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Soil Quality · North Carolina

Soil Quality

Soil composition, pH, drainage, and organic matter content

Top 10 — Soil Quality in North Carolina

Score reflects soil quality only — not overall county quality.

1Alamance County, NC
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2Alexander County, NC
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3Alleghany County, NC
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4Anson County, NC
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5Ashe County, NC
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6Avery County, NC
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7Beaufort County, NC
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8Bertie County, NC
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9Bladen County, NC
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10Brunswick County, NC
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All North Carolina Counties — Soil Quality Rankings

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

#CountySoil Quality ScoreOverall Score
1Alamance County, NC
35.6
2Alexander County, NC
56.6
3Alleghany County, NC
59
4Anson County, NC
34.8
5Ashe County, NC
52.7
6Avery County, NC
60.1
7Beaufort County, NC
50.3
8Bertie County, NC
40.7
9Bladen County, NC
39.2
10Brunswick County, NC
45.9
11Buncombe County, NC
41.4
12Burke County, NC
41.4
13Cabarrus County, NC
42.2
14Caldwell County, NC
45.5
15Camden County, NC
40.4
16Carteret County, NC
44.1
17Caswell County, NC
59.6
18Catawba County, NC
49.3
19Chatham County, NC
40.7
20Cherokee County, NC
46.9
21Chowan County, NC
48.1
22Clay County, NC
56.1
23Cleveland County, NC
42.5
24Columbus County, NC
40.7
25Craven County, NC
37.8
26Cumberland County, NC
25.9
27Currituck County, NC
56.4
28Dare County, NC
51.3
29Davidson County, NC
38.7
30Davie County, NC
43.2
31Duplin County, NC
35.7
32Durham County, NC
34.1
33Edgecombe County, NC
27.3
34Forsyth County, NC
33.8
35Franklin County, NC
38.2
36Gaston County, NC
31.8
37Gates County, NC
56.2
38Graham County, NC
55.9
39Granville County, NC
39.6
40Greene County, NC
43.5
41Guilford County, NC
34.6
42Halifax County, NC
31.6
43Harnett County, NC
34.7
44Haywood County, NC
43.6
45Henderson County, NC
48.1
46Hertford County, NC
39.1
47Hoke County, NC
35.4
48Hyde County, NC
61.1
49Iredell County, NC
42.4
50Jackson County, NC
55.5
51Johnston County, NC
43.5
52Jones County, NC
59.8
53Lee County, NC
35.9
54Lenoir County, NC
38.1
55Lincoln County, NC
45.6
56Macon County, NC
56
57Madison County, NC
65.6
58Martin County, NC
34.3
59McDowell County, NC
47.8
60Mecklenburg County, NC
33.3
61Mitchell County, NC
70.9
62Montgomery County, NC
46.5
63Moore County, NC
48.6
64Nash County, NC
47.4
65New Hanover County, NC
39.6
66Northampton County, NC
45
67Onslow County, NC
39.3
68Orange County, NC
49.6
69Pamlico County, NC
52.6
70Pasquotank County, NC
45.2
71Pender County, NC
44.9
72Perquimans County, NC
46.1
73Person County, NC
44.5
74Pitt County, NC
33.6
75Polk County, NC
52.6
76Randolph County, NC
39.8
77Richmond County, NC
32.8
78Robeson County, NC
31.9
79Rockingham County, NC
39
80Rowan County, NC
39.2
81Rutherford County, NC
45.9
82Sampson County, NC
36.3
83Scotland County, NC
37.4
84Stanly County, NC
45.1
85Stokes County, NC
62.4
86Surry County, NC
50.3
87Swain County, NC
52.6
88Transylvania County, NC
56.4
89Tyrrell County, NC
55
90Union County, NC
46.2
91Vance County, NC
33.8
92Wake County, NC
53.8
93Warren County, NC
36.9
94Washington County, NC
33.3
95Watauga County, NC
53.9
96Wayne County, NC
32.1
97Wilkes County, NC
48.9
98Wilson County, NC
29.4
99Yadkin County, NC
50.3
100Yancey County, NC
68.3

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