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Best Soil Quality Counties in Minnesota

Soil composition, pH, drainage, and organic matter content Compare rankings across all 87 counties.

Average Soil Quality Score
71/100
Top County
Marshall County
Counties Ranked
87

Top 10

#1
Marshall County
MN
95/100
#2
Waseca County
MN
93/100
#3
Red Lake County
MN
92/100
#4
Meeker County
MN
89/100
#5
Pope County
MN
89/100
#6
Freeborn County
MN
88/100
#7
Blue Earth County
MN
88/100
#8
Pennington County
MN
87/100
#9
Rice County
MN
87/100
#10
Roseau County
MN
87/100

All Minnesota Counties Ranked

#CountySoil Quality ScoreOverall Score
1Marshall County, MN
94.6
69.1
2Waseca County, MN
93.3
52.5
3Red Lake County, MN
91.8
73.1
4Meeker County, MN
88.7
57.7
5Pope County, MN
88.7
65.4
6Freeborn County, MN
87.8
47.5
7Blue Earth County, MN
87.5
41.7
8Pennington County, MN
87.2
43.9
9Rice County, MN
87.2
49.3
10Roseau County, MN
86.9
56.2
11Kandiyohi County, MN
86.8
46.2
12McLeod County, MN
86
50.1
13Dodge County, MN
85.6
58.4
14Polk County, MN
84.4
50.9
15Mahnomen County, MN
84.2
47
16Faribault County, MN
83.5
61.9
17Steele County, MN
82.7
49.6
18Le Sueur County, MN
82.5
56.3
19Douglas County, MN
82.2
56.4
20Carver County, MN
81.2
56
21Martin County, MN
81.2
59.2
22Sibley County, MN
81.1
57.3
23Winona County, MN
80.9
48
24Renville County, MN
80
57.4
25Goodhue County, MN
79.4
47.8
26Mower County, MN
79
44.7
27Otter Tail County, MN
77.9
51.7
28Olmsted County, MN
76
43.7
29Scott County, MN
75.7
45.8
30Clearwater County, MN
75.5
65.2
31Houston County, MN
75.5
59.8
32Jackson County, MN
75.2
72.5
33Nicollet County, MN
75.1
54.4
34Rock County, MN
75.1
70.7
35Becker County, MN
74.8
52.7
36Stearns County, MN
74.8
50.3
37Wright County, MN
74.8
56.5
38Norman County, MN
74
68.8
39Dakota County, MN
73.7
43
40Fillmore County, MN
73.5
65.1
41Wabasha County, MN
73.1
64.4
42Cottonwood County, MN
73
63.2
43Stevens County, MN
72.9
65.6
44Hennepin County, MN
72.6
36
45Nobles County, MN
72.6
50.4
46Brown County, MN
72.3
60.3
47Clay County, MN
71.4
41.8
48Beltrami County, MN
70.6
36
49Watonwan County, MN
70.3
53.6
50Lake of the Woods County, MN
69.3
74.3
51Kittson County, MN
69
69.5
52Pipestone County, MN
69
66.9
53Traverse County, MN
68.6
68.1
54Big Stone County, MN
68.4
68.8
55Wilkin County, MN
67.9
65.3
56Swift County, MN
67.7
65.2
57Chippewa County, MN
67.6
59.5
58Redwood County, MN
67.5
62.9
59Murray County, MN
66.9
72.7
60Pine County, MN
65.6
46.9
61Carlton County, MN
65.4
49.8
62Aitkin County, MN
65.2
53.3
63Itasca County, MN
65.2
56.4
64Yellow Medicine County, MN
65.1
66.5
65Washington County, MN
64.9
47.6
66Kanabec County, MN
64.8
52.6
67Lincoln County, MN
64.8
69.3
68Mille Lacs County, MN
64.6
42.6
69Ramsey County, MN
63.8
32.6
70Cook County, MN
63.6
61.6
71Lac qui Parle County, MN
63.5
72.5
72Lyon County, MN
63.2
64.5
73Crow Wing County, MN
63.1
49.3
74Lake County, MN
62.6
65.4
75Todd County, MN
61.8
55.4
76Isanti County, MN
61.6
43.6
77Morrison County, MN
60.5
50.8
78Grant County, MN
60.3
66.1
79Hubbard County, MN
59.4
50.3
80Wadena County, MN
59.4
62.5
81Cass County, MN
57.9
57.2
82Chisago County, MN
57.9
46.2
83Sherburne County, MN
55.2
55.6
84Anoka County, MN
54.9
43.7
85Benton County, MN
53.5
41
86Koochiching County, MN
59.9
87St. Louis County, MN
40.7

Data Source

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