Cotton Subsidies in Fayette County, Alabama totaled $5.0 million from 1995-2020‡.
Counties in Fayette County, Alabama Receiving cotton subsidies, 1995-2020‡
| Rank |
County |
Cotton Subsidies
1995-2020‡ | Pct of
Total | Running
Percentage |
| 1 | Limestone County, Alabama | $134,258,030 | 8.5% | 8.5% |
| 2 | Autauga Quality Cotton Association | $130,931,706 | 8.3% | 16.8% |
| 3 | Lawrence County, Alabama | $102,381,234 | 6.5% | 23.3% |
| 4 | Madison County, Alabama | $91,014,404 | 5.8% | 29.1% |
| 5 | Escambia County, Alabama | $86,156,157 | 5.5% | 34.5% |
| 6 | Houston County, Alabama | $68,700,809 | 4.4% | 38.9% |
| 7 | Colbert County, Alabama | $68,697,871 | 4.4% | 43.3% |
| 8 | Lauderdale County, Alabama | $67,520,730 | 4.3% | 47.5% |
| 9 | Geneva County, Alabama | $66,059,856 | 4.2% | 51.7% |
| 10 | Monroe County, Alabama | $66,009,339 | 4.2% | 55.9% |
| 11 | Cherokee County, Alabama | $57,778,818 | 3.7% | 59.6% |
| 12 | Coffee County, Alabama | $52,778,704 | 3.3% | 62.9% |
| 13 | Dallas County, Alabama | $51,605,348 | 3.3% | 66.2% |
| 14 | Henry County, Alabama | $51,538,466 | 3.3% | 69.5% |
| 15 | Baldwin County, Alabama | $45,580,492 | 2.9% | 72.4% |
| 16 | Covington County, Alabama | $43,587,968 | 2.8% | 75.1% |
| 17 | Elmore County, Alabama | $39,121,990 | 2.5% | 77.6% |
| 18 | Mobile County, Alabama | $31,075,982 | 2.0% | 79.6% |
| 19 | Autauga County, Alabama | $30,219,675 | 1.9% | 81.5% |
| 20 | Dale County, Alabama | $29,350,812 | 1.9% | 83.3% |
| 21 | Pike County, Alabama | $23,708,550 | 1.5% | 84.9% |
| 22 | Barbour County, Alabama | $20,062,566 | 1.3% | 86.1% |
| 23 | Macon County, Alabama | $13,968,483 | 0.9% | 87.0% |
| 24 | Tuscaloosa County, Alabama | $13,540,247 | 0.9% | 87.9% |
| 25 | Lowndes County, Alabama | $12,968,063 | 0.8% | 88.7% |
| 26 | Talladega County, Alabama | $12,833,930 | 0.8% | 89.5% |
| 27 | Russell County, Alabama | $12,486,154 | 0.8% | 90.3% |
| 28 | Conecuh County, Alabama | $12,297,579 | 0.8% | 91.1% |
| 29 | Etowah County, Alabama | $9,992,364 | 0.6% | 91.7% |
| 30 | Marengo County, Alabama | $9,699,580 | 0.6% | 92.3% |
| 31 | Shelby County, Alabama | $9,578,365 | 0.6% | 92.9% |
| 32 | Jackson County, Alabama | $8,464,865 | 0.5% | 93.5% |
| 33 | Calhoun County, Alabama | $8,061,343 | 0.5% | 94.0% |
| 34 | Crenshaw County, Alabama | $7,315,287 | 0.5% | 94.4% |
| 35 | Lee County, Alabama | $6,257,759 | 0.4% | 94.8% |
| 36 | Montgomery County, Alabama | $6,147,767 | 0.4% | 95.2% |
| 37 | Morgan County, Alabama | $6,108,274 | 0.4% | 95.6% |
| 38 | Wilcox County, Alabama | $5,380,311 | 0.3% | 96.0% |
| 39 | Pickens County, Alabama | $5,283,662 | 0.3% | 96.3% |
| 40 | Fayette County, Alabama | $4,951,277 | 0.3% | 96.6% |
| 41 | Blount County, Alabama | $4,723,124 | 0.3% | 96.9% |
| 42 | Tallapoosa County, Alabama | $4,392,995 | 0.3% | 97.2% |
| 43 | Perry County, Alabama | $4,349,328 | 0.3% | 97.5% |
| 44 | Cullman County, Alabama | $3,859,090 | 0.2% | 97.7% |
| 45 | Washington County, Alabama | $3,668,541 | 0.2% | 97.9% |
| 46 | Franklin County, Alabama | $3,546,371 | 0.2% | 98.2% |
| 47 | Butler County, Alabama | $3,543,192 | 0.2% | 98.4% |
| 48 | Hale County, Alabama | $3,441,324 | 0.2% | 98.6% |
| 49 | Tennessee Valley | $3,290,480 | 0.2% | 98.8% |
| 50 | Bullock County, Alabama | $2,679,182 | 0.2% | 99.0% |
| 51 | Chilton County, Alabama | $2,231,205 | 0.1% | 99.1% |
| 52 | Greene County, Alabama | $2,156,083 | 0.1% | 99.3% |
| 53 | Lamar County, Alabama | $1,862,087 | 0.1% | 99.4% |
| 54 | Marshall County, Alabama | $1,741,928 | 0.1% | 99.5% |
| 55 | Marion County, Alabama | $1,726,644 | 0.1% | 99.6% |
| 56 | DeKalb County, Alabama | $1,652,838 | 0.1% | 99.7% |
| 57 | Clarke County, Alabama | $1,354,652 | 0.1% | 99.8% |
| 58 | Choctaw County, Alabama | $1,155,687 | 0.1% | 99.9% |
| 59 | Chambers County, Alabama | $1,113,454 | 0.1% | 99.9% |
| 60 | Bibb County, Alabama | $836,041 | 0.1% | 100.0% |
| 61 | Winston County, Alabama | $60,662 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 62 | Randolph County, Alabama | $36,615 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 63 | Saint Clair County, Alabama | $19,316 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 64 | Walker County, Alabama | $14,858 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 65 | Clay County, Alabama | $13,030 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 66 | Sumter County, Alabama | $5,462 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 67 | Cleburne County, Alabama | $2,360 | 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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