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Published Soil Surveys for Minnesota

Soil surveys are being completed and published on a continuing schedule.  As time passes, the data in published surveys become dated. The official information about the soils in a given area is available from the Soil Data Mart, which provides the most current data about the soils. If spatial data are available, the Web Soil Survey also provides access to the most current information. In the “Date” column, the word “current” is used for those surveys having both tabular and spatial data in the Soil Data Mart. “Archived PDF online” refers to any surveys published as PDF files on the Web, including new surveys as well as old ones dating back to 1899.

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Follow these instructions to download both text and maps.
 How to Save an Archived Soil Survey Publication to Your Local Machine (PDF; 2.8 MB) 

For information about areas not included on the following list of soil survey publications or for ordering or obtaining information about reference copies (CD-ROM or paper copy), contact:

State Conservationist
Farm Credit Building, Suite 600
375 Jackson Street
St. Paul, MN 55101-1854
Phone: 651-602-7900
FAX: 651-602-7914 or 7913

Soil survey name (Follow links for online surveys.) Date Paper copy available CD-ROM Archived PDF online Web Soil Survey (generated from official soil data)
Aitkin County 1999 Yes No Yes No
Aitkin County Current No No No Yes
Anoka County 1918 No No Yes No
Anoka County 1977 No No Yes No
AnokaCounty Current No No No Yes
Becker County 1998 Yes No Yes No
Becker County Current No No No Yes
Beltrami County Current No No No Yes
Beltrami County Area 1997 Yes No Yes No
Benton County 1977 No No Yes No
Benton County Current No No No Yes
Big Stone County 1995 Yes No Yes No
Big Stone County Current No No No Yes
Blue Earth County 1907 No No Yes No
Blue Earth County 1978 No No Yes No
Blue Earth County Current No No No Yes
Brown County 1988 Yes No Yes No
Brown County Current No No No Yes
Carlton Area, Minnesota-Wisconsin 1906 No No Yes No
Carlton County 1978 No Yes Yes No
Carlton County Current No No No Yes
Carver County 1968 No No Yes No
Carver County Current No No No Yes
Cass County 1997 Yes No Yes No
Cass County Current No No No Yes
Chippewa County 1982 Yes No Yes No
Chippewa County Current No No No Yes
Chisago County 1995 Yes No Yes No
Chisago County Current No No No Yes
Clay County 1982 No No Yes No
Clay County Current No No No Yes
Clearwater County 1997 Yes No Yes No
Clearwater County Current No No No Yes
Cook County Current No No No Yes
Cottonwood County 1979 Yes No Yes No
Cottonwood County Current No No No Yes
Crookston Area 1907 No No Yes No
Crow Wing County 1965 No Yes Yes No
Crow Wing County Current No No No Yes
Dakota County 1960 No No No No
Dakota County 1983 No No Yes No
Dakota County Current No No No Yes
Dodge County 1961 No No Yes No
Dodge County Current No No No Yes
Douglas County 1975 No Yes Yes No
Douglas County Current No No No Yes
Faribault County 1957 No No Yes No
Faribault County 1994 Yes No Yes No
Faribault County Current No No No Yes
Fillmore County 1958 No No Yes No
Fillmore County Current No No No Yes
Freeborn County 1980 Yes No Yes No
Freeborn County Current No No No Yes
Goodhue County 1915 No No Yes No
Goodhue County 1976 Yes No Yes No
Goodhue County Current No No No Yes
Grant County 1978 Yes No Yes No
Grant County Current No No No Yes
Hennepin County 1929 No No Yes No
Hennepin County 1974 Yes No No No
Hennepin County 2004 No Yes Yes No
Hennepin County Current No No No Yes
Houston County 1929 No No Yes No
Houston County 1984 Yes No Yes No
Houston County Current No No No Yes
Hubbard County 1930 No No Yes No
Hubbard County 2003 Yes Yes Yes No
Hubbard County Current No No No Yes
Isanti County 1958 No No Yes No
Isanti County Current No No No Yes
Itasca County 1987 Yes No Yes No
Itasca County Current No No No Yes
Jackson County 1928 No No Yes No
Jackson County 1988 No No Yes No
Jackson County Current No No No Yes
Kanabec County 1939 No No Yes No
Kanabec County Current No No No Yes
Kandiyohi County 1987 Yes No Yes No
Kandiyohi County Current No No No Yes
Kawishiwi Area, Parts of Lake and Cook Counties in Superior National Forest 1978 Yes No Yes No
Kittson County 1979 Yes No Yes No
Kittson County Current No No No Yes
Koochiching County Current No No No Yes
Lac qui Parle County 1924 No No Yes No
Lac qui Parle County 1997 Yes No Yes No
Lac Qui Parle County Current No No No Yes
Lake County Current No No No Yes
Lake of the Woods County Current No No No Yes
Lake of the Woods County Area 1997 Yes No Yes No
Lake of the Woods County, Reconnaissance 1926 No No Yes No
Le Sueur County 1954 No No Yes No
Le Sueur County 1989 Yes No Yes No
Le Sueur County Current No No No Yes
Lincoln County 1970 Yes No Yes No
Lincoln County Current No No No Yes
Lyon County 1978 Yes No Yes No
Lyon County Current No No No Yes
Mahnomen County 1997 Yes No Yes No
Mahnomen County Current No No No Yes
Marshall Area 1903 No No Yes No
Marshall County 2000 Yes No Yes No
Marshall County Current No No No Yes
Martin County 1989 Yes No No No
Martin County Current No No No Yes
McLeod County 1955 No No No No
McLeod County 1997 Yes No Yes No
McLeod County Current No No No Yes
Meeker County 1999 Yes No Yes No
Meeker County Current No No No Yes
Mille Lacs County 1927 No No Yes No
Mille Lacs County Current No No No Yes
Morrison County 1994 Yes No Yes No
Morrison County Current No No No Yes
Mower County 1989 Yes No Yes No
Mower County Current No No No Yes
Murray County 1990 Yes No Yes No
Murray County Current No No No Yes
Nicollet County 1958 No No No No
Nicollet County 1994 Yes No Yes No
Nicollet County Current No No No Yes
Nobles County 1975 No No Yes No
Nobles County Current No No No Yes
Norman County 1974 Yes No Yes No
Norman County Current No No No Yes
Olmsted County 1928 No No Yes No
Olmsted County 1980 Yes No Yes No
Olmsted County Current No No No Yes
Otter Tail County 2001 Yes No Yes No
Otter Tail County Current No No No Yes
Pennington County 1916 No No Yes No
Pennington County 1984 Yes No Yes No
Pennington County 2004 No Yes Yes No
Pennington County Current No No No Yes
Pine County 1941 No No Yes No
Pine County Current No No No Yes
Pipestone County 1976 Yes No Yes No
Pipestone County Current No No No Yes
Polk County 2003 Yes Yes Yes No
Polk County Current No No No Yes
Pope County 1972 No Yes Yes No
Pope County Current No No No Yes
Ramsey County 1916 No No No No
Ramsey County Current No No No Yes
Red Lake County 2005 No Yes Yes No
Red Lake County Current No No No Yes
Red River Valley Area, Reconnaissance 1939 No No Yes No
Redwood County 1985 No Yes Yes No
Redwood County Current No No No Yes
Renville County 1999 Yes No Yes No
Renville County Current No No No Yes
Rice County 1911 No No No No
Rice County 1975 Yes No Yes No
Rice County 2000 Yes Yes Yes No
Rice County Current No No No Yes
Rock County 1949 No No Yes No
Rock County 1988 Yes No Yes No
Rock County 2005 No Yes Yes No
Rock County Current No No No Yes
Roseau County 1942 No No Yes No
Roseau County 2002 No Yes Yes No
Roseau County Current No No No Yes
Scott County 1959 No No Yes No
Scott County Current No No No Yes
Sherburne County 1968 No No Yes No
Sherburne County 2002 Yes Yes Yes No
Sherburne County Current No No No Yes
Sibley County 1997 Yes No Yes No
Sibley County Current No No No Yes
St. Louis County, Crane Lake Part Current No No No Yes
St. Louis County, Duluth Part Current No No No Yes
St. Louis County, Embarrass Part Current No No No Yes
St. Louis County, Meadowlands Part Current No No No Yes
St. Louis County, Virginia Part Current No No No Yes
Stearns County 1985 No No Yes No
Stearns County Current No No No Yes
Steele County 1973 No No Yes No
Steele County Current No No No Yes
Stevens County 1922 No No Yes No
Stevens County 1971 Yes No Yes No
Stevens County Current No No No Yes
Superior Area, Wisconsin-Minnesota 1905 No No Yes No
Swift County 1973 Yes No Yes No
Swift County 2005 No Yes Yes No
Swift County Current No No No Yes
Todd County 1989 Yes No Yes No
Todd County Current No No No Yes
Traverse County 1990 Yes No Yes No
Traverse County Current No No No Yes
Wabasha County 1965 No No Yes No
Wabasha County Current No No No Yes
Wadena County 1926 No No Yes No
Wadena County 1991 Yes No Yes No
Wadena County Current No No No Yes
Waseca County 1965 Yes No Yes No
Waseca County 2004 No Yes Yes No
Waseca County Current No No No Yes
Washington and Ramsey Counties 1980 Yes No No No
Washington County Current No No No Yes
Watonwan County 1992 Yes No Yes No
Watonwan County Current No No No Yes
Wilkin County 1989 Yes No Yes No
Wilkin County Current No No No Yes
Winona County 1994 Yes No Yes No
Winona County Current No No No Yes
Wright County 1968 Yes No Yes No
Wright County 2004 No Yes Yes No
Wright County Current No No No Yes
Yellow Medicine County 1981 Yes No Yes No
Yellow Medicine County Current No No No Yes