Kansas Soil Data

Soil data for 105 counties

The most common soil order across Kansas's 105 counties is Mollisols. County-level average pH ranges from 5.9 to 7.6, reflecting the state's diverse geology and land use. Approximately 2% of counties report poor or very poor drainage as the dominant class, which can affect crop selection and land management decisions.

Counties in Kansas

CountyDominant TextureAvg pHDrainageSoil Order
Allen CountySilty Clay Loam6.2N/AN/A
Anderson CountySilty Clay Loam6.2N/AN/A
Atchison CountySilty Clay Loam6.3N/AN/A
Barber CountyClay loam6.9Well drainedMollisols
Barton CountyLoam6.8N/AN/A
Bourbon CountySilty Clay Loam6.3N/AN/A
Brown CountySilty Clay Loam6.3N/AN/A
Butler CountySilty Clay Loam6.4N/AN/A
Chase CountySilty Clay Loam6.4N/AN/A
Chautauqua CountySilty Clay Loam6.3N/AN/A
Cherokee CountySlightly decomposed plant material6.0Somewhat excessively drainedUltisols
Cheyenne CountyLoam7.5N/AN/A
Clark CountyFine sandy loam7.5Well drainedMollisols
Clay CountySilt Loam6.4N/AN/A
Cloud CountySilt Loam6.6N/AN/A
Coffey CountySilty Clay Loam6.2N/AN/A
Comanche CountySilt loam7.1Well drainedMollisols
Cowley CountySilt Loam6.4N/AN/A
Crawford CountySilty Clay Loam6.2N/AN/A
Decatur CountySilt loam7.2Well drainedMollisols
Dickinson CountySilt Loam6.6N/AN/A
Doniphan CountySilt Loam6.4N/AN/A
Douglas CountySilt Loam6.3N/AN/A
Edwards CountyLoam6.8N/AN/A
Elk CountySilty Clay Loam6.3N/AN/A
Ellis CountySilt Loam7.4N/AN/A
Ellsworth CountySilt Loam6.6N/AN/A
Finney CountyLoam7.5N/AN/A
Ford CountyLoam7.3N/AN/A
Franklin CountySilt Loam5.9N/AN/A
Geary CountySilt Loam6.6N/AN/A
Gove CountySilt Loam7.5N/AN/A
Graham CountyLoam7.3N/AN/A
Grant CountyFine sandy loam7.4Well drainedEntisols
Gray CountyLoam7.3N/AN/A
Greeley CountyFine sandy loam7.5Well drainedMollisols
Greenwood CountySilty Clay Loam6.3N/AN/A
Hamilton CountyLoam7.5N/AN/A
Harper CountyLoam6.7N/AN/A
Harvey CountyLoam6.4N/AN/A
Haskell CountyFine sandy loam7.2Well drainedEntisols
Hodgeman CountySilt Loam7.5N/AN/A
Jackson CountySilty Clay Loam6.4N/AN/A
Jefferson CountySilty Clay Loam6.3N/AN/A
Jewell CountySilt Loam6.9N/AN/A
Johnson CountySilt Loam6.3N/AN/A
Kearny CountyLoam7.6N/AN/A
Kingman CountyLoam6.6N/AN/A
Kiowa CountyLoam6.8N/AN/A
Labette CountySilty Clay Loam6.2N/AN/A
Lane CountySilt Loam7.5N/AN/A
Leavenworth CountySilt Loam6.4N/AN/A
Lincoln CountySilt Loam6.9N/AN/A
Linn CountySilty Clay Loam6.0N/AN/A
Logan CountyLoam7.6N/AN/A
Lyon CountySilty Clay Loam6.2N/AN/A
Marion CountySilty Clay Loam6.6N/AN/A
Marshall CountySilty Clay Loam6.4N/AN/A
McPherson CountyLoam6.4N/AN/A
Meade CountyLoam7.4N/AN/A
Miami CountySilty Clay Loam6.2N/AN/A
Mitchell CountySilt Loam7.1N/AN/A
Montgomery CountySilty Clay Loam6.2N/AN/A
Morris CountySilty Clay Loam6.6N/AN/A
Morton CountyClay7.2Poorly drainedVertisols
Nemaha CountySilty Clay Loam6.5N/AN/A
Neosho CountySilt Loam6.3N/AN/A
Ness CountySilt Loam7.4N/AN/A
Norton CountySilt Loam7.1N/AN/A
Osage CountySilty Clay Loam6.1N/AN/A
Osborne CountySilt Loam7.4N/AN/A
Ottawa CountySilt Loam6.6N/AN/A
Pawnee CountyLoam7.0N/AN/A
Phillips CountySilt Loam7.1N/AN/A
Pottawatomie CountySilt Loam6.7N/AN/A
Pratt CountySandy Loam6.6N/AN/A
Rawlins CountySilt loam7.5Well drainedMollisols
Reno CountyLoam6.3N/AN/A
Republic CountySilt Loam6.6N/AN/A
Rice CountyLoam6.4N/AN/A
Riley CountySilt Loam6.7N/AN/A
Rooks CountyLoam7.3N/AN/A
Rush CountySilt Loam7.4N/AN/A
Russell CountySilt Loam7.2N/AN/A
Saline CountySilt Loam6.5N/AN/A
Scott CountyLoam7.4N/AN/A
Sedgwick CountyLoam6.5N/AN/A
Seward CountySandy Loam7.4N/AN/A
Shawnee CountySilt Loam6.4N/AN/A
Sheridan CountyLoam7.4N/AN/A
Sherman CountyClay loam7.5Poorly drainedMollisols
Smith CountySilt Loam7.2N/AN/A
Stafford CountySandy Loam6.6N/AN/A
Stanton CountySandy loam7.5Well drainedEntisols
Stevens CountyLoam7.1N/AN/A
Sumner CountyLoam6.5N/AN/A
Thomas CountyGravelly sandy loam7.2Excessively drainedEntisols
Trego CountySilt Loam7.5N/AN/A
Wabaunsee CountySilty Clay Loam6.6N/AN/A
Wallace CountyLoamy sand7.6Somewhat excessively drainedEntisols
Washington CountySilt Loam6.3N/AN/A
Wichita CountySilt loam7.6Well drainedMollisols
Wilson CountySilt Loam6.2N/AN/A
Woodson CountySilty Clay Loam6.2N/AN/A
Wyandotte CountySilt Loam6.5N/AN/A