Peanut Subsidies in Alabama totaled $721 million from 1995-2020‡.
Counties in Alabama Receiving peanut subsidies, 1995-2020‡
| Rank |
County |
Peanut Subsidies
1995-2020‡ | Pct of
Total | Running
Percentage |
| 1 | Houston County, Alabama | $137,702,074 | 19.1% | 19.1% |
| 2 | Henry County, Alabama | $101,908,552 | 14.1% | 33.2% |
| 3 | Geneva County, Alabama | $99,715,140 | 13.8% | 47.1% |
| 4 | Coffee County, Alabama | $81,079,714 | 11.2% | 58.3% |
| 5 | Dale County, Alabama | $51,129,217 | 7.1% | 65.4% |
| 6 | Barbour County, Alabama | $46,109,245 | 6.4% | 71.8% |
| 7 | Covington County, Alabama | $39,132,557 | 5.4% | 77.2% |
| 8 | Baldwin County, Alabama | $37,111,279 | 5.1% | 82.4% |
| 9 | Pike County, Alabama | $31,344,155 | 4.3% | 86.7% |
| 10 | Escambia County, Alabama | $22,894,646 | 3.2% | 89.9% |
| 11 | Crenshaw County, Alabama | $13,805,392 | 1.9% | 91.8% |
| 12 | Mobile County, Alabama | $12,299,645 | 1.7% | 93.5% |
| 13 | Monroe County, Alabama | $11,679,450 | 1.6% | 95.2% |
| 14 | Dallas County, Alabama | $7,220,513 | 1.0% | 96.2% |
| 15 | Russell County, Alabama | $7,116,338 | 1.0% | 97.2% |
| 16 | Bullock County, Alabama | $5,407,323 | 0.8% | 97.9% |
| 17 | Butler County, Alabama | $3,809,103 | 0.5% | 98.4% |
| 18 | Conecuh County, Alabama | $3,393,558 | 0.5% | 98.9% |
| 19 | Hale County, Alabama | $1,335,336 | 0.2% | 99.1% |
| 20 | Washington County, Alabama | $1,332,780 | 0.2% | 99.3% |
| 21 | Lawrence County, Alabama | $896,862 | 0.1% | 99.4% |
| 22 | Autauga County, Alabama | $599,361 | 0.1% | 99.5% |
| 23 | Macon County, Alabama | $510,802 | 0.1% | 99.5% |
| 24 | Blount County, Alabama | $475,501 | 0.1% | 99.6% |
| 25 | Lamar County, Alabama | $452,587 | 0.1% | 99.7% |
| 26 | Fayette County, Alabama | $399,914 | 0.1% | 99.7% |
| 27 | Lee County, Alabama | $337,358 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 28 | Perry County, Alabama | $298,136 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 29 | Marion County, Alabama | $254,396 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 30 | Franklin County, Alabama | $209,515 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 31 | Montgomery County, Alabama | $209,246 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 32 | Lowndes County, Alabama | $175,154 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 33 | Clarke County, Alabama | $145,308 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 34 | Elmore County, Alabama | $143,757 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 35 | Tallapoosa County, Alabama | $62,162 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 36 | Pickens County, Alabama | $41,380 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 37 | Chambers County, Alabama | $37,112 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 38 | Wilcox County, Alabama | $4,563 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 39 | Greene County, Alabama | $898 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 40 | Lauderdale County, Alabama | $55 | 0.0% | 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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