Worth County, GA Shrink-Swell Risk

Worth County, GA's soil, for shrink-swell risk

Low

Worth County, GA: USDA's soil survey rates 92.3% of the county "Low" for shrink-swell potential (1.1% 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 Worth County's reading doesn't cover

Two lots a mile apart in Worth County can carry different soil, even though they share one countywide reading. The real answer for one lot is still a site-specific geotechnical report, running about $1,000-$5,000 (typically near $2,700).

What it costs to find out, versus to ignore it

With Worth County, GA rating "Low", a geotechnical report is still worthwhile before a build, just less urgent than in a high-risk county. 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.

Worth County's rank among Georgia counties

Nationally, Worth County, GA is the 2,845-most-constrained of 3,085 rated counties for shrink-swell soil. Within Georgia alone it ranks 136 of 159. Worth County, GA is 571 square miles with a population of 20,262.

See how another county compares

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Laclede County, MO and Iowa County, WI are worth a look for comparison.

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More of Georgia

Every county in Georgia is on this site, including Emanuel County, GA and Fayette County, GA. The full underlying dataset is downloadable directly, one row per county.