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Counties in Idaho by farms

Canyon County had the highest farms of 44 counties in 2017, at 2,289. Shoshone County had the lowest, at 48. The median was 450 and the figure for Idaho was 24,996. Source: the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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Highest2,289Canyon County
Lowest48Shoshone County
Median45044 counties
Idaho24,996History

Map of counties, 2017

Ada County: 1,304 countAdams County: 232 countBannock County: 757 countBear Lake County: 395 countBenewah County: 288 countBingham County: 1,177 countBlaine County: 190 countBoise County: 90 countBonner County: 1,213 countBonneville County: 1,109 countBoundary County: 348 countButte County: 189 countCamas County: 151 countCanyon County: 2,289 countCaribou County: 411 countCassia County: 585 countClark County: 68 countClearwater County: 312 countCuster County: 267 countElmore County: 340 countFranklin County: 787 countFremont County: 513 countGem County: 860 countGooding County: 538 countIdaho County: 708 countJefferson County: 750 countJerome County: 486 countKootenai County: 1,073 countLatah County: 1,041 countLemhi County: 351 countLewis County: 197 countLincoln County: 276 countMadison County: 454 countMinidoka County: 620 countNez Perce County: 446 countOneida County: 422 countOwyhee County: 565 countPayette County: 640 countPower County: 295 countShoshone County: 48 countTeton County: 277 countTwin Falls County: 1,211 countValley County: 188 countWashington County: 535 count
  • Under 200
  • 200 to 320
  • 320 to 450
  • 450 to 610
  • 610 to 1,000
  • 1,000 and over
count, 2017. 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, 2017

Canyon County: 2,289 countCanyon County2,289Ada County: 1,304 countAda County1,304Bonner County: 1,213 countBonner County1,213Twin Falls County: 1,211 countTwin Falls County1,211Bingham County: 1,177 countBingham County1,177Bonneville County: 1,109 countBonneville County1,109Kootenai County: 1,073 countKootenai County1,073Latah County: 1,041 countLatah County1,041Gem County: 860 countGem County860Franklin County: 787 countFranklin County787Bannock County: 757 countBannock County757Jefferson County: 750 countJefferson County750Idaho County: 708 countIdaho County708Payette County: 640 countPayette County640Minidoka County: 620 countMinidoka County620Cassia County: 585 countCassia County585Owyhee County: 565 countOwyhee County565Gooding County: 538 countGooding County538Washington County: 535 countWashington County535Fremont County: 513 countFremont County513Jerome County: 486 countJerome County486Madison County: 454 countMadison County454Nez Perce County: 446 countNez Perce County446Oneida County: 422 countOneida County422Caribou County: 411 countCaribou County411Bear Lake County: 395 countBear Lake County395Lemhi County: 351 countLemhi County351Boundary County: 348 countBoundary County348Elmore County: 340 countElmore County340Clearwater County: 312 countClearwater County312Power County: 295 countPower County295Benewah County: 288 countBenewah County288Teton County: 277 countTeton County277Lincoln County: 276 countLincoln County276Custer County: 267 countCuster County267Adams County: 232 countAdams County232Lewis County: 197 countLewis County197Blaine County: 190 countBlaine County190Butte County: 189 countButte County189Valley County: 188 countValley County188Camas County: 151 countCamas County151Boise County: 90 countBoise County90Clark County: 68 countClark County68Shoshone County: 48 countShoshone County48Canyon County: 2,289 countCanyon County2,289Ada County: 1,304 countAda County1,304Bonner County: 1,213 countBonner County1,213Twin Falls County: 1,211 countTwin Falls County1,211Bingham County: 1,177 countBingham County1,177Bonneville County: 1,109 countBonneville County1,109Kootenai County: 1,073 countKootenai County1,073Latah County: 1,041 countLatah County1,041Gem County: 860 countGem County860Franklin County: 787 countFranklin County787Bannock County: 757 countBannock County757Jefferson County: 750 countJefferson County750Idaho County: 708 countIdaho County708Payette County: 640 countPayette County640Minidoka County: 620 countMinidoka County620Cassia County: 585 countCassia County585Owyhee County: 565 countOwyhee County565Gooding County: 538 countGooding County538Washington County: 535 countWashington County535Fremont County: 513 countFremont County513Jerome County: 486 countJerome County486Madison County: 454 countMadison County454Nez Perce County: 446 countNez Perce County446Oneida County: 422 countOneida County422Caribou County: 411 countCaribou County411Bear Lake County: 395 countBear Lake County395Lemhi County: 351 countLemhi County351Boundary County: 348 countBoundary County348Elmore County: 340 countElmore County340Clearwater County: 312 countClearwater County312Power County: 295 countPower County295Benewah County: 288 countBenewah County288Teton County: 277 countTeton County277Lincoln County: 276 countLincoln County276Custer County: 267 countCuster County267Adams County: 232 countAdams County232Lewis County: 197 countLewis County197Blaine County: 190 countBlaine County190Butte County: 189 countButte County189Valley County: 188 countValley County188Camas County: 151 countCamas County151Boise County: 90 countBoise County90Clark County: 68 countClark County68Shoshone County: 48 countShoshone County48
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

RankCounties2017
count
1Canyon County2,289
2Ada County1,304
3Bonner County1,213
4Twin Falls County1,211
5Bingham County1,177
6Bonneville County1,109
7Kootenai County1,073
8Latah County1,041
9Gem County860
10Franklin County787
11Bannock County757
12Jefferson County750
13Idaho County708
14Payette County640
15Minidoka County620
16Cassia County585
17Owyhee County565
18Gooding County538
19Washington County535
20Fremont County513
21Jerome County486
22Madison County454
23Nez Perce County446
24Oneida County422
25Caribou County411
26Bear Lake County395
27Lemhi County351
28Boundary County348
29Elmore County340
30Clearwater County312
31Power County295
32Benewah County288
33Teton County277
34Lincoln County276
35Custer County267
36Adams County232
37Lewis County197
38Blaine County190
39Butte County189
40Valley County188
41Camas County151
42Boise County90
43Clark County68
44Shoshone County48

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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.

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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, 2017) [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, 2017. 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=2017. 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, 2017. 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=2017.

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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, 2017 [Dataset]. Via Data Commons. Available at: https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/farms/idaho-counties?period=2017 (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest farms?

Canyon County, with 2,289 in 2017, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Which county has the lowest farms?

Shoshone County, with 48 in 2017.

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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