Conservation payments in Alabama totaled $534 million from 1995-2021.

Counties in Alabama Receiving Total Conservation Programs payments, 1995-2021

Rank County Total Conservation Programs
1995-2021
Pct of
Total
Running
Percentage
1Geneva County, Alabama$47,809,6298.9%8.9%
2Lawrence County, Alabama$35,710,3546.7%15.6%
3Dallas County, Alabama$24,803,7784.6%20.3%
4Covington County, Alabama$23,983,2804.5%24.8%
5Coffee County, Alabama$22,538,3274.2%29.0%
6Barbour County, Alabama$19,164,9873.6%32.6%
7Sumter County, Alabama$18,672,1173.5%36.1%
8Houston County, Alabama$17,840,8893.3%39.4%
9Perry County, Alabama$16,855,9003.2%42.6%
10Marengo County, Alabama$15,872,7103.0%45.5%
11Pike County, Alabama$15,482,2292.9%48.4%
12Escambia County, Alabama$15,444,7172.9%51.3%
13Crenshaw County, Alabama$15,144,5552.8%54.2%
14Montgomery County, Alabama$14,431,1162.7%56.9%
15Greene County, Alabama$11,024,0882.1%58.9%
16Baldwin County, Alabama$11,023,8972.1%61.0%
17Lowndes County, Alabama$10,776,6372.0%63.0%
18Lauderdale County, Alabama$10,773,2772.0%65.0%
19Wilcox County, Alabama$10,596,6712.0%67.0%
20Bullock County, Alabama$8,803,3521.6%68.7%
21Hale County, Alabama$8,442,5291.6%70.2%
22Conecuh County, Alabama$8,403,5441.6%71.8%
23Henry County, Alabama$8,283,5411.6%73.4%
24Macon County, Alabama$8,255,2601.5%74.9%
25Morgan County, Alabama$8,056,7761.5%76.4%
26Limestone County, Alabama$7,869,6521.5%77.9%
27Jackson County, Alabama$7,671,3191.4%79.3%
28Dale County, Alabama$7,523,0541.4%80.7%
29DeKalb County, Alabama$6,850,4001.3%82.0%
30Russell County, Alabama$6,701,5881.3%83.3%
31Pickens County, Alabama$6,478,6381.2%84.5%
32Autauga County, Alabama$5,701,8731.1%85.5%
33Colbert County, Alabama$5,697,1151.1%86.6%
34Monroe County, Alabama$5,569,4681.0%87.7%
35Cherokee County, Alabama$5,263,5261.0%88.6%
36Franklin County, Alabama$4,807,4200.9%89.5%
37Cullman County, Alabama$4,476,6390.8%90.4%
38Marion County, Alabama$4,202,6590.8%91.2%
39Butler County, Alabama$4,201,0480.8%91.9%
40Marshall County, Alabama$4,117,9880.8%92.7%
41Madison County, Alabama$3,482,4500.7%93.4%
42Fayette County, Alabama$3,245,5560.6%94.0%
43Lamar County, Alabama$2,918,0540.5%94.5%
44Chambers County, Alabama$2,535,5160.5%95.0%
45Blount County, Alabama$2,468,1290.5%95.5%
46Elmore County, Alabama$2,364,3220.4%95.9%
47Talladega County, Alabama$2,126,1710.4%96.3%
48Lee County, Alabama$1,985,9320.4%96.7%
49Mobile County, Alabama$1,861,3090.3%97.0%
50Etowah County, Alabama$1,742,8560.3%97.3%
51Chilton County, Alabama$1,707,1660.3%97.7%
52Tuscaloosa County, Alabama$1,384,1140.3%97.9%
53Washington County, Alabama$1,246,1090.2%98.2%
54Walker County, Alabama$1,195,1240.2%98.4%
55Clarke County, Alabama$1,023,6900.2%98.6%
56Randolph County, Alabama$1,020,1320.2%98.8%
57Bibb County, Alabama$987,3200.2%99.0%
58Saint Clair County, Alabama$986,2440.2%99.1%
59Tallapoosa County, Alabama$889,2440.2%99.3%
60Winston County, Alabama$765,8980.1%99.4%
61Choctaw County, Alabama$731,3130.1%99.6%
62Calhoun County, Alabama$622,4770.1%99.7%
63Cleburne County, Alabama$542,7870.1%99.8%
64Shelby County, Alabama$428,9130.1%99.9%
65Clay County, Alabama$370,4900.1%99.9%
66Coosa County, Alabama$159,2260.0%100.0%
67Jefferson County, Alabama$111,8340.0%100.0%

Source: Environmental Working Group. Compiled from USDA data.

 

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