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Kansas soil by county

Across Kansas's mapped land, shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on 41% and a shallow water table limits basements on 19%.

Highest clay shares: Miami County (83%), Morris County (82%), Dickinson County (81%), Anderson County (80%), Lyon County (80%). Highest water-table shares: Cherokee County (80%), Crawford County (79%), Coffey County (76%), Marshall County (73%), Jackson County (73%).

Data as of September 22, 2026 · 105 counties

Allen County: 75%Anderson County: 80%Atchison County: 73%Barber County: 21%Barton County: 54%Bourbon County: 69%Brown County: 77%Butler County: 73%Chase County: 71%Chautauqua County: 67%Cherokee County: 52%Cheyenne County: 3%Clark County: 18%Clay County: 67%Cloud County: 59%Coffey County: 77%Comanche County: 5%Cowley County: 59%Crawford County: 67%Decatur County: 3%Dickinson County: 81%Doniphan County: 27%Douglas County: 56%Edwards County: 25%Elk County: 70%Ellis County: 36%Ellsworth County: 50%Finney County: 14%Ford County: 56%Franklin County: 75%Geary County: 71%Gove County: 11%Graham County: 3%Grant County: 2%Gray County: 42%Greeley County: 2%Greenwood County: 78%Hamilton County: 2%Harper County: 10%Harvey County: 69%Haskell County: 9%Hodgeman County: 51%Jackson County: 76%Jefferson County: 59%Jewell County: 50%Johnson County: 73%Kearny County: 3%Kingman County: 8%Kiowa County: 21%Labette County: 75%Lane County: 36%Leavenworth County: 63%Lincoln County: 47%Linn County: 78%Logan County: 5%Lyon County: 80%Marion County: 80%Marshall County: 72%McPherson County: 72%Meade County: 35%Miami County: 83%Mitchell County: 58%Montgomery County: 62%Morris County: 82%Morton County: 2%Nemaha County: 75%Neosho County: 72%Ness County: 51%Norton County: 2%Osage County: 77%Osborne County: 45%Ottawa County: 67%Pawnee County: 49%Phillips County: 6%Pottawatomie County: 71%Pratt County: 15%Rawlins County: 2%Reno County: 14%Republic County: 69%Rice County: 47%Riley County: 76%Rooks County: 26%Rush County: 60%Russell County: 40%Saline County: 52%Scott County: 7%Sedgwick County: 42%Seward County: 9%Shawnee County: 65%Sheridan County: 2%Sherman County: 3%Smith County: 24%Stafford County: 10%Stanton County: 2%Stevens County: 6%Sumner County: 47%Thomas County: 3%Trego County: 26%Wabaunsee County: 73%Wallace County: 4%Washington County: 67%Wichita County: 4%Wilson County: 69%Woodson County: 73%Wyandotte County: 61%
Expansive clay: share of mapped land where shrink-swell clay limits houses without basementsunder 10%10-25%25-40%40-60%60%+
Allen County: 61%Anderson County: 72%Atchison County: 62%Barber County: 2%Barton County: 10%Bourbon County: 58%Brown County: 60%Butler County: 8%Chase County: 10%Chautauqua County: 51%Cherokee County: 80%Cheyenne County: 2%Clark County: 4%Clay County: 2%Cloud County: 1%Coffey County: 76%Comanche County: 4%Cowley County: 12%Crawford County: 79%Decatur County: 2%Dickinson County: 3%Doniphan County: 15%Douglas County: 51%Edwards County: 15%Elk County: 45%Ellis County: 1%Ellsworth County: 1%Finney County: 5%Ford County: 5%Franklin County: 70%Geary County: 6%Gove County: 1%Graham County: 1%Grant County: 2%Gray County: 7%Greeley County: 2%Greenwood County: 39%Hamilton County: 4%Harper County: 12%Harvey County: 32%Haskell County: 3%Hodgeman County: 1%Jackson County: 73%Jefferson County: 54%Jewell County: 2%Johnson County: 65%Kearny County: 7%Kingman County: 11%Kiowa County: 4%Labette County: 72%Lane County: 3%Leavenworth County: 52%Lincoln County: 1%Linn County: 61%Logan County: 2%Lyon County: 53%Marion County: 9%Marshall County: 73%McPherson County: 18%Meade County: 6%Miami County: 67%Mitchell County: 1%Montgomery County: 58%Morris County: 10%Morton County: 1%Nemaha County: 70%Neosho County: 64%Ness County: 1%Norton County: 1%Osage County: 69%Osborne County: 1%Ottawa County: 3%Pawnee County: 9%Phillips County: 1%Pottawatomie County: 35%Pratt County: 8%Rawlins County: 2%Reno County: 20%Republic County: 3%Rice County: 17%Riley County: 22%Rooks County: 1%Rush County: 1%Russell County: 1%Saline County: 5%Scott County: 3%Sedgwick County: 11%Seward County: 3%Shawnee County: 59%Sheridan County: 2%Sherman County: 3%Smith County: 1%Stafford County: 30%Stanton County: 2%Stevens County: 1%Sumner County: 8%Thomas County: 3%Trego County: 1%Wabaunsee County: 27%Wallace County: 3%Washington County: 6%Wichita County: 2%Wilson County: 60%Woodson County: 72%Wyandotte County: 28%
High water table: share of mapped land where a shallow water table limits basementsunder 10%10-25%25-40%40-60%60%+

Every county in Kansas

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Allen County 75% 61% 82% 7 1965
Anderson County 80% 72% 0% 0 1964
Atchison County 73% 62% 0% 0 1968
Barber County 21% 2% 100% 0 1956
Barton County 54% 10% 100% 10 1959
Bourbon County 69% 58% 70% 3 1957
Brown County 77% 60% 0% 1 1964
Butler County 73% 8% 90% 91 1984
Chase County 71% 10% 0% 3 1958
Chautauqua County 67% 51% 100% 0 1961
Cherokee County 52% 80% 100% 6 1966
Cheyenne County 3% 2% 5% 0 1951
Clark County 18% 4% 100% 0 1946
Clay County 67% 2% 0% 3 1962
Cloud County 59% 1% 0% 2 1953
Coffey County 77% 76% 0% 2 1970
Comanche County 5% 4% 100% 0 1947
Cowley County 59% 12% 100% 10 1961
Crawford County 67% 79% 100% 11 1972
Decatur County 3% 2% 99% 0 1953
Dickinson County 81% 3% 0% 3 1956
Doniphan County 27% 15% 0% 17 1970
Douglas County 56% 51% 0% 39 1988
Edwards County 25% 15% 100% 2 1948
Elk County 70% 45% 100% 0 1956
Ellis County 36% 1% 12% 9 1973
Ellsworth County 50% 1% 84% 0 1958
Finney County 14% 5% 88% 3 1978
Ford County 56% 5% 100% 1 1972
Franklin County 75% 70% 0% 10 1975
Geary County 71% 6% 0% 6 1987
Gove County 11% 1% 0% 0 1958
Graham County 3% 1% 41% 0 1957
Grant County 2% 2% 100% 0 1974
Gray County 42% 7% 100% 0 1976
Greeley County 2% 2% 94% 0 1966
Greenwood County 78% 39% 49% 1 1956
Hamilton County 2% 4% 100% 0 1970
Harper County 10% 12% 100% 0 1956
Harvey County 69% 32% 100% 10 1970
Haskell County 9% 3% 100% 0 1973
Hodgeman County 51% 1% 96% 0 1957
Jackson County 76% 73% 0% 0 1976
Jefferson County 59% 54% 0% 3 1979
Jewell County 50% 2% 0% 0 1945
Johnson County 73% 65% 0% 146 1989
Kearny County 3% 7% 100% 0 1972
Kingman County 8% 11% 100% 6 1956
Kiowa County 21% 4% 100% 0 1973
Labette County 75% 72% 100% 16 1958
Lane County 36% 3% 0% 0 1958
Leavenworth County 63% 52% 0% 13 1982
Lincoln County 47% 1% 7% 1 1939
Linn County 78% 61% 0% 1 1983
Logan County 5% 2% 0% 0 1959
Lyon County 80% 53% 0% 9 1970
Marion County 80% 9% 39% 7 1957
Marshall County 72% 73% 0% 0 1959
McPherson County 72% 18% 87% 11 1974
Meade County 35% 6% 100% 0 1959
Miami County 83% 67% 0% 12 1987
Mitchell County 58% 1% 0% 3 1958
Montgomery County 62% 58% 100% 22 1958
Morris County 82% 10% 0% 0 1960
Morton County 2% 1% 87% 0 1966
Nemaha County 75% 70% 0% 3 1974
Neosho County 72% 64% 100% 21 1963
Ness County 51% 1% 8% 0 1959
Norton County 2% 1% 74% 0 1957
Osage County 77% 69% 0% 2 1974
Osborne County 45% 1% 0% 0 1952
Ottawa County 67% 3% 0% 5 1969
Pawnee County 49% 9% 100% 0 1956
Phillips County 6% 1% 22% 0 1961
Pottawatomie County 71% 35% 0% 8 1987
Pratt County 15% 8% 100% 0 1956
Rawlins County 2% 2% 9% 0 1956
Reno County 14% 20% 100% 29 1962
Republic County 69% 3% 0% 2 1945
Rice County 47% 17% 100% 11 1953
Riley County 76% 22% 0% 68 1984
Rooks County 26% 1% 0% 0 1953
Rush County 60% 1% 86% 3 1948
Russell County 40% 1% 70% 0 1957
Saline County 52% 5% 7% 12 1966
Scott County 7% 3% 13% 0 1959
Sedgwick County 42% 11% 100% 159 1978
Seward County 9% 3% 100% 2 1973
Shawnee County 65% 59% 0% 69 1972
Sheridan County 2% 2% 59% 4 1969
Sherman County 3% 3% 31% 0 1967
Smith County 24% 1% 0% 0 1954
Stafford County 10% 30% 100% 0 1951
Stanton County 2% 2% 100% 0 1968
Stevens County 6% 1% 91% 0 1974
Sumner County 47% 8% 100% 66 1962
Thomas County 3% 3% 0% 0 1967
Trego County 26% 1% 0% 0 1963
Wabaunsee County 73% 27% 0% 3 1964
Wallace County 4% 3% 59% 0 1961
Washington County 67% 6% 0% 1 1953
Wichita County 4% 2% 70% 0 1966
Wilson County 69% 60% 100% 15 1965
Woodson County 73% 72% 81% 0 1962
Wyandotte County 61% 28% 0% 30 1962

How these shares are counted

Shares are of mapped land in USDA's soil survey (SSURGO), weighted by each soil's share of every map unit. Drought is the US Drought Monitor's D1-or-worse share on the September 22, 2026 map. Flood losses are FEMA NFIP records since 2016. Sources and methods.