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Nebraska Soil Data

Soil data for 93 counties

The most common soil order across Nebraska's 93 counties is Mollisols. County-level average pH ranges from 6.0 to 7.4, reflecting the state's diverse geology and land use. Approximately 6% of counties report poor or very poor drainage as the dominant class, which can affect crop selection and land management decisions.

Counties in Nebraska

CountyDominant TextureAvg pHDrainageSoil Order
Adams CountyLoamy fine sand6.6Excessively drainedEntisols
Antelope CountySandy loam6.7Well drainedMollisols
Arthur CountyLoam6.7N/AN/A
Banner CountySandy Loam7.1N/AN/A
Blaine CountyLoamy Sand6.5N/AN/A
Boone CountySilt loam6.7Well drainedMollisols
Box Butte CountyFine sandy loam7.2Well drainedMollisols
Boyd CountyLoamy fine sand6.9Somewhat excessively drainedMollisols
Brown CountyLoamy Sand6.6N/AN/A
Buffalo CountyLoam6.9N/AN/A
Burt CountySilt loam6.9Well drainedEntisols
Butler CountySilt Loam6.7N/AN/A
Cass CountySilty clay loam6.3Well drainedMollisols
Cedar CountySilt loam7.1Somewhat excessively drainedEntisols
Chase CountySilt loam7.1Very poorly drainedMollisols
Cherry CountyLoam6.6N/AN/A
Cheyenne CountyLoam7.2Well drainedMollisols
Clay CountySilt Loam6.0N/AN/A
Colfax CountyLoam7.0N/AN/A
Cuming CountyLoam6.8N/AN/A
Custer CountyLoam6.8Very poorly drainedMollisols
Dakota CountySilty Clay Loam7.1N/AN/A
Dawes CountyLoam7.4Well drainedEntisols
Dawson CountyLoam6.9N/AN/A
Deuel CountySandy Loam7.2N/AN/A
Dixon CountyLoam7.0N/AN/A
Dodge CountyLoam6.9N/AN/A
Douglas CountySilt Loam7.0N/AN/A
Dundy CountySandy Loam7.3N/AN/A
Fillmore CountySilt Loam6.0N/AN/A
Franklin CountyLoam6.7N/AN/A
Frontier CountySilt loam6.8Well drainedInceptisols
Furnas CountySilt Loam6.9N/AN/A
Gage CountySilty Clay Loam6.5N/AN/A
Garden CountyLoamy coarse sand7.1Somewhat excessively drainedEntisols
Garfield CountySandy Loam6.8N/AN/A
Gosper CountySilt Loam6.8N/AN/A
Grant CountyLoam6.7N/AN/A
Greeley CountyLoam6.8N/AN/A
Hall CountyLoam6.7N/AN/A
Hamilton CountyLoam6.6N/AN/A
Harlan CountySilt loam6.9Well drainedMollisols
Hayes CountyLoamy sand7.2Somewhat excessively drainedEntisols
Hitchcock CountyLoamy fine sand7.3Somewhat excessively drainedEntisols
Holt CountyLoam6.6Well drainedMollisols
Hooker CountyLoam6.7N/AN/A
Howard CountyLoam6.8Very poorly drainedEntisols
Jefferson CountySilt Loam6.3N/AN/A
Johnson CountySilty Clay Loam6.3N/AN/A
Kearney CountyLoam7.0N/AN/A
Keith CountySandy Loam7.1N/AN/A
Keya Paha CountyLoamy fine sand6.8Somewhat excessively drainedEntisols
Kimball CountySandy Loam7.2N/AN/A
Knox CountySilty clay loam6.9Well drainedMollisols
Lancaster CountySilty Clay Loam6.1N/AN/A
Lincoln CountySilt loam7.0Well drainedEntisols
Logan CountySandy Loam6.8N/AN/A
Loup CountySandy Loam6.7N/AN/A
Madison CountyLoam6.7N/AN/A
McPherson CountyLoam6.7N/AN/A
Merrick CountyFine sandy loam6.9Poorly drainedMollisols
Morrill CountySandy Loam7.2N/AN/A
Nance CountyLoamy fine sand6.8Somewhat excessively drainedMollisols
Nemaha CountySilty Clay Loam6.6N/AN/A
Nuckolls CountySilt Loam6.6N/AN/A
Otoe CountySilty Clay Loam6.4N/AN/A
Pawnee CountySilt loam6.3Poorly drainedEntisols
Perkins CountyLoam7.0N/AN/A
Phelps CountyLoam6.9N/AN/A
Pierce CountyFine sandy loam6.6Well drainedMollisols
Platte CountyLoam6.7N/AN/A
Polk CountyLoamy fine sand6.8Excessively drainedEntisols
Red Willow CountyFine sandy loam7.1Moderately well drainedEntisols
Richardson CountySilty Clay Loam6.4N/AN/A
Rock CountyLoamy Sand6.6N/AN/A
Saline CountySilty Clay Loam6.2N/AN/A
Sarpy CountySilt Loam6.9N/AN/A
Saunders CountySilt loam6.8Poorly drainedMollisols
Scotts Bluff CountyLoam7.4Moderately well drainedMollisols
Seward CountySilty clay loam6.4Well drainedAlfisols
Sheridan CountyLoamy fine sand7.1Excessively drainedEntisols
Sherman CountyLoam6.9N/AN/A
Sioux CountyGravelly sandy loam7.3Excessively drainedEntisols
Stanton CountyLoam6.7N/AN/A
Thayer CountySilt Loam6.3N/AN/A
Thomas CountySand6.6N/AN/A
Thurston CountySilt Loam7.0N/AN/A
Valley CountyLoam6.7N/AN/A
Washington CountySilt Loam6.7N/AN/A
Wayne CountyLoam6.8Well drainedMollisols
Webster CountySilt Loam6.8N/AN/A
Wheeler CountySilt loam6.9Well drainedEntisols
York CountySilt Loam6.3N/AN/A