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Best Soil Quality Counties in Virginia

Soil composition, pH, drainage, and organic matter content Compare rankings across all 133 counties.

Average Soil Quality Score
23/100
Top County
Winchester city
Counties Ranked
133

Top 10

#1
Winchester city
VA
58/100
#2
Lunenburg County
VA
50/100
#3
Lee County
VA
50/100
#4
Smyth County
VA
48/100
#5
Frederick County
VA
48/100
#6
Wise County
VA
48/100
#7
Wythe County
VA
47/100
#8
Grayson County
VA
47/100
#9
Floyd County
VA
46/100
#10
Dickenson County
VA
46/100

All Virginia Counties Ranked

#CountySoil Quality ScoreOverall Score
1Winchester city, VA
57.8
36.2
2Lunenburg County, VA
50.3
59.4
3Lee County, VA
49.6
52.2
4Smyth County, VA
48.4
56.8
5Frederick County, VA
48.2
54.8
6Wise County, VA
47.7
54
7Wythe County, VA
47.2
57.6
8Grayson County, VA
46.9
65.7
9Floyd County, VA
46
71.5
10Dickenson County, VA
45.6
64.1
11Chesapeake city, VA
45.4
39.8
12Buchanan County, VA
45.3
51.4
13Russell County, VA
45.2
61.3
14Pulaski County, VA
45.1
45.7
15Scott County, VA
44
53.8
16Shenandoah County, VA
43.2
53.4
17Tazewell County, VA
42.6
50
18Warren County, VA
41.7
50.8
19Bland County, VA
41.6
72.8
20Fairfax city, VA
41.6
36.5
21Craig County, VA
40.6
61.3
22Falls Church city, VA
40.3
51.8
23Accomack County, VA
39.9
47
24Giles County, VA
39
57.4
25Botetourt County, VA
38.8
65
26Louisa County, VA
38.8
51.9
27Alleghany County, VA
38.5
53.4
28Washington County, VA
36.7
58.3
29Highland County, VA
36.5
62.1
30Montgomery County, VA
36.2
49.3
31Waynesboro city, VA
35.4
40.2
32Bath County, VA
34.3
74.4
33Rockingham County, VA
33.4
58.3
34Mathews County, VA
32.9
63.4
35Carroll County, VA
32.8
63.4
36Halifax County, VA
32.4
55.6
37Rockbridge County, VA
32.1
53.6
38Patrick County, VA
31.9
58.1
39Augusta County, VA
31.8
58.8
40Surry County, VA
31.5
67.1
41Virginia Beach city, VA
31.3
44.4
42Page County, VA
30.8
52.4
43Staunton city, VA
30.8
45.7
44King and Queen County, VA
30.7
63.7
45Franklin County, VA
30.3
60.1
46New Kent County, VA
30.3
55.6
47Prince William County, VA
30.1
39.6
48Westmoreland County, VA
30.1
55.4
49Southampton County, VA
29.9
54.7
50Roanoke County, VA
29.8
49.4
51Culpeper County, VA
29.5
50.1
52Fairfax County, VA
29.4
44.4
53Orange County, VA
29.3
52.9
54Cumberland County, VA
29
51.6
55Fauquier County, VA
29
57.9
56Northumberland County, VA
28.9
66.8
57Suffolk city, VA
28.7
35.8
58Mecklenburg County, VA
28.6
51.1
59Gloucester County, VA
27.5
53.6
60Amherst County, VA
27.3
58.4
61Richmond County, VA
26.9
62.9
62Albemarle County, VA
26.5
44.7
63Rappahannock County, VA
26.4
59.7
64Arlington County, VA
26
44.8
65Clarke County, VA
25.8
63.6
66Stafford County, VA
25.7
53.6
67Middlesex County, VA
25.5
53.2
68Charles City County, VA
25.3
50.3
69Madison County, VA
25.2
59.1
70King William County, VA
25.1
57
71Caroline County, VA
24.9
47.9
72Nelson County, VA
24.6
51.8
73Northampton County, VA
24.6
54.7
74Essex County, VA
23.8
51.1
75Bedford County, VA
23.7
58.6
76Greene County, VA
23.3
50.6
77Loudoun County, VA
23.3
57
78Buckingham County, VA
23.2
56.4
79Isle of Wight County, VA
23.2
48.1
80Prince Edward County, VA
23.1
56.6
81Fluvanna County, VA
22.9
59.6
82Sussex County, VA
22
49.8
83Appomattox County, VA
21.6
62.4
84Brunswick County, VA
21.6
55.5
85Nottoway County, VA
21.4
43.7
86Prince George County, VA
21.3
49.4
87Charlotte County, VA
21.2
58.3
88Goochland County, VA
20.5
64
89Henrico County, VA
19.5
39.1
90Spotsylvania County, VA
18.1
54.4
91Amelia County, VA
17.4
54.9
92Pittsylvania County, VA
17.4
54
93Hanover County, VA
17
55.4
94Alexandria city, VA
16.3
39.3
95Richmond city, VA
15.3
27.4
96Henry County, VA
14.5
51.7
97Chesterfield County, VA
14
43.3
98Fredericksburg city, VA
14
37.1
99Greensville County, VA
11.7
56.9
100Powhatan County, VA
11.7
54.7
101Charlottesville city, VA
7.2
40.3
102Bristol city, VA
41.6
103Buena Vista city, VA
44.1
104Campbell County, VA
57.1
105Colonial Heights city, VA
36.9
106Covington city, VA
47
107Danville city, VA
37.5
108Dinwiddie County, VA
44.1
109Emporia city, VA
41
110Franklin city, VA
35.5
111Galax city, VA
41.7
112Hampton city, VA
33.3
113Harrisonburg city, VA
38.5
114Hopewell city, VA
29.7
115James City County, VA
56.3
116King George County, VA
54.7
117Lancaster County, VA
57.1
118Lexington city, VA
64.7
119Lynchburg city, VA
36.9
120Manassas city, VA
32.5
121Manassas Park city, VA
36.6
122Martinsville city, VA
44.6
123Newport News city, VA
31.1
124Norfolk city, VA
27.4
125Norton city, VA
47.5
126Petersburg city, VA
29
127Poquoson city, VA
55.9
128Portsmouth city, VA
26.7
129Radford city, VA
47.6
130Roanoke city, VA
27.7
131Salem city, VA
43
132Williamsburg city, VA
50.1
133York County, VA
52.5

Data Source

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