Soils of Mississippi

Inceptisols — young soils with weakly developed horizons

Its state soil, Natchez, is a minor one locally: 35th of 264 series, 0.72% of the mapped soil. First place goes to Smithdale, an Ultisol covering 11.1% of the state’s mapped soil. No order holds a majority; Ultisols lead with 38.8%, ahead of Alfisols at 27.1%.

Atlas series mapped in MississippiGuide: state soils and where series began