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Best Soil Quality Counties in Georgia

Soil composition, pH, drainage, and organic matter content Compare rankings across all 159 counties.

Average Soil Quality Score
5/100
Top County
Ware County
Counties Ranked
159

Top 10

#1
Ware County
GA
37/100
#2
Gordon County
GA
32/100
#3
Habersham County
GA
32/100
#4
Effingham County
GA
29/100
#5
Lowndes County
GA
28/100
#6
Catoosa County
GA
25/100
#7
Bartow County
GA
25/100
#8
McIntosh County
GA
25/100
#9
Morgan County
GA
24/100
#10
Cobb County
GA
23/100

All Georgia Counties Ranked

#CountySoil Quality ScoreOverall Score
1Ware County, GA
36.8
54
2Gordon County, GA
32.1
43.2
3Habersham County, GA
31.6
55.5
4Effingham County, GA
28.7
49
5Lowndes County, GA
27.9
31.9
6Catoosa County, GA
25.4
47.3
7Bartow County, GA
25.1
44.5
8McIntosh County, GA
24.5
47.5
9Morgan County, GA
23.8
55.7
10Cobb County, GA
23.1
45.4
11Oglethorpe County, GA
22.4
53.4
12Paulding County, GA
21.9
43.2
13Screven County, GA
20.6
49.9
14DeKalb County, GA
19.6
30.7
15Douglas County, GA
18.8
36
16Fulton County, GA
18.8
44.3
17Gwinnett County, GA
18
35.6
18Hart County, GA
18
53
19Walton County, GA
17.6
45.8
20Pierce County, GA
17.5
35.2
21Jasper County, GA
17.3
47.2
22Forsyth County, GA
16.6
58.5
23Greene County, GA
15.9
51.1
24Meriwether County, GA
15.8
38.9
25Emanuel County, GA
15.1
43.6
26Spalding County, GA
14.9
31.7
27Burke County, GA
14.4
49.8
28Wayne County, GA
14.3
44.7
29Monroe County, GA
14.2
57.7
30Bibb County, GA
13.5
21.6
31Richmond County, GA
13.1
39
32Twiggs County, GA
12.4
55.7
33Webster County, GA
12.4
65.2
34Randolph County, GA
12.3
52.5
35Dougherty County, GA
12.2
29.6
36Bulloch County, GA
12
37
37Decatur County, GA
11.9
30.8
38Stewart County, GA
11.8
58.6
39Tift County, GA
11.6
38.2
40Butts County, GA
11.1
45.8
41Grady County, GA
11.1
43.9
42Worth County, GA
11
38.4
43Jenkins County, GA
10.3
48.5
44Muscogee County, GA
7.6
29.4
45Treutlen County, GA
7.3
45.1
46Appling County, GA
50.3
47Atkinson County, GA
56
48Bacon County, GA
51.8
49Baker County, GA
63.2
50Baldwin County, GA
33.5
51Banks County, GA
43.3
52Barrow County, GA
37.2
53Ben Hill County, GA
37.7
54Berrien County, GA
39.7
55Bleckley County, GA
46.6
56Brantley County, GA
48.6
57Brooks County, GA
41
58Bryan County, GA
43.3
59Calhoun County, GA
57.7
60Camden County, GA
45.6
61Candler County, GA
37.3
62Carroll County, GA
42
63Charlton County, GA
53.1
64Chatham County, GA
33.6
65Chattahoochee County, GA
54.6
66Chattooga County, GA
46.3
67Cherokee County, GA
52.2
68Clarke County, GA
29.3
69Clay County, GA
56
70Clayton County, GA
22.4
71Clinch County, GA
49.6
72Coffee County, GA
47.4
73Colquitt County, GA
40.7
74Columbia County, GA
51.5
75Cook County, GA
52.6
76Coweta County, GA
41.6
77Crawford County, GA
46.1
78Crisp County, GA
34.3
79Dade County, GA
63.5
80Dawson County, GA
56.1
81Dodge County, GA
45.6
82Dooly County, GA
54.9
83Early County, GA
43.5
84Echols County, GA
60.9
85Elbert County, GA
46.8
86Evans County, GA
43.4
87Fannin County, GA
60.1
88Fayette County, GA
50
89Floyd County, GA
38.1
90Franklin County, GA
51.5
91Gilmer County, GA
51.3
92Glascock County, GA
55.1
93Glynn County, GA
40.9
94Hall County, GA
39
95Hancock County, GA
51.8
96Haralson County, GA
46.6
97Harris County, GA
55.8
98Heard County, GA
51.1
99Henry County, GA
35.1
100Houston County, GA
38.2
101Irwin County, GA
44.1
102Jackson County, GA
47.5
103Jeff Davis County, GA
46.6
104Jefferson County, GA
45.8
105Johnson County, GA
62.8
106Jones County, GA
48.9
107Lamar County, GA
44.5
108Lanier County, GA
41.7
109Laurens County, GA
51.7
110Lee County, GA
42.3
111Liberty County, GA
34.3
112Lincoln County, GA
52.5
113Long County, GA
44.8
114Lumpkin County, GA
55.3
115Macon County, GA
47.4
116Madison County, GA
48.3
117Marion County, GA
53.1
118McDuffie County, GA
46.4
119Miller County, GA
54.3
120Mitchell County, GA
34.8
121Montgomery County, GA
34.1
122Murray County, GA
61.1
123Newton County, GA
35.4
124Oconee County, GA
54.7
125Peach County, GA
32
126Pickens County, GA
57.5
127Pike County, GA
49.3
128Polk County, GA
43.6
129Pulaski County, GA
45.1
130Putnam County, GA
43.8
131Quitman County, GA
60
132Rabun County, GA
50.8
133Rockdale County, GA
46.7
134Schley County, GA
57.1
135Seminole County, GA
45.5
136Stephens County, GA
46.9
137Sumter County, GA
32.8
138Talbot County, GA
43.7
139Taliaferro County, GA
51.7
140Tattnall County, GA
49.8
141Taylor County, GA
56.3
142Telfair County, GA
55.9
143Terrell County, GA
47.9
144Thomas County, GA
32.8
145Toombs County, GA
58.3
146Towns County, GA
68.1
147Troup County, GA
26.4
148Turner County, GA
54.7
149Union County, GA
62
150Upson County, GA
47.1
151Walker County, GA
55
152Warren County, GA
58.4
153Washington County, GA
45
154Wheeler County, GA
60.9
155White County, GA
45.9
156Whitfield County, GA
40.2
157Wilcox County, GA
58.7
158Wilkes County, GA
39.7
159Wilkinson County, GA
55.2

Data Source

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