Counties in Idaho by land in farms

Bingham County had the highest land in farms of 44 counties in 1997, at 812,881 acres. Shoshone County had the lowest, at 5,492 acres. The median was 218,069 acres and the figure for Idaho was 12,057,001 acres. Source: the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Highest812,881Bingham County

Lowest5,492Shoshone County

Median218,06944 counties

Idaho12,057,001History

Map of counties, 1997

Under 130K
130K to 180K
180K to 220K
220K to 330K
330K to 440K
440K and over

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

All counties, 1997

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

Full ranking

Rank	Counties	1997 acres
1	Bingham County	812,881
2	Owyhee County	691,113
3	Cassia County	656,665
4	Idaho County	656,449
5	Caribou County	496,560
6	Bonneville County	463,598
7	Twin Falls County	460,179
8	Power County	439,491
9	Washington County	432,592
10	Canyon County	367,543
11	Elmore County	353,897
12	Latah County	351,871
13	Nez Perce County	351,803
14	Fremont County	341,149
15	Jefferson County	336,891
16	Bannock County	312,376
17	Oneida County	276,387
18	Franklin County	250,783
19	Ada County	239,500
20	Bear Lake County	224,592
21	Madison County	223,866
22	Gooding County	222,747
23	Blaine County	213,391
24	Clark County	212,568
25	Minidoka County	209,586
26	Adams County	206,441
27	Lewis County	200,129
28	Jerome County	198,569
29	Lemhi County	185,175
30	Gem County	184,740
31	Payette County	150,637
32	Kootenai County	142,649
33	Custer County	138,956
34	Teton County	138,331
35	Lincoln County	136,972
36	Benewah County	134,674
37	Butte County	133,908
38	Camas County	126,901
39	Bonner County	98,912
40	Boundary County	78,152
41	Clearwater County	77,750
42	Valley County	70,957
43	Boise County	49,178
44	Shoshone County	5,492

Other periods

About this ranking

Land operated by farms in the census year, in acres, including cropland, pasture, woodland and land under farm buildings, 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: land in farms, acres, 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: land in farms, acres, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022) (Counties in Idaho by land in farms, 1997) [Data set]. Data Commons. Retrieved October 11, 2026, from https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/

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Census of Agriculture: land in farms, acres, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022), Counties in Idaho by land in 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/land-in-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: land in farms, acres, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022). Counties in Idaho by land in 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/land-in-farms/idaho-counties?period=1997.

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

BibTeX

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Which county has the highest land in farms?

Bingham County, with 812,881 acres in 1997, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Which county has the lowest land in farms?

Shoshone County, with 5,492 acres in 1997.

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: land in farms, acres, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022). Retrieved 2026-10-11.