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Minnesota Soil Data

Soil data for 87 counties

The most common soil order across Minnesota's 87 counties is Entisols. County-level average pH ranges from 3.9 to 7.3, reflecting the state's diverse geology and land use. Approximately 1% of counties report poor or very poor drainage as the dominant class, which can affect crop selection and land management decisions.

Counties in Minnesota

CountyDominant TextureAvg pHDrainageSoil Order
Aitkin CountyLoam4.3Well drainedEntisols
Anoka CountyLoamy sand5.3Very poorly drainedEntisols
Becker CountyLoam6.2N/AN/A
Beltrami CountyLoam5.2N/AN/A
Benton CountySandy Loam5.4Well drainedEntisols
Big Stone CountyLoam7.2N/AN/A
Blue Earth CountyLoam6.5N/AN/A
Brown CountyLoam6.9N/AN/A
Carlton CountyLoam4.1N/AN/A
Carver CountyLoam6.5N/AN/A
Cass CountySandy Loam5.0N/AN/A
Chippewa CountyLoam7.2N/AN/A
Chisago CountySandy Loam5.5N/AN/A
Clay CountyLoam6.9N/AN/A
Clearwater CountySandy Loam5.7N/AN/A
Cook CountyLoam4.7N/AN/A
Cottonwood CountyLoam6.9Well drainedEntisols
Crow Wing CountyLoam4.3N/AN/A
Dakota CountyLoam6.3N/AN/A
Dodge CountySilt Loam6.4N/AN/A
Douglas CountyLoam6.3N/AN/A
Faribault CountyLoam6.7N/AN/A
Fillmore CountyLoam6.5N/AN/A
Freeborn CountyLoam6.6N/AN/A
Goodhue CountySilt Loam6.4N/AN/A
Grant CountyLoam7.3N/AN/A
Hennepin CountySandy Loam6.1N/AN/A
Houston CountySilt Loam6.4N/AN/A
Hubbard CountySandy Loam5.4N/AN/A
Isanti CountySandy Loam5.5N/AN/A
Itasca CountyLoam4.3N/AN/A
Jackson CountyLoam6.8N/AN/A
Kanabec CountyLoam4.6Well drainedEntisols
Kandiyohi CountyLoam6.1Well drainedEntisols
Kittson CountyLoam7.2N/AN/A
Koochiching CountyUnknownN/AN/AN/A
Lac qui Parle CountyLoam7.2N/AN/A
Lake CountyLoam4.9N/AN/A
Lake of the Woods CountyLoam5.1N/AN/A
Le Sueur CountyLoam6.5N/AN/A
Lincoln CountyLoam7.2N/AN/A
Lyon CountyLoam7.2N/AN/A
Mahnomen CountyLoam6.2N/AN/A
Marshall CountyLoam6.5N/AN/A
Martin CountyLoam6.8N/AN/A
McLeod CountyLoam6.7N/AN/A
Meeker CountyLoam6.4N/AN/A
Mille Lacs CountyLoam4.8Well drainedEntisols
Morrison CountySandy Loam4.9Excessively drainedEntisols
Mower CountyLoam6.4N/AN/A
Murray CountyLoam7.0N/AN/A
Nicollet CountyLoam6.9N/AN/A
Nobles CountyLoam6.8Well drainedEntisols
Norman CountyLoam7.0N/AN/A
Olmsted CountyLoam6.4N/AN/A
Otter Tail CountyLoam6.6N/AN/A
Pennington CountyLoam6.0N/AN/A
Pine CountyLoam3.9N/AN/A
Pipestone CountyLoam7.0Well drainedEntisols
Polk CountyLoam6.7N/AN/A
Pope CountyLoam6.5N/AN/A
Ramsey CountyLoam5.8N/AN/A
Red Lake CountyLoam6.6N/AN/A
Redwood CountyLoam7.1N/AN/A
Renville CountyLoam6.9N/AN/A
Rice CountyLoam6.4N/AN/A
Rock CountySilty Clay Loam6.8N/AN/A
Roseau CountyLoam6.0N/AN/A
Scott CountyFine sand6.3Excessively drainedEntisols
Sherburne CountySandy Loam5.5N/AN/A
Sibley CountyClay loam6.9Well drainedEntisols
St. Louis CountyUnknownN/AN/AN/A
Stearns CountyLoamy sand5.9Excessively drainedEntisols
Steele CountyLoam6.4Moderately well drainedEntisols
Stevens CountyLoam7.1N/AN/A
Swift CountyLoam7.2N/AN/A
Todd CountySandy Loam5.8N/AN/A
Traverse CountyClay Loam7.2N/AN/A
Wabasha CountySilt Loam6.4N/AN/A
Wadena CountySandy Loam5.3N/AN/A
Waseca CountyLoam6.5N/AN/A
Washington CountyLoam5.9N/AN/A
Watonwan CountyLoam7.0N/AN/A
Wilkin CountyLoam7.3N/AN/A
Winona CountySilt Loam6.5N/AN/A
Wright CountyLoam6.0N/AN/A
Yellow Medicine CountyLoam7.2N/AN/A