SinkholeOdds

Sinkhole risk in White County, AR: No soluble rock mapped

No soluble rock mapped

No soluble bedrock mapped.

On soluble rock
0%
At or near the surface
0%
Buried under cover
0%

The next step for one property

No soluble bedrock is mapped here, so natural sinkholes are unlikely. Collapses from broken pipes or old mines are a separate risk.

Across 1,034 square miles, under one square mile of White County maps onto soluble rock. With about 79,091 residents (76 per square mile), homes are spread across towns and farmland, and a mapped unit may or may not reach the developed parts. The figures come from 268 map points about 2.0 miles apart, so a pocket smaller than that can be missed or overstated.

Two things to read before deciding: how these percentages are measured, and the warning signs that apply anywhere.

Counties around White County

The nearest county rated sinkhole country is Izard County, AR, about 59 miles north. 5 of the 6 closest counties land in the same band, so this is a regional pattern rather than a local quirk.

Against the rest of Arkansas

White County ranks 73 of 75 in Arkansas for soluble rock at the surface, and sits above 0% of US counties on that measure.