Conservation Reserve Program payments in Fayette County, Alabama totaled $2.9 million from 1995-2020‡.
Counties in Fayette County, Alabama Receiving Conservation Reserve Program payments, 1995-2020‡
| Rank |
County |
Conservation Reserve Program
1995-2020‡ | Pct of
Total | Running
Percentage |
| 1 | Geneva County, Alabama | $45,827,740 | 9.5% | 9.5% |
| 2 | Lawrence County, Alabama | $32,805,785 | 6.8% | 16.3% |
| 3 | Dallas County, Alabama | $23,384,316 | 4.9% | 21.2% |
| 4 | Covington County, Alabama | $22,157,944 | 4.6% | 25.8% |
| 5 | Coffee County, Alabama | $20,659,380 | 4.3% | 30.1% |
| 6 | Barbour County, Alabama | $17,737,328 | 3.7% | 33.7% |
| 7 | Sumter County, Alabama | $17,535,136 | 3.6% | 37.4% |
| 8 | Houston County, Alabama | $16,589,697 | 3.4% | 40.8% |
| 9 | Perry County, Alabama | $16,037,227 | 3.3% | 44.1% |
| 10 | Marengo County, Alabama | $14,946,864 | 3.1% | 47.2% |
| 11 | Escambia County, Alabama | $14,845,858 | 3.1% | 50.3% |
| 12 | Pike County, Alabama | $14,160,656 | 2.9% | 53.3% |
| 13 | Crenshaw County, Alabama | $13,716,739 | 2.8% | 56.1% |
| 14 | Montgomery County, Alabama | $12,567,306 | 2.6% | 58.7% |
| 15 | Baldwin County, Alabama | $10,248,021 | 2.1% | 60.8% |
| 16 | Wilcox County, Alabama | $10,061,525 | 2.1% | 62.9% |
| 17 | Lowndes County, Alabama | $9,834,091 | 2.0% | 65.0% |
| 18 | Greene County, Alabama | $9,715,736 | 2.0% | 67.0% |
| 19 | Lauderdale County, Alabama | $9,532,615 | 2.0% | 69.0% |
| 20 | Bullock County, Alabama | $8,352,144 | 1.7% | 70.7% |
| 21 | Hale County, Alabama | $8,048,009 | 1.7% | 72.4% |
| 22 | Macon County, Alabama | $7,872,929 | 1.6% | 74.0% |
| 23 | Conecuh County, Alabama | $7,861,221 | 1.6% | 75.6% |
| 24 | Henry County, Alabama | $7,714,614 | 1.6% | 77.2% |
| 25 | Limestone County, Alabama | $6,992,821 | 1.5% | 78.7% |
| 26 | Dale County, Alabama | $6,881,440 | 1.4% | 80.1% |
| 27 | Jackson County, Alabama | $6,793,497 | 1.4% | 81.5% |
| 28 | Morgan County, Alabama | $6,579,863 | 1.4% | 82.9% |
| 29 | Russell County, Alabama | $6,167,785 | 1.3% | 84.2% |
| 30 | Pickens County, Alabama | $6,034,728 | 1.3% | 85.4% |
| 31 | Autauga County, Alabama | $5,112,211 | 1.1% | 86.5% |
| 32 | Monroe County, Alabama | $4,929,283 | 1.0% | 87.5% |
| 33 | Colbert County, Alabama | $4,927,352 | 1.0% | 88.5% |
| 34 | Cherokee County, Alabama | $4,538,240 | 0.9% | 89.5% |
| 35 | DeKalb County, Alabama | $4,408,686 | 0.9% | 90.4% |
| 36 | Franklin County, Alabama | $4,041,843 | 0.8% | 91.2% |
| 37 | Marion County, Alabama | $3,631,443 | 0.8% | 92.0% |
| 38 | Butler County, Alabama | $3,590,091 | 0.7% | 92.7% |
| 39 | Fayette County, Alabama | $2,922,244 | 0.6% | 93.3% |
| 40 | Marshall County, Alabama | $2,874,060 | 0.6% | 93.9% |
| 41 | Madison County, Alabama | $2,795,119 | 0.6% | 94.5% |
| 42 | Lamar County, Alabama | $2,635,279 | 0.5% | 95.1% |
| 43 | Chambers County, Alabama | $2,264,803 | 0.5% | 95.5% |
| 44 | Cullman County, Alabama | $2,251,744 | 0.5% | 96.0% |
| 45 | Elmore County, Alabama | $1,988,578 | 0.4% | 96.4% |
| 46 | Talladega County, Alabama | $1,829,334 | 0.4% | 96.8% |
| 47 | Lee County, Alabama | $1,781,297 | 0.4% | 97.2% |
| 48 | Mobile County, Alabama | $1,585,111 | 0.3% | 97.5% |
| 49 | Chilton County, Alabama | $1,459,460 | 0.3% | 97.8% |
| 50 | Blount County, Alabama | $1,419,564 | 0.3% | 98.1% |
| 51 | Etowah County, Alabama | $1,194,388 | 0.2% | 98.3% |
| 52 | Washington County, Alabama | $1,082,412 | 0.2% | 98.6% |
| 53 | Tuscaloosa County, Alabama | $1,081,171 | 0.2% | 98.8% |
| 54 | Bibb County, Alabama | $873,829 | 0.2% | 99.0% |
| 55 | Clarke County, Alabama | $840,459 | 0.2% | 99.1% |
| 56 | Tallapoosa County, Alabama | $643,464 | 0.1% | 99.3% |
| 57 | Saint Clair County, Alabama | $620,809 | 0.1% | 99.4% |
| 58 | Choctaw County, Alabama | $595,454 | 0.1% | 99.5% |
| 59 | Walker County, Alabama | $500,444 | 0.1% | 99.6% |
| 60 | Randolph County, Alabama | $470,378 | 0.1% | 99.7% |
| 61 | Calhoun County, Alabama | $344,273 | 0.1% | 99.8% |
| 62 | Winston County, Alabama | $264,374 | 0.1% | 99.9% |
| 63 | Cleburne County, Alabama | $252,043 | 0.1% | 99.9% |
| 64 | Clay County, Alabama | $175,981 | 0.0% | 99.9% |
| 65 | Shelby County, Alabama | $173,394 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 66 | Coosa County, Alabama | $66,792 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 67 | Jefferson County, Alabama | $52,059 | 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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