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Soil Quality · West Virginia

Soil Quality

Soil composition, pH, drainage, and organic matter content

Top 10 — Soil Quality in West Virginia

Score reflects soil quality only — not overall county quality.

1Doddridge County, WV
70.7
2Pocahontas County, WV
67.4
3Gilmer County, WV
61.8
4Berkeley County, WV
61.3
5Cabell County, WV
61
6Marshall County, WV
60.1
7Lewis County, WV
59.6
8Wayne County, WV
57.1
9Putnam County, WV
55.3
10Braxton County, WV
51

All West Virginia Counties — Soil Quality Rankings

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

#CountySoil Quality ScoreOverall Score
1Doddridge County, WV
70.7
70.6
2Pocahontas County, WV
67.4
58.1
3Gilmer County, WV
61.8
73.7
4Berkeley County, WV
61.3
54.7
5Cabell County, WV
61
41.6
6Marshall County, WV
60.1
56.8
7Lewis County, WV
59.6
62.2
8Wayne County, WV
57.1
55.5
9Putnam County, WV
55.3
65
10Braxton County, WV
51
68.6
11Barbour County, WV
49.4
62.8
12Clay County, WV
48.8
69.9
13Boone County, WV
48.6
58.8
14Jefferson County, WV
46.5
55.9
15Upshur County, WV
46.2
63.7
16Wyoming County, WV
46.1
61.5
17Ritchie County, WV
45.4
59.8
18Monroe County, WV
45.3
73
19Wetzel County, WV
44.1
66.6
20Morgan County, WV
43.6
57
21Kanawha County, WV
41.9
41.5
22Pendleton County, WV
38.4
77.1
23Preston County, WV
38.4
63.8
24Lincoln County, WV
36.4
61.9
25Greenbrier County, WV
36.2
59
26Webster County, WV
35.6
69.7
27McDowell County, WV
33.1
57
28Brooke County, WV
70.7
29Calhoun County, WV
67.9
30Fayette County, WV
50.7
31Grant County, WV
70.2
32Hampshire County, WV
64.1
33Hancock County, WV
67
34Hardy County, WV
56.3
35Harrison County, WV
56.3
36Jackson County, WV
61.8
37Logan County, WV
58.4
38Marion County, WV
54.4
39Mason County, WV
68
40Mercer County, WV
55.9
41Mineral County, WV
63.6
42Mingo County, WV
63.6
43Monongalia County, WV
51.4
44Nicholas County, WV
63.8
45Ohio County, WV
66.6
46Pleasants County, WV
76
47Raleigh County, WV
42.1
48Randolph County, WV
62.8
49Roane County, WV
67.5
50Summers County, WV
60.9
51Taylor County, WV
67.8
52Tucker County, WV
70.7
53Tyler County, WV
69.8
54Wirt County, WV
68.2
55Wood County, WV
46.5

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