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Perry soil series
Perry soils cover 908,891 mapped acres, mostly in Arkansas, Louisiana and Texas. USDA rates shrink-swell a limit for houses without basements on 89% of that land, and a shallow water table a limit for basements on 91%.
It is the leading soil series by area in 7 of the counties and cities on this site, including Chicot County, AR; Morehouse Parish, LA; Jefferson County, AR.
SSURGO survey versions to August 5, 2026 · series description revised 2002-03
of its land: shrink-swell limits houses without basements
of its land: a shallow water table limits basements
median highest linear extensibility (6% and up is high)
median highest clay content in the top 150 cm
USDA's description
The Perry series consists of very deep, poorly drained, very slowly permeable soils that formed in clayey alluvium. These soils are on level to gently undulating alluvial plains of the Arkansas and Red Rivers and their distributaries. Slopes range from 0 to 3 percent.
Source: USDA NRCS series description (OSD) for Perry, revised 2002-03. Read it.
Engineering properties
| Mapped area (SSURGO) | 908,891 acres |
| Shrink-swell limits houses without basements | 88.5% |
| Shallow water table limits basements | 90.6% |
| Very limited for septic absorption fields | 88.5% |
| Most common drainage class | Poorly drained |
| Most common hydrologic soil group | D |
| Taxonomic class | Very-fine, smectitic, thermic Chromic Epiaquerts |
| Type location | Morehouse Parish, Louisiana |
Where Perry is mapped
| State | Mapped acres |
|---|---|
| Arkansas | 585,113 |
| Louisiana | 315,245 |
| Texas | 8,533 |
Places where Perry leads
Counties and cities where Perry covers more mapped land than any other series.
| Place | Share of mapped land |
|---|---|
| Chicot County, AR | 25% |
| Morehouse Parish, LA | 21% |
| Jefferson County, AR | 18% |
| Lincoln County, AR | 18% |
| Caldwell Parish, LA | 15% |
| Lonoke County, AR | 15% |
| Ouachita Parish, LA | 14% |
Other places where Perry is a main soil
Counties and cities where Perry is among the six soil series covering the most mapped land, but not the first. Share of the place's mapped land.
Counties
Sources
Shares and properties: USDA NRCS SSURGO via Soil Data Access, weighted by each component's share of its map units. Description: the USDA NRCS series description. How we count.