Soil Series Atlas

Soils of Puerto Rico

229 soil series mapped on 1.90 million acres

050100150cm1 ft2 ft3 ft4 ft5 ftApTopsoil · plowed0–15 cm · 0–6 inA/BMixed topsoil and subsoil15–28 cm · 6–11 inBo1Subsoil · residual iron and aluminumoxides28–51 cm · 11–20 inBo2Subsoil · residual iron and aluminumoxides51–84 cm · 20–33 inBo3Subsoil · residual iron and aluminumoxides84–119 cm · 33–47 inBo4Subsoil · residual iron and aluminumoxides119–155 cm · 47–61 inBo5Subsoil · residual iron and aluminumoxides155–168 cm · 61–66 in050100150cmApTopsoil · plowed0–15 cm · 0–6 inA/BMixed topsoil andsubsoil15–28 cm · 6–11 inBo1Subsoil · residual ironand aluminum oxides28–51 cm · 11–20 inBo2Subsoil · residual ironand aluminum oxides51–84 cm · 20–33 inBo3Subsoil · residual ironand aluminum oxides84–119 cm · 33–47 inBo4Subsoil · residual ironand aluminum oxides119–155 cm · 47–61 inBo5Subsoil · residual ironand aluminum oxides155–168 cm · 61–66 in
Bayamon, to scale.

Oxisols — very highly weathered soils of the tropics

The state soil, Bayamon, ranks 22nd of 229 series here on 22,290 acres. First place goes to Mucara, an Inceptisol covering 8.6% of the state’s mapped soil. No order holds a majority; Inceptisols lead with 33.2%, ahead of Ultisols at 24.5%.

Atlas series mapped in Puerto RicoGuide: state soils and where series began

Soil orders in Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico

Largest series in Puerto Rico

  1. MucaraInceptisols · 162,455 acres8.56%
  2. HumatasUltisols · 143,646 acres7.57%
  3. CaguaboInceptisols · 128,792 acres6.78%
  4. ConsumoUltisols · 96,908 acres5.10%
  5. PanduraInceptisols · 59,468 acres3.13%
  6. NaranjitoUltisols · 52,504 acres2.77%
  7. SollerMollisols · 52,244 acres2.75%
  8. Los GuineosOxisols · 45,936 acres2.42%
  9. DescalabradoMollisols · 43,850 acres2.31%
  10. MoradoInceptisols · 38,651 acres2.04%