Coronavirus Food Assistance Program payments in Alabama totaled $54.5 million in 2020‡
Counties in Alabama Receiving Coronavirus Food Assistance Program payments, 1995-2020‡
| Rank |
County |
Coronavirus Food Assistance Program
1995-2020‡ | Pct of
Total | Running
Percentage |
| 1 | DeKalb County, Alabama | $2,692,739 | 4.9% | 4.9% |
| 2 | Lowndes County, Alabama | $2,599,772 | 4.8% | 9.7% |
| 3 | Lawrence County, Alabama | $2,413,590 | 4.4% | 14.1% |
| 4 | Cullman County, Alabama | $2,252,298 | 4.1% | 18.3% |
| 5 | Geneva County, Alabama | $2,167,150 | 4.0% | 22.3% |
| 6 | Covington County, Alabama | $1,962,176 | 3.6% | 25.9% |
| 7 | Madison County, Alabama | $1,646,473 | 3.0% | 28.9% |
| 8 | Limestone County, Alabama | $1,646,420 | 3.0% | 31.9% |
| 9 | Montgomery County, Alabama | $1,573,041 | 2.9% | 34.8% |
| 10 | Hale County, Alabama | $1,422,774 | 2.6% | 37.4% |
| 11 | Houston County, Alabama | $1,393,193 | 2.6% | 40.0% |
| 12 | Marshall County, Alabama | $1,310,459 | 2.4% | 42.4% |
| 13 | Lauderdale County, Alabama | $1,295,108 | 2.4% | 44.7% |
| 14 | Escambia County, Alabama | $1,267,482 | 2.3% | 47.1% |
| 15 | Barbour County, Alabama | $1,194,659 | 2.2% | 49.3% |
| 16 | Baldwin County, Alabama | $1,183,413 | 2.2% | 51.4% |
| 17 | Cherokee County, Alabama | $1,149,153 | 2.1% | 53.5% |
| 18 | Mobile County, Alabama | $1,117,034 | 2.1% | 55.6% |
| 19 | Coffee County, Alabama | $1,102,470 | 2.0% | 57.6% |
| 20 | Jackson County, Alabama | $1,090,783 | 2.0% | 59.6% |
| 21 | Marengo County, Alabama | $1,088,334 | 2.0% | 61.6% |
| 22 | Dallas County, Alabama | $1,037,113 | 1.9% | 63.5% |
| 23 | Morgan County, Alabama | $1,026,662 | 1.9% | 65.4% |
| 24 | Sumter County, Alabama | $968,707 | 1.8% | 67.2% |
| 25 | Perry County, Alabama | $928,883 | 1.7% | 68.9% |
| 26 | Franklin County, Alabama | $847,509 | 1.6% | 70.4% |
| 27 | Henry County, Alabama | $808,982 | 1.5% | 71.9% |
| 28 | Talladega County, Alabama | $804,317 | 1.5% | 73.4% |
| 29 | Blount County, Alabama | $799,199 | 1.5% | 74.9% |
| 30 | Dale County, Alabama | $762,319 | 1.4% | 76.3% |
| 31 | Marion County, Alabama | $692,580 | 1.3% | 77.5% |
| 32 | Etowah County, Alabama | $682,852 | 1.3% | 78.8% |
| 33 | Monroe County, Alabama | $646,091 | 1.2% | 80.0% |
| 34 | Crenshaw County, Alabama | $631,140 | 1.2% | 81.1% |
| 35 | Randolph County, Alabama | $625,264 | 1.1% | 82.3% |
| 36 | Elmore County, Alabama | $615,312 | 1.1% | 83.4% |
| 37 | Chambers County, Alabama | $531,713 | 1.0% | 84.4% |
| 38 | Colbert County, Alabama | $531,671 | 1.0% | 85.4% |
| 39 | Autauga County, Alabama | $529,239 | 1.0% | 86.3% |
| 40 | Clay County, Alabama | $472,241 | 0.9% | 87.2% |
| 41 | Fayette County, Alabama | $472,037 | 0.9% | 88.1% |
| 42 | Conecuh County, Alabama | $465,206 | 0.9% | 88.9% |
| 43 | Pickens County, Alabama | $446,715 | 0.8% | 89.7% |
| 44 | Wilcox County, Alabama | $436,474 | 0.8% | 90.5% |
| 45 | Butler County, Alabama | $434,526 | 0.8% | 91.3% |
| 46 | Calhoun County, Alabama | $369,390 | 0.7% | 92.0% |
| 47 | Cleburne County, Alabama | $357,397 | 0.7% | 92.7% |
| 48 | Saint Clair County, Alabama | $350,290 | 0.6% | 93.3% |
| 49 | Chilton County, Alabama | $347,202 | 0.6% | 93.9% |
| 50 | Tuscaloosa County, Alabama | $340,832 | 0.6% | 94.6% |
| 51 | Winston County, Alabama | $319,648 | 0.6% | 95.2% |
| 52 | Russell County, Alabama | $316,891 | 0.6% | 95.7% |
| 53 | Greene County, Alabama | $273,282 | 0.5% | 96.2% |
| 54 | Shelby County, Alabama | $271,404 | 0.5% | 96.7% |
| 55 | Pike County, Alabama | $265,325 | 0.5% | 97.2% |
| 56 | Lee County, Alabama | $248,697 | 0.5% | 97.7% |
| 57 | Lamar County, Alabama | $219,256 | 0.4% | 98.1% |
| 58 | Tallapoosa County, Alabama | $154,977 | 0.3% | 98.4% |
| 59 | Washington County, Alabama | $148,853 | 0.3% | 98.6% |
| 60 | Walker County, Alabama | $135,671 | 0.2% | 98.9% |
| 61 | Bibb County, Alabama | $120,046 | 0.2% | 99.1% |
| 62 | Clarke County, Alabama | $115,550 | 0.2% | 99.3% |
| 63 | Macon County, Alabama | $109,321 | 0.2% | 99.5% |
| 64 | Choctaw County, Alabama | $90,364 | 0.2% | 99.7% |
| 65 | Coosa County, Alabama | $70,277 | 0.1% | 99.8% |
| 66 | Jefferson County, Alabama | $56,514 | 0.1% | 99.9% |
| 67 | Bullock County, Alabama | $41,727 | 0.1% | 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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