Oktibbeha County, MS Shrink-Swell Risk

Shrink-swell potential in Oktibbeha County, MS

Moderate

Soil across 50.9% of Oktibbeha County, MS comes back "Moderate" in USDA's shrink-swell data, averaging 4.29% linear extensibility. Conventional foundations are the reasonable expectation here, with routine moisture-control practice rather than special engineering.

What this number does and doesn't tell you

This is a countywide, area-weighted figure across every soil survey map unit in Oktibbeha County, MS - 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 Oktibbeha County.

Oktibbeha County: the real numbers

Oktibbeha 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.

Oktibbeha County's rank among Mississippi counties

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Oktibbeha County, MS ranks 442 most-constrained nationally, and 17 of 82 within Mississippi. The county spans 458 square miles, home to 51,965 people.

For contrast

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Logan County, OK and Knox County, ME are worth a look for comparison.

How this reading is built, and its real limits · Moisture management: the cheap fix that works on any soil

Elsewhere in Mississippi

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