Soils of South Carolina
258 soil series mapped on 17.73 million acres
Entisols — young soils with little or no horizon development
The state soil, Bohicket, ranks 12th of 258 series here on 307,458 acres. First place goes to Cecil, an Ultisol covering 9.9% of the state’s mapped soil. Ultisols make up more than two thirds of the mapped soil (73.0%).
Atlas series mapped in South CarolinaGuide: state soils and where series began
Largest series in South Carolina
Atlas series mapped in South Carolina
- Cecil203 cm · Typic Kanhapludults
- Bohicket203 cm · Typic Sulfaquents
- Pacolet203 cm · Typic Kanhapludults
- Madison168 cm · Typic Kanhapludults
- Bibb152 cm · Typic Fluvaquents
- Troup203 cm · Grossarenic Kandiudults
- Lakeland203 cm · Typic Quartzipsamments
- Pelham203 cm · Arenic Paleaquults
- Orangeburg183 cm · Typic Kandiudults