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Best Soil Quality Counties in Kentucky

Soil composition, pH, drainage, and organic matter content Compare rankings across all 120 counties.

Average Soil Quality Score
21/100
Top County
Fulton County
Counties Ranked
120

Top 10

#1
Fulton County
KY
73/100
#2
Scott County
KY
73/100
#3
Shelby County
KY
68/100
#4
Madison County
KY
67/100
#5
Harrison County
KY
66/100
#6
Montgomery County
KY
65/100
#7
Clark County
KY
64/100
#8
Oldham County
KY
64/100
#9
Mason County
KY
64/100
#10
Henderson County
KY
62/100

All Kentucky Counties Ranked

#CountySoil Quality ScoreOverall Score
1Fulton County, KY
73.4
50.5
2Scott County, KY
73
49.4
3Shelby County, KY
67.7
48.4
4Madison County, KY
66.9
47.6
5Harrison County, KY
66.4
60.5
6Montgomery County, KY
64.8
44.2
7Clark County, KY
64.4
47.5
8Oldham County, KY
64.2
57.2
9Mason County, KY
64
51.8
10Henderson County, KY
62
46.2
11Crittenden County, KY
61.9
63.7
12Washington County, KY
60.5
65.8
13Bath County, KY
60.4
56.2
14Livingston County, KY
60.2
59
15Todd County, KY
59.6
56.7
16Nelson County, KY
59.2
54.6
17Caldwell County, KY
59.1
63.9
18Hopkins County, KY
58.6
50.9
19Breathitt County, KY
58.5
59.8
20Casey County, KY
57
67.4
21Jefferson County, KY
57
34.3
22Christian County, KY
55.8
38.9
23Pike County, KY
55
56.7
24Fleming County, KY
54.9
65.1
25Logan County, KY
54.7
56.2
26Warren County, KY
54.6
41.8
27Ohio County, KY
54
56.7
28Marion County, KY
53.1
62.5
29Lewis County, KY
52.9
64.8
30Simpson County, KY
51.8
48.2
31Elliott County, KY
50.9
72.6
32Carter County, KY
50.7
66.3
33Clay County, KY
50.7
56.3
34Graves County, KY
49.8
56
35Cumberland County, KY
49.5
70.5
36Pulaski County, KY
49
57.1
37Monroe County, KY
48.6
66.2
38Grayson County, KY
47.5
62.1
39Clinton County, KY
47.1
70
40Wayne County, KY
46.2
63
41Russell County, KY
45.8
65.5
42Adair County, KY
44.8
65.7
43Allen County, KY
44.1
64.3
44Metcalfe County, KY
42
64
45Anderson County, KY
59.6
46Ballard County, KY
56.1
47Barren County, KY
53.3
48Bell County, KY
53
49Boone County, KY
47.3
50Bourbon County, KY
51.3
51Boyd County, KY
45.1
52Boyle County, KY
55.2
53Bracken County, KY
61.3
54Breckinridge County, KY
65
55Bullitt County, KY
49.5
56Butler County, KY
67.9
57Calloway County, KY
55
58Campbell County, KY
50.4
59Carlisle County, KY
62.5
60Carroll County, KY
59.7
61Daviess County, KY
41.9
62Edmonson County, KY
65.5
63Estill County, KY
58.7
64Fayette County, KY
37.5
65Floyd County, KY
61.3
66Franklin County, KY
46
67Gallatin County, KY
59.1
68Garrard County, KY
54.2
69Grant County, KY
59.4
70Green County, KY
68.3
71Greenup County, KY
58.8
72Hancock County, KY
68.7
73Hardin County, KY
48.1
74Harlan County, KY
58.1
75Hart County, KY
63.6
76Henry County, KY
51.7
77Hickman County, KY
67.9
78Jackson County, KY
62.7
79Jessamine County, KY
47.5
80Johnson County, KY
67.4
81Kenton County, KY
49.8
82Knott County, KY
67.8
83Knox County, KY
56.5
84Larue County, KY
61.6
85Laurel County, KY
51.1
86Lawrence County, KY
61.4
87Lee County, KY
61.7
88Leslie County, KY
70.1
89Letcher County, KY
62.3
90Lincoln County, KY
63.5
91Lyon County, KY
63.7
92Magoffin County, KY
64.8
93Marshall County, KY
56.8
94Martin County, KY
67.3
95McCracken County, KY
46.1
96McCreary County, KY
69.1
97McLean County, KY
69.7
98Meade County, KY
58.1
99Menifee County, KY
68.8
100Mercer County, KY
60.1
101Morgan County, KY
62.4
102Muhlenberg County, KY
57.9
103Nicholas County, KY
65.3
104Owen County, KY
62.1
105Owsley County, KY
68.8
106Pendleton County, KY
59.5
107Perry County, KY
60.6
108Powell County, KY
60.1
109Robertson County, KY
67.1
110Rockcastle County, KY
72.7
111Rowan County, KY
58.7
112Spencer County, KY
59.3
113Taylor County, KY
60
114Trigg County, KY
60
115Trimble County, KY
63.7
116Union County, KY
60.1
117Webster County, KY
51.6
118Whitley County, KY
64.4
119Wolfe County, KY
71
120Woodford County, KY
56.3

Data Source

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