Counties in Idaho by employer firms

Ada County had the highest employer firms of 44 counties in 2019, at 11,077. Clark County had the lowest, at 10. The median was 355 and the figure for Idaho was 36,699. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest11,077Ada County
Lowest10Clark County
Median35544 counties
Idaho36,699History

Map of counties, 2019

Ada County: 11,077 countAdams County: 111 countBannock County: 1,734 countBear Lake County: 113 countBenewah County: 219 countBingham County: 752 countBlaine County: 1,238 countBoise County: 141 countBonner County: 1,367 countBonneville County: 2,975 countBoundary County: 335 countButte County: 47 countCamas County: 32 countCanyon County: 3,807 countCaribou County: 158 countCassia County: 602 countClark County: 10 countClearwater County: 186 countCuster County: 138 countElmore County: 446 countFranklin County: 274 countFremont County: 251 countGem County: 374 countGooding County: 310 countIdaho County: 418 countJefferson County: 461 countJerome County: 484 countKootenai County: 4,210 countLatah County: 809 countLemhi County: 260 countLewis County: 87 countLincoln County: 77 countMadison County: 763 countMinidoka County: 396 countNez Perce County: 950 countOneida County: 89 countOwyhee County: 167 countPayette County: 470 countPower County: 150 countShoshone County: 292 countTeton County: 439 countTwin Falls County: 2,175 countValley County: 520 countWashington County: 184 count
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count, 2019. 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, 2019

Ada County: 11,077 countAda County11,077Kootenai County: 4,210 countKootenai County4,210Canyon County: 3,807 countCanyon County3,807Bonneville County: 2,975 countBonneville County2,975Twin Falls County: 2,175 countTwin Falls County2,175Bannock County: 1,734 countBannock County1,734Bonner County: 1,367 countBonner County1,367Blaine County: 1,238 countBlaine County1,238Nez Perce County: 950 countNez Perce County950Latah County: 809 countLatah County809Madison County: 763 countMadison County763Bingham County: 752 countBingham County752Cassia County: 602 countCassia County602Valley County: 520 countValley County520Jerome County: 484 countJerome County484Payette County: 470 countPayette County470Jefferson County: 461 countJefferson County461Elmore County: 446 countElmore County446Teton County: 439 countTeton County439Idaho County: 418 countIdaho County418Minidoka County: 396 countMinidoka County396Gem County: 374 countGem County374Boundary County: 335 countBoundary County335Gooding County: 310 countGooding County310Shoshone County: 292 countShoshone County292Franklin County: 274 countFranklin County274Lemhi County: 260 countLemhi County260Fremont County: 251 countFremont County251Benewah County: 219 countBenewah County219Clearwater County: 186 countClearwater County186Washington County: 184 countWashington County184Owyhee County: 167 countOwyhee County167Caribou County: 158 countCaribou County158Power County: 150 countPower County150Boise County: 141 countBoise County141Custer County: 138 countCuster County138Bear Lake County: 113 countBear Lake County113Adams County: 111 countAdams County111Oneida County: 89 countOneida County89Lewis County: 87 countLewis County87Lincoln County: 77 countLincoln County77Butte County: 47 countButte County47Camas County: 32 countCamas County32Clark County: 10 countClark County10Ada County: 11,077 countAda County11,077Kootenai County: 4,210 countKootenai County4,210Canyon County: 3,807 countCanyon County3,807Bonneville County: 2,975 countBonneville County2,975Twin Falls County: 2,175 countTwin Falls County2,175Bannock County: 1,734 countBannock County1,734Bonner County: 1,367 countBonner County1,367Blaine County: 1,238 countBlaine County1,238Nez Perce County: 950 countNez Perce County950Latah County: 809 countLatah County809Madison County: 763 countMadison County763Bingham County: 752 countBingham County752Cassia County: 602 countCassia County602Valley County: 520 countValley County520Jerome County: 484 countJerome County484Payette County: 470 countPayette County470Jefferson County: 461 countJefferson County461Elmore County: 446 countElmore County446Teton County: 439 countTeton County439Idaho County: 418 countIdaho County418Minidoka County: 396 countMinidoka County396Gem County: 374 countGem County374Boundary County: 335 countBoundary County335Gooding County: 310 countGooding County310Shoshone County: 292 countShoshone County292Franklin County: 274 countFranklin County274Lemhi County: 260 countLemhi County260Fremont County: 251 countFremont County251Benewah County: 219 countBenewah County219Clearwater County: 186 countClearwater County186Washington County: 184 countWashington County184Owyhee County: 167 countOwyhee County167Caribou County: 158 countCaribou County158Power County: 150 countPower County150Boise County: 141 countBoise County141Custer County: 138 countCuster County138Bear Lake County: 113 countBear Lake County113Adams County: 111 countAdams County111Oneida County: 89 countOneida County89Lewis County: 87 countLewis County87Lincoln County: 77 countLincoln County77Butte County: 47 countButte County47Camas County: 32 countCamas County32Clark County: 10 countClark County10
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

Full ranking

RankCounties2019
count
Change on 2018
1Ada County11,077+4.3%
2Kootenai County4,210+2.9%
3Canyon County3,807+7.8%
4Bonneville County2,975+2.7%
5Twin Falls County2,175+1.7%
6Bannock County1,734+3.2%
7Bonner County1,367+2.5%
8Blaine County1,238+1.9%
9Nez Perce County950+1.6%
10Latah County809+0.9%
11Madison County763+5.2%
12Bingham County752+4.2%
13Cassia County602+5.2%
14Valley County520+4.2%
15Jerome County484+1.5%
16Payette County470+1.1%
17Jefferson County461+5%
18Elmore County446+3.5%
19Teton County439+6.6%
20Idaho County418-0.7%
21Minidoka County396+5.9%
22Gem County374+4.2%
23Boundary County335+5.3%
24Gooding County3100%
25Shoshone County292-2.3%
26Franklin County274+5.4%
27Lemhi County260+4.8%
28Fremont County251+7.3%
29Benewah County219+4.8%
30Clearwater County186-7.9%
31Washington County184+1.1%
32Owyhee County167+7.7%
33Caribou County158-0.6%
34Power County150+2%
35Boise County141+3.7%
36Custer County138+2.2%
37Bear Lake County113-2.6%
38Adams County111+1.8%
39Oneida County89+3.5%
40Lewis County87-7.4%
41Lincoln County77+4.1%
42Butte County47+2.2%
43Camas County32+6.7%
44Clark County10+11.1%

Other periods

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, 2019) [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, 2019. 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=2019. 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, 2019. 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=2019.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties, Counties in Idaho by employer firms, 2019 [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=2019 (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest employer firms?

Ada County, with 11,077 in 2019, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest employer firms?

Clark County, with 10 in 2019.

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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