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Counties in Idaho by employer firms

Ada County had the highest employer firms of 44 counties in 2014, at 9,519. Clark County had the lowest, at 12. The median was 307 and the figure for Idaho was 32,211. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest9,519Ada County
Lowest12Clark County
Median30744 counties
Idaho32,211History

Map of counties, 2014

Ada County: 9,519 countAdams County: 104 countBannock County: 1,603 countBear Lake County: 100 countBenewah County: 206 countBingham County: 691 countBlaine County: 1,131 countBoise County: 128 countBonner County: 1,187 countBonneville County: 2,687 countBoundary County: 300 countButte County: 53 countCamas County: 30 countCanyon County: 2,977 countCaribou County: 164 countCassia County: 550 countClark County: 12 countClearwater County: 203 countCuster County: 120 countElmore County: 424 countFranklin County: 245 countFremont County: 218 countGem County: 313 countGooding County: 287 countIdaho County: 404 countJefferson County: 367 countJerome County: 470 countKootenai County: 3,616 countLatah County: 774 countLemhi County: 255 countLewis County: 95 countLincoln County: 69 countMadison County: 642 countMinidoka County: 362 countNez Perce County: 959 countOneida County: 72 countOwyhee County: 142 countPayette County: 432 countPower County: 135 countShoshone County: 289 countTeton County: 355 countTwin Falls County: 2,009 countValley County: 443 countWashington County: 189 count
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count, 2014. 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, 2014

Ada County: 9,519 countAda County9,519Kootenai County: 3,616 countKootenai County3,616Canyon County: 2,977 countCanyon County2,977Bonneville County: 2,687 countBonneville County2,687Twin Falls County: 2,009 countTwin Falls County2,009Bannock County: 1,603 countBannock County1,603Bonner County: 1,187 countBonner County1,187Blaine County: 1,131 countBlaine County1,131Nez Perce County: 959 countNez Perce County959Latah County: 774 countLatah County774Bingham County: 691 countBingham County691Madison County: 642 countMadison County642Cassia County: 550 countCassia County550Jerome County: 470 countJerome County470Valley County: 443 countValley County443Payette County: 432 countPayette County432Elmore County: 424 countElmore County424Idaho County: 404 countIdaho County404Jefferson County: 367 countJefferson County367Minidoka County: 362 countMinidoka County362Teton County: 355 countTeton County355Gem County: 313 countGem County313Boundary County: 300 countBoundary County300Shoshone County: 289 countShoshone County289Gooding County: 287 countGooding County287Lemhi County: 255 countLemhi County255Franklin County: 245 countFranklin County245Fremont County: 218 countFremont County218Benewah County: 206 countBenewah County206Clearwater County: 203 countClearwater County203Washington County: 189 countWashington County189Caribou County: 164 countCaribou County164Owyhee County: 142 countOwyhee County142Power County: 135 countPower County135Boise County: 128 countBoise County128Custer County: 120 countCuster County120Adams County: 104 countAdams County104Bear Lake County: 100 countBear Lake County100Lewis County: 95 countLewis County95Oneida County: 72 countOneida County72Lincoln County: 69 countLincoln County69Butte County: 53 countButte County53Camas County: 30 countCamas County30Clark County: 12 countClark County12Ada County: 9,519 countAda County9,519Kootenai County: 3,616 countKootenai County3,616Canyon County: 2,977 countCanyon County2,977Bonneville County: 2,687 countBonneville County2,687Twin Falls County: 2,009 countTwin Falls County2,009Bannock County: 1,603 countBannock County1,603Bonner County: 1,187 countBonner County1,187Blaine County: 1,131 countBlaine County1,131Nez Perce County: 959 countNez Perce County959Latah County: 774 countLatah County774Bingham County: 691 countBingham County691Madison County: 642 countMadison County642Cassia County: 550 countCassia County550Jerome County: 470 countJerome County470Valley County: 443 countValley County443Payette County: 432 countPayette County432Elmore County: 424 countElmore County424Idaho County: 404 countIdaho County404Jefferson County: 367 countJefferson County367Minidoka County: 362 countMinidoka County362Teton County: 355 countTeton County355Gem County: 313 countGem County313Boundary County: 300 countBoundary County300Shoshone County: 289 countShoshone County289Gooding County: 287 countGooding County287Lemhi County: 255 countLemhi County255Franklin County: 245 countFranklin County245Fremont County: 218 countFremont County218Benewah County: 206 countBenewah County206Clearwater County: 203 countClearwater County203Washington County: 189 countWashington County189Caribou County: 164 countCaribou County164Owyhee County: 142 countOwyhee County142Power County: 135 countPower County135Boise County: 128 countBoise County128Custer County: 120 countCuster County120Adams County: 104 countAdams County104Bear Lake County: 100 countBear Lake County100Lewis County: 95 countLewis County95Oneida County: 72 countOneida County72Lincoln County: 69 countLincoln County69Butte County: 53 countButte County53Camas County: 30 countCamas County30Clark County: 12 countClark County12
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

Full ranking

RankCounties2014
count		Change on 2013
1Ada County9,519+3.3%
2Kootenai County3,616+2.3%
3Canyon County2,977+2.4%
4Bonneville County2,687+2.9%
5Twin Falls County2,009+0.9%
6Bannock County1,603-0.1%
7Bonner County1,187+2.7%
8Blaine County1,131+3%
9Nez Perce County959+1.3%
10Latah County774+2%
11Bingham County691+2.5%
12Madison County642+2.1%
13Cassia County550+2%
14Jerome County470+2.2%
15Valley County443+3%
16Payette County432+1.9%
17Elmore County424+4.4%
18Idaho County404+1.8%
19Jefferson County367+1.4%
20Minidoka County362-1.4%
21Teton County355+7.9%
22Gem County313+2%
23Boundary County3000%
24Shoshone County289-1%
25Gooding County287+2.9%
26Lemhi County255+7.6%
27Franklin County2450%
28Fremont County218-0.5%
29Benewah County206+2%
30Clearwater County2030%
31Washington County189+1.1%
32Caribou County164+1.2%
33Owyhee County142+6.8%
34Power County135-1.5%
35Boise County128+5.8%
36Custer County1200%
37Adams County104-6.3%
38Bear Lake County100-2.9%
39Lewis County95-6.9%
40Oneida County72-6.5%
41Lincoln County690%
42Butte County53+6%
43Camas County30+3.4%
44Clark County12+20%

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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, 2014) [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, 2014. 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?period=2014. 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, 2014. 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?period=2014.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties, Counties in Idaho by employer firms, 2014 [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?period=2014 (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest employer firms?

Ada County, with 9,519 in 2014, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest employer firms?

Clark County, with 12 in 2014.

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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