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Frost line depth by state

Estimated frost depth ranges in typical soil for every state.

StateFrost depth rangeCounties
Alabama5–15″67
Alaska23–89″33
Arizona0–25″15
Arkansas8–21″75
California0–29″58
Colorado21–57″64
Connecticut27–34″8
Delaware19–23″3
District of Columbia19″1
Florida0–6″67
Georgia3–16″160
Hawaii0″5
Idaho26–48″44
Illinois22–44″102
Indiana25–39″93
Iowa36–50″99
Kansas21–34″105
Kentucky21–30″120
Louisiana3–9″64
Maine35–49″16
Maryland15–34″24
Massachusetts20–38″14
Michigan35–53″83
Minnesota46–65″87
Mississippi4–15″82
Missouri20–38″115
Montana35–59″56
Nebraska31–44″94
Nevada6–36″17
New Hampshire33–53″10
New Jersey19–34″21
New Mexico9–41″33
New York22–46″62
North Carolina7–25″100
North Dakota53–65″54
Ohio26–39″88
Oklahoma10–23″77
Oregon5–35″37
Pennsylvania21–39″68
Rhode Island26–31″5
South Carolina5–11″46
South Dakota39–57″66
Tennessee13–24″95
Texas2–22″255
Utah12–52″29
Vermont38–49″14
Virginia11–32″131
Washington10–39″39
West Virginia25–35″56
Wisconsin40–55″72
Wyoming32–54″23