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Soil Quality · Virginia

Soil Quality

Soil composition, pH, drainage, and organic matter content

Top 10 — Soil Quality in Virginia

Score reflects soil quality only — not overall county quality.

1Accomack County, VA
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2Albemarle County, VA
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3Alexandria city, VA
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4Alleghany County, VA
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5Amelia County, VA
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6Amherst County, VA
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7Appomattox County, VA
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8Arlington County, VA
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9Augusta County, VA
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10Bath County, VA
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All Virginia Counties — Soil Quality Rankings

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

#CountySoil Quality ScoreOverall Score
1Accomack County, VA
47
2Albemarle County, VA
44.7
3Alexandria city, VA
39.3
4Alleghany County, VA
53.3
5Amelia County, VA
54.9
6Amherst County, VA
58.4
7Appomattox County, VA
62.4
8Arlington County, VA
44.8
9Augusta County, VA
58.8
10Bath County, VA
74.4
11Bedford County, VA
58.7
12Bland County, VA
72.8
13Botetourt County, VA
65
14Bristol city, VA
41.6
15Brunswick County, VA
55.5
16Buchanan County, VA
51.3
17Buckingham County, VA
56.4
18Buena Vista city, VA
44.1
19Campbell County, VA
57.1
20Caroline County, VA
47.9
21Carroll County, VA
63.4
22Charles City County, VA
50.3
23Charlotte County, VA
58.3
24Charlottesville city, VA
40.3
25Chesapeake city, VA
39.8
26Chesterfield County, VA
43.3
27Clarke County, VA
63.6
28Colonial Heights city, VA
36.9
29Covington city, VA
47
30Craig County, VA
61.3
31Culpeper County, VA
50.1
32Cumberland County, VA
51.6
33Danville city, VA
37.5
34Dickenson County, VA
64.1
35Dinwiddie County, VA
44.1
36Emporia city, VA
41
37Essex County, VA
51.1
38Fairfax city, VA
36.5
39Fairfax County, VA
44.4
40Falls Church city, VA
51.8
41Fauquier County, VA
57.9
42Floyd County, VA
71.5
43Fluvanna County, VA
59.6
44Franklin city, VA
35.5
45Franklin County, VA
60.2
46Frederick County, VA
54.7
47Fredericksburg city, VA
37.1
48Galax city, VA
41.7
49Giles County, VA
57.4
50Gloucester County, VA
53.6
51Goochland County, VA
64
52Grayson County, VA
65.7
53Greene County, VA
50.6
54Greensville County, VA
56.9
55Halifax County, VA
55.6
56Hampton city, VA
33.3
57Hanover County, VA
55.4
58Harrisonburg city, VA
38.5
59Henrico County, VA
39.2
60Henry County, VA
51.7
61Highland County, VA
62.1
62Hopewell city, VA
29.8
63Isle of Wight County, VA
48.1
64James City County, VA
56.4
65King and Queen County, VA
63.7
66King George County, VA
54.7
67King William County, VA
57
68Lancaster County, VA
57.1
69Lee County, VA
52.2
70Lexington city, VA
64.7
71Loudoun County, VA
57
72Louisa County, VA
51.9
73Lunenburg County, VA
59.4
74Lynchburg city, VA
36.9
75Madison County, VA
59.1
76Manassas city, VA
32.5
77Manassas Park city, VA
36.6
78Martinsville city, VA
44.6
79Mathews County, VA
63.4
80Mecklenburg County, VA
51.2
81Middlesex County, VA
53.2
82Montgomery County, VA
49.3
83Nelson County, VA
51.8
84New Kent County, VA
55.6
85Newport News city, VA
31.1
86Norfolk city, VA
27.4
87Northampton County, VA
54.7
88Northumberland County, VA
66.8
89Norton city, VA
47.5
90Nottoway County, VA
43.8
91Orange County, VA
52.9
92Page County, VA
52.3
93Patrick County, VA
58.1
94Petersburg city, VA
29
95Pittsylvania County, VA
54
96Poquoson city, VA
55.9
97Portsmouth city, VA
26.7
98Powhatan County, VA
54.7
99Prince Edward County, VA
56.7
100Prince George County, VA
49.4
101Prince William County, VA
39.6
102Pulaski County, VA
45.7
103Radford city, VA
47.6
104Rappahannock County, VA
59.7
105Richmond city, VA
27.4
106Richmond County, VA
62.9
107Roanoke city, VA
27.7
108Roanoke County, VA
49.4
109Rockbridge County, VA
53.6
110Rockingham County, VA
58.3
111Russell County, VA
61.3
112Salem city, VA
43
113Scott County, VA
53.7
114Shenandoah County, VA
53.4
115Smyth County, VA
56.8
116Southampton County, VA
54.7
117Spotsylvania County, VA
54.4
118Stafford County, VA
53.6
119Staunton city, VA
45.7
120Suffolk city, VA
35.9
121Surry County, VA
67.1
122Sussex County, VA
49.8
123Tazewell County, VA
50
124Virginia Beach city, VA
44.4
125Warren County, VA
50.8
126Washington County, VA
58.3
127Waynesboro city, VA
40.2
128Westmoreland County, VA
55.4
129Williamsburg city, VA
50.1
130Winchester city, VA
36.2
131Wise County, VA
54
132Wythe County, VA
57.5
133York County, VA
52.5

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