Kansas Soil Drainage Rankings
How well does the soil drain across Kansas? We ranked every USDA survey area by the percentage of land classified as "well drained." Areas at the top of the list have soils where water moves through at a healthy rate — favorable for building, septic, and gardening. Areas at the bottom have more waterlogged or slowly-draining soils that may require engineered solutions.
The best-drained survey area is Norton County, Kansas at 99% well-drained soils. The most drainage-challenged is Crawford County, Kansas at 10%. With 74% poorly-drained soils, properties in Crawford County, Kansas should budget for drainage engineering, alternative septic designs, or raised-bed gardening.
| # | Survey Area | Well Drained | Poorly Drained | Dominant Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norton County, Kansas | 99% | 0% | Well drained |
| 2 | Decatur County, Kansas | 99% | 0% | Well drained |
| 3 | Ness County, Kansas | 99% | 0% | Well drained |
| 4 | Thomas County, Kansas | 99% | 0% | Well drained |
| 5 | Rawlins County, Kansas | 99% | 0% | Well drained |
| 6 | Wichita County, Kansas | 99% | 0% | Well drained |
| 7 | Phillips County, Kansas | 99% | 0% | Well drained |
| 8 | Sherman County, Kansas | 99% | 0% | Well drained |
| 9 | Gove County, Kansas | 98% | 0% | Well drained |
| 10 | Smith County, Kansas | 98% | 0% | Well drained |
| 11 | Graham County, Kansas | 98% | 0% | Well drained |
| 12 | Greeley County, Kansas | 98% | 0% | Well drained |
| 13 | Sheridan County, Kansas | 98% | 1% | Well drained |
| 14 | Rooks County, Kansas | 98% | 0% | Well drained |
| 15 | Stanton County, Kansas | 97% | 0% | Well drained |
| 16 | Hodgeman County, Kansas | 97% | 0% | Well drained |
| 17 | Lane County, Kansas | 97% | 1% | Well drained |
| 18 | Scott County, Kansas | 96% | 1% | Well drained |
| 19 | Trego County, Kansas | 95% | 0% | Well drained |
| 20 | Logan County, Kansas | 95% | 0% | Well drained |
| 21 | Osborne County, Kansas | 95% | 0% | Well drained |
| 22 | Rush County, Kansas | 95% | 0% | Well drained |
| 23 | Wallace County, Kansas | 94% | 1% | Well drained |
| 24 | Ford County, Kansas | 94% | 3% | Well drained |
| 25 | Kiowa County, Kansas | 93% | 1% | Well drained |
| 26 | Cheyenne County, Kansas | 93% | 1% | Well drained |
| 27 | Jewell County, Kansas | 92% | 1% | Well drained |
| 28 | Haskell County, Kansas | 92% | 2% | Well drained |
| 29 | Gray County, Kansas | 91% | 4% | Well drained |
| 30 | Sumner County, Kansas | 91% | 2% | Well drained |
| 31 | Grant County, Kansas | 89% | 1% | Well drained |
| 32 | Ellis County, Kansas | 88% | 0% | Well drained |
| 33 | Kingman County, Kansas | 87% | 10% | Well drained |
| 34 | Comanche County, Kansas | 87% | 2% | Well drained |
| 35 | Mitchell County, Kansas | 86% | 0% | Well drained |
| 36 | Pawnee County, Kansas | 85% | 8% | Well drained |
| 37 | Pratt County, Kansas | 85% | 6% | Well drained |
| 38 | Morton County, Kansas | 85% | 0% | Well drained |
| 39 | Barber County, Kansas | 84% | 1% | Well drained |
| 40 | Harper County, Kansas | 83% | 4% | Well drained |
| 41 | Stevens County, Kansas | 83% | 0% | Well drained |
| 42 | Hamilton County, Kansas | 83% | 2% | Well drained |
| 43 | Ellsworth County, Kansas | 83% | 0% | Well drained |
| 44 | Lincoln County, Kansas | 83% | 0% | Well drained |
| 45 | Edwards County, Kansas | 80% | 13% | Well drained |
| 46 | Clark County, Kansas | 80% | 3% | Well drained |
| 47 | Chase County, Kansas | 78% | 5% | Well drained |
| 48 | Doniphan County, Kansas | 77% | 7% | Well drained |
| 49 | Meade County, Kansas | 76% | 4% | Well drained |
| 50 | Finney County, Kansas | 76% | 4% | Well drained |
| 51 | Sedgwick County, Kansas | 74% | 7% | Well drained |
| 52 | Seward County, Kansas | 72% | 1% | Well drained |
| 53 | Russell County, Kansas | 71% | 0% | Well drained |
| 54 | Kearny County, Kansas | 68% | 5% | Well drained |
| 55 | Geary County, Kansas | 68% | 2% | Well drained |
| 56 | Ottawa County, Kansas | 67% | 0% | Well drained |
| 57 | Stafford County, Kansas | 66% | 26% | Well drained |
| 58 | Barton County, Kansas | 65% | 8% | Well drained |
| 59 | Saline County, Kansas | 65% | 0% | Well drained |
| 60 | Reno County, Kansas | 64% | 17% | Well drained |
| 61 | Cowley County, Kansas | 62% | 0% | Well drained |
| 62 | Pottawatomie County, Kansas | 62% | 5% | Well drained |
| 63 | Cloud County, Kansas | 60% | 0% | Well drained |
| 64 | Wabaunsee County, Kansas | 59% | 4% | Well drained |
| 65 | Greenwood County, Kansas | 58% | 11% | Well drained |
| 66 | Morris County, Kansas | 57% | 8% | Well drained |
| 67 | Marion County, Kansas | 56% | 6% | Well drained |
| 68 | Butler County, Kansas | 56% | 4% | Well drained |
| 69 | Republic County, Kansas | 54% | 1% | Well drained |
| 70 | Riley County, Kansas | 52% | 2% | Well drained |
| 71 | Elk County, Kansas | 48% | 13% | Well drained |
| 72 | Lyon County, Kansas | 43% | 17% | Well drained |
| 73 | Wyandotte County, Kansas | 43% | 8% | Moderately well drained |
| 74 | Washington County, Kansas | 43% | 0% | Moderately well drained |
| 75 | Clay County, Kansas | 41% | 0% | Moderately well drained |
| 76 | Rice County, Kansas | 39% | 18% | Well drained |
| 77 | Brown County, Kansas | 39% | 3% | Moderately well drained |
| 78 | Chautauqua County, Kansas | 38% | 21% | Well drained |
| 79 | McPherson County, Kansas | 38% | 15% | Moderately well drained |
| 80 | Harvey County, Kansas | 37% | 30% | Well drained |
| 81 | Montgomery County, Kansas | 33% | 31% | Moderately well drained |
| 82 | Douglas County, Kansas | 33% | 16% | Well drained |
| 83 | Dickinson County, Kansas | 31% | 0% | Moderately well drained |
| 84 | Osage County, Kansas | 30% | 13% | Moderately well drained |
| 85 | Atchison County, Kansas | 29% | 11% | Moderately well drained |
| 86 | Franklin County, Kansas | 28% | 30% | Moderately well drained |
| 87 | Bourbon County, Kansas | 28% | 35% | Moderately well drained |
| 88 | Leavenworth County, Kansas | 27% | 18% | Moderately well drained |
| 89 | Nemaha County, Kansas | 26% | 2% | Moderately well drained |
| 90 | Linn County, Kansas | 24% | 24% | Moderately well drained |
| 91 | Shawnee County, Kansas | 24% | 14% | Moderately well drained |
| 92 | Johnson County, Kansas | 23% | 22% | Moderately well drained |
| 93 | Wilson County, Kansas | 22% | 37% | Moderately well drained |
| 94 | Neosho County, Kansas | 22% | 39% | Moderately well drained |
| 95 | Allen County, Kansas | 20% | 33% | Moderately well drained |
| 96 | Miami County, Kansas | 20% | 22% | Moderately well drained |
| 97 | Woodson County, Kansas | 19% | 39% | Moderately well drained |
| 98 | Jefferson County, Kansas | 18% | 12% | Moderately well drained |
| 99 | Jackson County, Kansas | 17% | 5% | Moderately well drained |
| 100 | Anderson County, Kansas | 16% | 33% | Moderately well drained |
| 101 | Marshall County, Kansas | 14% | 3% | Moderately well drained |
| 102 | Coffey County, Kansas | 14% | 26% | Moderately well drained |
| 103 | Cherokee County, Kansas | 13% | 78% | Somewhat poorly drained |
| 104 | Labette County, Kansas | 12% | 54% | Somewhat poorly drained |
| 105 | Crawford County, Kansas | 10% | 74% | Somewhat poorly drained |