Farm Subsidy information
Macon County, Alabama
Macon County, Alabama Farm Subsidy Information
Total Subsidies, Macon County, Alabama, 1995-2020‡
Macon 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 Macon County, Alabama, 1995-2020‡:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 1995-2020‡ |
Subsidy Total 1995-2020‡ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cotton Subsidies | 136 | $13,968,483 |
| 2 | Conservation Reserve Program | 250 | $7,872,929 |
| 3 | Disaster Payments | 379 | $3,468,065 |
| 4 | Livestock Subsidies | 292 | $1,823,477 |
| 5 | Wheat Subsidies | 134 | $888,874 |
‡ Data for 2020 includes payments made by USDA through June 30, 2020 and does not include crop insurance premium subsidies.
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