Idaho — 2025 Year in Review
Land use and zoning activity from city and county planning meetings in Idaho during 2025.
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).
28,852
Projects with decisions
42,628
Approved actions
589
Denied actions
98.6%
Approval rate (of actions)
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 Civic Star. Coverage varies by jurisdiction. Not all cities and counties are included.