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Best Soil Quality Counties in New York

Soil composition, pH, drainage, and organic matter content Compare rankings across all 62 counties.

Average Soil Quality Score
59/100
Top County
Cortland County
Counties Ranked
62

Top 10

#1
Cortland County
NY
77/100
#2
Ontario County
NY
73/100
#3
Yates County
NY
72/100
#4
Livingston County
NY
72/100
#5
Oneida County
NY
71/100
#6
Herkimer County
NY
70/100
#7
St. Lawrence County
NY
70/100
#8
Genesee County
NY
69/100
#9
Madison County
NY
69/100
#10
Lewis County
NY
69/100

All New York Counties Ranked

#CountySoil Quality ScoreOverall Score
1Cortland County, NY
77.4
38.9
2Ontario County, NY
72.9
47.6
3Yates County, NY
71.7
51.3
4Livingston County, NY
71.5
51.4
5Oneida County, NY
70.9
39
6Herkimer County, NY
70.1
47.1
7St. Lawrence County, NY
70
51.3
8Genesee County, NY
69.1
46.7
9Madison County, NY
69.1
47.9
10Lewis County, NY
68.6
59.5
11Seneca County, NY
68.5
45.3
12Hamilton County, NY
67.4
63
13Fulton County, NY
67.3
43.2
14Tompkins County, NY
67.1
38.4
15Orleans County, NY
66.9
51.8
16Sullivan County, NY
66.6
44.6
17Clinton County, NY
66.5
51.9
18Franklin County, NY
66.5
53.1
19Allegany County, NY
65.9
59.1
20Onondaga County, NY
65.9
36.8
21Essex County, NY
65.7
59.1
22Schoharie County, NY
65.6
53.8
23Schuyler County, NY
65.3
58.2
24Cayuga County, NY
65.1
43.8
25Warren County, NY
64.7
46
26Steuben County, NY
64.2
51.3
27Suffolk County, NY
63.6
42.9
28Monroe County, NY
63.3
37.5
29Tioga County, NY
62.8
53.8
30Nassau County, NY
62.6
46.3
31Wayne County, NY
62.5
49.6
32Otsego County, NY
62
53.8
33Wyoming County, NY
61.9
58.6
34Saratoga County, NY
61.8
50.6
35Jefferson County, NY
61.7
41.1
36Erie County, NY
61.1
36.7
37Chautauqua County, NY
60.7
41.2
38Greene County, NY
60.7
51.9
39Chemung County, NY
60.3
39.4
40Chenango County, NY
59.7
46.5
41Broome County, NY
58.7
37.3
42Montgomery County, NY
58.2
40.1
43Washington County, NY
57.9
50.2
44Oswego County, NY
55.9
42.8
45Columbia County, NY
55.7
49
46Cattaraugus County, NY
55.6
46.4
47Delaware County, NY
55.6
50.2
48Orange County, NY
54.6
42.1
49Schenectady County, NY
54.6
34.1
50Ulster County, NY
54.6
45.5
51Putnam County, NY
52.8
55.2
52Westchester County, NY
51.8
45.6
53Rensselaer County, NY
51
39.9
54Rockland County, NY
48.7
42.6
55Albany County, NY
47.1
35.4
56Dutchess County, NY
41.4
43.9
57Richmond County, NY
37.5
47.1
58Bronx County, NY
32
42.6
59Kings County, NY
31
55.2
60Queens County, NY
30.8
41.6
61New York County, NY
23.5
56.5
62Niagara County, NY
42.6

Data Source

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