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Counties in Idaho by farms

Canyon County had the highest farms of 44 counties in 2012, at 2,331. Shoshone County had the lowest, at 36. The median was 498 and the figure for Idaho was 24,816. Source: the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Highest2,331Canyon County
Lowest36Shoshone County
Median49844 counties
Idaho24,816History

Map of counties, 2012

Ada County: 1,233 countAdams County: 234 countBannock County: 819 countBear Lake County: 493 countBenewah County: 274 countBingham County: 1,265 countBlaine County: 186 countBoise County: 105 countBonner County: 686 countBonneville County: 893 countBoundary County: 370 countButte County: 214 countCamas County: 114 countCanyon County: 2,331 countCaribou County: 436 countCassia County: 668 countClark County: 72 countClearwater County: 256 countCuster County: 272 countElmore County: 349 countFranklin County: 834 countFremont County: 601 countGem County: 830 countGooding County: 596 countIdaho County: 731 countJefferson County: 776 countJerome County: 560 countKootenai County: 824 countLatah County: 1,053 countLemhi County: 350 countLewis County: 216 countLincoln County: 310 countMadison County: 472 countMinidoka County: 622 countNez Perce County: 430 countOneida County: 503 countOwyhee County: 578 countPayette County: 655 countPower County: 308 countShoshone County: 36 countTeton County: 291 countTwin Falls County: 1,294 countValley County: 117 countWashington County: 559 count
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count, 2012. 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, 2012

Canyon County: 2,331 countCanyon County2,331Twin Falls County: 1,294 countTwin Falls County1,294Bingham County: 1,265 countBingham County1,265Ada County: 1,233 countAda County1,233Latah County: 1,053 countLatah County1,053Bonneville County: 893 countBonneville County893Franklin County: 834 countFranklin County834Gem County: 830 countGem County830Kootenai County: 824 countKootenai County824Bannock County: 819 countBannock County819Jefferson County: 776 countJefferson County776Idaho County: 731 countIdaho County731Bonner County: 686 countBonner County686Cassia County: 668 countCassia County668Payette County: 655 countPayette County655Minidoka County: 622 countMinidoka County622Fremont County: 601 countFremont County601Gooding County: 596 countGooding County596Owyhee County: 578 countOwyhee County578Jerome County: 560 countJerome County560Washington County: 559 countWashington County559Oneida County: 503 countOneida County503Bear Lake County: 493 countBear Lake County493Madison County: 472 countMadison County472Caribou County: 436 countCaribou County436Nez Perce County: 430 countNez Perce County430Boundary County: 370 countBoundary County370Lemhi County: 350 countLemhi County350Elmore County: 349 countElmore County349Lincoln County: 310 countLincoln County310Power County: 308 countPower County308Teton County: 291 countTeton County291Benewah County: 274 countBenewah County274Custer County: 272 countCuster County272Clearwater County: 256 countClearwater County256Adams County: 234 countAdams County234Lewis County: 216 countLewis County216Butte County: 214 countButte County214Blaine County: 186 countBlaine County186Valley County: 117 countValley County117Camas County: 114 countCamas County114Boise County: 105 countBoise County105Clark County: 72 countClark County72Shoshone County: 36 countShoshone County36Canyon County: 2,331 countCanyon County2,331Twin Falls County: 1,294 countTwin Falls County1,294Bingham County: 1,265 countBingham County1,265Ada County: 1,233 countAda County1,233Latah County: 1,053 countLatah County1,053Bonneville County: 893 countBonneville County893Franklin County: 834 countFranklin County834Gem County: 830 countGem County830Kootenai County: 824 countKootenai County824Bannock County: 819 countBannock County819Jefferson County: 776 countJefferson County776Idaho County: 731 countIdaho County731Bonner County: 686 countBonner County686Cassia County: 668 countCassia County668Payette County: 655 countPayette County655Minidoka County: 622 countMinidoka County622Fremont County: 601 countFremont County601Gooding County: 596 countGooding County596Owyhee County: 578 countOwyhee County578Jerome County: 560 countJerome County560Washington County: 559 countWashington County559Oneida County: 503 countOneida County503Bear Lake County: 493 countBear Lake County493Madison County: 472 countMadison County472Caribou County: 436 countCaribou County436Nez Perce County: 430 countNez Perce County430Boundary County: 370 countBoundary County370Lemhi County: 350 countLemhi County350Elmore County: 349 countElmore County349Lincoln County: 310 countLincoln County310Power County: 308 countPower County308Teton County: 291 countTeton County291Benewah County: 274 countBenewah County274Custer County: 272 countCuster County272Clearwater County: 256 countClearwater County256Adams County: 234 countAdams County234Lewis County: 216 countLewis County216Butte County: 214 countButte County214Blaine County: 186 countBlaine County186Valley County: 117 countValley County117Camas County: 114 countCamas County114Boise County: 105 countBoise County105Clark County: 72 countClark County72Shoshone County: 36 countShoshone County36
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

RankCounties2012
count
1Canyon County2,331
2Twin Falls County1,294
3Bingham County1,265
4Ada County1,233
5Latah County1,053
6Bonneville County893
7Franklin County834
8Gem County830
9Kootenai County824
10Bannock County819
11Jefferson County776
12Idaho County731
13Bonner County686
14Cassia County668
15Payette County655
16Minidoka County622
17Fremont County601
18Gooding County596
19Owyhee County578
20Jerome County560
21Washington County559
22Oneida County503
23Bear Lake County493
24Madison County472
25Caribou County436
26Nez Perce County430
27Boundary County370
28Lemhi County350
29Elmore County349
30Lincoln County310
31Power County308
32Teton County291
33Benewah County274
34Custer County272
35Clearwater County256
36Adams County234
37Lewis County216
38Butte County214
39Blaine County186
40Valley County117
41Camas County114
42Boise County105
43Clark County72
44Shoshone County36

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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, 2012) [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, 2012. 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=2012. 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, 2012. 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=2012.

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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, 2012 [Dataset]. Via Data Commons. Available at: https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/farms/idaho-counties?period=2012 (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest farms?

Canyon County, with 2,331 in 2012, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Which county has the lowest farms?

Shoshone County, with 36 in 2012.

Where does this ranking come from?

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.

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