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Best Soil Quality Counties in Kansas

Soil composition, pH, drainage, and organic matter content Compare rankings across all 105 counties.

Average Soil Quality Score
55/100
Top County
Morris County
Counties Ranked
105

Top 10

#1
Morris County
KS
79/100
#2
Nemaha County
KS
78/100
#3
Jackson County
KS
76/100
#4
Marshall County
KS
75/100
#5
Butler County
KS
75/100
#6
Saline County
KS
74/100
#7
Brown County
KS
74/100
#8
Chase County
KS
73/100
#9
Wyandotte County
KS
72/100
#10
Johnson County
KS
72/100

All Kansas Counties Ranked

#CountySoil Quality ScoreOverall Score
1Morris County, KS
78.7
51.3
2Nemaha County, KS
78.2
72.2
3Jackson County, KS
75.5
55.1
4Marshall County, KS
75.2
57.6
5Butler County, KS
74.8
35.8
6Saline County, KS
74.1
38.4
7Brown County, KS
73.9
50.4
8Chase County, KS
72.8
59.7
9Wyandotte County, KS
72.4
37.4
10Johnson County, KS
71.7
42
11Wabaunsee County, KS
71.5
52.3
12Riley County, KS
71.2
34.7
13Ellsworth County, KS
69.8
52.5
14Geary County, KS
69.7
26.3
15Doniphan County, KS
69.5
59.6
16Ottawa County, KS
69.5
57.4
17Shawnee County, KS
69.4
30.7
18Dickinson County, KS
69.2
47.7
19Marion County, KS
69.1
48.9
20Clay County, KS
68.5
46.5
21Cloud County, KS
68.3
44.4
22Douglas County, KS
67.4
33.7
23Republic County, KS
67.3
56.6
24Washington County, KS
67.2
61.4
25Jefferson County, KS
67.1
52
26Cherokee County, KS
66.1
42.1
27Cowley County, KS
66.1
37.4
28Miami County, KS
66
44.4
29Osage County, KS
65.9
49.7
30Leavenworth County, KS
65.4
39.9
31Neosho County, KS
65.4
44.4
32Lincoln County, KS
65
60.4
33Greenwood County, KS
64.7
49.6
34Atchison County, KS
64.6
48.6
35Lyon County, KS
64
39.6
36Chautauqua County, KS
63.5
53.5
37Elk County, KS
63.3
49.7
38Norton County, KS
63.2
64.2
39Woodson County, KS
62.8
60
40Allen County, KS
62.7
40.8
41Wilson County, KS
62.7
50.5
42Pottawatomie County, KS
62.5
55.5
43Coffey County, KS
61.8
60.4
44Jewell County, KS
61.4
62.6
45Crawford County, KS
61.3
35.5
46McPherson County, KS
61.1
49.6
47Montgomery County, KS
61
33.5
48Bourbon County, KS
60.7
41.9
49Sedgwick County, KS
60.7
29.9
50Decatur County, KS
59.8
54.3
51Anderson County, KS
58.8
54.9
52Labette County, KS
58.6
40.4
53Mitchell County, KS
57.6
55.8
54Harvey County, KS
57.5
40.2
55Linn County, KS
56.9
56.6
56Sumner County, KS
56.7
37.6
57Franklin County, KS
56.5
40.2
58Thomas County, KS
56.1
48.5
59Phillips County, KS
55.1
58.8
60Rawlins County, KS
54.3
58
61Hodgeman County, KS
54
57.3
62Barton County, KS
53.6
42.2
63Rice County, KS
53.2
54.7
64Smith County, KS
52.7
64.6
65Ness County, KS
51.9
60
66Pawnee County, KS
51.8
47.1
67Russell County, KS
51.5
43.4
68Sherman County, KS
50.6
35.4
69Osborne County, KS
49.4
56.7
70Kingman County, KS
49.2
48.9
71Reno County, KS
49.1
34.7
72Rush County, KS
48.8
42.7
73Harper County, KS
47.9
46.7
74Graham County, KS
46.7
56.1
75Greeley County, KS
46.2
53.7
76Edwards County, KS
46.1
50.4
77Ellis County, KS
46.1
43.3
78Kiowa County, KS
45
59
79Sheridan County, KS
44.2
63.8
80Pratt County, KS
44
46.8
81Lane County, KS
43.8
58.8
82Rooks County, KS
43
53.9
83Ford County, KS
42.8
33.1
84Stafford County, KS
42
56.4
85Gove County, KS
41.9
57.3
86Comanche County, KS
41.2
58.2
87Gray County, KS
40.7
52.6
88Trego County, KS
40.5
68.8
89Wichita County, KS
39.9
58.1
90Barber County, KS
39.5
50.1
91Wallace County, KS
39.5
64.8
92Scott County, KS
38.6
52.2
93Meade County, KS
37.7
53.1
94Cheyenne County, KS
36.7
54.9
95Haskell County, KS
35.2
50.3
96Clark County, KS
34.3
49
97Finney County, KS
33.6
27.2
98Logan County, KS
33.4
54.8
99Stanton County, KS
33.4
65.9
100Grant County, KS
31.8
55.3
101Stevens County, KS
29.6
52.6
102Kearny County, KS
27.6
44.7
103Hamilton County, KS
27
51.5
104Morton County, KS
27
42
105Seward County, KS
26.3
35.9

Data Source

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