Counties in Idaho by employer firms

Ada County had the highest employer firms of 44 counties in 2022, at 12,439. Clark County had the lowest, at 8. The median was 395 and the figure for Idaho was 40,926. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest12,439Ada County
Median39544 counties
Idaho40,926History

Map of counties, 2022

Ada County: 12,439 countAdams County: 117 countBannock County: 1,850 countBear Lake County: 125 countBenewah County: 228 countBingham County: 829 countBlaine County: 1,371 countBoise County: 152 countBonner County: 1,417 countBonneville County: 3,247 countBoundary County: 367 countButte County: 48 countCamas County: 33 countCanyon County: 4,516 countCaribou County: 162 countCassia County: 620 countClark County: 8 countClearwater County: 208 countCuster County: 148 countElmore County: 461 countFranklin County: 300 countFremont County: 289 countGem County: 429 countGooding County: 309 countIdaho County: 449 countJefferson County: 564 countJerome County: 517 countKootenai County: 4,736 countLatah County: 860 countLemhi County: 270 countLewis County: 90 countLincoln County: 88 countMadison County: 883 countMinidoka County: 422 countNez Perce County: 991 countOneida County: 86 countOwyhee County: 193 countPayette County: 507 countPower County: 157 countShoshone County: 302 countTeton County: 495 countTwin Falls County: 2,343 countValley County: 586 countWashington County: 186 count
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count, 2022. 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, 2022

Ada County: 12,439 countAda County12,439Kootenai County: 4,736 countKootenai County4,736Canyon County: 4,516 countCanyon County4,516Bonneville County: 3,247 countBonneville County3,247Twin Falls County: 2,343 countTwin Falls County2,343Bannock County: 1,850 countBannock County1,850Bonner County: 1,417 countBonner County1,417Blaine County: 1,371 countBlaine County1,371Nez Perce County: 991 countNez Perce County991Madison County: 883 countMadison County883Latah County: 860 countLatah County860Bingham County: 829 countBingham County829Cassia County: 620 countCassia County620Valley County: 586 countValley County586Jefferson County: 564 countJefferson County564Jerome County: 517 countJerome County517Payette County: 507 countPayette County507Teton County: 495 countTeton County495Elmore County: 461 countElmore County461Idaho County: 449 countIdaho County449Gem County: 429 countGem County429Minidoka County: 422 countMinidoka County422Boundary County: 367 countBoundary County367Gooding County: 309 countGooding County309Shoshone County: 302 countShoshone County302Franklin County: 300 countFranklin County300Fremont County: 289 countFremont County289Lemhi County: 270 countLemhi County270Benewah County: 228 countBenewah County228Clearwater County: 208 countClearwater County208Owyhee County: 193 countOwyhee County193Washington County: 186 countWashington County186Caribou County: 162 countCaribou County162Power County: 157 countPower County157Boise County: 152 countBoise County152Custer County: 148 countCuster County148Bear Lake County: 125 countBear Lake County125Adams County: 117 countAdams County117Lewis County: 90 countLewis County90Lincoln County: 88 countLincoln County88Oneida County: 86 countOneida County86Butte County: 48 countButte County48Camas County: 33 countCamas County33Clark County: 8 countClark County8Ada County: 12,439 countAda County12,439Kootenai County: 4,736 countKootenai County4,736Canyon County: 4,516 countCanyon County4,516Bonneville County: 3,247 countBonneville County3,247Twin Falls County: 2,343 countTwin Falls County2,343Bannock County: 1,850 countBannock County1,850Bonner County: 1,417 countBonner County1,417Blaine County: 1,371 countBlaine County1,371Nez Perce County: 991 countNez Perce County991Madison County: 883 countMadison County883Latah County: 860 countLatah County860Bingham County: 829 countBingham County829Cassia County: 620 countCassia County620Valley County: 586 countValley County586Jefferson County: 564 countJefferson County564Jerome County: 517 countJerome County517Payette County: 507 countPayette County507Teton County: 495 countTeton County495Elmore County: 461 countElmore County461Idaho County: 449 countIdaho County449Gem County: 429 countGem County429Minidoka County: 422 countMinidoka County422Boundary County: 367 countBoundary County367Gooding County: 309 countGooding County309Shoshone County: 302 countShoshone County302Franklin County: 300 countFranklin County300Fremont County: 289 countFremont County289Lemhi County: 270 countLemhi County270Benewah County: 228 countBenewah County228Clearwater County: 208 countClearwater County208Owyhee County: 193 countOwyhee County193Washington County: 186 countWashington County186Caribou County: 162 countCaribou County162Power County: 157 countPower County157Boise County: 152 countBoise County152Custer County: 148 countCuster County148Bear Lake County: 125 countBear Lake County125Adams County: 117 countAdams County117Lewis County: 90 countLewis County90Lincoln County: 88 countLincoln County88Oneida County: 86 countOneida County86Butte County: 48 countButte County48Camas County: 33 countCamas County33Clark County: 8 countClark County8
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022
count
Change on 2021
1Ada County12,439+3.5%
2Kootenai County4,736+4%
3Canyon County4,516+7.6%
4Bonneville County3,247+3.3%
5Twin Falls County2,343+2.5%
6Bannock County1,850+1.3%
7Bonner County1,417-0.8%
8Blaine County1,371+4.2%
9Nez Perce County991+2.8%
10Madison County883+7.3%
11Latah County860+2.4%
12Bingham County829+6%
13Cassia County620+4.7%
14Valley County586+5.4%
15Jefferson County564+11.7%
16Jerome County517+3.2%
17Payette County507+4.5%
18Teton County495+3.6%
19Elmore County461+2.7%
20Idaho County449+1.8%
21Gem County429+4.9%
22Minidoka County422+4.2%
23Boundary County367-1.3%
24Gooding County309+2.3%
25Shoshone County302+1.3%
26Franklin County3000%
27Fremont County289+7.8%
28Lemhi County270+2.3%
29Benewah County228-2.1%
30Clearwater County208+2%
31Owyhee County193+6.6%
32Washington County186+2.2%
33Caribou County162+4.5%
34Power County157+3.3%
35Boise County152+1.3%
36Custer County148+4.2%
37Bear Lake County125+7.8%
38Adams County1170%
39Lewis County90+1.1%
40Lincoln County88+10%
41Oneida County86-1.1%
42Butte County48+6.7%
43Camas County33+13.8%
44Clark County8-20%

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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, 2022) [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, 2022. 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=2022. 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, 2022. 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=2022.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties, Counties in Idaho by employer firms, 2022 [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=2022 (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest employer firms?

Ada County, with 12,439 in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest employer firms?

Clark County, with 8 in 2022.

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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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