Counties in Idaho by employer firms, 2023

Ada County had the highest employer firms of 44 counties in 2023, at 12,549. Clark County had the lowest, at 9. The median was 391 and the figure for Idaho was 41,589. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest12,549Ada County
Median39144 counties
Idaho41,589History

Map of counties, 2023

Ada County: 12,549 countAdams County: 120 countBannock County: 1,873 countBear Lake County: 131 countBenewah County: 237 countBingham County: 844 countBlaine County: 1,398 countBoise County: 153 countBonner County: 1,460 countBonneville County: 3,336 countBoundary County: 369 countButte County: 48 countCamas County: 32 countCanyon County: 4,570 countCaribou County: 163 countCassia County: 625 countClark County: 9 countClearwater County: 204 countCuster County: 152 countElmore County: 466 countFranklin County: 302 countFremont County: 296 countGem County: 443 countGooding County: 307 countIdaho County: 442 countJefferson County: 590 countJerome County: 522 countKootenai County: 4,865 countLatah County: 881 countLemhi County: 258 countLewis County: 91 countLincoln County: 90 countMadison County: 916 countMinidoka County: 412 countNez Perce County: 1,019 countOneida County: 80 countOwyhee County: 198 countPayette County: 504 countPower County: 147 countShoshone County: 302 countTeton County: 535 countTwin Falls County: 2,388 countValley County: 587 countWashington County: 190 count
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count, 2023. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2023

Ada County: 12,549 countAda County12,549Kootenai County: 4,865 countKootenai County4,865Canyon County: 4,570 countCanyon County4,570Bonneville County: 3,336 countBonneville County3,336Twin Falls County: 2,388 countTwin Falls County2,388Bannock County: 1,873 countBannock County1,873Bonner County: 1,460 countBonner County1,460Blaine County: 1,398 countBlaine County1,398Nez Perce County: 1,019 countNez Perce County1,019Madison County: 916 countMadison County916Latah County: 881 countLatah County881Bingham County: 844 countBingham County844Cassia County: 625 countCassia County625Jefferson County: 590 countJefferson County590Valley County: 587 countValley County587Teton County: 535 countTeton County535Jerome County: 522 countJerome County522Payette County: 504 countPayette County504Elmore County: 466 countElmore County466Gem County: 443 countGem County443Idaho County: 442 countIdaho County442Minidoka County: 412 countMinidoka County412Boundary County: 369 countBoundary County369Gooding County: 307 countGooding County307Franklin County: 302 countFranklin County302Shoshone County: 302 countShoshone County302Fremont County: 296 countFremont County296Lemhi County: 258 countLemhi County258Benewah County: 237 countBenewah County237Clearwater County: 204 countClearwater County204Owyhee County: 198 countOwyhee County198Washington County: 190 countWashington County190Caribou County: 163 countCaribou County163Boise County: 153 countBoise County153Custer County: 152 countCuster County152Power County: 147 countPower County147Bear Lake County: 131 countBear Lake County131Adams County: 120 countAdams County120Lewis County: 91 countLewis County91Lincoln County: 90 countLincoln County90Oneida County: 80 countOneida County80Butte County: 48 countButte County48Camas County: 32 countCamas County32Clark County: 9 countClark County9Ada County: 12,549 countAda County12,549Kootenai County: 4,865 countKootenai County4,865Canyon County: 4,570 countCanyon County4,570Bonneville County: 3,336 countBonneville County3,336Twin Falls County: 2,388 countTwin Falls County2,388Bannock County: 1,873 countBannock County1,873Bonner County: 1,460 countBonner County1,460Blaine County: 1,398 countBlaine County1,398Nez Perce County: 1,019 countNez Perce County1,019Madison County: 916 countMadison County916Latah County: 881 countLatah County881Bingham County: 844 countBingham County844Cassia County: 625 countCassia County625Jefferson County: 590 countJefferson County590Valley County: 587 countValley County587Teton County: 535 countTeton County535Jerome County: 522 countJerome County522Payette County: 504 countPayette County504Elmore County: 466 countElmore County466Gem County: 443 countGem County443Idaho County: 442 countIdaho County442Minidoka County: 412 countMinidoka County412Boundary County: 369 countBoundary County369Gooding County: 307 countGooding County307Franklin County: 302 countFranklin County302Shoshone County: 302 countShoshone County302Fremont County: 296 countFremont County296Lemhi County: 258 countLemhi County258Benewah County: 237 countBenewah County237Clearwater County: 204 countClearwater County204Owyhee County: 198 countOwyhee County198Washington County: 190 countWashington County190Caribou County: 163 countCaribou County163Boise County: 153 countBoise County153Custer County: 152 countCuster County152Power County: 147 countPower County147Bear Lake County: 131 countBear Lake County131Adams County: 120 countAdams County120Lewis County: 91 countLewis County91Lincoln County: 90 countLincoln County90Oneida County: 80 countOneida County80Butte County: 48 countButte County48Camas County: 32 countCamas County32Clark County: 9 countClark County9
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023
count
Change on 2022
1Ada County12,549+0.9%
2Kootenai County4,865+2.7%
3Canyon County4,570+1.2%
4Bonneville County3,336+2.7%
5Twin Falls County2,388+1.9%
6Bannock County1,873+1.2%
7Bonner County1,460+3%
8Blaine County1,398+2%
9Nez Perce County1,019+2.8%
10Madison County916+3.7%
11Latah County881+2.4%
12Bingham County844+1.8%
13Cassia County625+0.8%
14Jefferson County590+4.6%
15Valley County587+0.2%
16Teton County535+8.1%
17Jerome County522+1%
18Payette County504-0.6%
19Elmore County466+1.1%
20Gem County443+3.3%
21Idaho County442-1.6%
22Minidoka County412-2.4%
23Boundary County369+0.5%
24Gooding County307-0.6%
25Franklin County302+0.7%
25Shoshone County3020%
27Fremont County296+2.4%
28Lemhi County258-4.4%
29Benewah County237+3.9%
30Clearwater County204-1.9%
31Owyhee County198+2.6%
32Washington County190+2.2%
33Caribou County163+0.6%
34Boise County153+0.7%
35Custer County152+2.7%
36Power County147-6.4%
37Bear Lake County131+4.8%
38Adams County120+2.6%
39Lewis County91+1.1%
40Lincoln County90+2.3%
41Oneida County80-7%
42Butte County480%
43Camas County32-3%
44Clark County9+12.5%

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About this ranking

Number of firms in the private nonfarm sectors covered by the US Census Bureau Business Dynamics Statistics. Establishments under common ownership form one firm.

Excludes nonemployer businesses. Differs from active_companies, the INE DIRCE count, which includes businesses without employees.

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: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

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APA 7

U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties (Counties in Idaho by employer firms, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 11, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv

MLA 9

Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties, Counties in Idaho by employer firms, 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 25 Sept. 2025, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-firms/idaho-counties. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. Counties in Idaho by employer firms, 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 11, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-firms/idaho-counties.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties, Counties in Idaho by employer firms, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-firms/idaho-counties (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

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Questions

Which county has the highest employer firms?

Ada County, with 12,549 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest employer firms?

Clark County, with 9 in 2023.

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: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

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