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Soil Quality · Missouri

Soil Quality

Soil composition, pH, drainage, and organic matter content

Top 10 — Soil Quality in Missouri

Score reflects soil quality only — not overall county quality.

1Knox County, MO
78.4
2Grundy County, MO
78.1
3Scotland County, MO
78.1
4Lafayette County, MO
77.9
5Saline County, MO
77.9
6Shelby County, MO
76.9
7Lewis County, MO
76.7
8Nodaway County, MO
76.7
9Cooper County, MO
76.6
10Clay County, MO
76.2

All Missouri Counties — Soil Quality Rankings

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

#CountySoil Quality ScoreOverall Score
1Knox County, MO
78.4
66
2Grundy County, MO
78.1
51
3Scotland County, MO
78.1
60.6
4Lafayette County, MO
77.9
56.2
5Saline County, MO
77.9
42.8
6Shelby County, MO
76.9
60.1
7Lewis County, MO
76.7
62.1
8Nodaway County, MO
76.7
50.3
9Cooper County, MO
76.6
56.7
10Clay County, MO
76.2
45.5
11Daviess County, MO
76
53.6
12Clinton County, MO
75.8
47.7
13Buchanan County, MO
75.6
31.1
14Harrison County, MO
75.3
50.3
15Gentry County, MO
75.1
57.1
16Andrew County, MO
75
53.8
17Linn County, MO
74.8
61.9
18Adair County, MO
74.7
44.3
19Livingston County, MO
74.6
52.7
20Ralls County, MO
74.3
61.9
21Ray County, MO
74.2
42.2
22Pettis County, MO
73.9
41.1
23Chariton County, MO
73.8
61.3
24Marion County, MO
73.8
42.3
25Platte County, MO
73.8
45.2
26Putnam County, MO
73.8
62.9
27Pike County, MO
73.5
54.6
28Carroll County, MO
73.1
58.1
29Clark County, MO
73.1
55.1
30Cape Girardeau County, MO
73
42.6
31Jackson County, MO
72.9
35.7
32Monroe County, MO
72.4
58.6
33Sullivan County, MO
72.4
62.4
34Worth County, MO
71.9
59.2
35Audrain County, MO
71.8
51.2
36Boone County, MO
71.7
39.5
37Macon County, MO
71.4
52.6
38DeKalb County, MO
71.2
55.9
39St. Charles County, MO
70.9
48.2
40Moniteau County, MO
70.7
59.1
41Warren County, MO
70.5
43.2
42Schuyler County, MO
70.2
55.5
43Cass County, MO
69.9
33.2
44Johnson County, MO
69.8
44.9
45Holt County, MO
69.7
57.5
46Howard County, MO
69.7
52.4
47Mercer County, MO
69.7
62.8
48Caldwell County, MO
69.3
64.7
49Montgomery County, MO
69.2
53.4
50Callaway County, MO
69.1
39.7
51Lincoln County, MO
69
45
52Atchison County, MO
68.8
58.3
53Randolph County, MO
68.6
49.9
54Jefferson County, MO
68.4
40.4
55Ste. Genevieve County, MO
67.9
54
56Perry County, MO
67.5
47.2
57Cole County, MO
66.5
54.9
58Bates County, MO
66.4
45.2
59Bollinger County, MO
66.2
54.3
60Franklin County, MO
66
42.5
61Gasconade County, MO
65.9
59.2
62Osage County, MO
64.9
67.2
63Butler County, MO
64.8
37.9
64St. Louis County, MO
64.6
36.6
65Barton County, MO
63.2
44.6
66Morgan County, MO
63.1
53.7
67Jasper County, MO
63
32
68Stoddard County, MO
62.9
47
69Polk County, MO
61
44.3
70St. Francois County, MO
60.6
37.2
71Wayne County, MO
60.2
50
72Vernon County, MO
59.8
42
73Crawford County, MO
59.6
40.7
74Greene County, MO
58.6
54.4
75Dade County, MO
58.5
44.1
76Lawrence County, MO
58.4
45.6
77Cedar County, MO
58.3
45.4
78Iron County, MO
58.3
59.3
79Webster County, MO
57.7
50
80Miller County, MO
57.2
54.3
81Washington County, MO
57.2
51.4
82Madison County, MO
56.6
46
83Reynolds County, MO
56.6
66.2
84Henry County, MO
56.4
44.5
85St. Clair County, MO
56.1
59.1
86Maries County, MO
55.7
64
87Wright County, MO
55.1
64.2
88Pemiscot County, MO
55
34.6
89Dallas County, MO
54.4
59
90Dunklin County, MO
54.3
40.9
91Newton County, MO
54.3
42.6
92Phelps County, MO
54.3
43
93Howell County, MO
54.2
49.1
94Mississippi County, MO
54.2
35.4
95Scott County, MO
54.2
54
96Dent County, MO
53.8
55.5
97Benton County, MO
53
50.4
98Christian County, MO
53
38.5
99Pulaski County, MO
52.3
49.8
100New Madrid County, MO
51.5
38.1
101Texas County, MO
51.5
50.3
102Douglas County, MO
50.9
60.8
103Laclede County, MO
50.9
43.7
104Ripley County, MO
50.2
49.8
105Camden County, MO
49.7
48.5
106Hickory County, MO
48.9
57.8
107Barry County, MO
48.7
45.9
108McDonald County, MO
48.1
44.7
109Shannon County, MO
46.9
61.3
110Oregon County, MO
46.6
60
111Ozark County, MO
44.6
60.2
112Taney County, MO
40.4
42.2
113Stone County, MO
40.3
52.2
114Carter County, MO
39.8
57.5
115St. Louis city, MO
26.2

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