105 counties mapped. On average, 45% of Kansas county soil area is high shrink-swell clay (USDA SSURGO).
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Before you call a foundation company →| County | Tier | High-risk % | Moderate % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miami | Severe | 80% | 16% |
| Anderson | Severe | 77% | 19% |
| Coffey | Severe | 76% | 18% |
| Osage | Severe | 75% | 20% |
| Allen | Severe | 75% | 22% |
| Dickinson | Severe | 74% | 20% |
| Lyon | Severe | 74% | 23% |
| Morris | Severe | 74% | 15% |
| Franklin | Severe | 74% | 22% |
| Greenwood | Severe | 73% | 22% |
| Butler | Severe | 72% | 20% |
| Johnson | Severe | 72% | 20% |
| Woodson | Severe | 72% | 22% |
| Marion | Severe | 72% | 24% |
| Linn | Severe | 72% | 23% |
| Marshall | Severe | 71% | 22% |
| Riley | Severe | 70% | 20% |
| Elk | Severe | 70% | 21% |
| Harvey | Severe | 70% | 18% |
| McPherson | Severe | 69% | 22% |
| Wilson | Severe | 68% | 25% |
| Wabaunsee | Severe | 68% | 23% |
| Chautauqua | Severe | 67% | 20% |
| Jackson | Severe | 66% | 33% |
| Bourbon | Severe | 66% | 29% |
| Brown | Severe | 66% | 33% |
| Haskell | Severe | 65% | 24% |
| Labette | Severe | 64% | 32% |
| Neosho | Severe | 64% | 28% |
| Washington | Severe | 64% | 28% |
| Chase | Severe | 64% | 24% |
| Geary | Severe | 64% | 21% |
| Republic | Severe | 62% | 28% |
| Pottawatomie | Severe | 61% | 29% |
| Atchison | Severe | 61% | 36% |
| Lane | Severe | 61% | 27% |
| Mitchell | Severe | 60% | 22% |
| Nemaha | Severe | 60% | 38% |
| Shawnee | Severe | 59% | 30% |
| Montgomery | Severe | 59% | 30% |
| Cowley | Severe | 58% | 31% |
| Greeley | Severe | 58% | 34% |
| Rush | Severe | 58% | 35% |
| Gray | Severe | 58% | 18% |
| Leavenworth | Severe | 58% | 36% |
| Cloud | Severe | 57% | 26% |
| Crawford | Severe | 56% | 38% |
| Clay | Severe | 55% | 33% |
| Ford | Severe | 54% | 30% |
| Barton | Severe | 54% | 26% |
| Douglas | Severe | 53% | 36% |
| Jefferson | Severe | 53% | 40% |
| Wichita | Severe | 53% | 41% |
| Pawnee | Severe | 52% | 22% |
| Hodgeman | Severe | 52% | 35% |
| Ness | Severe | 50% | 36% |
| Osborne | Severe | 47% | 26% |
| Sumner | Severe | 47% | 33% |
| Scott | Severe | 47% | 42% |
| Rice | Severe | 45% | 26% |
| Sedgwick | Severe | 44% | 27% |
| Saline | Severe | 44% | 40% |
| Ellis | Severe | 44% | 23% |
| Jewell | Severe | 44% | 42% |
| Stanton | Severe | 43% | 44% |
| Ottawa | Severe | 41% | 46% |
| Ellsworth | Severe | 40% | 38% |
| Wyandotte | Severe | 38% | 41% |
| Cherokee | Severe | 38% | 53% |
| Finney | Severe | 38% | 33% |
| Russell | Severe | 36% | 31% |
| Meade | Severe | 35% | 32% |
| Edwards | Severe | 33% | 17% |
| Lincoln | Severe | 32% | 41% |
| Kearny | High | 28% | 35% |
| Rooks | High | 28% | 47% |
| Hamilton | High | 28% | 21% |
| Trego | High | 27% | 43% |
| Kiowa | High | 26% | 26% |
| Smith | High | 26% | 58% |
| Pratt | High | 25% | 26% |
| Seward | High | 25% | 26% |
| Reno | High | 23% | 26% |
| Barber | High | 22% | 28% |
| Grant | High | 20% | 53% |
| Stafford | High | 20% | 12% |
| Clark | High | 19% | 31% |
| Morton | High | 19% | 45% |
| Doniphan | Moderate | 14% | 74% |
| Gove | Moderate | 11% | 63% |
| Harper | Moderate | 10% | 48% |
| Kingman | Moderate | 9% | 34% |
| Stevens | Moderate | 7% | 57% |
| Phillips | Moderate | 6% | 80% |
| Comanche | Low | 5% | 35% |
| Thomas | Low | 4% | 89% |
| Wallace | Low | 4% | 65% |
| Logan | Low | 4% | 67% |
| Decatur | Low | 3% | 66% |
| Sherman | Low | 3% | 78% |
| Graham | Low | 3% | 76% |
| Cheyenne | Low | 2% | 44% |
| Norton | Low | 2% | 82% |
| Rawlins | Low | 2% | 61% |
| Sheridan | Low | 2% | 83% |
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.