Soil Quality · Kentucky

Soil Quality

Soil composition, pH, drainage, and organic matter content

All Kentucky Counties — Soil Quality Rankings

120 counties ranked by soil quality score. Overall Score shown for context.

#CountySoil Quality ScoreOverall Score
1Adair County, KY
65.7
2Allen County, KY
64.3
3Anderson County, KY
59.6
4Ballard County, KY
56.1
5Barren County, KY
53.3
6Bath County, KY
56.2
7Bell County, KY
53
8Boone County, KY
47.3
9Bourbon County, KY
51.3
10Boyd County, KY
45.1
11Boyle County, KY
55.2
12Bracken County, KY
61.3
13Breathitt County, KY
59.8
14Breckinridge County, KY
65
15Bullitt County, KY
49.5
16Butler County, KY
67.9
17Caldwell County, KY
63.9
18Calloway County, KY
55
19Campbell County, KY
50.3
20Carlisle County, KY
62.6
21Carroll County, KY
59.7
22Carter County, KY
66.3
23Casey County, KY
67.4
24Christian County, KY
38.9
25Clark County, KY
47.5
26Clay County, KY
56.3
27Clinton County, KY
70
28Crittenden County, KY
63.7
29Cumberland County, KY
70.5
30Daviess County, KY
41.9
31Edmonson County, KY
65.6
32Elliott County, KY
72.6
33Estill County, KY
58.7
34Fayette County, KY
37.5
35Fleming County, KY
65.1
36Floyd County, KY
61.3
37Franklin County, KY
46
38Fulton County, KY
50.5
39Gallatin County, KY
59.1
40Garrard County, KY
54.2
41Grant County, KY
59.4
42Graves County, KY
56
43Grayson County, KY
62.1
44Green County, KY
68.3
45Greenup County, KY
58.8
46Hancock County, KY
68.7
47Hardin County, KY
48.1
48Harlan County, KY
58.1
49Harrison County, KY
60.5
50Hart County, KY
63.6
51Henderson County, KY
46.2
52Henry County, KY
51.7
53Hickman County, KY
67.9
54Hopkins County, KY
50.9
55Jackson County, KY
62.7
56Jefferson County, KY
34.3
57Jessamine County, KY
47.5
58Johnson County, KY
67.4
59Kenton County, KY
49.8
60Knott County, KY
67.8
61Knox County, KY
56.5
62Larue County, KY
61.6
63Laurel County, KY
51.1
64Lawrence County, KY
61.4
65Lee County, KY
61.7
66Leslie County, KY
70.1
67Letcher County, KY
62.3
68Lewis County, KY
64.8
69Lincoln County, KY
63.5
70Livingston County, KY
59
71Logan County, KY
56.2
72Lyon County, KY
63.7
73Madison County, KY
47.7
74Magoffin County, KY
64.8
75Marion County, KY
62.5
76Marshall County, KY
56.8
77Martin County, KY
67.3
78Mason County, KY
51.8
79McCracken County, KY
46.1
80McCreary County, KY
69
81McLean County, KY
69.7
82Meade County, KY
58
83Menifee County, KY
68.8
84Mercer County, KY
60.1
85Metcalfe County, KY
64
86Monroe County, KY
66.2
87Montgomery County, KY
44.2
88Morgan County, KY
62.4
89Muhlenberg County, KY
57.9
90Nelson County, KY
54.7
91Nicholas County, KY
65.3
92Ohio County, KY
56.7
93Oldham County, KY
57.1
94Owen County, KY
62.1
95Owsley County, KY
68.8
96Pendleton County, KY
59.5
97Perry County, KY
60.6
98Pike County, KY
56.7
99Powell County, KY
60.1
100Pulaski County, KY
57.1
101Robertson County, KY
67.1
102Rockcastle County, KY
72.7
103Rowan County, KY
58.7
104Russell County, KY
65.5
105Scott County, KY
49.4
106Shelby County, KY
48.4
107Simpson County, KY
48.2
108Spencer County, KY
59.3
109Taylor County, KY
60
110Todd County, KY
56.7
111Trigg County, KY
60
112Trimble County, KY
63.7
113Union County, KY
60.1
114Warren County, KY
41.9
115Washington County, KY
65.8
116Wayne County, KY
63
117Webster County, KY
51.6
118Whitley County, KY
64.4
119Wolfe County, KY
71
120Woodford County, KY
56.3