Agricultural Risk Coverage (ARC) Program payments in Alabama totaled $2.6 million in 2018
Counties in Alabama Receiving Agricultural Risk Coverage (ARC) Program payments, 2018
| Rank |
County |
Agricultural Risk Coverage (ARC) Program
2018 | Pct of
Total | Running
Percentage |
| 1 | Madison County, Alabama | $576,144 | 22.2% | 22.2% |
| 2 | Limestone County, Alabama | $177,219 | 6.8% | 29.0% |
| 3 | Montgomery County, Alabama | $143,005 | 5.5% | 34.5% |
| 4 | Dallas County, Alabama | $116,268 | 4.5% | 39.0% |
| 5 | Jackson County, Alabama | $110,729 | 4.3% | 43.3% |
| 6 | Talladega County, Alabama | $104,471 | 4.0% | 47.3% |
| 7 | Lawrence County, Alabama | $96,856 | 3.7% | 51.1% |
| 8 | Lowndes County, Alabama | $89,633 | 3.5% | 54.5% |
| 9 | Lamar County, Alabama | $81,962 | 3.2% | 57.7% |
| 10 | Lauderdale County, Alabama | $77,062 | 3.0% | 60.6% |
| 11 | Autauga County, Alabama | $75,479 | 2.9% | 63.5% |
| 12 | Butler County, Alabama | $70,087 | 2.7% | 66.2% |
| 13 | Geneva County, Alabama | $68,795 | 2.7% | 68.9% |
| 14 | Baldwin County, Alabama | $54,689 | 2.1% | 71.0% |
| 15 | DeKalb County, Alabama | $52,691 | 2.0% | 73.0% |
| 16 | Fayette County, Alabama | $40,997 | 1.6% | 74.6% |
| 17 | Marengo County, Alabama | $37,691 | 1.5% | 76.1% |
| 18 | Perry County, Alabama | $36,394 | 1.4% | 77.5% |
| 19 | Clarke County, Alabama | $32,160 | 1.2% | 78.7% |
| 20 | Colbert County, Alabama | $32,011 | 1.2% | 79.9% |
| 21 | Wilcox County, Alabama | $30,181 | 1.2% | 81.1% |
| 22 | Marshall County, Alabama | $28,369 | 1.1% | 82.2% |
| 23 | Escambia County, Alabama | $27,643 | 1.1% | 83.3% |
| 24 | Calhoun County, Alabama | $27,224 | 1.0% | 84.3% |
| 25 | Barbour County, Alabama | $26,905 | 1.0% | 85.4% |
| 26 | Cleburne County, Alabama | $26,495 | 1.0% | 86.4% |
| 27 | Dale County, Alabama | $25,530 | 1.0% | 87.4% |
| 28 | Mobile County, Alabama | $21,675 | 0.8% | 88.2% |
| 29 | Monroe County, Alabama | $21,668 | 0.8% | 89.0% |
| 30 | Lee County, Alabama | $21,067 | 0.8% | 89.8% |
| 31 | Houston County, Alabama | $20,137 | 0.8% | 90.6% |
| 32 | Sumter County, Alabama | $19,600 | 0.8% | 91.4% |
| 33 | Shelby County, Alabama | $18,977 | 0.7% | 92.1% |
| 34 | Macon County, Alabama | $18,582 | 0.7% | 92.8% |
| 35 | Russell County, Alabama | $17,575 | 0.7% | 93.5% |
| 36 | Cherokee County, Alabama | $15,899 | 0.6% | 94.1% |
| 37 | Marion County, Alabama | $14,538 | 0.6% | 94.7% |
| 38 | Coffee County, Alabama | $14,114 | 0.5% | 95.2% |
| 39 | Conecuh County, Alabama | $10,787 | 0.4% | 95.6% |
| 40 | Covington County, Alabama | $10,780 | 0.4% | 96.0% |
| 41 | Choctaw County, Alabama | $10,601 | 0.4% | 96.5% |
| 42 | Randolph County, Alabama | $9,237 | 0.4% | 96.8% |
| 43 | Henry County, Alabama | $9,065 | 0.3% | 97.2% |
| 44 | Chambers County, Alabama | $8,920 | 0.3% | 97.5% |
| 45 | Cullman County, Alabama | $8,286 | 0.3% | 97.8% |
| 46 | Tallapoosa County, Alabama | $7,618 | 0.3% | 98.1% |
| 47 | Crenshaw County, Alabama | $6,940 | 0.3% | 98.4% |
| 48 | Elmore County, Alabama | $6,520 | 0.3% | 98.6% |
| 49 | Morgan County, Alabama | $5,500 | 0.2% | 98.9% |
| 50 | Pickens County, Alabama | $5,213 | 0.2% | 99.1% |
| 51 | Chilton County, Alabama | $4,679 | 0.2% | 99.2% |
| 52 | Washington County, Alabama | $4,412 | 0.2% | 99.4% |
| 53 | Clay County, Alabama | $4,158 | 0.2% | 99.6% |
| 54 | Saint Clair County, Alabama | $3,063 | 0.1% | 99.7% |
| 55 | Franklin County, Alabama | $2,301 | 0.1% | 99.8% |
| 56 | Pike County, Alabama | $1,478 | 0.1% | 99.8% |
| 57 | Winston County, Alabama | $1,434 | 0.1% | 99.9% |
| 58 | Tuscaloosa County, Alabama | $1,081 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 59 | Greene County, Alabama | $821 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 60 | Blount County, Alabama | $770 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 61 | Etowah County, Alabama | $309 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 62 | Walker County, Alabama | $109 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
Source: Environmental Working Group. Compiled from USDA data.
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