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Best Soil Quality Counties in North Dakota

Soil composition, pH, drainage, and organic matter content Compare rankings across all 53 counties.

Average Soil Quality Score
63/100
Top County
Bottineau County
Counties Ranked
53

Top 10

#1
Bottineau County
ND
76/100
#2
Renville County
ND
73/100
#3
Dunn County
ND
72/100
#4
Cavalier County
ND
71/100
#5
Rolette County
ND
71/100
#6
Stark County
ND
70/100
#7
Pembina County
ND
69/100
#8
McKenzie County
ND
68/100
#9
Morton County
ND
68/100
#10
Golden Valley County
ND
68/100

All North Dakota Counties Ranked

#CountySoil Quality ScoreOverall Score
1Bottineau County, ND
75.6
61.3
2Renville County, ND
73.4
66.8
3Dunn County, ND
72.4
61.5
4Cavalier County, ND
71.4
66
5Rolette County, ND
71.4
57.6
6Stark County, ND
69.5
46.8
7Pembina County, ND
68.8
69
8McKenzie County, ND
68.2
48.8
9Morton County, ND
67.8
38.5
10Golden Valley County, ND
67.5
68.1
11Billings County, ND
66.9
84.1
12Ramsey County, ND
66.5
50.4
13Hettinger County, ND
65.3
62.1
14Ward County, ND
64.8
48.2
15Mountrail County, ND
64.7
60.7
16Oliver County, ND
64.5
74.1
17Emmons County, ND
64.4
60.4
18LaMoure County, ND
64
70.4
19McLean County, ND
63.7
60.1
20McIntosh County, ND
63.6
60.7
21Mercer County, ND
63.5
60.6
22Nelson County, ND
63.4
71.5
23Adams County, ND
63.2
62.2
24Sioux County, ND
63
68.4
25Benson County, ND
62.6
63.2
26Logan County, ND
62.4
67.4
27Burleigh County, ND
62.2
45.4
28Towner County, ND
62
60.4
29Stutsman County, ND
61.8
48.3
30Steele County, ND
61.7
75.8
31Burke County, ND
61.6
72.5
32McHenry County, ND
61.4
69.3
33Wells County, ND
61.4
68.2
34Ransom County, ND
61.2
66.7
35Kidder County, ND
61
69.8
36Grand Forks County, ND
60.5
40.5
37Barnes County, ND
60.4
56.2
38Griggs County, ND
60.2
70
39Cass County, ND
60.1
38.9
40Walsh County, ND
60
54.6
41Dickey County, ND
59.9
62.6
42Sargent County, ND
59.7
60.6
43Sheridan County, ND
59.6
62.1
44Slope County, ND
59.6
77.4
45Traill County, ND
59.6
64.5
46Williams County, ND
59.6
42.7
47Richland County, ND
59.1
51.7
48Eddy County, ND
59
60.3
49Divide County, ND
58.1
72.2
50Foster County, ND
57.9
64.3
51Pierce County, ND
57.6
63.9
52Grant County, ND
56.8
66.7
53Bowman County, ND
54.9
64.9

Data Source

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