Jones County, MS Shrink-Swell Risk

Shrink-swell potential in Jones County, MS

Low

Soil across 88.3% of Jones County, MS comes back "Low" in USDA's shrink-swell data, averaging 1.68% 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 Jones County, MS - never a reading for one specific parcel. The real answer for one lot is still a site-specific geotechnical report, running about $1,000-$5,000 (typically near $2,700).

Jones County: the real numbers

Jones 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.

How Jones County, MS compares

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Jones County, MS ranks 2,303 most-constrained nationally, and 64 of 82 within Mississippi. Jones County covers 695 square miles and counts 65,837 residents.

Before you act on this

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Noble County, OH and Towns County, GA are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in Mississippi

Every county in Mississippi is on this site, including DeSoto County, MS and Franklin County, MS. The full underlying dataset is downloadable directly, one row per county.