Idaho Sprawl Study Coverage

NumbersUSA’s two decades of sprawl studies have explored the role of population growth in each county in each state and the role of a multiplicity of decisions by government, business, and individuals that increase the average amount of developed land for each person in each county. Our studies have been cited in scholarly literature over a hundred times in over a dozen languages.

Media coverage of NumbersUSA’s comprehensive study of threat to farmland, habitat, aquifers & quality of life in Idaho:

• “How to Prevent the Californication of Idaho,” by Rob Harding, Kootenai Journal, February 14, 2024
• KMJ Radio segment on Californians moving to Idaho, featuring Leon Kolankiewicz, January 5, 2024
• KMJ Radio segment on Idaho’s loss of farmland, featuring Leon Kolankiewicz, January 3, 2024
• “Sprawl threatens Idahoans’ farmland — and way of life,” by Jennifer Christiano, Capital Press, January 5, 2024. 
• “Population growth plays major part in Idaho agricultural land loss, study says,” by Noah Farley, Local News 8 (KIFI-TV), December 4, 2023
• “Opinion: Idahoans want less, not more, population growth,” by Leon Kolankiewicz, Idaho State Journal, Nov 16, 2023
• “Urban Sprawl and Wildlife,” David Sparks, Sportsman’s Spotlight, Ag Information Network of the West, November 14, 2023 
• “Study: Idahoans express concern about rapidly growing population, ag land loss,” by Brad Carlson, Capital Press, November 8, 2023 
• “Idaho growth,” by David Sparks, Idaho Ag Today, November 3, 2023.
• “Idaho growth not viewed favorably by many people who live there,” by Steve Jackson, Spokane Public Radio, November 3, 2023 
• “Idaho Voters Want Slower Growth, Less Immigration,” Rasmussen, September 26, 2023.

See IdahoSprawl.com and the Sustainability Initiative page for more information.