Soils having restricted drainage are dominant throughout the area. Most extensive are Aquods and Aquults. They have a thermic temperature regime and an aquic moisture regime. Other locally important soils are sandy. Histosols occupy fairly large areas, especially in the Okefenokee Swamp of Georgia and Florida.
Pulpwood is the chief forest product, but some lumber is produced.
Some of the forests are grazed. Although only about 5 percent of the area is in crops, this is the major citrus-producing area in Florida. Many kinds of winter vegetables also are grown. About 25 percent of the area is pasture, about one-half of which is improved and intensively managed. Beef cattle are the principal livestock, and dairying is an important enterprise near some of the large cities.