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West Virginia Soil Data

Soil data for 55 counties

USDA SSURGO / PHZM

The most common soil order across West Virginia's 55 counties is Entisols. County-level average pH ranges from 3.0 to 6.1, reflecting the state's diverse geology and land use.

Counties in West Virginia

CountyDominant TextureAvg pHDrainageSoil Order
Barbour CountyVery channery loam5.4Somewhat excessively drainedEntisols
Berkeley CountyLoam5.6N/AN/A
Boone CountyLoam5.6N/AEntisols
Braxton CountyLoam5.7N/AN/A
Brooke CountyUnknownN/AN/AN/A
Cabell CountySlightly decomposed plant material5.6Well drainedUltisols
Calhoun CountyUnknownN/AN/AN/A
Clay CountyLoam5.6N/AEntisols
Doddridge CountySilt Loam6.1N/AN/A
Fayette CountyUnknownN/AN/AN/A
Gilmer CountyLoam6.0N/AN/A
Grant CountyUnknownN/AN/AN/A
Greenbrier CountyLoam4.7N/AN/A
Hampshire CountyUnknownN/AN/AN/A
Hancock CountyUnknownN/AN/AN/A
Hardy CountyUnknownN/AN/AN/A
Harrison CountyUnknownN/AN/AN/A
Jackson CountyUnknownN/AN/AN/A
Jefferson CountyLoam5.4N/AN/A
Kanawha CountyLoam5.3N/AN/A
Lewis CountyLoam5.9N/AN/A
Lincoln CountyLoam4.4N/AN/A
Logan CountyUnknownN/AN/AN/A
Marion CountyUnknownN/AN/AN/A
Marshall CountySilt Loam6.0N/AN/A
Mason CountyUnknownN/AN/AN/A
McDowell CountyLoam3.0N/AEntisols
Mercer CountyUnknownN/AN/AN/A
Mineral CountyUnknownN/AN/AN/A
Mingo CountyUnknownN/AN/AN/A
Monongalia CountyUnknownN/AN/AN/A
Monroe CountyModerately decomposed plant material5.0Well drainedInceptisols
Morgan CountyLoam4.9N/AN/A
Nicholas CountyUnknownN/AN/AN/A
Ohio CountyUnknownN/AN/AN/A
Pendleton CountyLoam5.1N/AN/A
Pleasants CountyUnknownN/AN/AN/A
Pocahontas CountyLoam4.5N/AN/A
Preston CountyLoam5.0N/AN/A
Putnam CountyVery channery loam5.6Somewhat excessively drainedEntisols
Raleigh CountyUnknownN/AN/AN/A
Randolph CountyUnknownN/AN/AN/A
Ritchie CountyLoam5.4N/AN/A
Roane CountyUnknownN/AN/AN/A
Summers CountyUnknownN/AN/AN/A
Taylor CountyUnknownN/AN/AN/A
Tucker CountyUnknownN/AN/AN/A
Tyler CountyUnknownN/AN/AN/A
Upshur CountyVery channery loam5.4Somewhat excessively drainedEntisols
Wayne CountyLoam5.6N/AN/A
Webster CountyLoam4.9N/AN/A
Wetzel CountyLoam5.1Well drainedEntisols
Wirt CountyUnknownN/AN/AN/A
Wood CountyUnknownN/AN/AN/A
Wyoming CountyLoam5.1N/AEntisols