List of U.S. state soils

This is a list of U.S. state soils. A state soil is a soil that has special significance to a particular state. Each state in the United States has selected a state soil, twenty of which have been legislatively established. These official state soils share the same level of distinction as official state flowers and birds. Also, representative soils have been selected for Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.^[1]

Table

State federal district or territory	State soil	Image	Year adopted as official state symbol (if any)
Alabama	Bama		1997[2]
Alaska	Tanana
Arizona	Casa Grande
Arkansas	Stuttgart		1997
California	San Joaquin		1997
Colorado	Seitz[3]
Connecticut	Windsor		proposed[4]
Delaware	Greenwich		2000
Florida	Myakka		1989
Georgia	Tifton
Hawaii	Hilo
Idaho	Threebear
Illinois	Drummer		2001
Indiana	Miami
Iowa	Tama
Kansas	Harney		1990
Kentucky	Crider		1990
Louisiana	Ruston
Maine	Chesuncook (soil)		1999
Maryland	Sassafras
Massachusetts	Paxton		1990
Michigan	Kalkaska		1990
Minnesota	Lester		2012
Mississippi	Natchez		2003
Missouri	Menfro
Montana	Scobey	Scobey Soil profile	2015[5]
Nebraska	Holdrege (soil)		1979
Nevada	Orovada		2001
New Hampshire	Marlow[6]
New Jersey	Downer
New Mexico	Penistaja
New York	Honeoye
North Carolina	Cecil
North Dakota	Williams
Ohio	Miamian
Oklahoma	Port Silt Loam		1987
Oregon	Jory		2011[7][8]
Pennsylvania	Hazleton (soil)
Puerto Rico	Bayamon
Rhode Island	Narragansett
South Carolina	Bohicket
South Dakota	Houdek		1990
Tennessee	Dickson
Texas	Houston Black
Utah	Mivida[9]
Vermont	Tunbridge		1985
Virgin Islands	Victory
Virginia	Pamunkey
Washington	Tokul		proposed[10]
West Virginia	Monongahela		1997
Wisconsin	Antigo		1983
Wyoming	Forkwood

See also

• List of state soil science associations
• List of U.S. state, district, and territorial insignia
• Soil in the United States

References

1. "State Soils". U.S. Department of Agriculture. Archived from the original on 2007-03-13. Retrieved 2007-03-11.
2. "Official Alabama Soil". Alabama Emblems, Symbols and Honors. Alabama Department of Archives & History. 2004-06-15. Retrieved 2007-03-21.
3. "Seitz -- Colorado State Soil". Natural Resources Conservation Service, United States Department of Agriculture. August 23, 2022. Retrieved May 12, 2023.
4. "Windsor – Proposed State Soil". Connecticut Soils. Natural Resources Conservation Service. Archived from the original on 2007-07-31. Retrieved 2007-03-21.
5. "LAWS Detailed Bill Information Page". laws.leg.mt.gov. Retrieved 2017-06-14.
6. "Marlow". Retrieved 2019-03-27.
7. "House Concurrent Resolution 3, 2011". Oregon State Legislature. 2011. Archived from the original on August 5, 2012. Retrieved May 24, 2011.
8. Mapes, Jeff (May 24, 2011). "Jory soil, not just any dirt, is named Oregon's state soil". The Oregonian. Retrieved May 24, 2011.
9. "Soils | NRCS Utah". www.ut.nrcs.usda.gov. Retrieved 2016-12-16.
10. "Tokul – Washington State Soil" (PDF). State Soils. Natural Resources Conservation Service. Retrieved 2007-03-21.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

External links

• Official State Soils
• United States Dept. of Agriculture: State Soils