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Best Soil Quality Counties in North Carolina

Soil composition, pH, drainage, and organic matter content Compare rankings across all 100 counties.

Average Soil Quality Score
29/100
Top County
Tyrrell County
Counties Ranked
100

Top 10

#1
Tyrrell County
NC
63/100
#2
Washington County
NC
62/100
#3
Pasquotank County
NC
52/100
#4
Hyde County
NC
52/100
#5
Camden County
NC
50/100
#6
Brunswick County
NC
49/100
#7
Pamlico County
NC
46/100
#8
New Hanover County
NC
46/100
#9
Beaufort County
NC
44/100
#10
Mitchell County
NC
42/100

All North Carolina Counties Ranked

#CountySoil Quality ScoreOverall Score
1Tyrrell County, NC
62.9
55
2Washington County, NC
62.4
33.3
3Pasquotank County, NC
51.9
45.2
4Hyde County, NC
51.8
61.1
5Camden County, NC
49.8
40.4
6Brunswick County, NC
48.9
45.9
7Pamlico County, NC
46.1
52.6
8New Hanover County, NC
45.7
39.6
9Beaufort County, NC
44.4
50.3
10Mitchell County, NC
42.4
70.9
11Watauga County, NC
42.3
53.9
12Dare County, NC
41.7
51.3
13Yancey County, NC
41.2
68.3
14Avery County, NC
40.6
60.2
15Henderson County, NC
40.4
48.1
16Ashe County, NC
40.2
52.7
17Currituck County, NC
39.4
56.4
18Transylvania County, NC
39.4
56.4
19Buncombe County, NC
39.3
41.4
20Craven County, NC
39
37.8
21Macon County, NC
38.5
56
22Clay County, NC
38.3
56.1
23Caldwell County, NC
37.8
45.5
24Carteret County, NC
37.7
44.1
25Jackson County, NC
37.2
55.5
26Bladen County, NC
37.1
39.2
27Graham County, NC
37.1
55.9
28Madison County, NC
37
65.6
29Cherokee County, NC
36.9
46.9
30Gates County, NC
36.5
56.2
31McDowell County, NC
35.4
47.8
32Chowan County, NC
34.7
48.1
33Perquimans County, NC
34.7
46.1
34Burke County, NC
33.8
41.4
35Jones County, NC
33.5
59.8
36Pender County, NC
33.5
44.9
37Onslow County, NC
33.3
39.3
38Alleghany County, NC
32.7
59
39Rutherford County, NC
32.6
45.9
40Surry County, NC
32.1
50.3
41Martin County, NC
31.6
34.3
42Cabarrus County, NC
31.3
42.2
43Columbus County, NC
30.8
40.7
44Duplin County, NC
29.9
35.7
45Bertie County, NC
28.6
40.7
46Robeson County, NC
28.2
31.9
47Montgomery County, NC
27.2
46.5
48Caswell County, NC
26.8
59.6
49Granville County, NC
26.8
39.6
50Lenoir County, NC
26.7
38.1
51Sampson County, NC
26.3
36.3
52Davidson County, NC
26.2
38.7
53Iredell County, NC
26.2
42.4
54Wayne County, NC
25.8
32.1
55Wake County, NC
25.7
53.8
56Randolph County, NC
25.1
39.8
57Alexander County, NC
24.9
56.6
58Wilkes County, NC
24.9
48.9
59Davie County, NC
24.8
43.2
60Warren County, NC
24.8
36.9
61Yadkin County, NC
24.8
50.3
62Person County, NC
24.7
44.5
63Alamance County, NC
24.4
35.6
64Hertford County, NC
24.1
39.1
65Guilford County, NC
23.6
34.5
66Durham County, NC
22.7
34.1
67Franklin County, NC
22.7
38.2
68Polk County, NC
22.7
52.6
69Rowan County, NC
22.2
39.2
70Pitt County, NC
22.1
33.6
71Lincoln County, NC
22
45.6
72Cumberland County, NC
21.9
25.9
73Scotland County, NC
21.9
37.4
74Rockingham County, NC
21.8
39
75Catawba County, NC
21.7
49.3
76Stokes County, NC
21.1
62.4
77Nash County, NC
20.6
47.4
78Forsyth County, NC
20.3
33.8
79Edgecombe County, NC
20
27.3
80Orange County, NC
19.8
49.6
81Halifax County, NC
19.2
31.6
82Stanly County, NC
19
45.1
83Mecklenburg County, NC
18.7
33.2
84Johnston County, NC
17.8
43.5
85Greene County, NC
16.3
43.5
86Anson County, NC
16
34.8
87Chatham County, NC
16
40.7
88Cleveland County, NC
15.8
42.4
89Hoke County, NC
15.8
35.4
90Harnett County, NC
14.7
34.7
91Vance County, NC
14.2
33.8
92Wilson County, NC
13.5
29.4
93Gaston County, NC
13.4
31.8
94Union County, NC
13.3
46.1
95Richmond County, NC
13.1
32.8
96Northampton County, NC
12.9
45
97Lee County, NC
9.6
35.9
98Moore County, NC
9.5
48.6
99Haywood County, NC
43.6
100Swain County, NC
52.6

Data Source

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