Farm Subsidy information
Blount County, Alabama
Blount County, Alabama Farm Subsidy Information
Total Subsidies, Blount County, Alabama, 1995-2020‡
Blount County, Alabama Farm Subsidy Quick Facts
- Alabama ranking: 26 of 50 States
- 63 percent of farms in Alabama did not collect subsidy payments - according to USDA.
Top programs in Blount County, Alabama, 1995-2020‡:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 1995-2020‡ |
Subsidy Total 1995-2020‡ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Disaster Payments | 883 | $7,986,273 |
| 2 | Livestock Subsidies | 796 | $5,696,981 |
| 3 | Cotton Subsidies | 114 | $4,723,124 |
| 4 | Conservation Reserve Program | 140 | $1,419,564 |
| 5 | Corn Subsidies | 346 | $1,236,785 |
‡ Data for 2020 includes payments made by USDA through June 30, 2020 and does not include crop insurance premium subsidies.
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