Livestock Subsidies in Alabama totaled $284 million from 1995-2020‡.
Counties in Alabama Receiving livestock subsidies, 1995-2020‡
| Rank |
County |
Livestock Subsidies
1995-2020‡ | Pct of
Total | Running
Percentage |
| 1 | DeKalb County, Alabama | $12,302,299 | 4.3% | 4.3% |
| 2 | Lowndes County, Alabama | $12,077,421 | 4.3% | 8.6% |
| 3 | Montgomery County, Alabama | $11,316,670 | 4.0% | 12.6% |
| 4 | Geneva County, Alabama | $11,192,425 | 3.9% | 16.5% |
| 5 | Coffee County, Alabama | $9,574,715 | 3.4% | 19.9% |
| 6 | Barbour County, Alabama | $9,538,365 | 3.4% | 23.2% |
| 7 | Randolph County, Alabama | $9,483,261 | 3.3% | 26.6% |
| 8 | Houston County, Alabama | $9,182,253 | 3.2% | 29.8% |
| 9 | Cullman County, Alabama | $8,072,921 | 2.8% | 32.7% |
| 10 | Henry County, Alabama | $7,563,051 | 2.7% | 35.3% |
| 11 | Jackson County, Alabama | $7,381,800 | 2.6% | 37.9% |
| 12 | Marshall County, Alabama | $7,201,938 | 2.5% | 40.5% |
| 13 | Covington County, Alabama | $6,577,267 | 2.3% | 42.8% |
| 14 | Clay County, Alabama | $6,264,919 | 2.2% | 45.0% |
| 15 | Hale County, Alabama | $6,214,821 | 2.2% | 47.2% |
| 16 | Lawrence County, Alabama | $6,201,363 | 2.2% | 49.4% |
| 17 | Pike County, Alabama | $6,184,270 | 2.2% | 51.5% |
| 18 | Dallas County, Alabama | $6,016,784 | 2.1% | 53.7% |
| 19 | Blount County, Alabama | $5,696,981 | 2.0% | 55.7% |
| 20 | Lauderdale County, Alabama | $5,505,602 | 1.9% | 57.6% |
| 21 | Dale County, Alabama | $5,281,273 | 1.9% | 59.5% |
| 22 | Perry County, Alabama | $4,718,357 | 1.7% | 61.1% |
| 23 | Marengo County, Alabama | $4,583,043 | 1.6% | 62.7% |
| 24 | Elmore County, Alabama | $4,431,905 | 1.6% | 64.3% |
| 25 | Talladega County, Alabama | $4,376,883 | 1.5% | 65.8% |
| 26 | Morgan County, Alabama | $4,230,980 | 1.5% | 67.3% |
| 27 | Franklin County, Alabama | $4,115,900 | 1.4% | 68.8% |
| 28 | Limestone County, Alabama | $3,973,364 | 1.4% | 70.2% |
| 29 | Sumter County, Alabama | $3,967,468 | 1.4% | 71.6% |
| 30 | Chambers County, Alabama | $3,965,099 | 1.4% | 73.0% |
| 31 | Crenshaw County, Alabama | $3,898,016 | 1.4% | 74.3% |
| 32 | Cleburne County, Alabama | $3,542,232 | 1.2% | 75.6% |
| 33 | Marion County, Alabama | $3,271,927 | 1.2% | 76.7% |
| 34 | Calhoun County, Alabama | $3,110,502 | 1.1% | 77.8% |
| 35 | Butler County, Alabama | $3,084,789 | 1.1% | 78.9% |
| 36 | Etowah County, Alabama | $3,060,629 | 1.1% | 80.0% |
| 37 | Bullock County, Alabama | $2,924,961 | 1.0% | 81.0% |
| 38 | Cherokee County, Alabama | $2,858,356 | 1.0% | 82.0% |
| 39 | Wilcox County, Alabama | $2,755,978 | 1.0% | 83.0% |
| 40 | Monroe County, Alabama | $2,688,732 | 0.9% | 84.0% |
| 41 | Saint Clair County, Alabama | $2,557,215 | 0.9% | 84.9% |
| 42 | Conecuh County, Alabama | $2,537,336 | 0.9% | 85.8% |
| 43 | Chilton County, Alabama | $2,525,751 | 0.9% | 86.6% |
| 44 | Lee County, Alabama | $2,365,772 | 0.8% | 87.5% |
| 45 | Madison County, Alabama | $2,341,241 | 0.8% | 88.3% |
| 46 | Colbert County, Alabama | $2,228,454 | 0.8% | 89.1% |
| 47 | Baldwin County, Alabama | $2,204,734 | 0.8% | 89.9% |
| 48 | Autauga County, Alabama | $2,199,248 | 0.8% | 90.6% |
| 49 | Russell County, Alabama | $2,185,152 | 0.8% | 91.4% |
| 50 | Winston County, Alabama | $2,149,124 | 0.8% | 92.2% |
| 51 | Greene County, Alabama | $2,050,228 | 0.7% | 92.9% |
| 52 | Tallapoosa County, Alabama | $2,024,694 | 0.7% | 93.6% |
| 53 | Pickens County, Alabama | $1,983,486 | 0.7% | 94.3% |
| 54 | Macon County, Alabama | $1,823,477 | 0.6% | 94.9% |
| 55 | Mobile County, Alabama | $1,815,271 | 0.6% | 95.6% |
| 56 | Escambia County, Alabama | $1,631,465 | 0.6% | 96.2% |
| 57 | Shelby County, Alabama | $1,628,447 | 0.6% | 96.7% |
| 58 | Coosa County, Alabama | $1,346,543 | 0.5% | 97.2% |
| 59 | Fayette County, Alabama | $1,145,768 | 0.4% | 97.6% |
| 60 | Tuscaloosa County, Alabama | $1,043,031 | 0.4% | 98.0% |
| 61 | Bibb County, Alabama | $996,157 | 0.4% | 98.3% |
| 62 | Walker County, Alabama | $977,111 | 0.3% | 98.7% |
| 63 | Washington County, Alabama | $967,560 | 0.3% | 99.0% |
| 64 | Lamar County, Alabama | $898,820 | 0.3% | 99.3% |
| 65 | Clarke County, Alabama | $723,361 | 0.3% | 99.6% |
| 66 | Choctaw County, Alabama | $647,926 | 0.2% | 99.8% |
| 67 | Jefferson County, Alabama | $542,781 | 0.2% | 100.0% |
Source: Environmental Working Group. Compiled from USDA data.
‡ Data for 2020 includes payments made by USDA through June 30, 2020 and does not include crop insurance premium subsidies.
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