This page summarizes USDA SSURGO mapped soil information for Jefferson County, Alabama.
Coverage measures mapped SSURGO intersection with Census land geometry. It does not mean that every parcel or point has complete soil information.
County summaries provide regional context across mapped soil units. Address lookup combines available public datasets for the Census-matched location.
| Symbol | Map Unit Name | Mapped Acres | % of Mapped Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Montevallo-Nauvoo association, 6 to 45 percent slopes | 10,640.93 | 1.48% |
| W | Water | 8,716.1 | 1.21% |
| CrA | Crowley-Vidrine complex, 0 to 1 percent slopes | 5,969.87 | 0.83% |
| 26 | Perry clay, 0 to 1 percent slopes | 5,760.47 | 0.8% |
| ZwB | Zaneis-Pawhuska complex, 0 to 3 percent slopes | 5,658.86 | 0.79% |
| ZvD | Zaneis, Lucien, and Grainola soils, 5 to 12 percent slopes | 4,320.06 | 0.6% |
| CQ | Rock outcrop, cirques, 40 to 80 percent slopes | 3,538.56 | 0.49% |
| 41E | Berks-Weikert complex, 35 to 60 percent slopes | 3,362.26 | 0.47% |
| 46 | Sphinx-Rock outcrop complex, 15 to 80 percent slopes | 3,289.06 | 0.46% |
| 290B | Leighcan family, till substratum, 5 to 40 percent slopes | 3,284.96 | 0.46% |
| 922A | Moran family-Rock outcrop-Teewinot family complex, 40 to 80 percent slopes | 3,251.7 | 0.45% |
| 704S | Leighcan-Endlich families complex, 40 to 60 percent slopes | 3,195.26 | 0.44% |
| 73201 | Sonsac gravelly silt loam, 15 to 40 percent slopes, very stony | 3,150.33 | 0.44% |
| 367B | Scout-Angostura families complex, 5 to 40 percent slopes | 3,135.83 | 0.44% |
| 33 | Rilla silt loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes | 3,093.8 | 0.43% |
| Component | Drainage Class | Hydrologic Group | Estimated Acres | % of Mapped Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock outcrop | Unspecified | D | 29,384.91 | 4.09% |
| Water | Subaqueous | D | 23,050.52 | 3.21% |
| Leighcan family | Somewhat excessively drained, Well drained | B, C | 13,100.91 | 1.82% |
| Urban land | Unspecified | D | 10,934.4 | 1.52% |
| Sphinx | Somewhat excessively drained | D | 8,669.46 | 1.21% |
| Nauvoo | Well drained | B | 7,485.83 | 1.04% |
| Gilpin | Well drained | C | 7,274.01 | 1.01% |
| Perry | Poorly drained | C, D | 6,853.4 | 0.95% |
| Montevallo | Well drained | D | 5,633.16 | 0.78% |
| Crete | Moderately well drained | C, C/D, D | 5,349.58 | 0.74% |
| Zaneis | Well drained | B, C | 5,276.03 | 0.73% |
| Smithdale | Well drained | B | 4,565.38 | 0.63% |
| Lapine | Excessively drained | A | 4,479.08 | 0.62% |
| Legault family | Excessively drained | D | 4,116.05 | 0.57% |
| Memphis | Well drained | B | 4,064.01 | 0.57% |
Hydrologic soil groups are USDA/NRCS classifications related to runoff potential under specified soil conditions. They are not a property-level flood-risk rating.