Wheat Subsidies in Alabama totaled $142 million from 1995-2020‡.
Counties in Alabama Receiving wheat subsidies, 1995-2020‡
| Rank |
County |
Wheat Subsidies
1995-2020‡ | Pct of
Total | Running
Percentage |
| 1 | Madison County, Alabama | $16,679,243 | 11.8% | 11.8% |
| 2 | Limestone County, Alabama | $14,915,624 | 10.5% | 22.3% |
| 3 | Dallas County, Alabama | $8,011,477 | 5.7% | 28.0% |
| 4 | Colbert County, Alabama | $7,993,310 | 5.6% | 33.6% |
| 5 | Lauderdale County, Alabama | $7,329,636 | 5.2% | 38.8% |
| 6 | Lawrence County, Alabama | $6,928,608 | 4.9% | 43.7% |
| 7 | Perry County, Alabama | $6,827,689 | 4.8% | 48.5% |
| 8 | Marengo County, Alabama | $4,646,412 | 3.3% | 51.8% |
| 9 | Baldwin County, Alabama | $3,845,441 | 2.7% | 54.5% |
| 10 | Talladega County, Alabama | $3,804,728 | 2.7% | 57.2% |
| 11 | Montgomery County, Alabama | $3,588,379 | 2.5% | 59.7% |
| 12 | Hale County, Alabama | $3,541,626 | 2.5% | 62.2% |
| 13 | Jackson County, Alabama | $3,238,126 | 2.3% | 64.5% |
| 14 | Houston County, Alabama | $3,192,876 | 2.3% | 66.8% |
| 15 | Cherokee County, Alabama | $2,554,974 | 1.8% | 68.6% |
| 16 | Lowndes County, Alabama | $2,449,304 | 1.7% | 70.3% |
| 17 | Geneva County, Alabama | $2,394,390 | 1.7% | 72.0% |
| 18 | Henry County, Alabama | $2,349,281 | 1.7% | 73.6% |
| 19 | Coffee County, Alabama | $2,216,676 | 1.6% | 75.2% |
| 20 | DeKalb County, Alabama | $2,158,973 | 1.5% | 76.7% |
| 21 | Morgan County, Alabama | $2,064,895 | 1.5% | 78.2% |
| 22 | Escambia County, Alabama | $2,015,181 | 1.4% | 79.6% |
| 23 | Wilcox County, Alabama | $1,815,028 | 1.3% | 80.9% |
| 24 | Greene County, Alabama | $1,679,472 | 1.2% | 82.1% |
| 25 | Pickens County, Alabama | $1,598,575 | 1.1% | 83.2% |
| 26 | Covington County, Alabama | $1,575,701 | 1.1% | 84.3% |
| 27 | Tuscaloosa County, Alabama | $1,492,445 | 1.1% | 85.4% |
| 28 | Barbour County, Alabama | $1,269,863 | 0.9% | 86.3% |
| 29 | Calhoun County, Alabama | $1,220,812 | 0.9% | 87.1% |
| 30 | Crenshaw County, Alabama | $1,201,187 | 0.8% | 88.0% |
| 31 | Marshall County, Alabama | $1,157,919 | 0.8% | 88.8% |
| 32 | Marion County, Alabama | $1,126,311 | 0.8% | 89.6% |
| 33 | Autauga County, Alabama | $1,108,260 | 0.8% | 90.4% |
| 34 | Monroe County, Alabama | $1,093,789 | 0.8% | 91.2% |
| 35 | Dale County, Alabama | $1,071,088 | 0.8% | 91.9% |
| 36 | Conecuh County, Alabama | $987,555 | 0.7% | 92.6% |
| 37 | Pike County, Alabama | $977,449 | 0.7% | 93.3% |
| 38 | Mobile County, Alabama | $973,699 | 0.7% | 94.0% |
| 39 | Sumter County, Alabama | $921,057 | 0.7% | 94.6% |
| 40 | Macon County, Alabama | $888,874 | 0.6% | 95.3% |
| 41 | Cullman County, Alabama | $804,169 | 0.6% | 95.8% |
| 42 | Butler County, Alabama | $767,491 | 0.5% | 96.4% |
| 43 | Russell County, Alabama | $710,002 | 0.5% | 96.9% |
| 44 | Franklin County, Alabama | $699,846 | 0.5% | 97.4% |
| 45 | Elmore County, Alabama | $547,046 | 0.4% | 97.8% |
| 46 | Fayette County, Alabama | $413,875 | 0.3% | 98.0% |
| 47 | Washington County, Alabama | $356,125 | 0.3% | 98.3% |
| 48 | Blount County, Alabama | $298,353 | 0.2% | 98.5% |
| 49 | Etowah County, Alabama | $280,795 | 0.2% | 98.7% |
| 50 | Lamar County, Alabama | $229,626 | 0.2% | 98.9% |
| 51 | Lee County, Alabama | $225,850 | 0.2% | 99.0% |
| 52 | Bullock County, Alabama | $204,166 | 0.1% | 99.2% |
| 53 | Bibb County, Alabama | $198,929 | 0.1% | 99.3% |
| 54 | Randolph County, Alabama | $155,791 | 0.1% | 99.4% |
| 55 | Tallapoosa County, Alabama | $134,724 | 0.1% | 99.5% |
| 56 | Clarke County, Alabama | $126,744 | 0.1% | 99.6% |
| 57 | Cleburne County, Alabama | $116,683 | 0.1% | 99.7% |
| 58 | Shelby County, Alabama | $101,275 | 0.1% | 99.8% |
| 59 | Saint Clair County, Alabama | $97,732 | 0.1% | 99.8% |
| 60 | Chilton County, Alabama | $87,380 | 0.1% | 99.9% |
| 61 | Chambers County, Alabama | $85,333 | 0.1% | 100.0% |
| 62 | Winston County, Alabama | $26,523 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 63 | Choctaw County, Alabama | $22,616 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 64 | Jefferson County, Alabama | $7,424 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 65 | Clay County, Alabama | $4,332 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 66 | Walker County, Alabama | $3,493 | 0.0% | 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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