Okmulgee County, OK Shrink-Swell Risk

Shrink-swell potential in Okmulgee County, OK

Moderate

Soil across 59.5% of Okmulgee County, OK comes back "Moderate" in USDA's shrink-swell data, averaging 3.15% linear extensibility. A real but modest amount of movement - standard foundations usually hold up, but drainage and moisture control around the foundation still matter more than on low-risk soil.

What this number does and doesn't tell you

This is a countywide, area-weighted figure across every soil survey map unit in Okmulgee County, OK - never a reading for one specific parcel. A site-specific soil report, usually $1,000-$5,000, is what an engineer would actually pull before designing a foundation on a lot in Okmulgee County.

Okmulgee County: the real numbers

Okmulgee 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 Okmulgee County, OK compares

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Okmulgee County, OK ranks 1,084 most-constrained nationally, and 44 of 77 within Oklahoma. Okmulgee County, OK is 697 square miles with a population of 37,084.

For contrast

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Garfield County, WA and Washington County, KS are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in Oklahoma

Every county in Oklahoma is on this site, including Love County, OK and Kingfisher County, OK. The full underlying dataset is downloadable directly, one row per county.