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Best Soil Quality Counties in Indiana

Soil composition, pH, drainage, and organic matter content Compare rankings across all 92 counties.

Average Soil Quality Score
71/100
Top County
Howard County
Counties Ranked
92

Top 10

#1
Howard County
IN
88/100
#2
Madison County
IN
86/100
#3
Randolph County
IN
86/100
#4
Henry County
IN
85/100
#5
Benton County
IN
84/100
#6
Adams County
IN
84/100
#7
Carroll County
IN
84/100
#8
Clinton County
IN
83/100
#9
Hamilton County
IN
82/100
#10
Jay County
IN
82/100

All Indiana Counties Ranked

#CountySoil Quality ScoreOverall Score
1Howard County, IN
88.2
45.3
2Madison County, IN
86.2
41.9
3Randolph County, IN
86
56.1
4Henry County, IN
85.4
61.3
5Benton County, IN
84.2
61
6Adams County, IN
83.5
58.3
7Carroll County, IN
83.5
61.6
8Clinton County, IN
83.1
56.5
9Hamilton County, IN
82.2
52.1
10Jay County, IN
82.2
61.3
11Montgomery County, IN
82.1
52.2
12Delaware County, IN
82
39.9
13Hancock County, IN
81.9
52.8
14DeKalb County, IN
81.6
62.1
15Tippecanoe County, IN
81.6
42.9
16Tipton County, IN
80.5
65.2
17Grant County, IN
80.3
47.6
18Warren County, IN
80.3
70.7
19Wayne County, IN
79.9
55.2
20Blackford County, IN
79.7
61.4
21Johnson County, IN
79.6
47.3
22Fountain County, IN
79.5
62
23Wabash County, IN
79.3
61.2
24Vermillion County, IN
79.1
60.4
25Shelby County, IN
79
48.5
26Miami County, IN
78.8
62.9
27Wells County, IN
77.6
64.9
28Union County, IN
77.4
67.1
29Huntington County, IN
77
53.8
30Marion County, IN
76.5
26
31Allen County, IN
76.3
41.3
32Boone County, IN
76.1
55.4
33Fayette County, IN
75.2
59.8
34Rush County, IN
75.1
64.3
35Whitley County, IN
74.9
63.4
36Parke County, IN
74.5
64
37Hendricks County, IN
73.2
47.5
38Noble County, IN
72.6
55.4
39White County, IN
72.5
60.6
40Cass County, IN
72.4
51.3
41Newton County, IN
72.3
52.4
42Steuben County, IN
71.6
51
43Gibson County, IN
71.4
55.9
44Putnam County, IN
71.2
65.3
45Franklin County, IN
71.1
61.1
46Decatur County, IN
70.1
65.7
47Owen County, IN
70
61.3
48Morgan County, IN
69.6
62.9
49Sullivan County, IN
69.5
57.4
50Greene County, IN
69.4
55.2
51Knox County, IN
69.2
52.4
52Bartholomew County, IN
68.5
53.6
53Pulaski County, IN
68.3
66.6
54LaGrange County, IN
68.1
58
55Dearborn County, IN
68
62.9
56Ripley County, IN
67.7
66
57Lake County, IN
66.9
34.4
58Vigo County, IN
66.9
32.2
59Kosciusko County, IN
66.7
50.1
60Ohio County, IN
66.7
68.2
61Warrick County, IN
66.6
51.4
62Switzerland County, IN
66
67.8
63Clay County, IN
65.8
58
64Jasper County, IN
65.8
65.8
65Vanderburgh County, IN
65.8
33.2
66Floyd County, IN
65.5
44
67Monroe County, IN
65.1
43.3
68Pike County, IN
64.6
64.3
69Spencer County, IN
64.5
68.6
70Martin County, IN
64.4
70.3
71Elkhart County, IN
64.1
36.6
72Harrison County, IN
63.8
60.1
73Jefferson County, IN
63.8
59.2
74Perry County, IN
63.8
59.4
75LaPorte County, IN
63.7
43.2
76Posey County, IN
63.3
60.5
77Orange County, IN
63
66.3
78Crawford County, IN
62.9
62.4
79Washington County, IN
62.7
57
80Daviess County, IN
62.6
58.1
81Jennings County, IN
62.6
52.1
82Dubois County, IN
62.5
62.2
83Porter County, IN
62
49.4
84Brown County, IN
61.6
68.2
85Clark County, IN
61.4
40.2
86Marshall County, IN
61.4
56.9
87St. Joseph County, IN
61.3
41.4
88Lawrence County, IN
59.8
57.6
89Jackson County, IN
59.3
51.5
90Fulton County, IN
59.1
64.4
91Scott County, IN
58.4
57.3
92Starke County, IN
47.1
59.7

Data Source

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