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List of counties in Idaho

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There are 44 counties in the U.S. state of Idaho.

Alphabetical list

County
FIPS code[1]County seat[2]Established[2]Origin[3]License plate prefix[4]Meaning of name
[5]		Population
(2020)[6]		Area[2]Map
Ada County001Boise1864Boise County1AAda Riggs, daughter of H. C. Riggs, a member of the Idaho Territorial Legislature.494,9671,055 sq mi
(2,732 km2)
Adams County003Council1911Washington County2AJohn Adams (1735-1826), second President of the United States (1797-1801).4,3791,365 sq mi
(3,535 km2)
Bannock County005Pocatello1893Bingham County1BBannock Native American tribe.87,0181,113 sq mi
(2,883 km2)
Bear Lake County007Paris1875Oneida County2BBear Lake on the Utah/Idaho border.6,372971 sq mi
(2,515 km2)
Benewah County009St. Maries1915Kootenai County3BBen'wah, chief of the Coeur d'Alene Tribe9,530776 sq mi
(2,010 km2)
Bingham County011Blackfoot1885Oneida County4BHenry H. Bingham (1841-1912), a general in the American Civil War and a U.S. Congressman from Pennsylvania.47,9922,095 sq mi
(5,426 km2)
Blaine County013Hailey1895Alturas and Logan Counties5BJames G. Blaine (1830-1893), United States Secretary of State (1881, 1889-1892).24,2722,645 sq mi
(6,851 km2)
Boise County015Idaho City1864original county6BBoise River7,6101,902 sq mi
(4,926 km2)
Bonner County017Sandpoint1907Kootenai County7BEdwin L. Bonner, originator of an 1864 ferry service on the Kootenai River.47,1101,738 sq mi
(4,501 km2)
Bonneville County019Idaho Falls1911Bingham County8BBenjamin Bonneville (1796-1878), a French-born explorer of the West.123,9641,869 sq mi
(4,841 km2)
Boundary County021Bonners Ferry1915Bonner County9BBorders Canada on the north.12,0561,269 sq mi
(3,287 km2)
Butte County023Arco1917Bingham, Blaine, and Jefferson Counties10BButtes rising from the Snake River Plain.2,5742,233 sq mi
(5,783 km2)
Camas County025Fairfield1917Blaine County1CCamassia, a plant species important as a food source among Native Americans and early settlers.1,1171,077 sq mi
(2,789 km2)
Canyon County027Caldwell1892Ada County2CDisputed, either a canyon of the Boise River near Caldwell or a canyon of the Snake River which forms part of the county's boundary.231,105590 sq mi
(1,528 km2)
Caribou County029Soda Springs1919Bannock County3CCaribou Mountains7,0271,766 sq mi
(4,574 km2)
Cassia County031Burley1879Owyhee County4CDisputed, either Cassia Creek or a member of the Mormon Battalion, James John Cazier.24,6552,567 sq mi
(6,648 km2)
Clark County033Dubois1919Fremont County5CSam K. Clark, early settler and a member of the Idaho Senate.7901,765 sq mi
(4,571 km2)
Clearwater County035Orofino1911Nez Perce County6CClearwater River8,7342,462 sq mi
(6,377 km2)
Custer County037Challis1881Alturas and Lemhi Counties7CGeneral Custer mine, named after George Armstrong Custer (1839-1876), United States Army general.4,2754,926 sq mi
(12,758 km2)
Elmore County039Mountain Home1889Alturas CountyEIda Elmore mines, locally noted for gold and silver production in the 1860s.28,6663,078 sq mi
(7,972 km2)
Franklin County041Preston1913Oneida County1FFranklin D. Richards (1821-1899), early LDS Church apostle.14,194666 sq mi
(1,725 km2)
Fremont County043Saint Anthony1893Bingham County2FJohn C. Frémont (1813-1890), an explorer of the West.13,3881,867 sq mi
(4,836 km2)
Gem County045Emmett1915Boise and Canyon Counties1GState nickname of "Gem State."19,123563 sq mi
(1,458 km2)
Gooding County047Gooding1913Lincoln County2GFrank R. Gooding (1859-1928), seventh Governor of Idaho (1905-1909), U.S. Senator (1921-1928).15,598731 sq mi
(1,893 km2)
Idaho County049Grangeville1864original countyIColumbia River steamship Idaho launched in 1860. Name predates both Idaho Territory and the State of Idaho.16,5418,485 sq mi
(21,976 km2)
Jefferson County051Rigby1913Fremont County1JThomas Jefferson (1743-1826), third President of the United States (1801-1809).30,8911,095 sq mi
(2,836 km2)
Jerome County053Jerome1919Gooding and Lincoln Counties2JDisputed, either North Side Irrigation Project developer Jerome Hill, his son-in-law Jerome Kuhn, or his grandson Jerome Kuhn, Jr.24,237600 sq mi
(1,554 km2)
Kootenai County055Coeur d'Alene1864Nez Perce CountyKKootenai Native American tribe.171,3621,245 sq mi
(3,225 km2)
Latah County057Moscow1888Nez Perce County1LLatah Creek, Nez Perce for "the place of pine trees and sestle."39,5171,077 sq mi
(2,789 km2)
Lemhi County059Salmon1869Idaho County2LLimhi, king of the Nephites according to the Book of Mormon.7,9744,564 sq mi
(11,821 km2)
Lewis County061Nezperce1911Nez Perce County3LMeriwether Lewis (1774-1809), a leader of the Lewis and Clark Expedition.3,533479 sq mi
(1,241 km2)
Lincoln County063Shoshone1895Blaine County4LAbraham Lincoln (1809-1865), sixteenth President of the United States (1861-1865). Idaho Territory was founded under Lincoln's administration.5,1271,206 sq mi
(3,124 km2)
Madison County065Rexburg1913Fremont County1MJames Madison (1751-1836), fourth President of the United States (1809-1817).52,913472 sq mi
(1,222 km2)
Minidoka County067Rupert1913Lincoln County2MDisputed Native American origin, either Lakota for "a fountain or spring of water" or Shoshoni for "broad expanse."21,613760 sq mi
(1,968 km2)
Nez Perce County069Lewiston1864original countyNThe Nez Perce, a Native American tribe.42,090849 sq mi
(2,199 km2)
Oneida County071Malad City1864original county1OOneida Lake in New York state, where many early settlers were from.4,5641,200 sq mi
(3,108 km2)
Owyhee County073Murphy1863original county2OAlternate spelling of Hawaii. Hawaiian fur trappers explored the area in 1819 and 1820.11,9137,678 sq mi
(19,886 km2)
Payette County075Payette1917Canyon County1PFrancois Payette (1793-1844?), Canadian-born fur trader and early settler.25,386408 sq mi
(1,057 km2)
Power County077American Falls1913Bingham, Blaine, and Oneida Counties2PThe American Falls Power Plant7,8781,406 sq mi
(3,642 km2)
Shoshone County079Wallace1864original countySShoshone Native American tribe.13,1692,634 sq mi
(6,822 km2)
Teton County081Driggs1915Bingham, Fremont, and Madison Counties1TTeton Range in Wyoming.11,630450 sq mi
(1,165 km2)
Twin Falls County083Twin Falls1907Cassia County2TTwin Falls waterfall on the Snake River.90,0461,925 sq mi
(4,986 km2)
Valley County085Cascade1917Boise and Idaho CountiesVLong Valley located in the county.11,7463,733 sq mi
(9,668 km2)
Washington County087Weiser1879Ada CountyWGeorge Washington (1732-1799), first President of the United States (1789-1797).10,5001,456 sq mi
(3,771 km2)

Old Idaho counties

  • Alturas County: A huge county in south-central Idaho that was formed in 1864, but split up in 1895.
  • Lah-Toh County, Idaho Territory: A county in northern Idaho that was formed in 1864, but it was ended a short time later in 1867.
  • Logan County: Formed by a partition of Alturas County in 1889, bit it was shortly ended in 1895.

References

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