Disaster payments in Alabama totaled $5.6 million in 2019
States Receiving Total Disaster Programs payments, 2019
| Rank | State | Total Disaster Programs 2019 | Pct of Total | Running Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Puerto Rico | $176,341,261 | 17.2% | 17.2% |
| 2 | Florida | $158,495,404 | 15.5% | 32.6% |
| 3 | Georgia | $127,379,866 | 12.4% | 45.1% |
| 4 | North Carolina | $82,782,627 | 8.1% | 53.1% |
| 5 | Texas | $70,364,845 | 6.9% | 60.0% |
| 6 | Oklahoma | $53,576,049 | 5.2% | 65.2% |
| 7 | California | $35,227,660 | 3.4% | 68.7% |
| 8 | South Dakota | $24,679,336 | 2.4% | 71.1% |
| 9 | New Mexico | $24,447,829 | 2.4% | 73.4% |
| 10 | Oregon | $23,105,179 | 2.3% | 75.7% |
| 11 | Kansas | $22,807,520 | 2.2% | 77.9% |
| 12 | Colorado | $22,656,331 | 2.2% | 80.1% |
| 13 | Arkansas | $21,942,637 | 2.1% | 82.3% |
| 14 | Nebraska | $20,316,885 | 2.0% | 84.3% |
| 15 | South Carolina | $19,665,555 | 1.9% | 86.2% |
| 16 | Missouri | $17,584,143 | 1.7% | 87.9% |
| 17 | Montana | $16,813,071 | 1.6% | 89.5% |
| 18 | Utah | $10,214,194 | 1.0% | 90.5% |
| 19 | Hawaii | $8,598,036 | 0.8% | 91.4% |
| 20 | Mississippi | $6,872,470 | 0.7% | 92.0% |
| 21 | Wyoming | $6,167,529 | 0.6% | 92.6% |
| 22 | Arizona | $6,012,994 | 0.6% | 93.2% |
| 23 | Virginia | $5,866,444 | 0.6% | 93.8% |
| 24 | Washington | $5,724,611 | 0.6% | 94.3% |
| 25 | Alabama | $5,613,400 | 0.5% | 94.9% |
| 26 | Ohio | $5,477,637 | 0.5% | 95.4% |
| 27 | Louisiana | $5,192,468 | 0.5% | 95.9% |
| 28 | North Dakota | $4,807,262 | 0.5% | 96.4% |
| 29 | Wisconsin | $4,006,348 | 0.4% | 96.8% |
| 30 | Minnesota | $3,763,303 | 0.4% | 97.2% |
| 31 | Idaho | $3,688,051 | 0.4% | 97.5% |
| 32 | Iowa | $3,416,093 | 0.3% | 97.9% |
| 33 | New York | $3,087,140 | 0.3% | 98.2% |
| 34 | Tennessee | $2,767,944 | 0.3% | 98.4% |
| 35 | Nevada | $2,758,371 | 0.3% | 98.7% |
| 36 | Massachusetts | $2,584,776 | 0.3% | 98.9% |
| 37 | Michigan | $2,154,195 | 0.2% | 99.2% |
| 38 | Kentucky | $1,800,985 | 0.2% | 99.3% |
| 39 | New Jersey | $1,659,079 | 0.2% | 99.5% |
| 40 | Pennsylvania | $1,100,398 | 0.1% | 99.6% |
| 41 | Indiana | $985,255 | 0.1% | 99.7% |
| 42 | West Virginia | $666,544 | 0.1% | 99.8% |
| 43 | Alaska | $437,693 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 44 | New Hampshire | $391,077 | 0.0% | 99.8% |
| 45 | Vermont | $374,824 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 46 | Illinois | $319,641 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 47 | Maryland | $289,339 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 48 | Connecticut | $261,020 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 49 | Rhode Island | $194,411 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 50 | Maine | $161,885 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
Source: Environmental Working Group. Compiled from USDA data.
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