West Virginia Lawn Care Guide
Lawn care guide for 55 counties · Average LDS: 22/100
USDA SSURGO / PHZMWest Virginia covers USDA hardiness zones 6–7, with lawn difficulty averaging 22/100 across 55 counties. Kentucky Bluegrass is the most widely recommended grass in the state.
County grass atlas
West Virginia grass suitability by county
A compact 2.5D surface of per-species lawn suitability. Toggle Tall Fescue, Kentucky Bluegrass, Bermudagrass, and Zoysiagrass to see which counties best fit each grass — brighter = better fit.
Counties
55/55
Avg best fit
97%
Species
4
Counties by Lawn Difficulty
| County | LDS | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Brooke County | 12 | 6b |
| Hancock County | 12 | 6b |
| Pleasants County | 13 | 6b |
| Summers County | 15 | 7a |
| Cabell County | 16 | 7a |
| Mason County | 17 | 6b |
| Mercer County | 17 | 7a |
| Ohio County | 17 | 6b |
| Raleigh County | 17 | 6b |
| Wood County | 17 | 6b |
| Fayette County | 18 | 6b |
| Mingo County | 18 | 7a |
| Monongalia County | 18 | 6b |
| Taylor County | 18 | 6b |
| Tyler County | 18 | 6b |
| Wayne County | 18 | 7a |
| Gilmer County | 19 | 6b |
| Harrison County | 19 | 6b |
| Jackson County | 19 | 6b |
| Logan County | 19 | 7a |
| Marshall County | 19 | 6b |
| Putnam County | 19 | 7a |
| Roane County | 19 | 6b |
| Doddridge County | 20 | 6b |
| Marion County | 20 | 6b |
| Nicholas County | 20 | 6b |
| Boone County | 21 | 7a |
| Calhoun County | 21 | 6b |
| Braxton County | 22 | 6b |
| Lewis County | 22 | 6b |
| Clay County | 23 | 6b |
| Monroe County | 23 | 6b |
| Berkeley County | 24 | 7a |
| Grant County | 24 | 6a |
| Greenbrier County | 24 | 6b |
| Hampshire County | 24 | 7a |
| Hardy County | 24 | 6b |
| Ritchie County | 24 | 6b |
| Wyoming County | 24 | 7a |
| Barbour County | 25 | 6b |
| Kanawha County | 25 | 7a |
| Mineral County | 25 | 7a |
| Randolph County | 25 | 6a |
| Wetzel County | 25 | 6b |
| Lincoln County | 26 | 7a |
| Upshur County | 26 | 6b |
| Pendleton County | 27 | 6a |
| Wirt County | 27 | 6b |
| Morgan County | 28 | 7a |
| Preston County | 28 | 6b |
| Tucker County | 28 | 6a |
| Jefferson County | 29 | 7a |
| McDowell County | 29 | 7a |
| Pocahontas County | 36 | 6a |
| Webster County | 37 | 6b |