Farm Census

Idaho farms by county

2022 Census of Agriculture · 44 counties

22,877 farms11,547,963 acres in farms505 acres per farm on average

Idaho farms sold $10.89 billion of products in 2022, 19th among the 50 states.

Among the states, it leads the nation in potatoes and ranks third in barley, milk cows, sugar beets and vegetables.

Its average farm size is the 14th-largest among the states.

Milk: 34.2%Milk34.2%Cattle and calves: 20.0%Cattle and calves20.0%Grains and oilseeds: 14.9%Grains and oilseeds14.9%Vegetables and melons: 14.7%Vegetables and melons14.7%Hay and other crops: 12.7%12.7%Nursery and greenhouse: 1.1%1.1%Aquaculture: 0.7%0.7%Sheep and goats: 0.4%0.4%Poultry and eggs: 0.4%Fruit and nuts: 0.3%Other animals: 0.2%Hogs and pigs: 0.2%Horses and mules: 0.1%Christmas trees: under 0.1%Milk: 34.2%Milk34.2%Cattle and calves: 20.0%20.0%Grains and oilseeds: 14.9%14.9%Vegetables and melons: 14.7%14.7%Hay and other crops: 12.7%12.7%Nursery and greenhouse: 1.1%Aquaculture: 0.7%Sheep and goats: 0.4%Poultry and eggs: 0.4%Fruit and nuts: 0.3%Other animals: 0.2%Hogs and pigs: 0.2%Horses and mules: 0.1%Christmas trees: under 0.1%
What Idaho farms sold in 2022.

Which county leads each crop and animal

The county with the largest published figure for each item, and how much of the state total it holds. Items are ordered by how important Idaho is for them nationally.

Crop or animalLeading countyIts share of the stateCounties with figures
PotatoesBingham County18.4%20
BarleyFremont County13.9%37
Sugar beetsMinidoka County30.0%14
VegetablesBingham County16.4%31
Milk cowsGooding County24.9%30
Sheep and lambsMinidoka County29.1%35
Corn for silageGooding County17.1%24
WheatBingham County11.8%37
Cattle and calvesGooding County13.8%44
Dry edible beansTwin Falls County18.8%13
CanolaNez Perce County21.9%11
Hay and haylageTwin Falls County5.8%44
Horses and poniesCanyon County8.8%44
Beef cowsOwyhee County8.8%37

Every county in Idaho

Sorted by farm sales. Linked counties have their own profile page, chosen because they stand out nationally or within the state.

CountyFarmsAvg acresSalesLargest group
Cassia County5541,187$1.15BMilk
Twin Falls County1,169393$1.14BMilk
Gooding County499426$1.12BMilk
Jerome County448402$944.1MMilk
Canyon County2,311120$829.4MMilk
Elmore County2841,043$591.7MHay and other crops
Bingham County1,081831$575.7MVegetables and melons
Minidoka County454680$547.3MVegetables and melons
Owyhee County4611,582$463.0MCattle and calves
Jefferson County679386$380.8MVegetables and melons
Power County2761,609$360.5MVegetables and melons
Payette County574299$313.7MCattle and calves
Bonneville County893455$256.1MVegetables and melons
Lincoln County229458$254.6MMilk
Fremont County545505$247.2MVegetables and melons
Madison County358466$212.4MVegetables and melons
Ada County1,14299$191.3MMilk
Franklin County727380$131.8MMilk
Caribou County3991,044$114.2MGrains and oilseeds
Latah County989329$101.5MGrains and oilseeds
Nez Perce County415830$96.0MGrains and oilseeds
Lewis County2191,137$76.5MGrains and oilseeds
Idaho County696783$76.1MGrains and oilseeds
Blaine County2031,279$65.5MHay and other crops
Butte County147680$64.1MHay and other crops
Teton County268418$62.6MVegetables and melons
Washington County495866$61.6MCattle and calves
Oneida County446735$53.7MHay and other crops
Clark County673,077$49.1MHay and other crops
Boundary County319230$48.9MHay and other crops
Bannock County1,005418$45.7MGrains and oilseeds
Gem County718278$37.9MCattle and calves
Camas County1111,680$32.7MHay and other crops
Lemhi County306430$32.2MCattle and calves
Custer County235485$31.1MCattle and calves
Bear Lake County353594$29.0MCattle and calves
Benewah County240544$25.4MGrains and oilseeds
Kootenai County968111$23.4MHay and other crops
Adams County229636$15.6MCattle and calves
Bonner County798122$14.7MNursery and greenhouse
Valley County142319$12.4MCattle and calves
Clearwater County273243$8.5MHay and other crops
Boise County108614$7.3MNursery and greenhouse
Shoshone County4436$222KCattle and calves

Five years earlier

Measure2017Change to 2022
Farms24,996−8.5%
Land in farms, acres11,691,912−1.2%
Average farm size, acres468+7.9%
Farm products sold (current dollars)$7.57 billion+43.9%

Source: USDA NASS, 2022 and 2017 Census of Agriculture. How to read these pages.