Angelina County's SSURGO septic rating

Very limited

USDA puts Angelina County, TX at "Very limited" for septic absorption fields, the dominant reading across 84.7% of the county's soil. A standard gravity system routinely fails on ground like this; the same share of the county falls in USDA's worst absorption-field bucket outright. The county spans 797.867 square miles, home to 88,094 people.

What this number does and doesn't tell you

Angelina County's rating is an average across the whole county, not a promise about any one lot inside it. Budget $750-$1,850 for a real perc test on any specific parcel - that's the only figure a permit application accepts.

Angelina County: conventional vs. engineered cost

84.7% of Angelina County carrying a "Very limited" reading changes the realistic budget here. Conventional systems run $3,000-$8,000 where they pass; where they don't, engineered alternatives (mound or aerobic treatment, whichever the health department requires) run $10,000-$40,000 - budget toward the higher figure until a perc test says otherwise.

Angelina County's rank among Texas counties

Among the 3,058 rated counties on this site, Angelina County, TX ranks 1,716 most-constrained nationally, and 126 of 253 within Texas.

Further reading

How this rating is built, and its real limits · Conventional vs. engineered septic systems