USDA SSURGO COUNTY SOIL REFERENCE

Maricopa County, Arizona Soil Summary

This page summarizes USDA SSURGO mapped soil information for Maricopa County, Arizona.

Mapped Land Coverage
100%5,904,628.06 mapped acres of 5,904,627.68 Census land acres

Coverage measures mapped SSURGO intersection with Census land geometry. It does not mean that every parcel or point has complete soil information.

Soil at a Glance

Largest mapped soil unit
Ustic Haplargids and Typic Torriorthents; cool thermic aridic fan piedmonts
Symbol: 203 • 6.13% of mapped area
Largest estimated component
Unnamed soils
622,498.97 acres (10.54% of mapped area)
Mapped units & components
513 mapped soil units
Top 15 shown below · 158 component series
Dominant drainage class
Well drained
Highest acreage drainage class
Dominant hydrologic group
Group C
Runoff potential classification
Weighted average slope
11.04%
Terrain slope analysis
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Top Mapped Soil Units

Showing the 15 largest mapped units, representing 29.99% of mapped soil area.
SymbolMap Unit NameMapped Acres% of Mapped Area
203Ustic Haplargids and Typic Torriorthents; cool thermic aridic fan piedmonts362,106.486.13%
201Typic Haplargids, Ustic Haplocambids, and Ustic Calciargids; warm thermic basins and fan remnants176,008.552.98%
10Growler, Mohall, Tucson, and Valencia, occasionally flooded, dry, 1 to 3 percent slopes153,276.392.6%
21Denure-Rillito-Why complex, 1 to 5 percent slopes129,021.242.19%
17Hyder, Cipriano, and Rock outcrop, 15 to 65 percent slopes104,787.881.77%
54Quilotosa-Rock outcrop complex, 15 to 55 percent slopes104,680.21.77%
GgAGilman loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes100,485.411.7%
8Cherioni-Coolidge complex, 1 to 15 percent slopes90,671.331.54%
34Gunsight-Chuckawalla complex, 1 to 15 percent slopes85,100.871.44%
20Lomitas, Rock outcrop, and Quilotosa, 15 to 65 percent slopes82,414.431.4%
15Gunsight, Rillito, Momoli, and Carrizo, occasionally flooded, 0 to 10 percent slopes79,399.471.34%
37Gunsight-Rillito-Carrizo complex, 1 to 15 percent slopes77,561.051.31%
RSRock outcrop-Cherioni complex77,142.171.31%
9Cipriano-Hyder-Rock outcrop complex, 15 to 65 percent slopes74,322.641.26%
100Quilotosa-Vaiva-Rock outcrop complex, 20 to 65 percent slopes73,581.931.25%
2036.13% of mapped area

Ustic Haplargids and Typic Torriorthents; cool thermic aridic fan piedmonts

Mapped Area362,106.48 acres
Rank#1 of 513 in county
2012.98% of mapped area

Typic Haplargids, Ustic Haplocambids, and Ustic Calciargids; warm thermic basins and fan remnants

Mapped Area176,008.55 acres
Rank#2 of 513 in county
102.6% of mapped area

Growler, Mohall, Tucson, and Valencia, occasionally flooded, dry, 1 to 3 percent slopes

Mapped Area153,276.39 acres
Rank#3 of 513 in county
212.19% of mapped area

Denure-Rillito-Why complex, 1 to 5 percent slopes

Mapped Area129,021.24 acres
Rank#4 of 513 in county
171.77% of mapped area

Hyder, Cipriano, and Rock outcrop, 15 to 65 percent slopes

Mapped Area104,787.88 acres
Rank#5 of 513 in county
541.77% of mapped area

Quilotosa-Rock outcrop complex, 15 to 55 percent slopes

Mapped Area104,680.2 acres
Rank#6 of 513 in county
GgA1.7% of mapped area

Gilman loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes

Mapped Area100,485.41 acres
Rank#7 of 513 in county
81.54% of mapped area

Cherioni-Coolidge complex, 1 to 15 percent slopes

Mapped Area90,671.33 acres
Rank#8 of 513 in county
341.44% of mapped area

Gunsight-Chuckawalla complex, 1 to 15 percent slopes

Mapped Area85,100.87 acres
Rank#9 of 513 in county
201.4% of mapped area

Lomitas, Rock outcrop, and Quilotosa, 15 to 65 percent slopes

Mapped Area82,414.43 acres
Rank#10 of 513 in county
151.34% of mapped area

Gunsight, Rillito, Momoli, and Carrizo, occasionally flooded, 0 to 10 percent slopes

Mapped Area79,399.47 acres
Rank#11 of 513 in county
371.31% of mapped area

Gunsight-Rillito-Carrizo complex, 1 to 15 percent slopes

Mapped Area77,561.05 acres
Rank#12 of 513 in county
RS1.31% of mapped area

Rock outcrop-Cherioni complex

Mapped Area77,142.17 acres
Rank#13 of 513 in county
91.26% of mapped area

Cipriano-Hyder-Rock outcrop complex, 15 to 65 percent slopes

Mapped Area74,322.64 acres
Rank#14 of 513 in county
1001.25% of mapped area

Quilotosa-Vaiva-Rock outcrop complex, 20 to 65 percent slopes

Mapped Area73,581.93 acres
Rank#15 of 513 in county

Estimated Soil Components

Showing the 15 largest estimated component series. Component acreages are estimated from SSURGO map-unit component percentages (comppct_r) applied to spatially measured map-unit acreage.
ComponentDrainage ClassHydrologic GroupEstimated Acres% of Mapped Area
Unnamed soilsUnspecifiedUnspecified622,498.9710.54%
Ustic HaplargidsWell drainedC302,400.75.12%
Rock outcropUnspecifiedD296,666.025.02%
GunsightSomewhat excessively drained, Well drainedB, A290,974.714.93%
GilmanWell drainedC, B, A261,043.364.42%
MohallWell drainedC218,180.563.7%
RillitoWell drained, Somewhat excessively drainedB, A211,745.833.59%
CarrizoExcessively drainedA206,883.753.5%
LaveenWell drained, Somewhat excessively drainedB, A161,159.32.73%
DenureSomewhat excessively drained, Well drainedB, A158,183.22.68%
AnthoSomewhat excessively drained, Well drainedA140,4732.38%
QuilotosaSomewhat excessively drained, Excessively drainedD140,166.412.37%
CiprianoWell drained, Somewhat excessively drainedD, B139,063.742.36%
CherioniWell drainedD137,004.062.32%
MomoliWell drained, Somewhat excessively drainedB, A123,923.972.1%
Component acreage is estimated from SSURGO map-unit component percentages. Component values are not independently mapped polygon boundaries.

Unnamed soils

10.54%
Estimated Acres622,498.97
Drainage ClassUnspecified
Hydrologic GroupUnspecified

Ustic Haplargids

5.12%
Estimated Acres302,400.7
Drainage ClassWell drained
Hydrologic GroupC

Rock outcrop

5.02%
Estimated Acres296,666.02
Drainage ClassUnspecified
Hydrologic GroupD

Gunsight

4.93%
Estimated Acres290,974.71
Drainage ClassSomewhat excessively drained, Well drained
Hydrologic GroupB, A

Gilman

4.42%
Estimated Acres261,043.36
Drainage ClassWell drained
Hydrologic GroupC, B, A

Mohall

3.7%
Estimated Acres218,180.56
Drainage ClassWell drained
Hydrologic GroupC

Rillito

3.59%
Estimated Acres211,745.83
Drainage ClassWell drained, Somewhat excessively drained
Hydrologic GroupB, A

Carrizo

3.5%
Estimated Acres206,883.75
Drainage ClassExcessively drained
Hydrologic GroupA

Laveen

2.73%
Estimated Acres161,159.3
Drainage ClassWell drained, Somewhat excessively drained
Hydrologic GroupB, A

Denure

2.68%
Estimated Acres158,183.2
Drainage ClassSomewhat excessively drained, Well drained
Hydrologic GroupB, A

Antho

2.38%
Estimated Acres140,473
Drainage ClassSomewhat excessively drained, Well drained
Hydrologic GroupA

Quilotosa

2.37%
Estimated Acres140,166.41
Drainage ClassSomewhat excessively drained, Excessively drained
Hydrologic GroupD

Cipriano

2.36%
Estimated Acres139,063.74
Drainage ClassWell drained, Somewhat excessively drained
Hydrologic GroupD, B

Cherioni

2.32%
Estimated Acres137,004.06
Drainage ClassWell drained
Hydrologic GroupD

Momoli

2.1%
Estimated Acres123,923.97
Drainage ClassWell drained, Somewhat excessively drained
Hydrologic GroupB, A
Component acreage is estimated from SSURGO map-unit component percentages. Component values are not independently mapped polygon boundaries.

Drainage Class Distribution

Well drained56.95%
3,362,830.77 acres
Somewhat excessively drained20.64%
1,218,744.46 acres
Unknown / Unmapped16.88%
996,811.96 acres
Excessively drained5.53%
326,240.83 acres

Hydrologic Soil Group Distribution

Group C27.76%
1,639,040.29 acres
Group A23.32%
1,377,046.09 acres
Group D21.45%
1,266,384.93 acres
Group B14.53%
857,884.27 acres
Group Unknown / Unmapped12.94%
764,272.45 acres

Hydrologic soil groups are USDA/NRCS classifications related to runoff potential under specified soil conditions. They are not a property-level flood-risk rating.

Slope Characteristics

Weighted Average Slope: 11.04%
Nearly Level (0-2%)39.48%
2,331,026.39 acres
Gently Sloping (2-8%)21.3%
1,257,856.63 acres
Moderately Sloping (8-15%)5.39%
318,351.77 acres
Steep (15-30%)3.45%
203,613.19 acres
Very Steep (>30%)14.14%
834,630.72 acres
Unspecified Slope16.24%
959,149.32 acres

Sources & Methodology

USDA NRCS SSURGO

Mapped soil units, components, drainage classes, hydrologic groups, and slope ratings derived from official Soil Data Access REST services.

U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line

County land geometry used for county-level coverage calculation.

Coverage Method

Mapped acreage is calculated from true spatial vector intersection of county land geometry and SSURGO mapped soil polygons using NAD83 / CONUS Albers Equal Area projection (EPSG:5070).