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Nebraska Expansive Soil & Foundation Risk by County

92 counties mapped. On average, 18% of Nebraska county soil area is high shrink-swell clay (USDA SSURGO).

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CountyTierHigh-risk %Moderate %
FillmoreSevere90%6%
ClaySevere82%11%
YorkSevere82%8%
HamiltonSevere77%11%
GageSevere76%17%
SalineSevere72%19%
JohnsonSevere63%33%
PawneeSevere60%34%
ThayerSevere60%28%
LancasterSevere60%35%
SewardSevere59%32%
PolkSevere57%17%
JeffersonSevere56%32%
OtoeSevere56%35%
BoydSevere53%14%
NuckollsSevere53%32%
ButlerSevere51%30%
RichardsonSevere44%40%
NemahaSevere39%44%
AdamsSevere38%34%
DawesSevere32%20%
BurtHigh27%56%
SaundersHigh26%64%
HallHigh24%23%
CassHigh22%66%
DodgeHigh22%60%
DakotaHigh18%48%
KearneyHigh16%36%
KnoxModerate14%51%
SiouxModerate13%4%
WashingtonModerate13%67%
CumingModerate13%77%
PlatteModerate10%66%
PhelpsModerate10%65%
ColfaxModerate10%71%
WebsterModerate10%68%
Keya PahaModerate8%6%
NanceModerate7%61%
MadisonModerate6%66%
BuffaloModerate6%54%
FranklinModerate6%63%
ThurstonLow5%75%
MerrickLow4%21%
WayneLow4%87%
DeuelLow4%54%
SarpyLow3%64%
DixonLow3%74%
GosperLow3%67%
CedarLow3%64%
DouglasLow3%40%
DawsonLow3%50%
HowardLow2%52%
StantonLow2%74%
Box ButteLow2%37%
HoltLow2%10%
BooneLow2%77%
HarlanLow2%69%
PerkinsLow2%54%
FurnasLow2%61%
Scotts BluffLow2%6%
ChaseLow2%28%
PierceLow2%49%
SheridanLow2%13%
ValleyLow1%68%
FrontierLow1%62%
HitchcockLow1%38%
RockLow1%2%
KeithLow1%22%
LincolnLow1%19%
AntelopeLow1%45%
KimballLow1%42%
BlaineLow0%0%
Red WillowLow0%51%
CusterLow0%57%
DundyLow0%6%
HayesLow0%9%
ShermanLow0%70%
BannerLow0%22%
GardenLow0%8%
GreeleyLow0%50%
LoganLow0%8%
MorrillLow0%4%
BrownLow0%6%
GarfieldLow0%6%
ArthurLow0%1%
CherryLow0%2%
GrantLow0%0%
HookerLow0%0%
LoupLow0%2%
McPhersonLow0%0%
ThomasLow0%0%
WheelerLow0%3%

Risk metrics are computed from USDA SSURGO soil survey data (linear extensibility of soil components, area-weighted by county). Soil varies lot to lot — this is county-scale context, not a substitute for a site-specific geotechnical or structural assessment.