Counties in Idaho by employer firm births

Ada County had the highest employer firm births of 44 counties in 2022, at 1,310. Clark County had the lowest, at 0. The median was 33 and the figure for Idaho was 4,405. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest1,310Ada County
Median3344 counties
Idaho4,405History

Map of counties, 2022

Ada County: 1,310 countAdams County: 12 countBannock County: 138 countBear Lake County: 14 countBenewah County: 19 countBingham County: 75 countBlaine County: 121 countBoise County: 14 countBonner County: 113 countBonneville County: 290 countBoundary County: 30 countButte County: 3 countCamas County: 3 countCanyon County: 580 countCaribou County: 14 countCassia County: 51 countClark County: 0 countClearwater County: 10 countCuster County: 15 countElmore County: 28 countFranklin County: 22 countFremont County: 35 countGem County: 44 countGooding County: 24 countIdaho County: 47 countJefferson County: 83 countJerome County: 44 countKootenai County: 554 countLatah County: 73 countLemhi County: 19 countLewis County: 5 countLincoln County: 11 countMadison County: 100 countMinidoka County: 41 countNez Perce County: 64 countOneida County: 4 countOwyhee County: 20 countPayette County: 60 countPower County: 12 countShoshone County: 23 countTeton County: 53 countTwin Falls County: 163 countValley County: 54 countWashington County: 20 count
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count, 2022. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2022

Ada County: 1,310 countAda County1,310Canyon County: 580 countCanyon County580Kootenai County: 554 countKootenai County554Bonneville County: 290 countBonneville County290Twin Falls County: 163 countTwin Falls County163Bannock County: 138 countBannock County138Blaine County: 121 countBlaine County121Bonner County: 113 countBonner County113Madison County: 100 countMadison County100Jefferson County: 83 countJefferson County83Bingham County: 75 countBingham County75Latah County: 73 countLatah County73Nez Perce County: 64 countNez Perce County64Payette County: 60 countPayette County60Valley County: 54 countValley County54Teton County: 53 countTeton County53Cassia County: 51 countCassia County51Idaho County: 47 countIdaho County47Gem County: 44 countGem County44Jerome County: 44 countJerome County44Minidoka County: 41 countMinidoka County41Fremont County: 35 countFremont County35Boundary County: 30 countBoundary County30Elmore County: 28 countElmore County28Gooding County: 24 countGooding County24Shoshone County: 23 countShoshone County23Franklin County: 22 countFranklin County22Owyhee County: 20 countOwyhee County20Washington County: 20 countWashington County20Benewah County: 19 countBenewah County19Lemhi County: 19 countLemhi County19Custer County: 15 countCuster County15Bear Lake County: 14 countBear Lake County14Boise County: 14 countBoise County14Caribou County: 14 countCaribou County14Adams County: 12 countAdams County12Power County: 12 countPower County12Lincoln County: 11 countLincoln County11Clearwater County: 10 countClearwater County10Lewis County: 5 countLewis County5Oneida County: 4 countOneida County4Butte County: 3 countButte County3Camas County: 3 countCamas County3Clark County: 0 countClark County0Ada County: 1,310 countAda County1,310Canyon County: 580 countCanyon County580Kootenai County: 554 countKootenai County554Bonneville County: 290 countBonneville County290Twin Falls County: 163 countTwin Falls County163Bannock County: 138 countBannock County138Blaine County: 121 countBlaine County121Bonner County: 113 countBonner County113Madison County: 100 countMadison County100Jefferson County: 83 countJefferson County83Bingham County: 75 countBingham County75Latah County: 73 countLatah County73Nez Perce County: 64 countNez Perce County64Payette County: 60 countPayette County60Valley County: 54 countValley County54Teton County: 53 countTeton County53Cassia County: 51 countCassia County51Idaho County: 47 countIdaho County47Gem County: 44 countGem County44Jerome County: 44 countJerome County44Minidoka County: 41 countMinidoka County41Fremont County: 35 countFremont County35Boundary County: 30 countBoundary County30Elmore County: 28 countElmore County28Gooding County: 24 countGooding County24Shoshone County: 23 countShoshone County23Franklin County: 22 countFranklin County22Owyhee County: 20 countOwyhee County20Washington County: 20 countWashington County20Benewah County: 19 countBenewah County19Lemhi County: 19 countLemhi County19Custer County: 15 countCuster County15Bear Lake County: 14 countBear Lake County14Boise County: 14 countBoise County14Caribou County: 14 countCaribou County14Adams County: 12 countAdams County12Power County: 12 countPower County12Lincoln County: 11 countLincoln County11Clearwater County: 10 countClearwater County10Lewis County: 5 countLewis County5Oneida County: 4 countOneida County4Butte County: 3 countButte County3Camas County: 3 countCamas County3Clark County: 0 countClark County0
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978. Retrieved 2026-10-22.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022
count
Change on 2021
1Ada County1,310+7.6%
2Canyon County580+16.2%
3Kootenai County554+20.7%
4Bonneville County290+1.8%
5Twin Falls County163-10.4%
6Bannock County138-5.5%
7Blaine County121+14.2%
8Bonner County113-21%
9Madison County100+14.9%
10Jefferson County83+69.4%
11Bingham County75+7.1%
12Latah County73+14.1%
13Nez Perce County64-3%
14Payette County60+62.2%
15Valley County54+22.7%
16Teton County53+15.2%
17Cassia County51+34.2%
18Idaho County47+34.3%
19Gem County44+18.9%
19Jerome County44+63%
21Minidoka County41+70.8%
22Fremont County35+12.9%
23Boundary County30-9.1%
24Elmore County28-9.7%
25Gooding County24+33.3%
26Shoshone County23+43.8%
27Franklin County22-21.4%
28Owyhee County20+17.6%
28Washington County20+53.8%
30Benewah County19+5.6%
30Lemhi County19-5%
32Custer County15-16.7%
33Bear Lake County14+133.3%
33Boise County14+40%
33Caribou County14+16.7%
36Adams County120%
36Power County12+33.3%
38Lincoln County11+57.1%
39Clearwater County10-44.4%
40Lewis County5+25%
41Oneida County4-20%
42Butte County30%
42Camas County3-25%
44Clark County0n/a

Other periods

About this ranking

New employer firms: firms of age zero in March of the year, meaning that every establishment of the firm had its first employees during the previous twelve months. United States: Census Bureau Business Dynamics Statistics, which calls these firms startups.

A firm counts only when it has employees, so a business without staff is not a birth, and a new branch, merger or change of ownership of an existing firm is not a birth either. Not the same as business_applications (requests for an employer number) or enterprise_births (European business demography). The year is the twelve months to March: 2023 compares March 2022 with March 2023.

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.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty_fac.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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APA 7

U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978 (Counties in Idaho by employer firm births, 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 22, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty_fac.csv

MLA 9

Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978, Counties in Idaho by employer firm births, 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 25 Sept. 2025, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty_fac.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-firm-births/idaho-counties?period=2022. Accessed 22 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978. Counties in Idaho by employer firm births, 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 22, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty_fac.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-firm-births/idaho-counties?period=2022.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978, Counties in Idaho by employer firm births, 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty_fac.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-firm-births/idaho-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 22 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest employer firm births?

Ada County, with 1,310 in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest employer firm births?

Clark County, with 0 in 2022.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978. Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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