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Soil Quality · South Dakota

Soil Quality

Soil composition, pH, drainage, and organic matter content

Top 10 — Soil Quality in South Dakota

Score reflects soil quality only — not overall county quality.

1Lawrence County, SD
96
2Miner County, SD
73.9
3Lake County, SD
72.7
4Aurora County, SD
71.1
5McCook County, SD
70.8
6Douglas County, SD
70.7
7Moody County, SD
70.5
8Turner County, SD
69.4
9Jerauld County, SD
69.3
10Minnehaha County, SD
69.1

All South Dakota Counties — Soil Quality Rankings

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

#CountySoil Quality ScoreOverall Score
1Lawrence County, SD
96
43.9
2Miner County, SD
73.9
68
3Lake County, SD
72.7
51
4Aurora County, SD
71.1
61.3
5McCook County, SD
70.8
58.8
6Douglas County, SD
70.7
61.5
7Moody County, SD
70.5
50.5
8Turner County, SD
69.4
59.3
9Jerauld County, SD
69.3
65.9
10Minnehaha County, SD
69.1
49.5
11Spink County, SD
68.9
58.6
12Lincoln County, SD
68.8
34.4
13Edmunds County, SD
68
62.8
14Kingsbury County, SD
68
66.5
15Brookings County, SD
67.6
48.5
16Faulk County, SD
67.4
68.8
17Hamlin County, SD
66.9
57.1
18Codington County, SD
66.7
40.4
19McPherson County, SD
66.6
60.5
20Hand County, SD
66.5
72.3
21Clark County, SD
65.7
63
22Potter County, SD
65.6
66.2
23Bon Homme County, SD
65.2
61.9
24Davison County, SD
64.8
43.3
25Marshall County, SD
64.7
64.5
26Sully County, SD
64.7
70
27Deuel County, SD
64.6
67.3
28Brown County, SD
64.4
42.5
29Day County, SD
63.8
60.5
30Walworth County, SD
63.6
50.6
31Grant County, SD
63.5
68.9
32Roberts County, SD
63.1
52.8
33Yankton County, SD
62.7
42.9
34Beadle County, SD
62.3
43.2
35Hyde County, SD
61.9
57.4
36Campbell County, SD
60.5
62.9
37Charles Mix County, SD
59.5
55.3
38Bennett County, SD
58.9
43
39Fall River County, SD
57.5
46.6
40Hughes County, SD
56.6
42.3
41Sanborn County, SD
56.6
61.6
42Union County, SD
56.3
51.5
43Clay County, SD
56.2
37.1
44Perkins County, SD
56
66.3
45Todd County, SD
55.9
50.5
46Corson County, SD
49.8
49
47Gregory County, SD
48.2
61.9
48Dewey County, SD
47.8
54.1
49Tripp County, SD
47
50.7
50Butte County, SD
46.6
43.5
51Harding County, SD
46
74.8
52Lyman County, SD
46
59.4
53Stanley County, SD
44.4
60.1
54Ziebach County, SD
43.5
63.9
55Mellette County, SD
42.4
51.9
56Haakon County, SD
40.8
65.5
57Jones County, SD
40.2
58.8
58Brule County, SD
46.4
59Buffalo County, SD
65.9
60Custer County, SD
50.7
61Hanson County, SD
62.2
62Hutchinson County, SD
65.7
63Jackson County, SD
66.7
64Meade County, SD
34.5
65Oglala Lakota County, SD
65.4
66Pennington County, SD
27.8

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