Commodity subsidies in Idaho totaled $2.3 billion from 1995-2020‡.
Counties in Idaho Receiving Commodity Payments, 1995-2020‡
| Rank | County | Subtotal, Farming Subsidies 1995-2020‡ | Pct of Total | Running Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bingham County, Idaho | $189,886,224 | 8.2% | 8.2% |
| 2 | Cassia County, Idaho | $184,990,634 | 8.0% | 16.2% |
| 3 | Power County, Idaho | $140,232,851 | 6.1% | 22.3% |
| 4 | Twin Falls County, Idaho | $131,190,910 | 5.7% | 28.0% |
| 5 | Nez Perce County, Idaho | $126,098,350 | 5.5% | 33.5% |
| 6 | Latah County, Idaho | $121,624,016 | 5.3% | 38.7% |
| 7 | Minidoka County, Idaho | $108,057,154 | 4.7% | 43.4% |
| 8 | Bonneville County, Idaho | $103,068,898 | 4.5% | 47.9% |
| 9 | Jefferson County, Idaho | $96,237,264 | 4.2% | 52.0% |
| 10 | Jerome County, Idaho | $92,844,208 | 4.0% | 56.1% |
| 11 | Lewis County, Idaho | $86,555,812 | 3.7% | 59.8% |
| 12 | Idaho County, Idaho | $83,580,013 | 3.6% | 63.4% |
| 13 | Canyon County, Idaho | $79,442,684 | 3.4% | 66.9% |
| 14 | Gooding County, Idaho | $70,107,476 | 3.0% | 69.9% |
| 15 | Fremont County, Idaho | $64,495,448 | 2.8% | 72.7% |
| 16 | Madison County, Idaho | $61,349,369 | 2.7% | 75.4% |
| 17 | Caribou County, Idaho | $60,665,041 | 2.6% | 78.0% |
| 18 | Franklin County, Idaho | $41,980,348 | 1.8% | 79.8% |
| 19 | Oneida County, Idaho | $40,289,195 | 1.7% | 81.5% |
| 20 | Elmore County, Idaho | $36,770,684 | 1.6% | 83.1% |
| 21 | Owyhee County, Idaho | $36,268,013 | 1.6% | 84.7% |
| 22 | Benewah County, Idaho | $35,669,288 | 1.5% | 86.3% |
| 23 | Bannock County, Idaho | $34,706,804 | 1.5% | 87.8% |
| 24 | Ada County, Idaho | $31,004,421 | 1.3% | 89.1% |
| 25 | Lincoln County, Idaho | $30,066,130 | 1.3% | 90.4% |
| 26 | Payette County, Idaho | $25,338,470 | 1.1% | 91.5% |
| 27 | Butte County, Idaho | $23,505,374 | 1.0% | 92.5% |
| 28 | Teton County, Idaho | $23,354,194 | 1.0% | 93.5% |
| 29 | Washington County, Idaho | $21,686,030 | 0.9% | 94.5% |
| 30 | Boundary County, Idaho | $20,940,032 | 0.9% | 95.4% |
| 31 | Bear Lake County, Idaho | $19,371,475 | 0.8% | 96.2% |
| 32 | Kootenai County, Idaho | $18,126,709 | 0.8% | 97.0% |
| 33 | Clark County, Idaho | $16,729,364 | 0.7% | 97.7% |
| 34 | Blaine County, Idaho | $13,614,993 | 0.6% | 98.3% |
| 35 | Gem County, Idaho | $11,972,552 | 0.5% | 98.8% |
| 36 | Clearwater County, Idaho | $8,714,177 | 0.4% | 99.2% |
| 37 | Camas County, Idaho | $8,292,999 | 0.4% | 99.6% |
| 38 | Lemhi County, Idaho | $3,519,093 | 0.2% | 99.7% |
| 39 | Custer County, Idaho | $3,340,599 | 0.1% | 99.9% |
| 40 | $1,020,593 | 0.0% | 99.9% | |
| 41 | Adams County, Idaho | $850,095 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 42 | Valley County, Idaho | $561,400 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 43 | Bonner County, Idaho | $484,896 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 44 | Boise County, Idaho | $38,961 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
Source: Environmental Working Group. Compiled from USDA data.
‡ Data for 2020 includes payments made by USDA through June 30, 2020 and does not include crop insurance premium subsidies.
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