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Best Soil Quality Counties in Pennsylvania

Soil composition, pH, drainage, and organic matter content Compare rankings across all 67 counties.

Average Soil Quality Score
39/100
Top County
Wyoming County
Counties Ranked
67

Top 10

#1
Wyoming County
PA
68/100
#2
Lackawanna County
PA
67/100
#3
Wayne County
PA
65/100
#4
Susquehanna County
PA
62/100
#5
Tioga County
PA
61/100
#6
Beaver County
PA
58/100
#7
Luzerne County
PA
57/100
#8
Lawrence County
PA
56/100
#9
Mercer County
PA
55/100
#10
Monroe County
PA
53/100

All Pennsylvania Counties Ranked

#CountySoil Quality ScoreOverall Score
1Wyoming County, PA
67.7
56.2
2Lackawanna County, PA
66.6
43.8
3Wayne County, PA
65.1
52.6
4Susquehanna County, PA
62.3
57.1
5Tioga County, PA
61.3
53
6Beaver County, PA
57.6
50.3
7Luzerne County, PA
56.5
39.4
8Lawrence County, PA
55.5
52.2
9Mercer County, PA
55.2
51.1
10Monroe County, PA
53.4
42.5
11Pike County, PA
52.9
51.1
12Potter County, PA
52.4
58.9
13Armstrong County, PA
52.1
56
14Columbia County, PA
51.4
55.4
15Lancaster County, PA
51.1
47.8
16Delaware County, PA
50.8
44.5
17Fulton County, PA
50.8
56
18Erie County, PA
50.1
39
19Crawford County, PA
49.7
52.4
20Franklin County, PA
48.8
46.9
21Montour County, PA
48.8
60.1
22Lycoming County, PA
48.5
46.9
23Schuylkill County, PA
48.1
48.5
24Cumberland County, PA
47.9
53
25Northumberland County, PA
47
51.7
26Lehigh County, PA
46.4
40.7
27Perry County, PA
46.3
53.2
28Union County, PA
45.6
55
29Bedford County, PA
45.1
58.4
30Huntingdon County, PA
45.1
59.2
31Butler County, PA
44.7
59.7
32Westmoreland County, PA
44.5
57
33Berks County, PA
44.4
44
34Blair County, PA
44.3
52.1
35Lebanon County, PA
44.3
50.6
36Venango County, PA
44.2
56.8
37York County, PA
43.8
44.6
38Adams County, PA
43.6
53.4
39Dauphin County, PA
42.9
40.7
40Clarion County, PA
42.2
58.4
41Carbon County, PA
41.5
50.2
42Centre County, PA
41.4
57.8
43Snyder County, PA
41.4
51.7
44Allegheny County, PA
40.9
43.6
45Indiana County, PA
40
53
46Fayette County, PA
39.7
45.7
47Somerset County, PA
39.3
58.6
48Clinton County, PA
39.2
56.1
49McKean County, PA
38.2
48.3
50Cambria County, PA
37.8
57
51Jefferson County, PA
37.7
60.8
52Clearfield County, PA
35.4
57.9
53Northampton County, PA
32.5
48.1
54Bucks County, PA
31.1
53.1
55Philadelphia County, PA
28.9
28.8
56Montgomery County, PA
27.5
44
57Chester County, PA
25.2
51.1
58Bradford County, PA
53.8
59Cameron County, PA
61.1
60Elk County, PA
60.8
61Forest County, PA
54.7
62Greene County, PA
55.9
63Juniata County, PA
56.7
64Mifflin County, PA
46.2
65Sullivan County, PA
60.4
66Warren County, PA
52.3
67Washington County, PA
55.1

Data Source

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