West Virginia Soil Drainage Rankings

West Virginia

How well does the soil drain across West Virginia? 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 Wetzel County, West Virginia at 99% well-drained soils. The most drainage-challenged is Marshall County, West Virginia at 47%.

#	Survey Area	Well Drained	Poorly Drained	Dominant Class
1	Wetzel County, West Virginia	99%	0%	Well drained
2	Clay County, West Virginia	99%	0%	Well drained
3	Gilmer County, West Virginia	99%	0%	Well drained
4	Doddridge County, West Virginia	99%	0%	Well drained
5	Calhoun and Roane Counties, West Virginia	99%	0%	Well drained
6	McDowell County, West Virginia	99%	0%	Well drained
7	Kanawha County, West Virginia	98%	0%	Well drained
8	Boone County, West Virginia	98%	0%	Well drained
9	Pleasants and Tyler Counties, West Virginia	97%	0%	Well drained
10	Wyoming County, West Virginia	97%	0%	Well drained
11	Lincoln County, West Virginia	97%	0%	Well drained
12	Lewis County, West Virginia	97%	0%	Well drained
13	Webster County, West Virginia	96%	0%	Well drained
14	Ritchie County, West Virginia	96%	0%	Well drained
15	Bluestone National Scenic River, West Virginia	96%	0%	Well drained
16	Fayette and Raleigh Counties Area, West Virginia	96%	1%	Well drained
17	New River Gorge National River, West Virginia	96%	0%	Well drained
18	Logan and Mingo Counties, West Virginia	95%	0%	Well drained
19	Gauley River National Recreation Area, West Virginia	94%	0%	Well drained
20	Putnam County, West Virginia	94%	1%	Well drained
21	Cabell County, West Virginia	92%	1%	Well drained
22	Jackson and Mason Counties, West Virginia	91%	1%	Well drained
23	Monroe County, West Virginia	91%	1%	Well drained
24	Braxton County, West Virginia	90%	0%	Well drained
25	Pendleton County, West Virginia	90%	1%	Well drained
26	Mercer and Summers Counties Area, West Virginia	90%	1%	Well drained
27	Brooke, Hancock, and Ohio Counties, West Virginia	89%	0%	Well drained
28	Wood and Wirt Counties, West Virginia	85%	1%	Well drained
29	Hampshire and Mineral Counties, West Virginia	84%	4%	Well drained
30	Jefferson County, West Virginia	84%	3%	Well drained
31	Greenbrier County, West Virginia	83%	2%	Well drained
32	Barbour County, West Virginia	83%	2%	Well drained
33	Pocahontas County, West Virginia	80%	2%	Well drained
34	Grant and Hardy Counties, West Virginia	80%	3%	Well drained
35	Randolph County Area, Main Part, West Virginia	79%	2%	Well drained
36	Nicholas County Area, West Virginia	78%	1%	Well drained
37	Harrison and Taylor Counties, West Virginia	77%	3%	Well drained
38	Upshur County, West Virginia	77%	2%	Well drained
39	Marion and Monongalia Counties, West Virginia	75%	0%	Well drained
40	Preston County, West Virginia	75%	4%	Well drained
41	Tucker County and Northern Randolph County, West Virginia	72%	12%	Well drained
42	Wayne County, West Virginia	71%	0%	Well drained
43	Berkeley County, West Virginia	64%	10%	Well drained
44	Morgan County, West Virginia	58%	2%	Well drained
45	Marshall County, West Virginia	47%	0%	Moderately well drained