Soils of Pennsylvania

Inceptisols — young soils with weakly developed horizons

Pennsylvania’s state soil, Hazleton, is also its most extensive series, with 1,589,533 acres (6.2% of the mapped soil). No order holds a majority; Inceptisols lead with 41.2%, ahead of Ultisols at 37.0%.

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