Green County, KY Shrink-Swell Risk

Shrink-swell potential in Green County, KY

Low

Soil across 63.9% of Green County, KY comes back "Low" in USDA's shrink-swell data, averaging 2.94% linear extensibility. Among the 3,144 counties on this site, that's the clean result: little shrink-swell movement, standard construction the likely outcome.

What this number does and doesn't tell you

This is a countywide, area-weighted figure across every soil survey map unit in Green County, KY - never a reading for one specific parcel. A local geotechnical report, typically $1,000-$5,000 (around $2,700 typical), is the only way to know what one lot in Green County will actually do.

Green County: the real numbers

Green County's soil reading points toward standard foundation practice as the likely outcome, not the exception. A geotechnical report runs $1,000-$5,000, typically around $2,700. Foundation repair, if a specific lot turns out to differ from the county average, runs $5,000-$15,000.

Green County's rank among Kentucky counties

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Green County, KY ranks 1,238 most-constrained nationally, and 44 of 120 within Kentucky. The county spans 286 square miles, home to 11,552 people.

For contrast

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Steele County, MN and Schoharie County, NY are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in Kentucky

Every county in Kentucky is on this site, including Gallatin County, KY and Letcher County, KY. The full underlying dataset is downloadable directly, one row per county.