Total Subsidies payments in Alabama totaled $395 million in 2020
Total Subsidies in Alabama by county, 2020
| Rank |
County |
Total Subsidies
2020 | Pct of
Total | Running
Percentage |
| 1 | Geneva County, Alabama | $25,396,753 | 6.4% | 6.4% |
| 2 | Houston County, Alabama | $23,889,247 | 6.0% | 12.5% |
| 3 | Coffee County, Alabama | $17,482,616 | 4.4% | 16.9% |
| 4 | Limestone County, Alabama | $16,631,186 | 4.2% | 21.1% |
| 5 | Baldwin County, Alabama | $15,255,937 | 3.9% | 25.0% |
| 6 | Lawrence County, Alabama | $14,978,902 | 3.8% | 28.8% |
| 7 | Madison County, Alabama | $14,962,547 | 3.8% | 32.5% |
| 8 | Henry County, Alabama | $14,348,487 | 3.6% | 36.2% |
| 9 | Covington County, Alabama | $14,321,324 | 3.6% | 39.8% |
| 10 | Escambia County, Alabama | $12,558,424 | 3.2% | 43.0% |
| 11 | Lauderdale County, Alabama | $11,292,905 | 2.9% | 45.8% |
| 12 | DeKalb County, Alabama | $10,521,810 | 2.7% | 48.5% |
| 13 | Mobile County, Alabama | $10,092,278 | 2.6% | 51.1% |
| 14 | Dallas County, Alabama | $9,803,493 | 2.5% | 53.5% |
| 15 | Hale County, Alabama | $9,703,796 | 2.5% | 56.0% |
| 16 | Monroe County, Alabama | $9,458,513 | 2.4% | 58.4% |
| 17 | Dale County, Alabama | $9,190,240 | 2.3% | 60.7% |
| 18 | Jackson County, Alabama | $8,962,826 | 2.3% | 63.0% |
| 19 | Barbour County, Alabama | $8,345,199 | 2.1% | 65.1% |
| 20 | Cherokee County, Alabama | $8,047,815 | 2.0% | 67.1% |
| 21 | Colbert County, Alabama | $7,180,699 | 1.8% | 69.0% |
| 22 | Lowndes County, Alabama | $6,914,072 | 1.7% | 70.7% |
| 23 | Cullman County, Alabama | $6,514,878 | 1.6% | 72.4% |
| 24 | Pike County, Alabama | $5,566,875 | 1.4% | 73.8% |
| 25 | Montgomery County, Alabama | $5,416,499 | 1.4% | 75.1% |
| 26 | Marshall County, Alabama | $5,223,524 | 1.3% | 76.5% |
| 27 | Perry County, Alabama | $5,091,902 | 1.3% | 77.7% |
| 28 | Talladega County, Alabama | $4,561,262 | 1.2% | 78.9% |
| 29 | Marengo County, Alabama | $4,469,804 | 1.1% | 80.0% |
| 30 | Elmore County, Alabama | $4,101,544 | 1.0% | 81.1% |
| 31 | Blount County, Alabama | $4,063,649 | 1.0% | 82.1% |
| 32 | Morgan County, Alabama | $3,946,083 | 1.0% | 83.1% |
| 33 | Autauga County, Alabama | $3,929,907 | 1.0% | 84.1% |
| 34 | Crenshaw County, Alabama | $3,384,321 | 0.9% | 84.9% |
| 35 | Randolph County, Alabama | $3,111,347 | 0.8% | 85.7% |
| 36 | Calhoun County, Alabama | $3,098,412 | 0.8% | 86.5% |
| 37 | Marion County, Alabama | $3,037,107 | 0.8% | 87.3% |
| 38 | Sumter County, Alabama | $3,020,030 | 0.8% | 88.0% |
| 39 | Chilton County, Alabama | $2,973,448 | 0.8% | 88.8% |
| 40 | Franklin County, Alabama | $2,733,002 | 0.7% | 89.5% |
| 41 | Conecuh County, Alabama | $2,730,104 | 0.7% | 90.2% |
| 42 | Etowah County, Alabama | $2,728,711 | 0.7% | 90.9% |
| 43 | Russell County, Alabama | $2,591,106 | 0.7% | 91.5% |
| 44 | Greene County, Alabama | $2,507,248 | 0.6% | 92.2% |
| 45 | Saint Clair County, Alabama | $2,464,721 | 0.6% | 92.8% |
| 46 | Fayette County, Alabama | $2,273,154 | 0.6% | 93.4% |
| 47 | Clay County, Alabama | $2,011,412 | 0.5% | 93.9% |
| 48 | Tuscaloosa County, Alabama | $1,947,204 | 0.5% | 94.4% |
| 49 | Butler County, Alabama | $1,900,541 | 0.5% | 94.8% |
| 50 | Pickens County, Alabama | $1,854,743 | 0.5% | 95.3% |
| 51 | Lee County, Alabama | $1,851,084 | 0.5% | 95.8% |
| 52 | Wilcox County, Alabama | $1,848,792 | 0.5% | 96.3% |
| 53 | Chambers County, Alabama | $1,762,089 | 0.4% | 96.7% |
| 54 | Shelby County, Alabama | $1,713,073 | 0.4% | 97.1% |
| 55 | Bullock County, Alabama | $1,360,686 | 0.3% | 97.5% |
| 56 | Cleburne County, Alabama | $1,314,927 | 0.3% | 97.8% |
| 57 | Washington County, Alabama | $1,284,595 | 0.3% | 98.1% |
| 58 | Winston County, Alabama | $1,239,904 | 0.3% | 98.4% |
| 59 | Macon County, Alabama | $1,165,501 | 0.3% | 98.7% |
| 60 | Lamar County, Alabama | $1,150,741 | 0.3% | 99.0% |
| 61 | Tallapoosa County, Alabama | $1,090,597 | 0.3% | 99.3% |
| 62 | Clarke County, Alabama | $599,002 | 0.2% | 99.5% |
| 63 | Walker County, Alabama | $578,266 | 0.1% | 99.6% |
| 64 | Bibb County, Alabama | $446,751 | 0.1% | 99.7% |
| 65 | Coosa County, Alabama | $355,017 | 0.1% | 99.8% |
| 66 | Choctaw County, Alabama | $353,926 | 0.1% | 99.9% |
| 67 | Jefferson County, Alabama | $242,889 | 0.1% | 100.0% |
Source: Environmental Working Group. Compiled from USDA data.
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