Disaster payments in Alabama totaled $31.6 million in 2012
Counties in Alabama Receiving Total Disaster Programs payments, 2012
| Rank |
County |
Total Disaster Programs
2012 | Pct of
Total | Running
Percentage |
| 1 | Madison County, Alabama | $3,976,706 | 12.6% | 12.6% |
| 2 | Geneva County, Alabama | $2,714,483 | 8.6% | 21.2% |
| 3 | Henry County, Alabama | $2,709,553 | 8.6% | 29.7% |
| 4 | Houston County, Alabama | $2,149,766 | 6.8% | 36.6% |
| 5 | Coffee County, Alabama | $2,140,109 | 6.8% | 43.3% |
| 6 | Monroe County, Alabama | $1,416,206 | 4.5% | 47.8% |
| 7 | Marshall County, Alabama | $1,222,668 | 3.9% | 51.7% |
| 8 | Cherokee County, Alabama | $1,069,754 | 3.4% | 55.1% |
| 9 | DeKalb County, Alabama | $1,014,992 | 3.2% | 58.3% |
| 10 | Dale County, Alabama | $814,787 | 2.6% | 60.9% |
| 11 | Dallas County, Alabama | $810,661 | 2.6% | 63.4% |
| 12 | Covington County, Alabama | $739,242 | 2.3% | 65.8% |
| 13 | Cullman County, Alabama | $694,355 | 2.2% | 68.0% |
| 14 | Blount County, Alabama | $682,843 | 2.2% | 70.1% |
| 15 | Perry County, Alabama | $600,634 | 1.9% | 72.0% |
| 16 | Elmore County, Alabama | $549,104 | 1.7% | 73.8% |
| 17 | Shelby County, Alabama | $468,040 | 1.5% | 75.2% |
| 18 | Hale County, Alabama | $453,469 | 1.4% | 76.7% |
| 19 | Limestone County, Alabama | $445,167 | 1.4% | 78.1% |
| 20 | Wilcox County, Alabama | $440,854 | 1.4% | 79.5% |
| 21 | Randolph County, Alabama | $349,413 | 1.1% | 80.6% |
| 22 | Jackson County, Alabama | $342,948 | 1.1% | 81.7% |
| 23 | Montgomery County, Alabama | $340,749 | 1.1% | 82.7% |
| 24 | Barbour County, Alabama | $320,694 | 1.0% | 83.8% |
| 25 | Pike County, Alabama | $317,168 | 1.0% | 84.8% |
| 26 | Escambia County, Alabama | $316,243 | 1.0% | 85.8% |
| 27 | Marion County, Alabama | $309,828 | 1.0% | 86.7% |
| 28 | Marengo County, Alabama | $309,586 | 1.0% | 87.7% |
| 29 | Calhoun County, Alabama | $301,526 | 1.0% | 88.7% |
| 30 | Franklin County, Alabama | $293,755 | 0.9% | 89.6% |
| 31 | Baldwin County, Alabama | $286,003 | 0.9% | 90.5% |
| 32 | Clay County, Alabama | $269,598 | 0.9% | 91.4% |
| 33 | Autauga County, Alabama | $233,703 | 0.7% | 92.1% |
| 34 | Lee County, Alabama | $230,316 | 0.7% | 92.8% |
| 35 | Talladega County, Alabama | $200,799 | 0.6% | 93.5% |
| 36 | Chambers County, Alabama | $179,952 | 0.6% | 94.0% |
| 37 | Bullock County, Alabama | $168,584 | 0.5% | 94.6% |
| 38 | Lawrence County, Alabama | $160,426 | 0.5% | 95.1% |
| 39 | Russell County, Alabama | $147,324 | 0.5% | 95.5% |
| 40 | Conecuh County, Alabama | $140,802 | 0.4% | 96.0% |
| 41 | Chilton County, Alabama | $127,695 | 0.4% | 96.4% |
| 42 | Cleburne County, Alabama | $109,750 | 0.3% | 96.7% |
| 43 | Washington County, Alabama | $102,313 | 0.3% | 97.1% |
| 44 | Saint Clair County, Alabama | $94,079 | 0.3% | 97.4% |
| 45 | Lowndes County, Alabama | $86,286 | 0.3% | 97.6% |
| 46 | Macon County, Alabama | $76,217 | 0.2% | 97.9% |
| 47 | Bibb County, Alabama | $75,949 | 0.2% | 98.1% |
| 48 | Mobile County, Alabama | $71,121 | 0.2% | 98.3% |
| 49 | Walker County, Alabama | $59,524 | 0.2% | 98.5% |
| 50 | Morgan County, Alabama | $59,263 | 0.2% | 98.7% |
| 51 | Butler County, Alabama | $58,141 | 0.2% | 98.9% |
| 52 | Pickens County, Alabama | $54,668 | 0.2% | 99.1% |
| 53 | Jefferson County, Alabama | $52,982 | 0.2% | 99.2% |
| 54 | Lauderdale County, Alabama | $45,346 | 0.1% | 99.4% |
| 55 | Etowah County, Alabama | $36,143 | 0.1% | 99.5% |
| 56 | Tallapoosa County, Alabama | $35,440 | 0.1% | 99.6% |
| 57 | Fayette County, Alabama | $35,330 | 0.1% | 99.7% |
| 58 | Greene County, Alabama | $28,359 | 0.1% | 99.8% |
| 59 | Tuscaloosa County, Alabama | $28,250 | 0.1% | 99.9% |
| 60 | Coosa County, Alabama | $7,426 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 61 | Sumter County, Alabama | $5,906 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 62 | Clarke County, Alabama | $4,331 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 63 | Choctaw County, Alabama | $3,824 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 64 | Winston County, Alabama | $3,564 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 65 | Lamar County, Alabama | $2,743 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 66 | Colbert County, Alabama | $1,401 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 67 | Crenshaw County, Alabama | $931 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
Source: Environmental Working Group. Compiled from USDA data.
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