Livestock Disaster / Emergency payments in Alabama totaled $280 million from 1995-2020‡.
Counties in Alabama Receiving Livestock Disaster / Emergency payments, 1995-2020‡
| Rank |
County |
Livestock Disaster / Emergency
1995-2020‡ | Pct of
Total | Running
Percentage |
| 1 | Lowndes County, Alabama | $12,066,159 | 4.3% | 4.3% |
| 2 | DeKalb County, Alabama | $11,997,805 | 4.3% | 8.6% |
| 3 | Montgomery County, Alabama | $11,296,232 | 4.0% | 12.6% |
| 4 | Geneva County, Alabama | $11,121,994 | 4.0% | 16.6% |
| 5 | Coffee County, Alabama | $9,510,744 | 3.4% | 20.0% |
| 6 | Randolph County, Alabama | $9,459,648 | 3.4% | 23.4% |
| 7 | Barbour County, Alabama | $9,455,184 | 3.4% | 26.8% |
| 8 | Houston County, Alabama | $9,075,110 | 3.2% | 30.0% |
| 9 | Cullman County, Alabama | $7,834,460 | 2.8% | 32.8% |
| 10 | Henry County, Alabama | $7,466,103 | 2.7% | 35.5% |
| 11 | Jackson County, Alabama | $7,183,574 | 2.6% | 38.1% |
| 12 | Marshall County, Alabama | $6,961,500 | 2.5% | 40.5% |
| 13 | Covington County, Alabama | $6,548,975 | 2.3% | 42.9% |
| 14 | Clay County, Alabama | $6,225,011 | 2.2% | 45.1% |
| 15 | Pike County, Alabama | $6,173,763 | 2.2% | 47.3% |
| 16 | Hale County, Alabama | $6,130,218 | 2.2% | 49.5% |
| 17 | Dallas County, Alabama | $6,003,206 | 2.1% | 51.7% |
| 18 | Lawrence County, Alabama | $5,920,708 | 2.1% | 53.8% |
| 19 | Blount County, Alabama | $5,474,250 | 2.0% | 55.7% |
| 20 | Lauderdale County, Alabama | $5,473,468 | 2.0% | 57.7% |
| 21 | Dale County, Alabama | $5,223,550 | 1.9% | 59.6% |
| 22 | Perry County, Alabama | $4,677,021 | 1.7% | 61.2% |
| 23 | Marengo County, Alabama | $4,526,021 | 1.6% | 62.8% |
| 24 | Elmore County, Alabama | $4,420,452 | 1.6% | 64.4% |
| 25 | Talladega County, Alabama | $4,358,604 | 1.6% | 66.0% |
| 26 | Morgan County, Alabama | $4,142,899 | 1.5% | 67.5% |
| 27 | Sumter County, Alabama | $3,964,321 | 1.4% | 68.9% |
| 28 | Chambers County, Alabama | $3,956,630 | 1.4% | 70.3% |
| 29 | Limestone County, Alabama | $3,909,598 | 1.4% | 71.7% |
| 30 | Franklin County, Alabama | $3,853,138 | 1.4% | 73.1% |
| 31 | Crenshaw County, Alabama | $3,826,084 | 1.4% | 74.4% |
| 32 | Cleburne County, Alabama | $3,525,709 | 1.3% | 75.7% |
| 33 | Marion County, Alabama | $3,053,381 | 1.1% | 76.8% |
| 34 | Calhoun County, Alabama | $3,052,178 | 1.1% | 77.9% |
| 35 | Butler County, Alabama | $3,037,513 | 1.1% | 79.0% |
| 36 | Etowah County, Alabama | $2,994,286 | 1.1% | 80.0% |
| 37 | Bullock County, Alabama | $2,924,961 | 1.0% | 81.1% |
| 38 | Cherokee County, Alabama | $2,798,844 | 1.0% | 82.1% |
| 39 | Wilcox County, Alabama | $2,694,205 | 1.0% | 83.0% |
| 40 | Monroe County, Alabama | $2,658,665 | 1.0% | 84.0% |
| 41 | Chilton County, Alabama | $2,525,751 | 0.9% | 84.9% |
| 42 | Conecuh County, Alabama | $2,517,160 | 0.9% | 85.8% |
| 43 | Saint Clair County, Alabama | $2,516,750 | 0.9% | 86.7% |
| 44 | Lee County, Alabama | $2,362,021 | 0.8% | 87.5% |
| 45 | Madison County, Alabama | $2,294,926 | 0.8% | 88.4% |
| 46 | Colbert County, Alabama | $2,225,516 | 0.8% | 89.2% |
| 47 | Russell County, Alabama | $2,182,671 | 0.8% | 89.9% |
| 48 | Autauga County, Alabama | $2,175,210 | 0.8% | 90.7% |
| 49 | Baldwin County, Alabama | $2,169,936 | 0.8% | 91.5% |
| 50 | Winston County, Alabama | $2,118,099 | 0.8% | 92.2% |
| 51 | Greene County, Alabama | $2,026,714 | 0.7% | 93.0% |
| 52 | Tallapoosa County, Alabama | $1,987,008 | 0.7% | 93.7% |
| 53 | Pickens County, Alabama | $1,894,876 | 0.7% | 94.4% |
| 54 | Macon County, Alabama | $1,818,628 | 0.7% | 95.0% |
| 55 | Mobile County, Alabama | $1,754,345 | 0.6% | 95.6% |
| 56 | Shelby County, Alabama | $1,623,188 | 0.6% | 96.2% |
| 57 | Escambia County, Alabama | $1,547,715 | 0.6% | 96.8% |
| 58 | Coosa County, Alabama | $1,339,699 | 0.5% | 97.2% |
| 59 | Fayette County, Alabama | $1,115,236 | 0.4% | 97.6% |
| 60 | Tuscaloosa County, Alabama | $1,034,313 | 0.4% | 98.0% |
| 61 | Walker County, Alabama | $947,406 | 0.3% | 98.4% |
| 62 | Bibb County, Alabama | $944,028 | 0.3% | 98.7% |
| 63 | Washington County, Alabama | $913,516 | 0.3% | 99.0% |
| 64 | Lamar County, Alabama | $884,236 | 0.3% | 99.3% |
| 65 | Clarke County, Alabama | $708,678 | 0.3% | 99.6% |
| 66 | Choctaw County, Alabama | $632,710 | 0.2% | 99.8% |
| 67 | Jefferson County, Alabama | $526,148 | 0.2% | 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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