Counties in Idaho by farms

Canyon County had the highest farms of 44 counties in 1997, at 2,214. Shoshone County had the lowest, at 65. The median was 503 and the figure for Idaho was 25,590. Source: the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Highest2,214Canyon County

Lowest65Shoshone County

Median50344 counties

Idaho25,590History

Map of counties, 1997

Under 230
230 to 340
340 to 500
500 to 700
700 to 790
790 and over

count, 1997. Source: USDA NASS, Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022) via Data Commons. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 1997

count. Source: USDA NASS, Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022) via Data Commons. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

Full ranking

Rank	Counties	1997 count
1	Canyon County	2,214
2	Twin Falls County	1,612
3	Ada County	1,483
4	Bingham County	1,339
5	Bonneville County	909
6	Jefferson County	888
7	Cassia County	797
8	Bannock County	795
9	Jerome County	774
10	Latah County	768
11	Minidoka County	763
12	Idaho County	755
13	Gooding County	749
14	Kootenai County	740
15	Franklin County	732
16	Payette County	648
17	Gem County	644
18	Owyhee County	629
19	Bonner County	605
20	Fremont County	554
21	Washington County	549
22	Madison County	526
23	Caribou County	479
24	Nez Perce County	453
25	Bear Lake County	451
26	Oneida County	417
27	Boundary County	369
28	Power County	359
29	Elmore County	355
30	Lemhi County	336
31	Adams County	330
32	Lincoln County	303
33	Teton County	301
34	Custer County	300
35	Benewah County	274
36	Clearwater County	249
37	Butte County	225
38	Blaine County	223
39	Lewis County	206
40	Valley County	141
41	Camas County	102
42	Boise County	95
43	Clark County	84
44	Shoshone County	65

Other periods

About this ranking

Places from which 1,000 dollars or more of agricultural products were produced and sold, or normally would have been sold, during the census year, as counted by the USDA Census of Agriculture every five years.

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

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Census of Agriculture. Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022). Retrieved through Data Commons (datacommons.org). https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

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U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service. (2026). Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022) (Counties in Idaho by farms, 1997) [Data set]. Data Commons. Retrieved October 11, 2026, from https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/

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Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022), Counties in Idaho by farms, 1997. U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service, 11 Oct. 2026, https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/. Data Commons, https://datacommons.org. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/farms/idaho-counties?period=1997. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service. 2026. Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022). Counties in Idaho by farms, 1997. Dataset. Distributed by Data Commons. Accessed October 11, 2026. https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/farms/idaho-counties?period=1997.

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U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service (2026) Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022), Counties in Idaho by farms, 1997 [Dataset]. Via Data Commons. Available at: https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/farms/idaho-counties?period=1997 (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  author = {{U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service}},
  title = {{Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022): Counties in Idaho by farms, 1997}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  publisher = {Data Commons},
  url = {https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/},
  urldate = {2026-10-11},
  note = {Retrieved through Data Commons (https://datacommons.org). Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/farms/idaho-counties?period=1997. Publisher attribution: Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Census of Agriculture. Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022). Retrieved through Data Commons (datacommons.org). https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/. Retrieved 2026-10-11.},
}

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Which county has the highest farms?

Canyon County, with 2,214 in 1997, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Which county has the lowest farms?

Shoshone County, with 65 in 1997.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service, Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022). Retrieved 2026-10-11.