Business Formation Pulse · ID counties
Idaho Business Applications by County
Explore annual Census business applications across Idaho. Bubble size shows application volume; color can show volume or year-over-year change.
Latest year: 2025 · 44 countiesInteractive county map
Where are business applications concentrated?
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Light to dark: lower to higher application volumeBubble size: applications
County points use official Census internal coordinates. Values are protected estimates from the published annual BFS county file.
County ranking
Highest application counties
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Ranked by 2025 business applications
| Rank | County | Applications | vs. prior year | Share of state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ada County | 10,169 | +8.4% | 30.6% |
| 2 | Kootenai County | 4,441 | +14.0% | 13.3% |
| 3 | Canyon County | 4,263 | +4.4% | 12.8% |
| 4 | Bonneville County | 2,266 | +5.5% | 6.8% |
| 5 | Twin Falls County | 1,390 | +7.6% | 4.2% |
| 6 | Bannock County | 1,159 | +1.2% | 3.5% |
| 7 | Bonner County | 963 | +6.5% | 2.9% |
| 8 | Madison County | 703 | +7.2% | 2.1% |
| 9 | Bingham County | 610 | +6.5% | 1.8% |
| 10 | Jefferson County | 606 | +5.6% | 1.8% |
| 11 | Blaine County | 574 | +21.9% | 1.7% |
| 12 | Latah County | 443 | +0.9% | 1.3% |
| 13 | Nez Perce County | 443 | +2.1% | 1.3% |
| 14 | Cassia County | 341 | -11.0% | 1.0% |
| 15 | Payette County | 335 | -9.9% | 1.0% |
| 16 | Elmore County | 333 | +8.8% | 1.0% |
| 17 | Teton County | 322 | +16.7% | 1.0% |
| 18 | Gem County | 319 | +8.9% | 1.0% |
| 19 | Jerome County | 305 | -4.1% | 0.9% |
| 20 | Fremont County | 266 | +17.2% | 0.8% |
| 21 | Valley County | 266 | +5.1% | 0.8% |
| 22 | Idaho County | 264 | +7.3% | 0.8% |
| 23 | Minidoka County | 246 | -26.1% | 0.7% |
| 24 | Boundary County | 231 | +5.5% | 0.7% |
| 25 | Owyhee County | 212 | +24.0% | 0.6% |
| 26 | Franklin County | 211 | -11.7% | 0.6% |
| 27 | Gooding County | 175 | +25.0% | 0.5% |
| 28 | Shoshone County | 170 | +22.3% | 0.5% |
| 29 | Benewah County | 163 | +19.0% | 0.5% |
| 30 | Boise County | 145 | +31.8% | 0.4% |
| 31 | Washington County | 112 | -22.2% | 0.3% |
| 32 | Lemhi County | 105 | -16.7% | 0.3% |
| 33 | Bear Lake County | 100 | +5.3% | 0.3% |
| 34 | Clearwater County | 94 | +5.6% | 0.3% |
| 35 | Caribou County | 78 | -2.5% | 0.2% |
| 36 | Custer County | 78 | +30.0% | 0.2% |
| 37 | Power County | 75 | -6.3% | 0.2% |
| 38 | Adams County | 71 | +6.0% | 0.2% |
| 39 | Lincoln County | 68 | +11.5% | 0.2% |
| 40 | Oneida County | 63 | -3.1% | 0.2% |
| 41 | Lewis County | 47 | -11.3% | 0.1% |
| 42 | Butte County | 31 | -22.5% | 0.1% |
| 43 | Camas County | 7 | -65.0% | 0.0% |
| 44 | Clark County | 5 | -16.7% | 0.0% |
