Stone County's SSURGO septic rating

Very limited

USDA puts Stone County, MS at "Very limited" for septic absorption fields, the dominant reading across 68.3% of the county's soil. Expect the ground itself to work against a plain gravity system; USDA's strictest bucket alone covers 68.3% of the county. For scale: 445.485 square miles and 19,569 people call Stone County home.

Before you rely on this for one lot

USDA's survey covers the whole of Stone County, MS at once, not any single address. The real answer for one lot is still a site-specific perc test, running about $750-$1,850 (typically near $1,300).

Budgeting for a system in Stone County, MS

Stone County's soil reading pushes the likely outcome toward an engineered system rather than a conventional one. 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.

Stone County's rank among Mississippi counties

Among the 3,058 rated counties on this site, Stone County, MS ranks 2,520 most-constrained nationally, and 80 of 82 within Mississippi.

Before you act on this

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