Counties in Idaho by land in farms

Bingham County had the highest land in farms of 42 counties in 2012, at 869,512 acres. Valley County had the lowest, at 61,251 acres. The median was 230,460 acres and the figure for Idaho was 11,760,109 acres. Source: the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Highest869,512Bingham County

Lowest61,251Valley County

Median230,46042 counties

Idaho11,760,109History

Map of counties, 2012

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acres, 2012. Hatched areas have no value for this period. 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, 2012

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	2012 acres
1	Bingham County	869,512
2	Owyhee County	748,771
3	Idaho County	639,222
4	Cassia County	611,055
5	Twin Falls County	484,004
6	Power County	467,104
7	Washington County	426,494
8	Latah County	416,490
9	Bonneville County	409,279
10	Caribou County	394,581
11	Elmore County	344,820
12	Oneida County	328,652
13	Jefferson County	322,776
14	Nez Perce County	322,199
15	Fremont County	316,332
16	Canyon County	303,836
17	Bannock County	295,095
18	Franklin County	262,609
19	Bear Lake County	257,863
20	Minidoka County	244,094
21	Gooding County	239,640
22	Lewis County	221,280
23	Madison County	201,372
24	Jerome County	188,075
25	Lemhi County	187,374
26	Blaine County	179,130
27	Gem County	178,984
28	Camas County	167,639
29	Payette County	157,090
30	Clark County	151,296
31	Benewah County	146,615
32	Ada County	144,049
33	Custer County	142,776
34	Adams County	136,227
35	Teton County	133,199
36	Lincoln County	129,724
37	Butte County	125,193
38	Kootenai County	124,240
39	Bonner County	80,623
40	Boundary County	75,186
41	Clearwater County	72,615
42	Valley County	61,251

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. 2 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2012 and are left out rather than filled from another source. 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, 2012) [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, 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/land-in-farms/idaho-counties?period=2012. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

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, 2012. 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=2012.

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

BibTeX

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Which county has the highest land in farms?

Bingham County, with 869,512 acres in 2012, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Which county has the lowest land in farms?

Valley County, with 61,251 acres 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: land in farms, acres, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022). Retrieved 2026-10-11. 2 counties have no value for 2012 and are not ranked.