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Best Soil Quality Counties in South Carolina

Soil composition, pH, drainage, and organic matter content Compare rankings across all 46 counties.

Average Soil Quality Score
18/100
Top County
Richland County
Counties Ranked
46

Top 10

#1
Richland County
SC
32/100
#2
Berkeley County
SC
31/100
#3
Sumter County
SC
29/100
#4
Georgetown County
SC
28/100
#5
Colleton County
SC
28/100
#6
Jasper County
SC
28/100
#7
Dorchester County
SC
26/100
#8
Beaufort County
SC
24/100
#9
Marion County
SC
24/100
#10
Horry County
SC
24/100

All South Carolina Counties Ranked

#CountySoil Quality ScoreOverall Score
1Richland County, SC
31.8
36.7
2Berkeley County, SC
30.9
35.1
3Sumter County, SC
29.1
35.2
4Georgetown County, SC
28
41.8
5Colleton County, SC
27.5
31.7
6Jasper County, SC
27.5
34.6
7Dorchester County, SC
25.8
48.5
8Beaufort County, SC
24.2
45.5
9Marion County, SC
24.2
46.2
10Horry County, SC
24.1
39.4
11Abbeville County, SC
23.4
51
12Dillon County, SC
23
40.3
13Cherokee County, SC
22.5
44.8
14Darlington County, SC
22.5
44.9
15Hampton County, SC
22.5
39.2
16McCormick County, SC
21.9
59.4
17Clarendon County, SC
21.3
42.6
18Laurens County, SC
21.1
43.8
19Saluda County, SC
21
50.1
20Union County, SC
21
38.6
21Lancaster County, SC
20.2
44.8
22Allendale County, SC
20
43.9
23Chester County, SC
20
40.3
24Greenwood County, SC
20
39
25Florence County, SC
19.8
39.5
26Williamsburg County, SC
19.5
39.3
27Newberry County, SC
19.2
43.4
28Fairfield County, SC
18.7
45.3
29Lexington County, SC
18.4
38.3
30Anderson County, SC
17.6
40.9
31York County, SC
17.4
44.5
32Marlboro County, SC
17.3
39.8
33Bamberg County, SC
16.4
39.5
34Edgefield County, SC
16.1
59
35Spartanburg County, SC
14.7
40.3
36Orangeburg County, SC
14
36.4
37Pickens County, SC
13.6
50.4
38Greenville County, SC
13.3
40.8
39Chesterfield County, SC
12.7
43.2
40Lee County, SC
11.4
43.9
41Calhoun County, SC
9.6
47.8
42Aiken County, SC
44.5
43Barnwell County, SC
39.8
44Charleston County, SC
43.4
45Kershaw County, SC
42.5
46Oconee County, SC
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Data Source

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