2,713 countValley County: 586 countWashington County: 308 count
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count, 2014. 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, 2014

Ada County: 13,942 countAda County13,942Kootenai County: 4,682 countKootenai County4,682Canyon County: 4,245 countCanyon County4,245Bonneville County: 3,559 countBonneville County3,559Twin Falls County: 2,713 countTwin Falls County2,713Bannock County: 2,189 countBannock County2,189Blaine County: 1,549 countBlaine County1,549Bonner County: 1,498 countBonner County1,498Nez Perce County: 1,214 countNez Perce County1,214Bingham County: 1,059 countBingham County1,059Latah County: 1,035 countLatah County1,035Madison County: 920 countMadison County920Cassia County: 839 countCassia County839Jerome County: 676 countJerome County676Jefferson County: 619 countJefferson County619Elmore County: 589 countElmore County589Payette County: 588 countPayette County588Valley County: 586 countValley County586Idaho County: 584 countIdaho County584Minidoka County: 566 countMinidoka County566Gooding County: 533 countGooding County533Teton County: 470 countTeton County470Boundary County: 462 countBoundary County462Shoshone County: 421 countShoshone County421Gem County: 413 countGem County413Lemhi County: 390 countLemhi County390Franklin County: 384 countFranklin County384Fremont County: 384 countFremont County384Benewah County: 349 countBenewah County349Clearwater County: 320 countClearwater County320Washington County: 308 countWashington County308Owyhee County: 300 countOwyhee County300Caribou County: 299 countCaribou County299Custer County: 240 countCuster County240Bear Lake County: 239 countBear Lake County239Power County: 238 countPower County238Lewis County: 207 countLewis County207Adams County: 201 countAdams County201Boise County: 201 countBoise County201Butte County: 162 countButte County162Lincoln County: 157 countLincoln County157Oneida County: 134 countOneida County134Camas County: 73 countCamas County73Clark County: 62 countClark County62Ada County: 13,942 countAda County13,942Kootenai County: 4,682 countKootenai County4,682Canyon County: 4,245 countCanyon County4,245Bonneville County: 3,559 countBonneville County3,559Twin Falls County: 2,713 countTwin Falls County2,713Bannock County: 2,189 countBannock County2,189Blaine County: 1,549 countBlaine County1,549Bonner County: 1,498 countBonner County1,498Nez Perce County: 1,214 countNez Perce County1,214Bingham County: 1,059 countBingham County1,059Latah County: 1,035 countLatah County1,035Madison County: 920 countMadison County920Cassia County: 839 countCassia County839Jerome County: 676 countJerome County676Jefferson County: 619 countJefferson County619Elmore County: 589 countElmore County589Payette County: 588 countPayette County588Valley County: 586 countValley County586Idaho County: 584 countIdaho County584Minidoka County: 566 countMinidoka County566Gooding County: 533 countGooding County533Teton County: 470 countTeton County470Boundary County: 462 countBoundary County462Shoshone County: 421 countShoshone County421Gem County: 413 countGem County413Lemhi County: 390 countLemhi County390Franklin County: 384 countFranklin County384Fremont County: 384 countFremont County384Benewah County: 349 countBenewah County349Clearwater County: 320 countClearwater County320Washington County: 308 countWashington County308Owyhee County: 300 countOwyhee County300Caribou County: 299 countCaribou County299Custer County: 240 countCuster County240Bear Lake County: 239 countBear Lake County239Power County: 238 countPower County238Lewis County: 207 countLewis County207Adams County: 201 countAdams County201Boise County: 201 countBoise County201Butte County: 162 countButte County162Lincoln County: 157 countLincoln County157Oneida County: 134 countOneida County134Camas County: 73 countCamas County73Clark County: 62 countClark County62
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

RankCounties2014
count
Change on 2013
1Ada County13,942+2.2%
2Kootenai County4,682+0.9%
3Canyon County4,245+4%
4Bonneville County3,559+1.8%
5Twin Falls County2,713-0.5%
6Bannock County2,189-1%
7Blaine County1,549-0.2%
8Bonner County1,498-1.7%
9Nez Perce County1,214-0.2%
10Bingham County1,059+0.4%
11Latah County1,035+1.6%
12Madison County920+2.4%
13Cassia County839-2.2%
14Jerome County676-0.1%
15Jefferson County619+2%
16Elmore County589-0.3%
17Payette County588+0.5%
18Valley County5860%
19Idaho County584-2.2%
20Minidoka County566-1.9%
21Gooding County533-1.1%
22Teton County470+2.6%
23Boundary County462-0.6%
24Shoshone County421-2.5%
25Gem County413+1%
26Lemhi County390+0.8%
27Franklin County384+0.3%
27Fremont County384+0.5%
29Benewah County349-2.8%
30Clearwater County3200%
31Washington County308-2.5%
32Owyhee County300+0.3%
33Caribou County299-2.6%
34Custer County240-1.2%
35Bear Lake County239-3.6%
36Power County238+3%
37Lewis County207-3.3%
38Adams County201-4.7%
38Boise County201+1.5%
40Butte County162-6.9%
41Lincoln County157-3.7%
42Oneida County134-2.2%
43Camas County73-7.6%
44Clark County62-6.1%

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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/2014/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), 2014) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2014/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), 2014. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 21 Aug. 2026, https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2014/a/industry/10.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/business-establishments/idaho-counties?period=2014. 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), 2014. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2014/a/industry/10.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/business-establishments/idaho-counties?period=2014.

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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), 2014 [Dataset]. Available at: https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2014/a/industry/10.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/business-establishments/idaho-counties?period=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest business establishments (QCEW)?

Ada County, with 13,942 in 2014, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which county has the lowest business establishments (QCEW)?

Clark County, with 62 in 2014.

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