countyscore

Best Soil Quality Counties in Tennessee

Soil composition, pH, drainage, and organic matter content Compare rankings across all 95 counties.

Average Soil Quality Score
34/100
Top County
Lake County
Counties Ranked
95

Top 10

#1
Lake County
TN
65/100
#2
Tipton County
TN
59/100
#3
Obion County
TN
57/100
#4
Lauderdale County
TN
56/100
#5
Montgomery County
TN
56/100
#6
Cheatham County
TN
53/100
#7
Shelby County
TN
53/100
#8
Dyer County
TN
52/100
#9
Meigs County
TN
50/100
#10
Dickson County
TN
49/100

All Tennessee Counties Ranked

#CountySoil Quality ScoreOverall Score
1Lake County, TN
64.5
47.1
2Tipton County, TN
59.2
46.7
3Obion County, TN
56.7
45.2
4Lauderdale County, TN
55.6
45.3
5Montgomery County, TN
55.5
37.4
6Cheatham County, TN
53
46.5
7Shelby County, TN
52.8
22.3
8Dyer County, TN
52
44.8
9Meigs County, TN
50.2
55.6
10Dickson County, TN
49.1
48.2
11Trousdale County, TN
48.7
52.1
12Wilson County, TN
48.5
50.8
13Moore County, TN
48.2
65.9
14Sumner County, TN
47.3
54.9
15Clay County, TN
47.2
64.2
16Rutherford County, TN
46.6
43.4
17Stewart County, TN
46.1
59.9
18Bedford County, TN
45.9
40.8
19Sullivan County, TN
45.8
52.8
20Lincoln County, TN
45.4
55.5
21Crockett County, TN
44.6
48.9
22Haywood County, TN
44.5
41.8
23Anderson County, TN
44.2
45.1
24McMinn County, TN
44.2
45.2
25Roane County, TN
44.2
53
26Gibson County, TN
44
44.9
27Cannon County, TN
43.8
63.5
28Marshall County, TN
43.6
49.5
29Jackson County, TN
43
53.2
30Robertson County, TN
42.6
43.5
31Grainger County, TN
42.4
60.6
32Macon County, TN
42.4
50.3
33Fayette County, TN
41.9
55.6
34Washington County, TN
40.8
54.9
35Greene County, TN
40.3
53.3
36Rhea County, TN
40.3
50.1
37Smith County, TN
40.3
50.5
38DeKalb County, TN
39.6
51.5
39Overton County, TN
39.6
53.2
40Weakley County, TN
39.5
51
41Hickman County, TN
39
45.5
42Williamson County, TN
39
60.7
43Carroll County, TN
38.7
53.8
44Giles County, TN
37.7
50.7
45Henry County, TN
37.1
53.6
46Coffee County, TN
36.9
44
47Humphreys County, TN
36.5
52.2
48Houston County, TN
35.9
59.5
49Lewis County, TN
35.2
52.7
50Benton County, TN
34.9
54.1
51Davidson County, TN
34.9
31.6
52Polk County, TN
34.6
55.2
53Wayne County, TN
34.1
61.4
54Jefferson County, TN
33.9
53.8
55Madison County, TN
33.8
33.9
56Grundy County, TN
33.6
47.5
57Monroe County, TN
33.5
51.9
58Hardeman County, TN
32.3
40.7
59Unicoi County, TN
32.3
59.5
60Perry County, TN
32
68.2
61Campbell County, TN
31.2
50.9
62Franklin County, TN
31
47.6
63Warren County, TN
30.5
50.6
64Maury County, TN
30.4
40.7
65Bradley County, TN
30.1
43.5
66Carter County, TN
30
44.7
67McNairy County, TN
29.6
54.6
68Hamblen County, TN
28.6
46.5
69Lawrence County, TN
28.5
53.8
70Loudon County, TN
28.4
54.4
71Marion County, TN
28
50.5
72Bledsoe County, TN
27.6
60.4
73Hardin County, TN
27.4
46.3
74Sequatchie County, TN
27.2
52
75Henderson County, TN
26.4
53.1
76Chester County, TN
26.1
61.2
77Decatur County, TN
25.2
57.1
78Cumberland County, TN
24.4
51.2
79Hamilton County, TN
24.3
35.7
80Johnson County, TN
24.3
61.5
81Claiborne County, TN
21.9
64.5
82Knox County, TN
20.8
40.8
83Union County, TN
19.7
54.6
84Blount County, TN
53.4
85Cocke County, TN
43.9
86Fentress County, TN
56.5
87Hancock County, TN
59.9
88Hawkins County, TN
47.1
89Morgan County, TN
62.1
90Pickett County, TN
67.3
91Putnam County, TN
44
92Scott County, TN
57.8
93Sevier County, TN
46.8
94Van Buren County, TN
69
95White County, TN
57.9

Data Source

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