Best Soil Quality Counties in Nebraska

Soil composition, pH, drainage, and organic matter content Compare rankings across all 93 counties.

Average Soil Quality Score
59/100
Top County
York County
Counties Ranked
93

All Nebraska Counties Ranked

#CountySoil Quality ScoreOverall Score
1York County, NE
85.4
55
2Nuckolls County, NE
80
75.9
3Seward County, NE
79.2
60.6
4Clay County, NE
76.9
66.1
5Fillmore County, NE
76.9
69.4
6Gage County, NE
75.6
51.4
7Adams County, NE
75.5
39.8
8Hamilton County, NE
73.3
62.4
9Harlan County, NE
73.2
69
10Saline County, NE
72.3
46.4
11Webster County, NE
71.7
65
12Thayer County, NE
71.2
61.7
13Jefferson County, NE
69.3
54.4
14Valley County, NE
69.3
62.5
15Richardson County, NE
69.2
60
16Otoe County, NE
68.5
49.3
17Phelps County, NE
68.2
64.7
18Pawnee County, NE
67.8
62.5
19Burt County, NE
67.3
64.7
20Butler County, NE
67.1
70.4
21Washington County, NE
67
55.3
22Kearney County, NE
66.7
61.6
23Thurston County, NE
66.6
59.3
24Gosper County, NE
66.5
67.9
25Nemaha County, NE
66.4
57.7
26Cass County, NE
66.2
53.6
27Wayne County, NE
65.7
60.5
28Frontier County, NE
64.8
65.1
29Johnson County, NE
63.6
62.9
30Furnas County, NE
62.9
55.9
31Pierce County, NE
62.9
65.4
32Dawson County, NE
62.5
47.6
33Cuming County, NE
62.3
64.1
34Saunders County, NE
62.2
58.7
35Colfax County, NE
61.6
53.9
36Lancaster County, NE
61.4
32.3
37Madison County, NE
61.3
52.8
38Dakota County, NE
60.9
35.8
39Dodge County, NE
60.6
42.2
40Franklin County, NE
60.1
68.2
41Cherry County, NE
60
55.4
42Arthur County, NE
59.9
67.5
43Hooker County, NE
59.9
66.7
44Hall County, NE
59.6
35.5
45Dixon County, NE
59.5
63.6
46Platte County, NE
59.4
44
47Sherman County, NE
59
61.2
48Boone County, NE
58.8
71.2
49Grant County, NE
58.5
69.6
50McPherson County, NE
58.5
68.3
51Stanton County, NE
58.3
67.9
52Antelope County, NE
58.1
67.5
53Buffalo County, NE
58.1
38.6
54Logan County, NE
57.7
67.9
55Loup County, NE
57.4
81.7
56Sarpy County, NE
57.2
44.9
57Garfield County, NE
57.1
69.3
58Lincoln County, NE
57
39.1
59Wheeler County, NE
56.8
74.8
60Polk County, NE
56.4
68.3
61Red Willow County, NE
55.6
60.1
62Douglas County, NE
55.3
29.6
63Nance County, NE
55.1
63.3
64Howard County, NE
54.7
65.4
65Custer County, NE
54.4
58.3
66Cedar County, NE
54
67.3
67Greeley County, NE
53.8
64
68Holt County, NE
53.5
67.4
69Merrick County, NE
53.1
64.9
70Brown County, NE
51.8
60.7
71Knox County, NE
51.3
65.3
72Sheridan County, NE
51.1
57.3
73Keith County, NE
50.4
52.4
74Box Butte County, NE
50.3
43.2
75Garden County, NE
49.3
68.6
76Blaine County, NE
48.7
66.5
77Chase County, NE
48.1
58.5
78Rock County, NE
48.1
71.8
79Boyd County, NE
47.3
67.6
80Hayes County, NE
47.3
65.8
81Keya Paha County, NE
47.2
65.1
82Perkins County, NE
46.6
60.5
83Kimball County, NE
46.3
52.3
84Morrill County, NE
45.9
58.7
85Hitchcock County, NE
45.5
60.5
86Thomas County, NE
44.7
78.9
87Cheyenne County, NE
43.7
41.4
88Dawes County, NE
42.4
38.8
89Deuel County, NE
42.3
61.2
90Banner County, NE
41.4
56
91Sioux County, NE
35.8
62.9
92Scotts Bluff County, NE
32.3
37
93Dundy County, NE
29.7
73.1

Data Source

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