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Best Soil Quality Counties in Alabama

Soil composition, pH, drainage, and organic matter content Compare rankings across all 67 counties.

Average Soil Quality Score
15/100
Top County
Pickens County
Counties Ranked
67

Top 10

#1
Pickens County
AL
39/100
#2
Mobile County
AL
36/100
#3
Greene County
AL
34/100
#4
Lawrence County
AL
34/100
#5
Marengo County
AL
33/100
#6
Sumter County
AL
33/100
#7
Madison County
AL
33/100
#8
Limestone County
AL
32/100
#9
Perry County
AL
31/100
#10
Hale County
AL
31/100

All Alabama Counties Ranked

#CountySoil Quality ScoreOverall Score
1Pickens County, AL
38.6
66.6
2Mobile County, AL
36.1
33
3Greene County, AL
33.9
56.6
4Lawrence County, AL
33.8
59
5Marengo County, AL
33.2
48.3
6Sumter County, AL
32.8
59.1
7Madison County, AL
32.6
61.9
8Limestone County, AL
32
42.9
9Perry County, AL
31.2
67.4
10Hale County, AL
30.7
66.4
11Lowndes County, AL
29.9
55.6
12Lauderdale County, AL
29.5
53.8
13Escambia County, AL
29.2
46.3
14Etowah County, AL
27.8
47.7
15Morgan County, AL
26.8
62.9
16Marshall County, AL
26.7
54.8
17Jackson County, AL
26.2
61.9
18Talladega County, AL
25.3
46.9
19Montgomery County, AL
24.6
48.6
20DeKalb County, AL
24.2
62
21Shelby County, AL
23.9
58.5
22Franklin County, AL
21.2
55.5
23Wilcox County, AL
21.2
58.3
24St. Clair County, AL
21.1
49.4
25Dallas County, AL
20.1
49.1
26Marion County, AL
19.6
58.2
27Washington County, AL
19.5
65.4
28Fayette County, AL
19.2
54.2
29Macon County, AL
18
55.9
30Russell County, AL
18
55
31Tuscaloosa County, AL
17.1
39.7
32Lee County, AL
16.6
42.1
33Monroe County, AL
15.9
52.2
34Jefferson County, AL
15.7
34.7
35Henry County, AL
15.4
55.9
36Walker County, AL
15.1
47
37Houston County, AL
14.9
53.7
38Elmore County, AL
14.6
52.1
39Winston County, AL
14.6
60.4
40Tallapoosa County, AL
14.4
50.7
41Geneva County, AL
14.3
61.9
42Lamar County, AL
12.5
66.3
43Dale County, AL
10.8
45.9
44Randolph County, AL
9.3
56.9
45Pike County, AL
5.9
47.3
46Autauga County, AL
41.9
47Baldwin County, AL
48.6
48Barbour County, AL
46
49Bibb County, AL
49.2
50Blount County, AL
52.9
51Bullock County, AL
52.6
52Butler County, AL
45
53Calhoun County, AL
44.2
54Chambers County, AL
44.7
55Cherokee County, AL
49.9
56Chilton County, AL
45.9
57Choctaw County, AL
54.7
58Clarke County, AL
48.1
59Clay County, AL
60.4
60Cleburne County, AL
57.6
61Coffee County, AL
44
62Colbert County, AL
51.9
63Conecuh County, AL
58.7
64Coosa County, AL
55.8
65Covington County, AL
55.7
66Crenshaw County, AL
55.9
67Cullman County, AL
49.7

Data Source

Soil Quality data from SoilByCounty. See full details at SoilByCounty. Data updated February 2026.