#	County	Soil Quality Score	Overall Score
1	Knox County, MO	78.4	66
2	Grundy County, MO	78.1	51
3	Scotland County, MO	78.1	60.6
4	Lafayette County, MO	77.9	56.2
5	Saline County, MO	77.9	42.8
6	Shelby County, MO	76.9	60.1
7	Lewis County, MO	76.7	62.1
8	Nodaway County, MO	76.7	50.3
9	Cooper County, MO	76.6	56.7
10	Clay County, MO	76.2	45.5
11	Daviess County, MO	76	53.6
12	Clinton County, MO	75.8	47.7
13	Buchanan County, MO	75.6	31.1
14	Harrison County, MO	75.3	50.3
15	Gentry County, MO	75.1	57.1
16	Andrew County, MO	75	53.8
17	Linn County, MO	74.8	61.9
18	Adair County, MO	74.7	44.3
19	Livingston County, MO	74.6	52.7
20	Ralls County, MO	74.3	61.9
21	Ray County, MO	74.2	42.2
22	Pettis County, MO	73.9	41.1
23	Chariton County, MO	73.8	61.3
24	Marion County, MO	73.8	42.3
25	Platte County, MO	73.8	45.2
26	Putnam County, MO	73.8	62.9
27	Pike County, MO	73.5	54.6
28	Carroll County, MO	73.1	58.1
29	Clark County, MO	73.1	55.1
30	Cape Girardeau County, MO	73	42.6
31	Jackson County, MO	72.9	35.7
32	Monroe County, MO	72.4	58.6
33	Sullivan County, MO	72.4	62.4
34	Worth County, MO	71.9	59.2
35	Audrain County, MO	71.8	51.2
36	Boone County, MO	71.7	39.5
37	Macon County, MO	71.4	52.6
38	DeKalb County, MO	71.2	55.9
39	St. Charles County, MO	70.9	48.2
40	Moniteau County, MO	70.7	59.1
41	Warren County, MO	70.5	43.2
42	Schuyler County, MO	70.2	55.5
43	Cass County, MO	69.9	33.2
44	Johnson County, MO	69.8	44.9
45	Holt County, MO	69.7	57.5
46	Howard County, MO	69.7	52.4
47	Mercer County, MO	69.7	62.8
48	Caldwell County, MO	69.3	64.7
49	Montgomery County, MO	69.2	53.4
50	Callaway County, MO	69.1	39.7
51	Lincoln County, MO	69	45
52	Atchison County, MO	68.8	58.3
53	Randolph County, MO	68.6	49.9
54	Jefferson County, MO	68.4	40.4
55	Ste. Genevieve County, MO	67.9	54
56	Perry County, MO	67.5	47.2
57	Cole County, MO	66.5	54.9
58	Bates County, MO	66.4	45.2
59	Bollinger County, MO	66.2	54.3
60	Franklin County, MO	66	42.5
61	Gasconade County, MO	65.9	59.2
62	Osage County, MO	64.9	67.2
63	Butler County, MO	64.8	37.9
64	St. Louis County, MO	64.6	36.6
65	Barton County, MO	63.2	44.6
66	Morgan County, MO	63.1	53.7
67	Jasper County, MO	63	32
68	Stoddard County, MO	62.9	47
69	Polk County, MO	61	44.3
70	St. Francois County, MO	60.6	37.2
71	Wayne County, MO	60.2	50
72	Vernon County, MO	59.8	42
73	Crawford County, MO	59.6	40.7
74	Greene County, MO	58.6	54.4
75	Dade County, MO	58.5	44.1
76	Lawrence County, MO	58.4	45.6
77	Cedar County, MO	58.3	45.4
78	Iron County, MO	58.3	59.3
79	Webster County, MO	57.7	50
80	Miller County, MO	57.2	54.3
81	Washington County, MO	57.2	51.4
82	Madison County, MO	56.6	46
83	Reynolds County, MO	56.6	66.2
84	Henry County, MO	56.4	44.5
85	St. Clair County, MO	56.1	59.1
86	Maries County, MO	55.7	64
87	Wright County, MO	55.1	64.2
88	Pemiscot County, MO	55	34.6
89	Dallas County, MO	54.4	59
90	Dunklin County, MO	54.3	40.9
91	Newton County, MO	54.3	42.6
92	Phelps County, MO	54.3	43
93	Howell County, MO	54.2	49.1
94	Mississippi County, MO	54.2	35.4
95	Scott County, MO	54.2	54
96	Dent County, MO	53.8	55.5
97	Benton County, MO	53	50.4
98	Christian County, MO	53	38.5
99	Pulaski County, MO	52.3	49.8
100	New Madrid County, MO	51.5	38.1
101	Texas County, MO	51.5	50.3
102	Douglas County, MO	50.9	60.8
103	Laclede County, MO	50.9	43.7
104	Ripley County, MO	50.2	49.8
105	Camden County, MO	49.7	48.5
106	Hickory County, MO	48.9	57.8
107	Barry County, MO	48.7	45.9
108	McDonald County, MO	48.1	44.7
109	Shannon County, MO	46.9	61.3
110	Oregon County, MO	46.6	60
111	Ozark County, MO	44.6	60.2
112	Taney County, MO	40.4	42.2
113	Stone County, MO	40.3	52.2
114	Carter County, MO	39.8	57.5
115	St. Louis city, MO		26.2

Data Source

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