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Soil Quality · New York

Soil Quality

Soil composition, pH, drainage, and organic matter content

Top 10 — Soil Quality in New York

Score reflects soil quality only — not overall county quality.

1Cortland County, NY
77.4
2Ontario County, NY
72.9
3Yates County, NY
71.7
4Livingston County, NY
71.5
5Oneida County, NY
70.9
6Herkimer County, NY
70.1
7St. Lawrence County, NY
70
8Genesee County, NY
69.1
9Madison County, NY
69.1
10Lewis County, NY
68.6

All New York Counties — Soil Quality Rankings

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

#CountySoil Quality ScoreOverall Score
1Cortland County, NY
77.4
38.9
2Ontario County, NY
72.9
47.6
3Yates County, NY
71.7
51.3
4Livingston County, NY
71.5
51.4
5Oneida County, NY
70.9
39
6Herkimer County, NY
70.1
47.1
7St. Lawrence County, NY
70
51.3
8Genesee County, NY
69.1
46.7
9Madison County, NY
69.1
47.9
10Lewis County, NY
68.6
59.5
11Seneca County, NY
68.5
45.3
12Hamilton County, NY
67.4
63
13Fulton County, NY
67.3
43.2
14Tompkins County, NY
67.1
38.4
15Orleans County, NY
66.9
51.8
16Sullivan County, NY
66.6
44.6
17Clinton County, NY
66.5
51.9
18Franklin County, NY
66.5
53.1
19Allegany County, NY
65.9
59.1
20Onondaga County, NY
65.9
36.8
21Essex County, NY
65.7
59.1
22Schoharie County, NY
65.6
53.8
23Schuyler County, NY
65.3
58.2
24Cayuga County, NY
65.1
43.8
25Warren County, NY
64.7
46
26Steuben County, NY
64.2
51.3
27Suffolk County, NY
63.6
42.9
28Monroe County, NY
63.3
37.5
29Tioga County, NY
62.8
53.8
30Nassau County, NY
62.6
46.3
31Wayne County, NY
62.5
49.6
32Otsego County, NY
62
53.8
33Wyoming County, NY
61.9
58.6
34Saratoga County, NY
61.8
50.6
35Jefferson County, NY
61.7
41.1
36Erie County, NY
61.1
36.7
37Chautauqua County, NY
60.7
41.2
38Greene County, NY
60.7
51.9
39Chemung County, NY
60.3
39.4
40Chenango County, NY
59.7
46.5
41Broome County, NY
58.7
37.3
42Montgomery County, NY
58.2
40.1
43Washington County, NY
57.9
50.2
44Oswego County, NY
55.9
42.8
45Columbia County, NY
55.7
49
46Cattaraugus County, NY
55.6
46.4
47Delaware County, NY
55.6
50.2
48Orange County, NY
54.6
42.1
49Schenectady County, NY
54.6
34.1
50Ulster County, NY
54.6
45.5
51Putnam County, NY
52.8
55.2
52Westchester County, NY
51.8
45.6
53Rensselaer County, NY
51
39.9
54Rockland County, NY
48.7
42.6
55Albany County, NY
47.1
35.4
56Dutchess County, NY
41.4
43.9
57Richmond County, NY
37.5
47.1
58Bronx County, NY
32
42.6
59Kings County, NY
31
55.2
60Queens County, NY
30.8
41.6
61New York County, NY
23.5
56.5
62Niagara County, NY
42.6

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