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IDAHO COUNTIES
There are 44 administrative divisions, referred to as counties, in the state of Idaho. The population figures given below are from the 2000 census. You may list the counties by county name, by area in square miles, by year organized or by population by clicking on the column headings or using the pull-down list box.
County Area (sq miles) County Seat Established Population (2000)
Payette County 408 Payette 1917 20,578
Teton County 450 Driggs 1915 5,999
Madison County 472 Rexburg 1913 27,467
Lewis County 479 Nezperce 1911 3,747
Gem County 563 Emmett 1915 15,181
Canyon County 590 Caldwell 1892 131,441
Jerome County 600 Jerome 1919 18,342
Franklin County 666 Preston 1913 11,329
Gooding County 731 Gooding 1913 14,155
Minidoka County 760 Rupert 1913 20,174
Benewah County 776 Saint Maries 1915 9,171
Nez Perce County 849 Lewiston 1864 37,410
Ada County 1,055 Boise 1864 300,904
Camas County 1,075 Fairfield 1917 991
Latah County 1,077 Moscow 1888 34,935
Jefferson County 1,095 Rigby 1913 19,155
Bannock County 1,113 Pocatello 1893 75,565
Oneida County 1,200 Malad City 1864 4,125
Lincoln County 1,206 Shoshone 1895 4,044
Kootenai County 1,245 Coeur d'Alene 1864 108,685
Boundary County 1,269 Bonners Ferry 1915 9,871
Adams County 1,365 Council 1911 3,476
Power County 1,406 American Falls 1913 7,538
Washington County 1,456 Weiser 1879 9,977
Bonner County 1,738 Sandpoint 1907 36,835
Clark County 1,765 Dubois 1919 1,022
Caribou County 1,766 Soda Springs 1919 7,304
Fremont County 1,867 Saint Anthony 1893 11,819
Bonneville County 1,869 Idaho Falls 1911 82,522
Boise County 1,902 Idaho City 1907 6,670
Twin Falls County 1,925 Twin Falls 1907 64,284
Bingham County 2,095 Blackfoot 1885 41,735
Butte County 2,233 Arco 1917 2,899
Clearwater County 2,462 Orofino 1911 8,930
Cassia County 2,567 Burley 1879 21,416
Shoshone County 2,634 Wallace 1864 13,771
Blaine County 2,645 Hailey 1895 18,991
Elmore County 3,078 Mountain Home 1889 29,130
Valley County 3,678 Cascade 1917 7,651
Lemhi County 4,564 Salmon 1869 7,806
Custer County 4,926 Challis 1881 4,342
Owyhee County 7,678 Murphy 1863 10,644
Idaho County 8,485 Grangeville 1864 15,511
 

Source: United States Census Bureau, http://www.census.gov, August 7, 2006.
Source: The National Association of Counties, http://www.naco.org, August 7, 2006.
 

About Counties: Overview of counties from the National Association of Counties.

History of County Government: Three-part history of county government in the United States from the National Association of Counties.

Idaho Association of Counties: IAC's mission is to provide education and to coordinate efforts of county elected officials to facilitate effective county government.

The American Counties: Origins of County Names, Dates of Creation, and Population Data, 1950-2000, by Joseph Nathan Cane and updated by by Charles Curry Aiken. Purchase the premiere guide to information on the histories of the names, sizes, and populations of the counties of the United States. Scarecrow Press; 5th edition (December 28, 2004) 560 pages.

County Name Origins of the United States by Michael A. Beatty. This thorough and carefully prepared work is recommended for medium to large academic and public libraries. McFarland & Company (May 2001) 665 pages.

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