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How many counties in Idaho? All 44 listed

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Idaho has 44 counties and county equivalents holding 1,893,296 residents. The most populous county in Idaho is Ada County with 508,052 residents; the smallest is Clark County. County boundaries divide the state's land area — measured in square miles by the Census Bureau — into the units used for property assessment, elections and local sales tax. The statewide sales tax base rate is 6%, before county and city add-ons.

All 44 counties

Ranked by population, Census 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates.

CountyPopulationMedian incomeMedian home valueMedian rent
Ada County508,052$88,907$476,000$1,465
Canyon County242,405$72,355$350,300$1,259
Kootenai County177,736$77,034$467,400$1,330
Bonneville County127,056$76,646$327,000$1,054
Twin Falls County92,121$65,338$292,700$1,011
Bannock County88,457$64,080$267,200$879
Madison County53,578$58,259$365,000$965
Bonner County49,456$65,168$433,400$1,059
Bingham County48,993$76,842$258,000$845
Nez Perce County42,477$71,466$291,300$936
Latah County40,315$65,179$342,500$905
Jefferson County32,234$82,952$335,000$1,098
Elmore County29,046$58,976$278,300$1,111
Payette County26,190$65,723$310,700$874
Cassia County25,165$67,042$257,300$920
Jerome County24,788$69,338$254,000$862
Blaine County24,579$84,470$663,800$1,217
Minidoka County21,922$70,060$235,300$909
Gem County19,854$66,245$367,300$887
Idaho County17,120$60,975$284,600$797
Gooding County15,740$62,395$231,800$859
Franklin County14,715$65,991$304,000$831
Fremont County13,701$72,767$281,800$803
Shoshone County13,580$49,975$222,700$880
Boundary County12,695$62,438$344,100$867
Owyhee County12,284$59,773$281,600$771
Valley County12,136$76,125$599,500$1,011
Teton County12,101$90,740$595,900$1,196
Washington County10,866$53,608$250,300$919
Benewah County9,913$56,553$255,800$853
Clearwater County8,921$57,961$240,800$847
Lemhi County8,166$52,057$282,100$721
Boise County8,045$77,349$424,100$854
Power County8,018$59,760$191,200$729
Caribou County7,118$66,653$220,200$800
Bear Lake County6,552$67,304$234,200$687
Lincoln County5,276$66,038$206,700$860
Oneida County4,681$72,563$228,100$1,009
Adams County4,599$59,286$327,300$823
Custer County4,411$56,957$295,600$744
Lewis County3,649$49,643$202,400$708
Butte County2,654$43,281$195,800$525
Camas County1,155$55,536$248,900$992
Clark County776$52,083$203,000$771

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

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