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Soil Quality · Texas

Soil Quality

Soil composition, pH, drainage, and organic matter content

Top 10 — Soil Quality in Texas

Score reflects soil quality only — not overall county quality.

1Fort Bend County, TX
51.4
2Wharton County, TX
47.7
3Matagorda County, TX
47
4Red River County, TX
46.7
5Brazoria County, TX
46.4
6Kerr County, TX
45.6
7Galveston County, TX
45.1
8Jackson County, TX
44.5
9Hunt County, TX
44.4
10Llano County, TX
42.5

All Texas Counties — Soil Quality Rankings

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

#CountySoil Quality ScoreOverall Score
1Fort Bend County, TX
51.4
27.1
2Wharton County, TX
47.7
27
3Matagorda County, TX
47
27.8
4Red River County, TX
46.7
49.7
5Brazoria County, TX
46.4
28.8
6Kerr County, TX
45.6
40.1
7Galveston County, TX
45.1
28.7
8Jackson County, TX
44.5
44.4
9Hunt County, TX
44.4
31.5
10Llano County, TX
42.5
47.2
11Dallas County, TX
42.2
26.2
12Lavaca County, TX
42.1
55.2
13Robertson County, TX
42.1
51.1
14Colorado County, TX
41.9
39.3
15Taylor County, TX
41.6
41.9
16Bandera County, TX
41
46.6
17Tarrant County, TX
41
31.5
18Wichita County, TX
40.9
44.3
19Archer County, TX
40.8
61.1
20Fannin County, TX
40.8
46.2
21Victoria County, TX
40.7
23.6
22Limestone County, TX
40.6
32.7
23Burleson County, TX
39.9
49.2
24Navarro County, TX
39.6
30.3
25Sutton County, TX
39.3
55.9
26Washington County, TX
38.8
37.9
27Williamson County, TX
38.2
43.5
28Randall County, TX
37.6
44.5
29Denton County, TX
37.5
26.2
30Tom Green County, TX
37.3
23.6
31Bell County, TX
37.1
25.6
32Gillespie County, TX
37.1
45.5
33Fayette County, TX
36.8
47.3
34Milam County, TX
36.7
41.8
35Coryell County, TX
36.4
32.7
36Goliad County, TX
36.1
51.4
37Johnson County, TX
36.1
32.7
38Grimes County, TX
36
37
39Coleman County, TX
35.8
46.9
40Jeff Davis County, TX
35.8
63.3
41Jack County, TX
35.7
49.9
42Falls County, TX
35.6
46.4
43McLennan County, TX
35.5
22.6
44Travis County, TX
35.1
37.9
45Gonzales County, TX
35
36.8
46Clay County, TX
34.9
39.4
47Medina County, TX
34.8
36.8
48Montague County, TX
34.8
40.8
49Potter County, TX
34.4
21
50Wise County, TX
34.4
36.7
51Bastrop County, TX
34.3
29.9
52Lee County, TX
34.3
42.6
53Bee County, TX
34.1
28.1
54Castro County, TX
34
52.4
55Terrell County, TX
34
64
56Atascosa County, TX
33.9
32.5
57Hamilton County, TX
33.7
47.4
58Throckmorton County, TX
33.6
57.4
59Uvalde County, TX
33.6
25.6
60Palo Pinto County, TX
33.5
31.7
61Ellis County, TX
33.2
30.8
62Freestone County, TX
33
39.4
63Erath County, TX
32.9
38.6
64Grayson County, TX
32.9
32.8
65Bexar County, TX
32.7
18.1
66Kendall County, TX
32.6
41.3
67Frio County, TX
32.4
36.3
68Kimble County, TX
32.3
57.6
69Shackelford County, TX
32.3
52.8
70Nolan County, TX
32.2
36.4
71Stephens County, TX
32.1
37
72Cooke County, TX
32
37.1
73Refugio County, TX
32
41.5
74Hill County, TX
31.8
38.4
75Ochiltree County, TX
31.7
39.6
76Chambers County, TX
31.6
32.1
77Lampasas County, TX
31.6
41.6
78Parker County, TX
31.6
32.9
79Callahan County, TX
31.4
51.2
80Live Oak County, TX
31.4
57.8
81Bowie County, TX
31.3
34.5
82Caldwell County, TX
31.3
22.5
83San Saba County, TX
31.3
54.1
84Jim Wells County, TX
31.2
25.8
85Guadalupe County, TX
31.1
39.4
86Karnes County, TX
31.1
41.7
87McCulloch County, TX
31.1
40.1
88Hansford County, TX
31
57.9
89Eastland County, TX
30.9
45.9
90Mason County, TX
30.9
64.5
91Madison County, TX
30.7
46.8
92Young County, TX
30.7
46.2
93Collin County, TX
30.6
30.4
94Van Zandt County, TX
30.6
41.4
95Carson County, TX
30.5
49.3
96Concho County, TX
30.5
47.8
97Lubbock County, TX
30.5
20.3
98DeWitt County, TX
30.4
44.9
99Jim Hogg County, TX
30.3
38.4
100Bosque County, TX
30.2
50.4
101Crockett County, TX
29.9
71.3
102La Salle County, TX
29.9
53.6
103Schleicher County, TX
29.9
55.4
104Kinney County, TX
29.8
64.9
105Swisher County, TX
29.8
35.2
106McMullen County, TX
29.6
53.7
107Irion County, TX
29.5
47.3
108Hardin County, TX
29.2
41.4
109Sterling County, TX
29.2
51.8
110Baylor County, TX
29.1
57.7
111Oldham County, TX
29.1
54.5
112Comanche County, TX
29
38.8
113Nueces County, TX
28.9
18.5
114Roberts County, TX
28.9
64.4
115Runnels County, TX
28.8
42.3
116Houston County, TX
28.7
39.4
117Lipscomb County, TX
28.5
51.2
118Wilson County, TX
28.3
37.1
119Parmer County, TX
28.1
42.8
120Leon County, TX
27.8
48.5
121Brazos County, TX
27.7
22.8
122Anderson County, TX
27.4
41
123Childress County, TX
27.4
42.6
124Val Verde County, TX
27
27
125Haskell County, TX
26.9
44.5
126Menard County, TX
26.9
53.1
127Armstrong County, TX
26.7
37.1
128Brooks County, TX
26.7
53.8
129Calhoun County, TX
26.7
36.2
130Deaf Smith County, TX
26.7
30.6
131Collingsworth County, TX
26.6
58.7
132Foard County, TX
26.6
55.3
133Duval County, TX
26.2
43.3
134Jones County, TX
26
30.1
135Wheeler County, TX
25.8
48.8
136Hutchinson County, TX
25.7
41.1
137Walker County, TX
25.6
25.1
138Dickens County, TX
25.5
60.3
139Wilbarger County, TX
25.3
35.2
140Coke County, TX
25.2
48.8
141Donley County, TX
24.5
55.4
142Hale County, TX
24.5
36.6
143Pecos County, TX
24.5
48.5
144Hardeman County, TX
24.4
57.2
145Henderson County, TX
24.4
38.8
146Sherman County, TX
24.3
52.1
147Presidio County, TX
23.9
55.1
148Fisher County, TX
23.7
42.3
149Trinity County, TX
23.7
46.1
150Mitchell County, TX
23.6
57.9
151King County, TX
23.4
65.5
152Gray County, TX
23.3
31.1
153Panola County, TX
23
40.1
154Borden County, TX
22.8
67
155Briscoe County, TX
22.8
47.7
156Hemphill County, TX
22.7
53.4
157Stonewall County, TX
22.7
57.6
158Garza County, TX
22.2
46.6
159Glasscock County, TX
22.1
57.7
160Moore County, TX
22.1
34.5
161Knox County, TX
22
49.1
162Floyd County, TX
21.6
49.5
163Liberty County, TX
21.6
30.4
164Hidalgo County, TX
21.2
29.2
165Rusk County, TX
21.2
41.9
166Tyler County, TX
20.9
41.3
167Andrews County, TX
20.8
32.2
168Hall County, TX
20.7
57.5
169Cottle County, TX
19.8
61.5
170Cherokee County, TX
19.7
33.9
171Motley County, TX
19.6
50.4
172Webb County, TX
18.8
27.9
173Zapata County, TX
18.8
53.9
174Scurry County, TX
18.7
35.5
175Shelby County, TX
18.5
40.1
176Cameron County, TX
18.4
29.7
177Dallam County, TX
18.3
35
178Howard County, TX
17.8
25.1
179Wood County, TX
17.3
50.8
180Maverick County, TX
17
32.5
181Crosby County, TX
16.9
52.9
182Hockley County, TX
16.8
32.2
183Reeves County, TX
16.7
39.8
184Dawson County, TX
16.4
32.6
185Harrison County, TX
16.2
34.5
186Lamb County, TX
15.9
45.8
187Bailey County, TX
15.7
56.4
188Hartley County, TX
15.4
47.7
189Lynn County, TX
15.3
37.2
190Starr County, TX
15
45.9
191Kent County, TX
14.4
61.4
192Willacy County, TX
14.2
32.6
193Midland County, TX
14.1
38.7
194Cochran County, TX
13.4
44.6
195Martin County, TX
13.3
37.8
196Nacogdoches County, TX
13.2
38.9
197Harris County, TX
12.6
24.9
198Angelina County, TX
12
27.6
199Terry County, TX
11.9
30.4
200Yoakum County, TX
11.3
49.5
201Montgomery County, TX
11.1
29.3
202Gaines County, TX
11
49.3
203Smith County, TX
10.9
29.6
204Ward County, TX
6.5
50.2
205Aransas County, TX
26.9
206Austin County, TX
39.6
207Blanco County, TX
49
208Brewster County, TX
55.4
209Brown County, TX
36.6
210Burnet County, TX
37.5
211Camp County, TX
44.5
212Cass County, TX
47.9
213Comal County, TX
33.9
214Crane County, TX
53.5
215Culberson County, TX
57.6
216Delta County, TX
47.4
217Dimmit County, TX
51.4
218Ector County, TX
21.2
219Edwards County, TX
40
220El Paso County, TX
26.3
221Franklin County, TX
44
222Gregg County, TX
28.2
223Hays County, TX
22.7
224Hood County, TX
37.4
225Hopkins County, TX
45.9
226Hudspeth County, TX
56.9
227Jasper County, TX
40.5
228Jefferson County, TX
19.8
229Kaufman County, TX
29.4
230Kenedy County, TX
33.7
231Kleberg County, TX
19.2
232Lamar County, TX
36.5
233Loving County, TX
40.4
234Marion County, TX
45.1
235Mills County, TX
61.7
236Morris County, TX
47.6
237Newton County, TX
47.7
238Orange County, TX
31.3
239Polk County, TX
32.8
240Rains County, TX
48.2
241Reagan County, TX
55.4
242Real County, TX
33.6
243Rockwall County, TX
40.6
244Sabine County, TX
56
245San Augustine County, TX
49.1
246San Jacinto County, TX
44.7
247San Patricio County, TX
31.4
248Somervell County, TX
48.7
249Titus County, TX
40.7
250Upshur County, TX
40.8
251Upton County, TX
55.8
252Waller County, TX
33.6
253Winkler County, TX
52.4
254Zavala County, TX
43.8

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