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Best Soil Quality Counties in Arkansas

Soil composition, pH, drainage, and organic matter content Compare rankings across all 75 counties.

Average Soil Quality Score
33/100
Top County
Desha County
Counties Ranked
75

Top 10

#1
Desha County
AR
58/100
#2
Crittenden County
AR
54/100
#3
Lawrence County
AR
54/100
#4
Randolph County
AR
53/100
#5
Lee County
AR
53/100
#6
Chicot County
AR
52/100
#7
Phillips County
AR
50/100
#8
Mississippi County
AR
50/100
#9
Poinsett County
AR
50/100
#10
Benton County
AR
50/100

All Arkansas Counties Ranked

#CountySoil Quality ScoreOverall Score
1Desha County, AR
58.3
47.4
2Crittenden County, AR
53.9
32.3
3Lawrence County, AR
53.8
51.8
4Randolph County, AR
53.3
51
5Lee County, AR
52.7
42.1
6Chicot County, AR
51.7
50.6
7Phillips County, AR
50.4
37.8
8Mississippi County, AR
50.1
38.3
9Poinsett County, AR
50.1
43.7
10Benton County, AR
50
38.7
11Sevier County, AR
47.7
50.4
12Fulton County, AR
47.2
51.4
13Sharp County, AR
46.6
65.6
14Izard County, AR
46.2
56.4
15Independence County, AR
45.9
45
16Stone County, AR
45.1
57.5
17Cross County, AR
44.8
41.4
18Craighead County, AR
44.7
38.8
19Washington County, AR
44.6
37.2
20St. Francis County, AR
44.5
36.9
21Monroe County, AR
44.3
49.1
22Marion County, AR
44.1
48.3
23Searcy County, AR
43.8
64.2
24Greene County, AR
43.6
41.3
25Baxter County, AR
43.1
44.5
26Clay County, AR
42.5
55.7
27Arkansas County, AR
42.4
37.4
28Woodruff County, AR
41.3
57.6
29Hempstead County, AR
41
43.1
30Boone County, AR
40.9
53.2
31Carroll County, AR
39.8
45.1
32Madison County, AR
39.6
57.2
33Ashley County, AR
39.2
46.7
34Jackson County, AR
38.9
42.3
35Drew County, AR
37.7
47.2
36Conway County, AR
37.3
49.5
37Newton County, AR
37.2
65.3
38Faulkner County, AR
36.8
40
39Howard County, AR
35.9
53.6
40Sebastian County, AR
35.5
35.1
41Pulaski County, AR
34
29.1
42White County, AR
33.9
41.7
43Logan County, AR
33.3
48.5
44Perry County, AR
32.8
56.3
45Crawford County, AR
32.5
43.7
46Cleveland County, AR
32.3
53.3
47Pope County, AR
31.9
44.9
48Polk County, AR
31.7
51.5
49Clark County, AR
30
43.8
50Montgomery County, AR
30
63.3
51Franklin County, AR
29.9
52.4
52Pike County, AR
29.4
62.4
53Nevada County, AR
27.7
52.1
54Yell County, AR
27.6
50.9
55Johnson County, AR
26.7
52.7
56Scott County, AR
24.6
49.2
57Bradley County, AR
24.4
53.9
58Grant County, AR
23.6
56.2
59Hot Spring County, AR
23.6
51
60Cleburne County, AR
23.2
48.2
61Van Buren County, AR
22.8
56.7
62Columbia County, AR
22.7
49
63Saline County, AR
19.9
44
64Union County, AR
18.6
40
65Garland County, AR
18.2
38.6
66Ouachita County, AR
17.9
47
67Calhoun County, AR
55.4
68Dallas County, AR
57.6
69Jefferson County, AR
33.8
70Lafayette County, AR
46.5
71Lincoln County, AR
52.8
72Little River County, AR
52.3
73Lonoke County, AR
40.2
74Miller County, AR
34.6
75Prairie County, AR
51.1

Data Source

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