Farm Census

Bingham County, Idaho

Farms, crops and livestock in the 2022 Census of Agriculture

1,081 farms897,796 acres in farms$576 million in farm sales

Among US counties with published figures, Bingham County ranks second for potatoes.

Within Idaho, no other county with a published figure has more land in farms, wheat or vegetables, or sells more farm products.

Its number of beef cows shrank between 2017 and 2022, the second-steepest decline among the 75 leading beef cow counties of 2017 with figures in both years.

Vegetables and melons: 40.1%Vegetables and melons40.1%Grains and oilseeds: 25.5%Grains and oilseeds25.5%Hay and other crops: 17.0%Hay and other crops17.0%Cattle and calves: 10.9%Cattle and calves10.9%Milk: 5.0%Milk5.0%Sheep and goats: 0.5%0.5%Other animals: 0.5%0.5%Nursery and greenhouse: 0.1%Horses and mules: 0.1%Hogs and pigs: under 0.1%Fruit and nuts: under 0.1%Vegetables and melons: 40.1%Vegetables and melons40.1%Grains and oilseeds: 25.5%25.5%Hay and other crops: 17.0%Hay and other crops17.0%Cattle and calves: 10.9%10.9%Milk: 5.0%Milk5.0%Sheep and goats: 0.5%Other animals: 0.5%Nursery and greenhouse: 0.1%Horses and mules: 0.1%Hogs and pigs: under 0.1%Fruit and nuts: under 0.1%
Farm sales by product group, 2022, sized by value. Withheld to protect individual farms: poultry and eggs and aquaculture products.
Sales by product group
Product groupSalesRank in state
Vegetables, melons and potatoes$231 million1st of 30
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans and dry peas$147 million1st of 30
Hay and other crops$98.0 million4th of 41
Cattle and calves$63.0 million10th of 33
Milk from cows$28.8 million13th of 19
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair and goat milk$3.1 million3rd of 34
Other animals and animal products$2.6 million3rd of 19
Nursery, greenhouse and floriculture crops$771,00011th of 20
Horses, ponies, mules, burros and donkeys$598,0006th of 35
Hogs and pigs$267,0002nd of 23
Fruit, tree nuts and berries$136,0009th of 20

What the fields held

Bingham County harvested 323,793 acres of cropland in 2022, first of 42 counties in Idaho. Wheat covered acreage equal to 42% of that, hay and haylage 25%.

CropAcresShare of US
Wheat136,6880.37%
Hay and haylage80,5380.15%
Vegetables55,3741.3%
of which potatoes55,3595.1%
Barley23,0250.95%
Sugar beets16,2591.4%
Corn for silage7,2380.12%
Corn for grain2,386under 0.1%
Canola378under 0.1%
Oats171under 0.1%
Orchard land20under 0.1%
of which apples16under 0.1%
Berries4under 0.1%

Withheld to protect individual farms: dry edible beans and grapes.

How much of the county is farmland

Share of the county land in farms67.0%

Bingham County ranks third of 44 counties in Idaho on this measure.

  • 363,334 acres of cropland, 40% of farmland
  • 512,151 acres of pastureland, 57% of farmland
  • 2,663 acres of woodland, 0% of farmland
  • 330,319 acres irrigated

Farm sizes

The typical farm in Bingham County is smaller than the national median of 72 acres, at 24 acres. The average, pulled up by the largest operations, is 831 acres, tenth-largest of 42 in Idaho. The most common size class is 1–9 acres, with 31.0% of farms. Farms of 1,000 acres or more are 12.1% of the total.

1–931%10–4928%50–17915%180–49910%500–9995%1,000–1,9995%2,000+7%
Bingham County US · farms by size

Barns, pens and pastures

AnimalsHeadShare of US
Sheep and lambs19,5680.38%
Horses and ponies2,4800.10%
Beef cows28,8710.10%
Cattle and calves74,9400.09%
Milk cows5,7280.06%
Goats742under 0.1%
Laying hens3,548under 0.1%
Hogs and pigs572under 0.1%
Turkeys104under 0.1%
Broilers sold in 2022434under 0.1%

Who farms here

Decisions on Bingham County's 1,081 farms are made by 2,079 producers. Their average age is 54.2, 2.4 years below the Idaho average. Women are 37.3% of them.

Under 359%35–4422%45–5419%55–6420%65–7422%75+8%
Bingham County US · producers by age

Five years earlier

Measure2017Change to 2022
Farms1,177−8.2%
Land in farms, acres932,944−3.8%
Average farm size, acres793+4.8%
Farm products sold (current dollars)$453 million+27.0%
Potatoes, acres67,297−17.7%
Sugar beets, acres21,872−25.7%
Vegetables, acres68,113−18.7%
Barley, acres19,764+16.5%

Nearest rivals

Counties with a similar sales mix

Bingham County accounts for 5.3% of farm sales in Idaho and 4.7% of the farms in Idaho. Rank Idaho counties for potatoes.

Source: USDA NASS Census of Agriculture. How to read these pages.