Total population (1990 census): 1,006,749
State Capital: Boise
For CropSELECT see county pages.
Crop Statistics (1997 US Census of Agriculture)
| Cereals | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Maize=Corn | 694 | 41162 | 6390279 bu | |
| Sweet Corn for Seed | 120 | 5087 | 9457938 lbs | |
| Sorghum for Grain or Seed | 2 | D | D | |
| Wheat | 5199 | 1410978 | 108941849 bu | |
| Spring Wheat | 2708 | 567369 | 45270813 bu | |
| Winter Wheat for Grain | 3593 | 843609 | 63671036 bu | |
| Barley | 4178 | 711504 | 54317070 bu | |
| Canola | 49 | 5201 | 7032466 lbs | |
| Other Rapesed | 5 | 517 | 720680 bu | |
| Mustard Seed | 19 | 3690 | 3516730 lbs | |
| Oats | 549 | 20406 | 1472775 bu | |
| Popcorn | 8 | 314 | 614400 lbs shelled | |
| Safflower | 25 | 5348 | 5263481 lbs | |
| Triticale | 4 | 148 | 3920 bu | |
| Grain Legumes | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Dry Edible Beans | 1138 | 92743 | 2036315 cwt | |
| Dry Lima Beans | 13 | 793 | 14874 cwt | |
| Dry Edible Peas | 380 | 71507 | 147806541 lbs | |
| Lentils | 259 | 65540 | 87926307 lbs | |
| Forages | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Field Seed and Grass Seed Crops | 590 | 81635 | X | |
| Alfalfa Seed | 291 | 31210 | 21336965 lbs | |
| Austrian Winter Peas | 94 | 9189 | 14685185 | |
| Bromegrass Seed | 12 | 538 | 265500 lbs | |
| Fescue Seed | 8 | 529 | 244344 lbs | |
| Kentucky Bluegrass Seed | 135 | 32796 | 13596284 | |
| Red Clover Seed | 57 | 2886 | 1377496 lbs | |
| Ryegrass Seed | 5 | 171 | 69126 lbs | |
| Sugar Beets for Seed | 2 | D | D | |
| Timothy Seed | 6 | 697 | 385765 lbs | |
| Wheatgrass Seed | 15 | 2088 | 214156 lbs | |
| White Clover Seeds | 5 | 120 | 30025 lbs | |
| Other Seeds | 31 | 1021 | 295953 lbs | |
| Total Hay* | 11960 | 1260010 | 4395396 tons, dry | |
| Alfalfa Hay | 10001 | 946882 | 3721968 tons, dry | |
| Small Grain Hay | 1471 | 60970 | 153874 tons, dry | |
| Tame Hay | 1892 | 112332 | 204133 tons, dry | |
| Wild Hay | 909 | 86227 | 129910 tons dry | |
| Grass Silage | 582 | 53599 | 556544 tons, grn | |
| Corn for Silage or Green Chop | 1041 | 79086 | 1991808 tons, grn | |
| Vegetables | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Asparagus | 14 | 361 | ||
| Green Lima Beans | 4 | D | ||
| Snap Beans | 67 | 2700 | ||
| Beets | 14 | 4 | ||
| Sugar Beets for Sugar | 921 | 195651 | 5078013 tons | |
| Broccoli | 12 | 2 | ||
| Head Cabbage | 12 | 20 | ||
| Cantaloups | 33 | 53 | ||
| Carrots | 24 | 71 | ||
| Cauliflower | 4 | 1 | ||
| Chinese Peas | 33 | 699 | ||
| Cucumbers and Pickles | 28 | 11 | ||
| Eggplant | 4 | 1 | ||
| Garlic | 18 | 6 | ||
| Herbs, Fresh Cut | 8 | 1 | ||
| Honeydew Melons | 4 | 1 | ||
| Lettuce and Romaine | 16 | 4 | ||
| Dry Onions | 135 | 8090 | ||
| Green Onions | 13 | 268 | ||
| Green Peas | 67 | 4295 | ||
| Hot Peppers | 16 | 13 | ||
| Sweet Peppers | 24 | 94 | ||
| Potatoes | 1402 | 394977 | 135578736 cwt | |
| Pumpkins | 31 | 133 | ||
| Radishes | 5 | D | ||
| Rhubarb | 1 | D | ||
| Spinach | 7 | 1 | ||
| Squash | 32 | 47 | ||
| Sweet Corn | 361 | 18002 | ||
| Tomatoes | 50 | 32 | ||
| Turnips | 2 | D | ||
| Mixed Vegetables | 5 | 4 | ||
| Watermelons | 26 | 74 | ||
| Other Vegetables | 37 | 2725 | ||
| Fruits and Nuts | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Apples | 300 | 7201 | 1165324 trees | |
| Apricots | 50 | 116 | 10047 trees | |
| Cherries, Total | 125 | 706 | 62587 trees | |
| Sweet Cherries | 115 | 697 | 62210 trees | |
| Tart Cherries | 43 | 9 | 377 trees | |
| Grapes | 60 | 279 | 170005 trees | |
| Nectarines | 18 | 42 | 6542 trees | |
| Peaches | 96 | 836 | 102807 trees | |
| Pears | 103 | 112 | 12575 trees | |
| Plums and Prunes | 100 | 589 | 83459 | |
| Filberts and Hazelnets | 10 | 6 | 240 | |
| English Walnuts | 16 | 4 | 195 in shell | |
| Other Fruits and Nuts | 5 | D | D | |
| Blackberries | 16 | 4 | 17419 lbs | |
| Tame Blueberries | 6 | 6 | 12820 lbs | |
| Boysenberries | 3 | D | D | |
| Raspberries | 58 | 46 | 84143 lbs | |
| Strawberries | 36 | 31 | 93216 lbs | |
| Other Crops | Farms | Acres | Yield | |
| Herbs, Total | 9 | D | X | |
| Herbs, Dried | 2 | D | D | |
| Hops | 7 | 3781 | 5382200 lbs | |
| Mint for Oil | 189 | 23790 | 2142957 lbs | |
| Other | 36 | 795 | X | |
| Nursery and Greenhouse Crops, Cut Christmas Trees Harvested, Mushrooms, and Sod Grown for Sale | Farms | Sq. ft. under glass or other protection | Acres in the open | Sales ($1,000) |
| Nursery and Greenhouse Crops | 706 | 2318198 | 23660 | 57189 |
| Nursery, Floriculture, Vegetable and Flower Seed Crops | 438 | X | 17606 | X |
| Floriculture Crops | 140 | 1650801 | 119 | 13525 |
| Bedding and Garden Plants | 116 | 1135687 | 82 | 9147 |
| Cut Flowers and Cut Florist Greens | 23 | D | 20 | 761 |
| Foliage Plants | 8 | D | D | 69 |
| Potted Flowering Plants | 20 | 405400 | D | 3548 |
| Bulbs, Corms, Rhizomes, and Tubers | 7 | D | D | D |
| Cut Christmas Trees Harvested | 94 | X | 1020 | 1750 |
| Mushrooms | 3 | D | X | D |
| Nursery Crops | 177 | 105000 | 2501 | 15736 |
| Sod Harvested | 25 | X | 2248 | 8941 |
| Vegetable and Flower Seeds | 214 | 63660 | 16354 | 13445 |
| Greenhouse Vegetables | 32 | 289567 | X | 1123 |
| Other Nursery and Greenhouse Crops | 109 | 121380 | D | 1631 |
*Alfalfa, grass silage, green chops etc.
D=Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms.
X=Not applicable.