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Published Soil Surveys for Iowa

Soil surveys are being completed and published on a continuing schedule.  As time passes, the data in published surveys become dated. The official information about the soils in a given area is available from the Soil Data Mart, which provides the most current data about the soils. If spatial data are available, the Web Soil Survey also provides access to the most current information. In the “Date” column, the word “current” is used for those surveys having both tabular and spatial data in the Soil Data Mart. “Archived PDF online” refers to any surveys published as PDF files on the Web, including new surveys as well as old ones dating back to 1899.

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Follow these instructions to download both text and maps.
 How to Save an Archived Soil Survey Publication to Your Local Machine (PDF; 2.8 MB) 

For information about areas not included on the following list of soil survey publications or for ordering or obtaining information about reference copies (CD-ROM or paper copy), contact:

State Conservationist
210 Walnut Street
Federal Building, Suite 693
Des Moines, IA 50309-2180
Phone: 515-284-6655
FAX: 515-284-4394

Soil survey name (Follow links for online surveys.) Date Paper copy available CD-ROM Archived PDF online Web Soil Survey (generated from official soil data)
Adair County 1919 No No No No
Adair County 1980 Yes No No No
Adair County Current No No No Yes
Adams County 1963 Yes No No No
Adams County 2008 No No Yes No
Adams County Current No No No Yes
Allamakee County 1958 No No No No
Allamakee County 1998 Yes No Yes No
Allamakee County Current No No No Yes
Appanoose County 1923 No No No No
Appanoose County 1977 Yes No Yes No
Appanoose County Current No No No Yes
Audubon County 1940 No No No No
Audubon County 1984 Yes No Yes No
Audubon County Current No No No Yes
Benton County 1921 No No No No
Benton County 1980 Yes No No No
Benton County Current No No No Yes
Black Hawk County 1917 No No No No
Black Hawk County 1978 Yes No No No
Black Hawk County 2006 Yes No Yes No
Black Hawk County Current No No No Yes
Boone County 1920 No No No No
Boone County 1981 Yes No No No
Boone County Current No No No Yes
Bremer County 1913 No No No No
Bremer County 1967 Yes No Yes No
Bremer County Current No No No Yes
Buchanan County 1926 No No No No
Buchanan County 1982 Yes No No No
Buchanan County Current No No No Yes
Buena Vista County 1917 No No No No
Buena Vista County 1977 Yes No No No
Buena Vista County 2004 No Yes No No
Buena Vista County Current No No No Yes
Butler County 1928 No No No No
Butler County 1982 Yes No No No
Butler County Current No No No Yes
Calhoun County 1930 No No No No
Calhoun County 1981 Yes No No No
Calhoun County Current No No No Yes
Carroll County 1926 No No No No
Carroll County 1982 Yes No No No
Carroll County Current No No No Yes
Cass County 1969 Yes No Yes No
Cass County Current No No No Yes
Cedar County 1919 No No No No
Cedar County 1979 Yes Yes Yes No
Cedar County Current No No No Yes
Cerro Gordo County 1903 No No No No
Cerro Gordo County 1940 No No No No
Cerro Gordo County 1981 Yes No No No
Cerro Gordo County 2004 No Yes No No
Cerro Gordo County Current No No No Yes
Cherokee County 1924 No No No No
Cherokee County 1989 Yes Yes No No
Cherokee County Current No No No Yes
Chickasaw County 1927 No No No No
Chickasaw County 1996 Yes Yes No No
Chickasaw County Current No No No Yes
Clarke County 1923 No No No No
Clarke County 1989 Yes Yes Yes No
Clarke County Current No No No Yes
Clay County 1916 No No No No
Clay County 1969 Yes No No No
Clay County 2005 Yes No Yes No
Clay County Current No No No Yes
Clayton County 1925 No No No No
Clayton County 1982 Yes No No No
Clayton County Current No No No Yes
Clinton County 1915 No No No No
Clinton County 1981 Yes No No No
Clinton County Current No No No Yes
Crawford County 1928 No No No No
Crawford County 1973 Yes No No No
Crawford County 2007 No No Yes No
Crawford County Current No No No Yes
Dallas County 1920 No No No No
Dallas County 1983 Yes No No No
Dallas County Current No No No Yes
Davis County 1940 No No No No
Davis County 1991 Yes No Yes No
Davis County Current No No No Yes
Decatur County 1910 No No No No
Decatur County 1939 No No No No
Decatur County 1990 Yes Yes No No
Decatur County Current No No No Yes
Delaware County 1922 No No No No
Delaware County 1986 Yes No Yes No
Delaware County Current No No No Yes
Des Moines County 1921 No No No No
Des Moines County 1983 Yes No No No
Des Moines County Current No No No Yes
Dickinson County 1920 No No No No
Dickinson County 1983 Yes No No No
Dickinson County Current No No No Yes
Dubuque Area 1902 No No No No
Dubuque County 1920 No No No No
Dubuque County 1985 Yes No Yes No
Dubuque County Current No No No Yes
Emmet County 1920 No No No No
Emmet County 1997 Yes No Yes No
Emmet County Current No No No Yes
Fayette County 1919 No No No No
Fayette County 1978 Yes No No No
Fayette County Current No No No Yes
Floyd County 1922 No No No No
Floyd County 1995 Yes No Yes No
Floyd County Current No No No Yes
Franklin County 1938 No No No No
Franklin County 1980 Yes No No No
Franklin County Current No No No Yes
Fremont County 1924 No No No No
Fremont County 1975 Yes No Yes No
Fremont County Current No No No Yes
Greene County 1921 No No No No
Greene County 1985 Yes No Yes No
Greene County Current No No No Yes
Grundy County 1921 No No No No
Grundy County 1977 Yes No Yes No
Grundy County Current No No No Yes
Guthrie County 1929 No No No No
Guthrie County 1974 Yes Yes Yes No
Guthrie County Current No No No Yes
Hamilton County 1917 No No No No
Hamilton County 1986 Yes No Yes No
Hamilton County Current No No No Yes
Hancock County 1930 No No No No
Hancock County 1989 Yes No Yes No
Hancock County Current No No No Yes
Hardin County 1920 No No No No
Hardin County 1985 Yes No Yes No
Hardin County Current No No No Yes
Harrison County 1923 No No No No
Harrison County 1976 Yes No Yes No
Harrison County Current No No No Yes
Henry County 1917 No No No No
Henry County 1985 Yes No No No
Henry County Current No No No Yes
Howard County 1925 No No No No
Howard County 1974 Yes No Yes No
Howard County Current No No No Yes
Humboldt County 1961 Yes Yes No No
Humboldt County 2004 Yes Yes Yes No
Humboldt County Current No No No Yes
Ida County 1939 No No No No
Ida County 1998 Yes No Yes No
Ida County Current No No No Yes
Iowa County 1967 Yes No No No
Iowa County 2007 No No Yes No
Iowa County Current No No No Yes
Jackson County 1941 No No No No
Jackson County 1992 Yes No Yes No
Jackson County Current No No No Yes
Jasper County 1921 No No No No
Jasper County 1979 Yes No No No
Jasper County Current No No No Yes
Jefferson County (Parts I & II) 1999 Yes No Yes No
Jefferson County 1922 No No No No
Jefferson County 1960 No No No No
Jefferson County Current No No No Yes
Johnson County 1919 No No No No
Johnson County 1983 Yes No No No
Johnson County Current No No No Yes
Jones County 1924 No No No No
Jones County 1991 Yes No Yes No
Jones County Current No No No Yes
Keokuk County 1971 No No No No
Keokuk County 2003 Yes Yes Yes No
Keokuk County Current No No No Yes
Kossuth County 1925 No No No No
Kossuth County 1983 Yes No No No
Kossuth County Current No No No Yes
Lee County 1914 No No No No
Lee County 1979 Yes No No No
Lee County Current No No No Yes
Linn County 1917 No No No No
Linn County 1975 Yes Yes Yes No
Linn County Current No No No Yes
Louisa County 1918 No No No No
Louisa County 1988 Yes No Yes No
Louisa County Current No No No Yes
Lucas County 1960 No No No No
Lucas County 1999 Yes No Yes No
Lucas County Current No No No Yes
Lyon County 1927 No No No No
Lyon County 1978 Yes No No No
Lyon County Current No No No Yes
Madison County 1918 No No No No
Madison County 1975 Yes No Yes No
Madison County Current No No No Yes
Mahaska County 1919 No No No No
Mahaska County 1977 Yes No Yes No
Mahaska County Current No No No Yes
Marion County 1939 No No No No
Marion County 1980 Yes No No No
Marion County Current No No No Yes
Marshall County 1918 No No No No
Marshall County 1981 Yes No No No
Marshall County Current No No No Yes
Mills County 1920 No No No No
Mills County 1982 Yes No No No
Mills County Current No No No Yes
Mitchell County 1916 No No No No
Mitchell County 1975 Yes No Yes No
Mitchell County Current No No No Yes
Monona County 1959 No No No No
Monona County 2002 Yes Yes Yes No
Monona County Current No No No Yes
Monroe County 1931 No No No No
Monroe County 1984 Yes No No No
Monroe County Current No No No Yes
Montgomery County 1917 No No No No
Montgomery County 1989 Yes No Yes No
Montgomery County Current No No No Yes
Muscatine County 1914 No No No No
Muscatine County 1989 Yes No Yes No
Muscatine County Current No No No Yes
O'Brien County 1921 No No No No
O'Brien County 1981 Yes No No No
Obrien County Current No No No Yes
Osceola County 1940 No No No No
Osceola County 1988 Yes No Yes No
Osceola County Current No No No Yes
Page County 1921 No No No No
Page County 1978 Yes No No No
Page County Current No No No Yes
Palo Alto County 1918 No No No No
Palo Alto County 1977 Yes No Yes No
Palo Alto County Current No No No Yes
Plymouth County 1923 No No No No
Plymouth County 1976 Yes No Yes No
Plymouth County Current No No No Yes
Pocahontas County 1928 No No No No
Pocahontas County 1985 Yes No Yes No
Pocahontas County Current No No No Yes
Polk County 1918 No No No No
Polk County 1960 No No No No
Polk County 2000 Yes No Yes No
Polk County Current No No No Yes
Pottawattamie County 1914 No No No No
Pottawattamie County 1989 Yes No No No
Pottawattamie County Current No No No Yes
Poweshiek County 1929 No No No No
Poweshiek County 1981 Yes No No No
Poweshiek County Current No No No Yes
Ringgold County 1916 No No No No
Ringgold County 1992 Yes No Yes No
Ringgold County Current No No No Yes
Sac County 1924 No No No No
Sac County 1979 Yes No No No
Sac County Current No No No Yes
Scott County 1915 No No No No
Scott County 1996 Yes No Yes No
Scott County Current No No No Yes
Shelby County 1961 Yes No No No
Shelby County 2007 No Yes Yes No
Shelby County Current No No No Yes
Sioux County 1915 No No No No
Sioux County 1990 Yes Yes No No
Sioux County Current No No No Yes
Story County 1903 No No No No
Story County 1941 No No No No
Story County 1984 Yes No No No
Story County Current No No No Yes
Tama County 1904 No No No No
Tama County 1950 No No No No
Tama County 1995 Yes No Yes No
Tama County Current No No No Yes
Taylor County 1954 No No No No
Taylor County 1996 Yes No Yes No
Taylor County Current No No No Yes
Union County 1927 No No No No
Union County 1978 Yes No No No
Union County Current No No No Yes
Van Buren County 1915 No No No No
Van Buren County 1962 No No No No
Van Buren County 2004 Yes Yes Yes No
Van Buren County Current No No No Yes
Wapello County 1917 No No No No
Wapello County 1981 Yes No No No
Wapello County Current No No No Yes
Warren County 1925 No No No No
Warren County 1978 Yes No No No
Warren County Current No No No Yes
Washington County 1930 No No No No
Washington County 1986 Yes No Yes No
Washington County Current No No No Yes
Wayne County 1918 No No No No
Wayne County 1971 Yes No Yes No
Wayne County Current No No No Yes
Webster County 1914 No No No No
Webster County 1975 Yes No No No
Webster County 2008 No No Yes No
Webster County Current No No No Yes
Winnebago County 1918 No No No No
Winnebago County 1987 Yes No Yes No
Winnebago County Current No No No Yes
Winneshiek County 1922 No No No No
Winneshiek County 1968 Yes No No No
Winneshiek County 2007 No Yes Yes No
Winneshiek County Current No No No Yes
Woodbury County 1920 No No No No
Woodbury County 1972 Yes Yes No No
Woodbury County 2006 Yes No Yes No
Woodbury County Current No No No Yes
Worth County 1922 No No No No
Worth County 1976 Yes No Yes No
Worth County Current No No No Yes
Wright County 1919 No No No No
Wright County 1992 Yes No Yes No
Wright County Current No No No Yes