Novarly Parcel · Farmland map

Where is America's best soil?

Share of surveyed land designated prime farmland by the USDA soil survey, state by state. Click a state to drill into counties and screen a specific parcel.

share of surveyed acres designated prime farmland (USDA):≥60%40–60%25–40%10–25%<10%

Iowa

56.5% prime farmland

County deep-dives:

Kossuth County (80.2%)Sioux County (85.3%)Webster County (80.8%)O'Brien County (95.5%)Buchanan County (88.6%)Calhoun County (87.2%)Pocahontas County (86.3%)Buena Vista County (85.9%)Benton County (68.4%)Clay County (85.3%)

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Computed from USDA SSURGO (Soil Data Access) map-unit acreage; prime share includes conditional designations such as "prime if drained." Farmland reports · US sinking map