Table 8. Farms, Land in Farms, Value of Land and Buildings, and Land Use: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Idaho 
Ada 
Adams 
Bannock 
Bear Lake 
Benewah 
Bingham 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number, 2012 
24,816 
1,233 
234 
819 
493 
274 
1,265 
2007 
25,349 
1,323 
258 
937 
445 
292 
1,328 
Land in farms 
acres, 2012 
11,760,109 
144,049 
136,227 
295,095 
257,863 
146,615 
869,512 
2007 
1 1 ,497,383 
191,477 
148,996 
321,870 
233,112 
153,591 
912,607 
Average size of farm 
acres, 2012 
474 
117 
582 
360 
523 
535 
687 
2007 
454 
145 
578 
344 
524 
526 
687 
Estimated market value of land and buildings 
farms, 2012 
24,816 
1,233 
234 
819 
493 
274 
1,265 
2007 
25,349 
1,323 
258 
937 
445 
292 
1,328 
$1,000, 2012 
26,129,772 
760,263 
207,21 1 
533,232 
366,410 
232,626 
1,943,650 
2007 
22,674,602 
804,078 
200,491 
483,711 
303,884 
249,414 
1,586,027 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
1,052,941 
616,596 
885,517 
651,077 
743,225 
848,998 
1,536,482 
2007 
894,497 
607,769 
777,096 
516,233 
682,885 
854,158 
1,194,297 
Average per acre 
dollars, 2012 
2,222 
5,278 
1,521 
1,807 
1,421 
1,587 
2,235 
2007 
1,972 
4,199 
1,346 
1,503 
1,304 
1,624 
1,738 
2012 farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
2,156 
109 
12 
77 
77 
23 
155 
$50,000 to $99,999 
2,126 
90 
24 
114 
44 
28 
110 
$100,000 to $199,999 
4,398 
223 
31 
140 
59 
37 
263 
$200,000 to $499,999 
7,787 
474 
70 
287 
119 
98 
356 
$500,000 to $999,999 
3,406 
226 
41 
97 
101 
52 
147 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
2,148 
52 
29 
56 
46 
13 
85 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
1,771 
35 
18 
29 
37 
16 
78 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
654 
16 
8 
9 
7 
6 
46 
$10,000,000 or more 
370 
8 
1 
10 
3 
1 
25 
Approximate land area 
acres, 2012 
52,891,860 
673,652 
872,360 
711,672 
623,915 
497,035 
1,340,086 
Proportion in farms 
percent, 2012 
22.2 
21.4 
15.6 
41.5 
41.3 
29.5 
64.9 
2012 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
4,861 
484 
20 
175 
52 
13 
354 
acres 
22,882 
2,407 
96 
745 
127 
55 
1,603 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
7,031 
503 
63 
207 
72 
83 
360 
acres 
164,591 
9,271 
1,738 
4,830 
1,899 
2,520 
7,873 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
1,204 
54 
14 
37 
18 
18 
58 
acres 
70,157 
3,123 
801 
2,177 
1,044 
1,067 
3,302 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
1,490 
55 
10 
51 
36 
26 
46 
acres 
121,032 
4,398 
850 
4,184 
2,927 
2,066 
3,775 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
1,273 
35 
17 
57 
53 
22 
46 
acres 
147,598 
4,008 
1,977 
6,746 
6,100 
2,605 
5,256 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
1,136 
17 
13 
42 
38 
25 
45 
acres 
179,127 
2,783 
1,965 
6,546 
6,087 
4,022 
7,165 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
775 
16 
16 
35 
19 
7 
18 
acres 
153,246 
3,098 
3,181 
6,819 
3,866 
1,341 
3,636 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
608 
9 
9 
15 
13 
10 
31 
acres 
144,151 
2,111 
2,123 
3,574 
3,117 
2,414 
7,257 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
2,192 
22 
25 
68 
70 
24 
91 
acres 
785,248 
7,871 
8,647 
23,958 
25,653 
8,142 
33,349 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
1,728 
10 
24 
54 
56 
21 
69 
acres 
1,213,543 
7,036 
18,401 
38,839 
36,455 
14,790 
50,954 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
1,308 
15 
13 
48 
44 
11 
75 
acres 
1 ,778,493 
21,009 
18,842 
69,714 
59,848 
15,948 
101,307 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
1,210 
13 
10 
30 
22 
14 
72 
acres 
6,980,041 
76,934 
77,606 
126,963 
110,740 
91,645 
644,035 
2007 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
4,891 
511 
37 
224 
24 
14 
400 
acres 
23,427 
2,618 
232 
1,003 
125 
84 
1,749 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
7,497 
573 
68 
269 
100 
86 
348 
acres 
178,295 
11,411 
1,469 
5,858 
2,692 
2,432 
7,864 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
1,183 
48 
13 
41 
28 
17 
59 
acres 
68,584 
2,707 
758 
2,368 
1,603 
1,027 
3,372 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
1,542 
39 
5 
52 
37 
29 
48 
acres 
125,888 
3,230 
412 
4,276 
3,094 
2,453 
3,993 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
1,298 
48 
5 
37 
40 
16 
62 
acres 
150,461 
5,483 
631 
4,441 
4,557 
1,962 
7,207 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
1,202 
19 
17 
51 
32 
23 
35 
acres 
189,647 
3,076 
2,713 
7,918 
5,029 
3,714 
5,542 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
743 
10 
23 
30 
17 
11 
24 
acres 
147,013 
2,008 
4,543 
5,871 
3,335 
2,195 
4,686 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
619 
8 
4 
33 
16 
26 
24 
acres 
146,784 
1,901 
991 
7,802 
3,739 
6,164 
5,682 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
2,083 
22 
28 
62 
54 
26 
88 
acres 
746,082 
7,592 
10,320 
22,810 
18,881 
9,095 
31,927 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
1,808 
13 
29 
63 
44 
17 
96 
acres 
1,264,754 
9,314 
17,761 
42,323 
27,930 
1 1 ,387 
66,912 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
1,214 
18 
15 
39 
35 
9 
61 
acres 
1,679,122 
26,099 
19,394 
56,322 
48,979 
1 1 ,238 
87,508 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
1,269 
14 
14 
36 
18 
18 
83 
acres 
6,777,326 
116,038 
89,772 
160,878 
113,148 
101,840 
686,165 
LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 
Total cropland 
farms, 2012 
18,024 
808 
135 
578 
397 
219 
802 
2007 
18,782 
935 
165 
636 
374 
238 
888 
acres, 2012 
5,793,347 
53,441 
19,849 
164,069 
112,489 
81,697 
369,534 
2007 
5,918,899 
66,122 
27,759 
184,958 
101,510 
83,413 
362,149 
Flarvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
15,104 
745 
129 
431 
330 
159 
702 
2007 
13,975 
739 
114 
376 
279 
156 
671 
acres, 2012 
4,504,676 
49,728 
15,071 
87,970 
72,873 
63,174 
323,495 
2007 
4,225,786 
48,215 
10,357 
66,601 
54,813 
66,881 
295,664 
Other pasture and grazing land that could have been 
used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms, 2012 
1,920 
101 
19 
84 
56 
17 
69 
2007 
5,676 
319 
82 
219 
99 
58 
338 
acres, 2012 
220,959 
1,257 
3,469 
10,173 
9,248 
716 
8,021 
2007 
489,260 
12,354 
13,702 
14,071 
18,535 
2,351 
18,278 
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2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Idaho 273 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
