Pope County, AR Shrink-Swell Risk

Shrink-swell potential in Pope County, AR

Low

Soil across 86.2% of Pope County, AR comes back "Low" in USDA's shrink-swell data, averaging 1.78% 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 Pope County, AR - 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 Pope County will actually do.

Pope County: the real numbers

Pope 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.

Pope County's rank among Arkansas counties

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Pope County, AR ranks 2,186 most-constrained nationally, and 69 of 75 within Arkansas. Pope County covers 811 square miles and counts 64,829 residents.

For contrast

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Camden County, NJ and Twin Falls County, ID are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in Arkansas

Every county in Arkansas is on this site, including St. Francis County, AR and Perry County, AR. The full underlying dataset is downloadable directly, one row per county.