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Best Soil Quality Counties in Florida

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

Average Soil Quality Score
28/100
Top County
Glades County
Counties Ranked
67

Top 10

#1
Glades County
FL
50/100
#2
Charlotte County
FL
42/100
#3
Indian River County
FL
42/100
#4
Sarasota County
FL
42/100
#5
Lee County
FL
42/100
#6
St. Lucie County
FL
40/100
#7
Brevard County
FL
39/100
#8
Pinellas County
FL
38/100
#9
Polk County
FL
38/100
#10
Okeechobee County
FL
37/100

All Florida Counties Ranked

#CountySoil Quality ScoreOverall Score
1Glades County, FL
50.1
54.1
2Charlotte County, FL
41.8
44.5
3Indian River County, FL
41.8
45
4Sarasota County, FL
41.8
44
5Lee County, FL
41.7
36.4
6St. Lucie County, FL
39.7
36.6
7Brevard County, FL
38.5
41.3
8Pinellas County, FL
38.2
36.3
9Polk County, FL
38
38
10Okeechobee County, FL
37.2
31.6
11DeSoto County, FL
36.7
31.5
12Martin County, FL
36.6
41.6
13St. Johns County, FL
36.4
50.9
14Hillsborough County, FL
35.9
35.8
15Hendry County, FL
35.4
34.9
16Hardee County, FL
35.3
34.6
17Orange County, FL
35.3
32.1
18Hernando County, FL
34.9
38.1
19Seminole County, FL
34.9
41.8
20Highlands County, FL
34.8
48.5
21Volusia County, FL
34.3
34.2
22Manatee County, FL
34.1
45.3
23Baker County, FL
33.4
45.7
24Union County, FL
33.4
57.2
25Levy County, FL
33.3
47.6
26Flagler County, FL
33.2
45.5
27Sumter County, FL
32.9
53.5
28Bradford County, FL
32.5
60.2
29Citrus County, FL
32.4
43.3
30Osceola County, FL
32.4
31.8
31Dixie County, FL
31.7
51
32Putnam County, FL
31.7
37.5
33Duval County, FL
31.5
30.3
34Nassau County, FL
31.2
48.6
35Pasco County, FL
31.2
42.4
36Lafayette County, FL
30.9
62.9
37Alachua County, FL
30
32.1
38Gulf County, FL
29.1
54.7
39Taylor County, FL
29.1
52.9
40Franklin County, FL
28.5
55
41Santa Rosa County, FL
28.2
48
42Calhoun County, FL
28
62.2
43Wakulla County, FL
27.3
55.5
44Columbia County, FL
26.7
44.2
45Walton County, FL
26.7
52.6
46Suwannee County, FL
25.7
56.2
47Bay County, FL
25.6
36.9
48Clay County, FL
25.4
44
49Gilchrist County, FL
25
61.1
50Jefferson County, FL
24.9
57
51Hamilton County, FL
24.8
43.3
52Liberty County, FL
24.8
53.4
53Escambia County, FL
24.6
48.9
54Leon County, FL
24
34.5
55Jackson County, FL
22
53.9
56Madison County, FL
22
50.4
57Okaloosa County, FL
20.4
52.3
58Gadsden County, FL
17.8
51.7
59Washington County, FL
14.1
53.5
60Holmes County, FL
9
51.4
61Broward County, FL
41.8
62Collier County, FL
45.8
63Lake County, FL
46
64Marion County, FL
35.4
65Miami-Dade County, FL
30.4
66Monroe County, FL
46.2
67Palm Beach County, FL
37.5

Data Source

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