Idaho — 2025 Year in Review
Land use and zoning activity from city and county planning meetings in Idaho during 2025.
Idaho indexed 28,852 projects with decisions in 2025 across 43 counties, with 42,628 approved and 589 denied actions (98.6% approval rate). Bannock County led with 1,950 projects (7% of the state), followed by Bonner County (1,871) and Twin Falls County (1,656). Together those three counties accounted for 19% of indexed activity.
Read the Complete Idaho Planning Commission Guide for context on how planning decisions work in Idaho.
“Projects with decisions” counts unique projects. “Approved” and “Denied” count individual actions (one project can have multiple actions across meetings).
By county
| County | Projects | Approved actions | Denied actions | Approval % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ada | 997 | 1,454 | 4 | 99.7% |
| Adams | 344 | 506 | 6 | 98.8% |
| Bannock | 1,950 | 2,908 | 50 | 98.3% |
| Bear Lake | 262 | 326 | 6 | 98.2% |
| Benewah | 390 | 587 | 8 | 98.7% |
| Bingham | 633 | 799 | 9 | 98.9% |
| Blaine | 1,616 | 2,190 | 17 | 99.2% |
| Boise | 717 | 835 | 3 | 99.6% |
| Bonner | 1,871 | 3,402 | 40 | 98.8% |
| Bonneville | 1,238 | 2,011 | 26 | 98.7% |
| Boundary | 130 | 149 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Butte | 72 | 89 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Camas | 429 | 679 | 3 | 99.6% |
| Canyon | 1,359 | 1,790 | 23 | 98.7% |
| Caribou | 676 | 929 | 14 | 98.5% |
| Cassia | 523 | 949 | 8 | 99.2% |
| Clearwater | 317 | 439 | 20 | 95.6% |
| Custer | 197 | 242 | 4 | 98.4% |
| Elmore | 754 | 1,026 | 14 | 98.7% |
| Franklin | 687 | 1,055 | 37 | 96.6% |
| Fremont | 127 | 138 | 9 | 93.9% |
| Gem | 1,166 | 2,034 | 29 | 98.6% |
| Gooding | 623 | 780 | 14 | 98.2% |
| Idaho | 158 | 233 | 1 | 99.6% |
| Jefferson | 821 | 1,373 | 11 | 99.2% |
| Jerome | 544 | 1,053 | 5 | 99.5% |
| Kootenai | 1,507 | 2,277 | 32 | 98.6% |
| Latah | 584 | 747 | 5 | 99.3% |
| Lemhi | 147 | 168 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Lewis | 6 | 6 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Lincoln | 279 | 327 | 6 | 98.2% |
| Madison | 131 | 141 | 4 | 97.2% |
| Minidoka | 840 | 1,169 | 22 | 98.2% |
| Nez Perce | 599 | 890 | 7 | 99.2% |
| Oneida | 697 | 1,136 | 10 | 99.1% |
| Owyhee | 270 | 314 | 3 | 99.1% |
| Payette | 749 | 1,152 | 41 | 96.6% |
| Power | 231 | 242 | 3 | 98.8% |
| Shoshone | 140 | 160 | 2 | 98.8% |
| Teton | 267 | 441 | 11 | 97.6% |
| Twin Falls | 1,656 | 2,412 | 30 | 98.8% |
| Valley | 1,185 | 1,521 | 42 | 97.3% |
| Washington | 963 | 1,549 | 10 | 99.4% |
Data from public meeting documents processed by Boardwalk. Coverage varies by jurisdiction. Not all cities and counties are included.