Sufficient soil phosphorus (P) is important for rapid seedling establishment and to sustain the health of mature turf. High soil P levels have been implicated in declining water quality. The potential contribution from lawns, however, has not been well documented. Soil samples taken from 0-8 cm depth from 102 home-lawns of varying age and management intensity located in Tippecanoe County, IN were analyzed for their nutrient status. The lawns were divided into four management programs; professionally managed, five step garden center programs, fertilizer only and no input lawns. Organic matter ranged from 2-12.3% with a mean of 7.2%. Soil pH numbers on average were 7.1 and available potassium levels were adequate. Soil P levels were determined using the Bray 1 method and ranged from 2.5-100+ mg P kg -1. Among samples only 12% of the samples were low in P (<12.5 mg P kg -1), 22% had acceptable levels (12.5-25 mg P kg -1) and 68% had high P levels (> 25 mg P kg -1) according to Purdue University’s recommended levels. Among management programs, samples from the professional lawn care program had the lowest P values, averaging 41.8 mg P kg -1. The no input lawns had the highest average P values with 49.9 mg P kg -1. These data indicate that soil P levels in most lawns throughout Tippecanoe County are sufficient and that when fertilizing products containing low P levels should be selected to minimize any risk for P loss.