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Soil Quality · South Carolina

Soil Quality

Soil composition, pH, drainage, and organic matter content

Top 10 — Soil Quality in South Carolina

Score reflects soil quality only — not overall county quality.

1Richland County, SC
31.8
2Berkeley County, SC
30.9
3Sumter County, SC
29.1
4Georgetown County, SC
28
5Colleton County, SC
27.5
6Jasper County, SC
27.5
7Dorchester County, SC
25.8
8Beaufort County, SC
24.2
9Marion County, SC
24.2
10Horry County, SC
24.1

All South Carolina Counties — Soil Quality Rankings

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

#CountySoil Quality ScoreOverall Score
1Richland County, SC
31.8
36.8
2Berkeley County, SC
30.9
35.2
3Sumter County, SC
29.1
35.2
4Georgetown County, SC
28
41.9
5Colleton County, SC
27.5
32.7
6Jasper County, SC
27.5
34.2
7Dorchester County, SC
25.8
48.4
8Beaufort County, SC
24.2
45.1
9Marion County, SC
24.2
45.8
10Horry County, SC
24.1
39.3
11Abbeville County, SC
23.4
49
12Dillon County, SC
23
40
13Cherokee County, SC
22.5
44.1
14Darlington County, SC
22.5
45
15Hampton County, SC
22.5
38.8
16McCormick County, SC
21.9
59.9
17Clarendon County, SC
21.3
42.8
18Laurens County, SC
21.1
43.9
19Saluda County, SC
21
50.5
20Union County, SC
21
37.9
21Lancaster County, SC
20.2
44.5
22Allendale County, SC
20
43.7
23Chester County, SC
20
42
24Greenwood County, SC
20
40.3
25Florence County, SC
19.8
38.9
26Williamsburg County, SC
19.5
39.2
27Newberry County, SC
19.2
44
28Fairfield County, SC
18.7
45.5
29Lexington County, SC
18.4
38.5
30Anderson County, SC
17.6
40.9
31York County, SC
17.4
44.4
32Marlboro County, SC
17.3
40
33Bamberg County, SC
16.4
38.9
34Edgefield County, SC
16.1
63.2
35Spartanburg County, SC
14.7
40.2
36Orangeburg County, SC
14
36
37Pickens County, SC
13.6
50.2
38Greenville County, SC
13.3
40.8
39Chesterfield County, SC
12.7
44.2
40Lee County, SC
11.4
43.5
41Calhoun County, SC
9.6
48.3

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