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Nebraska soil by county

Across Nebraska's mapped land, shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on 14% and a shallow water table limits basements on 15%.

Highest clay shares: Fillmore County (91%), Clay County (83%), York County (83%), Gage County (81%), Saline County (79%). Highest water-table shares: Gage County (88%), Johnson County (74%), Otoe County (65%), Pawnee County (65%), Merrick County (53%).

Data as of September 22, 2026 · 93 counties

Adams County: 40%Antelope County: 1%Arthur County: 0%Banner County: 0%Blaine County: 0%Boone County: 2%Box Butte County: 2%Boyd County: 52%Brown County: 0%Buffalo County: 6%Burt County: 32%Butler County: 57%Cass County: 71%Cedar County: 2%Chase County: 2%Cherry County: 0%Cheyenne County: 1%Clay County: 83%Colfax County: 10%Cuming County: 13%Custer County: 0%Dakota County: 13%Dawes County: 24%Dawson County: 3%Deuel County: 1%Dixon County: 2%Dodge County: 22%Douglas County: 3%Dundy County: 0%Fillmore County: 91%Franklin County: 5%Frontier County: 1%Furnas County: 2%Gage County: 81%Garden County: 0%Garfield County: 0%Gosper County: 3%Grant County: 0%Greeley County: 0%Hall County: 24%Hamilton County: 78%Harlan County: 2%Hayes County: 5%Hitchcock County: 3%Holt County: 2%Hooker County: 0%Howard County: 2%Jefferson County: 65%Johnson County: 69%Kearney County: 16%Keith County: 1%Keya Paha County: 8%Kimball County: 1%Knox County: 16%Lancaster County: 73%Lincoln County: 1%Logan County: 0%Loup County: 0%Madison County: 7%McPherson County: 0%Merrick County: 3%Morrill County: 0%Nance County: 6%Nemaha County: 58%Nuckolls County: 67%Otoe County: 71%Pawnee County: 70%Perkins County: 2%Phelps County: 11%Pierce County: 2%Platte County: 11%Polk County: 57%Red Willow County: 1%Richardson County: 58%Rock County: 1%Saline County: 79%Sarpy County: 7%Saunders County: 54%Scotts Bluff County: 2%Seward County: 63%Sheridan County: 2%Sherman County: 0%Sioux County: 12%Stanton County: 4%Thayer County: 68%Thomas County: 0%Thurston County: 4%Valley County: 1%Washington County: 20%Wayne County: 6%Webster County: 19%Wheeler County: 0%York County: 83%
Expansive clay: share of mapped land where shrink-swell clay limits houses without basementsunder 10%10-25%25-40%40-60%60%+
Adams County: 7%Antelope County: 8%Arthur County: 10%Banner County: 2%Blaine County: 19%Boone County: 5%Box Butte County: 5%Boyd County: 13%Brown County: 17%Buffalo County: 12%Burt County: 30%Butler County: 21%Cass County: 21%Cedar County: 7%Chase County: 4%Cherry County: 16%Cheyenne County: 2%Clay County: 17%Colfax County: 20%Cuming County: 19%Custer County: 4%Dakota County: 22%Dawes County: 1%Dawson County: 17%Deuel County: 3%Dixon County: 9%Dodge County: 41%Douglas County: 19%Dundy County: 3%Fillmore County: 25%Franklin County: 5%Frontier County: 1%Furnas County: 3%Gage County: 88%Garden County: 12%Garfield County: 24%Gosper County: 2%Grant County: 14%Greeley County: 4%Hall County: 28%Hamilton County: 11%Harlan County: 1%Hayes County: 1%Hitchcock County: 2%Holt County: 41%Hooker County: 5%Howard County: 14%Jefferson County: 15%Johnson County: 74%Kearney County: 17%Keith County: 11%Keya Paha County: 15%Kimball County: 1%Knox County: 6%Lancaster County: 51%Lincoln County: 11%Logan County: 8%Loup County: 12%Madison County: 15%McPherson County: 9%Merrick County: 53%Morrill County: 13%Nance County: 14%Nemaha County: 48%Nuckolls County: 7%Otoe County: 65%Pawnee County: 65%Perkins County: 2%Phelps County: 9%Pierce County: 17%Platte County: 13%Polk County: 18%Red Willow County: 2%Richardson County: 42%Rock County: 37%Saline County: 11%Sarpy County: 15%Saunders County: 24%Scotts Bluff County: 11%Seward County: 19%Sheridan County: 11%Sherman County: 9%Sioux County: 1%Stanton County: 9%Thayer County: 6%Thomas County: 5%Thurston County: 14%Valley County: 8%Washington County: 16%Wayne County: 11%Webster County: 3%Wheeler County: 31%York County: 12%
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 Nebraska

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Adams County 40% 7% 0% 7 1967
Antelope County 1% 8% 78% 4 1960
Arthur County 0% 10% 100% 0 1974
Banner County under 1% 2% 100% 0 1959
Blaine County under 1% 19% 100% 0 1962
Boone County 2% 5% 4% 7 1957
Box Butte County 2% 5% 100% 0 1965
Boyd County 52% 13% 0% 5 1953
Brown County under 1% 17% 62% 0 1959
Buffalo County 6% 12% 30% 48 1980
Burt County 32% 30% 51% 24 1956
Butler County 57% 21% 0% 3 1968
Cass County 71% 21% 0% 92 1977
Cedar County 2% 7% 100% 4 1964
Chase County 2% 4% 98% 0 1965
Cherry County under 1% 16% 33% 0 1971
Cheyenne County 1% 2% 100% 0 1957
Clay County 83% 17% 0% 1 1954
Colfax County 10% 20% 0% 33 1967
Cuming County 13% 19% 70% 25 1958
Custer County under 1% 4% 51% 7 1958
Dakota County 13% 22% 100% 15 1974
Dawes County 24% 1% 100% 0 1958
Dawson County 3% 17% 70% 32 1969
Deuel County 1% 3% 100% 1 1945
Dixon County 2% 9% 100% 1 1950
Dodge County 22% 41% 0% 364 1967
Douglas County 3% 19% 0% 263 1977
Dundy County under 1% 3% 66% 0 1948
Fillmore County 91% 25% 0% 1 1959
Franklin County 5% 5% 48% 0 1940
Frontier County 1% 1% 100% 0 1956
Furnas County 2% 3% 100% 2 1949
Gage County 81% 88% 0% 4 1961
Garden County under 1% 12% 100% 0 1953
Garfield County under 1% 24% 11% 0 1964
Gosper County 3% 2% 100% 0 1973
Grant County 0% 14% 100% 0 1960
Greeley County under 1% 4% 0% 0 1946
Hall County 24% 28% 0% 20 1975
Hamilton County 78% 11% 0% 0 1973
Harlan County 2% 1% 100% 0 1965
Hayes County 5% 1% 98% 0 1946
Hitchcock County 3% 2% 47% 0 1950
Holt County 2% 41% 46% 4 1966
Hooker County 0% 5% 100% 0 1955
Howard County 2% 14% 0% 13 1963
Jefferson County 65% 15% 0% 0 1955
Johnson County 69% 74% 0% 1 1953
Kearney County 16% 17% 1% 0 1963
Keith County 1% 11% 100% 2 1973
Keya Paha County 8% 15% 27% 0 1967
Kimball County 1% 1% 100% 0 1952
Knox County 16% 6% 81% 12 1967
Lancaster County 73% 51% 0% 21 1983
Lincoln County 1% 11% 100% 4 1970
Logan County under 1% 8% 100% 0 1956
Loup County under 1% 12% 100% 0 1986
Madison County 7% 15% 37% 11 1974
McPherson County under 1% 9% 100% 0 1955
Merrick County 3% 53% 0% 2 1970
Morrill County under 1% 13% 100% 0 1957
Nance County 6% 14% 0% 3 1950
Nemaha County 58% 48% 0% 0 1950
Nuckolls County 67% 7% 0% 1 1948
Otoe County 71% 65% 0% 2 1971
Pawnee County 70% 65% 0% 0 1952
Perkins County 2% 2% 100% 0 1951
Phelps County 11% 9% 63% 3 1968
Pierce County 2% 17% 69% 7 1958
Platte County 11% 13% 0% 20 1973
Polk County 57% 18% 0% 2 1960
Red Willow County 1% 2% 100% 5 1959
Richardson County 58% 42% 0% 11 1950
Rock County 1% 37% 78% 0 1968
Saline County 79% 11% 0% 7 1964
Sarpy County 7% 15% 0% 223 1996
Saunders County 54% 24% 0% 54 1973
Scotts Bluff County 2% 11% 100% 4 1969
Seward County 63% 19% 0% 6 1970
Sheridan County 2% 11% 100% 1 1951
Sherman County under 1% 9% 0% 0 1962
Sioux County 12% 1% 100% 0 1956
Stanton County 4% 9% 61% 1 1967
Thayer County 68% 6% 0% 3 1956
Thomas County 0% 5% 100% 0 1961
Thurston County 4% 14% 100% 2 1970
Valley County 1% 8% 0% 3 1961
Washington County 20% 16% 0% 35 1976
Wayne County 6% 11% 99% 0 1967
Webster County 19% 3% 0% 2 1951
Wheeler County 0% 31% 0% 0 1975
York County 83% 12% 0% 2 1968

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.