USDA SSURGO COUNTY SOIL REFERENCE

Pima County, Arizona Soil Summary

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

Mapped Land Coverage
99.98%5,880,856.62 mapped acres of 5,882,026.56 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
Bucklebar-Hayhook-Tubac complex, 0 to 3 percent slopes
Symbol: 6 • 3.79% of mapped area
Largest estimated component
Unnamed soils
812,881.33 acres (13.82% of mapped area)
Mapped units & components
413 mapped soil units
Top 15 shown below · 205 component series
Dominant drainage class
Well drained
Highest acreage drainage class
Dominant hydrologic group
Group D
Runoff potential classification
Weighted average slope
11.28%
Terrain slope analysis
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Top Mapped Soil Units

Showing the 15 largest mapped units, representing 25.08% of mapped soil area.
SymbolMap Unit NameMapped Acres% of Mapped Area
6Bucklebar-Hayhook-Tubac complex, 0 to 3 percent slopes223,003.423.79%
45Nahda-Stagecoach complex, 1 to 15 percent slopes122,599.782.08%
56Soledad-Topawa complex, 1 to 5 percent slopes122,506.462.08%
44Mohall-Trix complex, 0 to 1 percent slopes119,583.372.03%
43Mohall-Pahaka complex, 1 to 3 percent slopes105,293.81.79%
207Lithic Argiustolls, Typic Haplustolls, and Aridic Calciustolls; warm mesic ustic mountains100,855.011.71%
16Delnorte-Stagecoach complex, 1 to 20 percent slopes88,013.581.5%
204Calcic Petrocalcids, Typic Haplocalcids, and Lithic Ustic Torriorthents; cool thermic aridic fan remnants and hills79,493.951.35%
5Coolidge, Denure, and Rillito, dry, 0 to 5 percent slopes75,764.381.29%
18Delthorny-Garzona-Rock outcrop complex, 15 to 60 percent slopes75,463.021.28%
58Pantano-Granolite complex, 5 to 25 percent slopes75,385.31.28%
36Hayhook-Sahuarita complex, 1 to 5 percent slopes74,777.841.27%
40Lajitas-Bosa-Rock outcrop complex, 15 to 50 percent slopes72,718.821.24%
15Dateland-Denure complex, 0 to 3 percent slopes70,502.141.2%
12Lomitas, Rock outcrop, Quilotosa, and Rizzo, dry, 15 to 65 percent slopes70,000.051.19%
63.79% of mapped area

Bucklebar-Hayhook-Tubac complex, 0 to 3 percent slopes

Mapped Area223,003.42 acres
Rank#1 of 413 in county
452.08% of mapped area

Nahda-Stagecoach complex, 1 to 15 percent slopes

Mapped Area122,599.78 acres
Rank#2 of 413 in county
562.08% of mapped area

Soledad-Topawa complex, 1 to 5 percent slopes

Mapped Area122,506.46 acres
Rank#3 of 413 in county
442.03% of mapped area

Mohall-Trix complex, 0 to 1 percent slopes

Mapped Area119,583.37 acres
Rank#4 of 413 in county
431.79% of mapped area

Mohall-Pahaka complex, 1 to 3 percent slopes

Mapped Area105,293.8 acres
Rank#5 of 413 in county
2071.71% of mapped area

Lithic Argiustolls, Typic Haplustolls, and Aridic Calciustolls; warm mesic ustic mountains

Mapped Area100,855.01 acres
Rank#6 of 413 in county
161.5% of mapped area

Delnorte-Stagecoach complex, 1 to 20 percent slopes

Mapped Area88,013.58 acres
Rank#7 of 413 in county
2041.35% of mapped area

Calcic Petrocalcids, Typic Haplocalcids, and Lithic Ustic Torriorthents; cool thermic aridic fan remnants and hills

Mapped Area79,493.95 acres
Rank#8 of 413 in county
51.29% of mapped area

Coolidge, Denure, and Rillito, dry, 0 to 5 percent slopes

Mapped Area75,764.38 acres
Rank#9 of 413 in county
181.28% of mapped area

Delthorny-Garzona-Rock outcrop complex, 15 to 60 percent slopes

Mapped Area75,463.02 acres
Rank#10 of 413 in county
581.28% of mapped area

Pantano-Granolite complex, 5 to 25 percent slopes

Mapped Area75,385.3 acres
Rank#11 of 413 in county
361.27% of mapped area

Hayhook-Sahuarita complex, 1 to 5 percent slopes

Mapped Area74,777.84 acres
Rank#12 of 413 in county
401.24% of mapped area

Lajitas-Bosa-Rock outcrop complex, 15 to 50 percent slopes

Mapped Area72,718.82 acres
Rank#13 of 413 in county
151.2% of mapped area

Dateland-Denure complex, 0 to 3 percent slopes

Mapped Area70,502.14 acres
Rank#14 of 413 in county
121.19% of mapped area

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

Mapped Area70,000.05 acres
Rank#15 of 413 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 soilsUnspecifiedUnspecified812,881.3313.82%
Rock outcropWell drained, Excessively drainedD222,116.583.78%
HayhookWell drainedA155,880.622.65%
GunsightWell drained, Somewhat excessively drainedB, A148,421.052.52%
BucklebarWell drainedC, B143,791.752.45%
MohallWell drainedC140,727.942.39%
DenureSomewhat excessively drained, Well drainedA140,292.792.39%
StagecoachSomewhat excessively drained, Well drainedA123,464.862.1%
TubacWell drainedC117,003.951.99%
RillitoWell drained, Somewhat excessively drainedB, A102,978.931.75%
CaralampiWell drainedC99,919.991.7%
LampshireWell drainedD88,194.51.5%
SahuaritaWell drainedC84,704.891.44%
NahdaWell drainedD82,248.241.4%
Casa GrandeWell drainedC78,019.821.33%
Component acreage is estimated from SSURGO map-unit component percentages. Component values are not independently mapped polygon boundaries.

Unnamed soils

13.82%
Estimated Acres812,881.33
Drainage ClassUnspecified
Hydrologic GroupUnspecified

Rock outcrop

3.78%
Estimated Acres222,116.58
Drainage ClassWell drained, Excessively drained
Hydrologic GroupD

Hayhook

2.65%
Estimated Acres155,880.62
Drainage ClassWell drained
Hydrologic GroupA

Gunsight

2.52%
Estimated Acres148,421.05
Drainage ClassWell drained, Somewhat excessively drained
Hydrologic GroupB, A

Bucklebar

2.45%
Estimated Acres143,791.75
Drainage ClassWell drained
Hydrologic GroupC, B

Mohall

2.39%
Estimated Acres140,727.94
Drainage ClassWell drained
Hydrologic GroupC

Denure

2.39%
Estimated Acres140,292.79
Drainage ClassSomewhat excessively drained, Well drained
Hydrologic GroupA

Stagecoach

2.1%
Estimated Acres123,464.86
Drainage ClassSomewhat excessively drained, Well drained
Hydrologic GroupA

Tubac

1.99%
Estimated Acres117,003.95
Drainage ClassWell drained
Hydrologic GroupC

Rillito

1.75%
Estimated Acres102,978.93
Drainage ClassWell drained, Somewhat excessively drained
Hydrologic GroupB, A

Caralampi

1.7%
Estimated Acres99,919.99
Drainage ClassWell drained
Hydrologic GroupC

Lampshire

1.5%
Estimated Acres88,194.5
Drainage ClassWell drained
Hydrologic GroupD

Sahuarita

1.44%
Estimated Acres84,704.89
Drainage ClassWell drained
Hydrologic GroupC

Nahda

1.4%
Estimated Acres82,248.24
Drainage ClassWell drained
Hydrologic GroupD

Casa Grande

1.33%
Estimated Acres78,019.82
Drainage ClassWell drained
Hydrologic GroupC
Component acreage is estimated from SSURGO map-unit component percentages. Component values are not independently mapped polygon boundaries.

Drainage Class Distribution

Well drained69.3%
4,075,478.31 acres
Unknown / Unmapped18.63%
1,095,619.47 acres
Somewhat excessively drained9.79%
575,594.32 acres
Excessively drained2.22%
130,453.2 acres
Somewhat poorly drained0.06%
3,555.64 acres
Moderately well drained0%
155.64 acres

Hydrologic Soil Group Distribution

Group D26.25%
1,543,897.71 acres
Group C25.68%
1,510,018.12 acres
Group A21.74%
1,278,257.39 acres
Group Unknown / Unmapped16.27%
956,813.21 acres
Group B10.06%
591,870.16 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: 11.28%
Nearly Level (0-2%)30.9%
1,817,442.85 acres
Gently Sloping (2-8%)20.75%
1,220,185.29 acres
Moderately Sloping (8-15%)11.42%
671,400.25 acres
Steep (15-30%)6.75%
396,955.79 acres
Very Steep (>30%)11.7%
688,110.78 acres
Unspecified Slope18.48%
1,086,761.62 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).