Alabama Farm Subsidies by County
All 193 Alabama counties ranked by total USDA farm subsidy payments. Montgomery County leads with $12,703M.
Which county in Alabama receives the most farm subsidies?
Montgomery County leads Alabama with $12,703M in total USDA farm subsidy payments. View Montgomery County details →
How are county subsidy totals calculated?
County totals are aggregated from individual payment records in USASpending.gov where a county is listed on the transaction. Totals include all USDA financial assistance award types — direct payments, conservation, commodity support, and disaster programs.
Does the per-capita figure reflect farm population only?
No. Per-capita figures divide total subsidy dollars by the county's total Census Bureau population, not just farm households. This provides a consistent basis for comparison across counties regardless of farm density.
| Rank | County | Total Payments | Avg $/Capita/Year | Records | Recipients | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Montgomery County | $12,703M | $3,508.99 | 2,416 | 473 | 2010–2025 |
| 2 | Geneva County | $163M | $383.15 | 25,436 | 369 | 2010–2025 |
| 3 | Houston County | $145M | $85.88 | 17,735 | 469 | 2010–2025 |
| 4 | Bullock County | $136M | $857.11 | 2,925 | 60 | 2010–2025 |
| 5 | Henry County | $111M | $400.36 | 21,206 | 390 | 2010–2025 |
| 6 | Coffee County | $104M | $123.14 | 15,182 | 349 | 2010–2025 |
| 7 | Baldwin County | $92M | $25.86 | 14,714 | 543 | 2010–2025 |
| 8 | Limestone County | $88M | $55.87 | 25,099 | 615 | 2010–2025 |
| 9 | Mobile County | $88M | $13.27 | 7,980 | 486 | 2010–2025 |
| 10 | Madison County | $83M | $13.86 | 20,777 | 689 | 2010–2025 |
| 11 | Escambia County | $81M | $136.04 | 13,331 | 236 | 2010–2025 |
| 12 | Lawrence County | $77M | $144.56 | 15,667 | 326 | 2010–2025 |
| 13 | Dallas County | $74M | $120.14 | 8,433 | 269 | 2010–2025 |
| 14 | Dale County | $74M | $93.04 | 10,222 | 287 | 2010–2025 |
| 15 | Barbour County | $68M | $166.98 | 6,728 | 226 | 2010–2025 |
| 16 | Hale County | $67M | $280.53 | 5,212 | 177 | 2010–2025 |
| 17 | Monroe County | $64M | $192.43 | 11,890 | 250 | 2010–2025 |
| 18 | Lauderdale County | $63M | $41.86 | 16,286 | 348 | 2010–2025 |
| 19 | Colbert County | $52M | $57.26 | 13,565 | 241 | 2010–2025 |
| 20 | Covington County | $52M | $85.91 | 8,153 | 301 | 2010–2025 |
| 21 | Dekalb County | $48M | $41.79 | 10,292 | 157 | 2010–2025 |
| 22 | Jackson County | $45M | $53.23 | 7,376 | 386 | 2010–2025 |
| 23 | Elmore County | $43M | $31.36 | 6,141 | 213 | 2010–2025 |
| 24 | Pike County | $41M | $77.36 | 4,475 | 263 | 2010–2025 |
| 25 | Greene County | $41M | $326.82 | 4,566 | 148 | 2010–2025 |
| 26 | Marshall County | $40M | $25.39 | 7,452 | 173 | 2010–2025 |
| 27 | Autauga County | $39M | $42.49 | 4,892 | 124 | 2010–2025 |
| 28 | Cherokee County | $37M | $91.20 | 10,205 | 248 | 2010–2025 |
| 29 | Talladega County | $37M | $28.73 | 3,498 | 233 | 2010–2025 |
| 30 | Marengo County | $34M | $109.24 | 4,599 | 200 | 2010–2025 |
| 31 | Cullman County | $33M | $23.74 | 5,819 | 136 | 2010–2025 |
| 32 | Jefferson County | $31M | $2.89 | 2,348 | 554 | 2010–2025 |
| 33 | Crenshaw County | $29M | $136.53 | 4,617 | 125 | 2010–2025 |
| 34 | Perry County | $29M | $208.57 | 3,432 | 172 | 2010–2025 |
| 35 | Conecuh County | $28M | $147.96 | 3,856 | 74 | 2010–2025 |
| 36 | Lee County | $28M | $10.40 | 1,989 | 192 | 2010–2025 |
| 37 | Lowndes County | $27M | $165.24 | 799 | 156 | 2010–2025 |
| 38 | Morgan County | $27M | $13.85 | 5,596 | 232 | 2010–2025 |
| 39 | Wilcox County | $27M | $159.31 | 4,186 | 142 | 2010–2025 |
| 40 | Randolph County | $27M | $73.78 | 3,673 | 139 | 2010–2025 |
| 41 | Butler County | $26M | $82.67 | 2,164 | 190 | 2010–2025 |
| 42 | Marion County | $25M | $52.91 | 2,971 | 149 | 2010–2025 |
| 43 | Tuscaloosa County | $25M | $7.26 | 4,216 | 239 | 2010–2025 |
| 44 | Blount County | $24M | $25.72 | 5,404 | 126 | 2010–2025 |
| 45 | Clarke County | $23M | $62.24 | 2,864 | 127 | 2010–2025 |
| 46 | Pickens County | $22M | $70.03 | 1,018 | 189 | 2010–2025 |
| 47 | Russell County | $21M | $23.06 | 3,187 | 91 | 2010–2025 |
| 48 | Calhoun County | $21M | $11.36 | 4,261 | 113 | 2010–2025 |
| 49 | Fayette County | $20M | $76.46 | 3,474 | 100 | 2010–2025 |
| 50 | Sumter County | $19M | $96.98 | 958 | 193 | 2010–2025 |
| 51 | Chilton County | $18M | $25.49 | 582 | 92 | 2010–2025 |
| 52 | Macon County | $18M | $59.51 | 964 | 154 | 2010–2025 |
| 53 | Franklin County | $18M | $36.33 | 1,044 | 175 | 2010–2025 |
| 54 | Choctaw County | $18M | $88.36 | 907 | 99 | 2010–2025 |
| 55 | Etowah County | $18M | $10.78 | 4,632 | 82 | 2010–2025 |
| 56 | Lamar County | $17M | $78.45 | 2,925 | 79 | 2010–2025 |
| 57 | Clay County | $15M | $70.34 | 2,120 | 47 | 2010–2025 |
| 58 | Shelby County | $14M | $4.07 | 934 | 168 | 2010–2025 |
| 59 | Bibb County | $14M | $38.41 | 773 | 81 | 2010–2025 |
| 60 | Washington County | $13M | $50.14 | 652 | 113 | 2010–2025 |
| 61 | Chambers County | $13M | $23.25 | 1,224 | 82 | 2010–2025 |
| 62 | St. Clair County | $12M | $8.02 | 2,331 | 58 | 2010–2025 |
| 63 | Walker County | $11M | $10.95 | 2,359 | 79 | 2010–2025 |
| 64 | Union County | $11M | — | 56 | 52 | 2010–2025 |
| 65 | Lafayette County | $11M | — | 70 | 60 | 2010–2025 |
| 66 | Winston County | $10M | $26.48 | 364 | 93 | 2010–2025 |
| 67 | Yazoo County | $9M | — | 46 | 42 | 2010–2025 |
| 68 | Tallapoosa County | $8M | $11.77 | 321 | 73 | 2010–2025 |
| 69 | Concordia County | $7M | — | 37 | 35 | 2010–2025 |
| 70 | Copiah County | $7M | — | 43 | 39 | 2010–2024 |
| 71 | Santa Rosa County | $7M | — | 54 | 41 | 2010–2025 |
| 72 | Haywood County | $7M | — | 41 | 35 | 2010–2025 |
| 73 | Coosa County | $7M | $38.31 | 498 | 70 | 2010–2025 |
| 74 | Acadia County | $6M | — | 38 | 33 | 2010–2025 |
| 75 | Livingston County | $6M | — | 43 | 34 | 2012–2025 |
| 76 | Evangeline County | $5M | — | 24 | 22 | 2010–2025 |
| 77 | Tensas County | $5M | — | 26 | 24 | 2011–2025 |
| 78 | Sunflower County | $5M | — | 26 | 24 | 2010–2025 |
| 79 | Cleburne County | $5M | $21.25 | 245 | 55 | 2010–2025 |
| 80 | Iberville County | $5M | — | 37 | 34 | 2012–2025 |
| 81 | Noxubee County | $5M | — | 28 | 26 | 2010–2025 |
| 82 | Newton County | $5M | — | 39 | 35 | 2010–2024 |
| 83 | Jefferson Davis County | $5M | — | 34 | 33 | 2010–2024 |
| 84 | Simpson County | $4M | — | 40 | 36 | 2010–2025 |
| 85 | West Baton Rouge County | $4M | — | 13 | 11 | 2013–2025 |
| 86 | East Carroll County | $4M | — | 22 | 22 | 2012–2025 |
| 87 | Avoyelles County | $4M | — | 31 | 29 | 2010–2025 |
| 88 | Rockingham County | $4M | — | 14 | 13 | 2011–2025 |
| 89 | Cocke County | $4M | — | 27 | 25 | 2010–2025 |
| 90 | Caddo County | $4M | — | 9 | 8 | 2013–2020 |
| 91 | Okaloosa County | $3M | — | 17 | 15 | 2010–2025 |
| 92 | Scotland County | $3M | — | 15 | 15 | 2010–2025 |
| 93 | Jasper County | $3M | — | 30 | 26 | 2010–2025 |
| 94 | Gordon County | $3M | — | 31 | 19 | 2010–2025 |
| 95 | St. James County | $3M | — | 14 | 12 | 2013–2025 |
| 96 | Hancock County | $3M | — | 10 | 10 | 2011–2021 |
| 97 | East Baton Rouge County | $3M | — | 20 | 17 | 2013–2025 |
| 98 | Harrison County | $3M | — | 12 | 12 | 2011–2024 |
| 99 | Anderson County | $3M | — | 20 | 18 | 2011–2025 |
| 100 | Rapides County | $3M | — | 41 | 33 | 2010–2025 |
| 101 | St. Tammany County | $3M | — | 20 | 12 | 2021–2025 |
| 102 | Edgefield County | $3M | — | 12 | 11 | 2010–2025 |
| 103 | Ouachita County | $3M | — | 12 | 11 | 2013–2024 |
| 104 | Holmes County | $3M | — | 24 | 22 | 2010–2022 |
| 105 | East Feliciana County | $3M | — | 18 | 17 | 2012–2025 |
| 106 | Pearl River County | $3M | — | 15 | 12 | 2010–2023 |
| 107 | Itawamba County | $3M | — | 22 | 22 | 2010–2024 |
| 108 | Warren County | $2M | — | 17 | 16 | 2010–2025 |
| 109 | Vermilion County | $2M | — | 19 | 15 | 2010–2025 |
| 110 | Hinds County | $2M | — | 21 | 20 | 2010–2023 |
| 111 | Morehouse County | $2M | — | 13 | 13 | 2013–2025 |
| 112 | Robertson County | $2M | — | 9 | 9 | 2016–2025 |
| 113 | Calcasieu County | $2M | — | 20 | 17 | 2013–2025 |
| 114 | Assumption County | $2M | — | 12 | 11 | 2013–2025 |
| 115 | Campbell County | $2M | — | 14 | 13 | 2010–2024 |
| 116 | Ascension County | $2M | — | 12 | 12 | 2013–2024 |
| 117 | Pointe Coupee County | $2M | — | 11 | 10 | 2013–2025 |
| 118 | Richland County | $2M | — | 13 | 11 | 2011–2025 |
| 119 | Hamblen County | $2M | — | 21 | 16 | 2010–2025 |
| 120 | Allen County | $2M | — | 9 | 9 | 2010–2020 |
| 121 | La Salle Parish County | $2M | — | 10 | 10 | 2010–2020 |
| 122 | Atkinson County | $2M | — | 16 | 14 | 2010–2025 |
| 123 | Chattooga County | $2M | — | 17 | 14 | 2010–2023 |
| 124 | Lafourche County | $2M | — | 12 | 11 | 2012–2024 |
| 125 | Tangipahoa County | $2M | — | 7 | 6 | 2013–2018 |
| 126 | St. Mary County | $2M | — | 10 | 9 | 2013–2021 |
| 127 | Culpeper County | $1M | — | 10 | 7 | 2016–2025 |
| 128 | Jones County | $1M | — | 13 | 12 | 2010–2022 |
| 129 | Tippah County | $1M | — | 11 | 10 | 2010–2022 |
| 130 | Kemper County | $1M | — | 13 | 12 | 2010–2022 |
| 131 | Grimes County | $1M | — | 9 | 9 | 2010–2019 |
| 132 | Panola County | $1M | — | 12 | 9 | 2010–2021 |
| 133 | St. Francis County | $1M | — | 11 | 11 | 2010–2022 |
| 134 | Hart County | $1M | — | 14 | 14 | 2011–2025 |
| 135 | Gallatin County | $1M | — | 10 | 10 | 2011–2024 |
| 136 | Rankin County | $1M | — | 16 | 12 | 2020–2025 |
| 137 | Quitman County | $1M | — | 9 | 8 | 2011–2025 |
| 138 | Pontotoc County | $1M | — | 9 | 7 | 2010–2022 |
| 139 | Bolivar County | $1M | — | 8 | 8 | 2010–2020 |
| 140 | West Feliciana County | $1M | — | 7 | 6 | 2013–2018 |
| 141 | Carroll County | $1M | — | 20 | 17 | 2010–2025 |
| 142 | Benton County | $1M | — | 14 | 14 | 2010–2023 |
| 143 | Berrien County | $1M | — | 15 | 12 | 2010–2017 |
| 144 | Wayne County | $1M | — | 31 | 16 | 2010–2024 |
| 145 | Neshoba County | $1M | — | 13 | 6 | 2011–2023 |
| 146 | St. Landry County | $1M | — | 6 | 4 | 2020–2022 |
| 147 | Gwinnett County | $1M | — | 6 | 4 | 2021–2025 |
| 148 | Lincoln County | $1M | — | 21 | 14 | 2010–2022 |
| 149 | Hawkins County | $1M | — | 11 | 9 | 2011–2021 |
| 150 | Catoosa County | $1M | — | 4 | 4 | 2021–2024 |
| 151 | Desoto County | $1M | — | 7 | 6 | 2013–2020 |
| 152 | Mississippi County | $1M | — | 6 | 6 | 2011–2016 |
| 153 | Humphreys County | $0M | — | 4 | 4 | 2010–2014 |
| 154 | Murray County | $0M | — | 11 | 7 | 2010–2025 |
| 155 | Bryan County | $0M | — | 2 | 1 | 2024–2024 |
| 156 | St. John The Baptist County | $0M | — | 3 | 2 | 2021–2022 |
| 157 | Rutherford County | $0M | — | 16 | 12 | 2011–2025 |
| 158 | Lasalle County | $0M | — | 1 | 1 | 2022–2022 |
| 159 | Halifax County | $0M | — | 6 | 3 | 2021–2025 |
| 160 | Coahoma County | $0M | — | 1 | 1 | 2022–2022 |
| 161 | Walton County | $0M | — | 6 | 3 | 2010–2011 |
| 162 | Gibson County | $0M | — | 3 | 2 | 2011–2012 |
| 163 | Scotts Bluff County | $0M | — | 1 | 1 | 2012–2012 |
| 164 | Hardin County | $0M | — | 2 | 1 | 2012–2012 |
| 165 | Giles County | $0M | — | 7 | 4 | 2011–2012 |
| 166 | Merrick County | $0M | — | 1 | 1 | 2011–2011 |
| 167 | Chariton County | $0M | — | 1 | 1 | 2011–2011 |
| 168 | Miller County | $0M | — | 2 | 1 | 2011–2011 |
| 169 | Paulding County | $0M | — | 2 | 2 | 2011–2012 |
| 170 | Mora County | $0M | — | 1 | 1 | 2011–2011 |
| 171 | Dougherty County | $0M | — | 1 | 1 | 2011–2011 |
| 172 | Baker County | $0M | — | 5 | 2 | 2011–2012 |
| 173 | Boulder County | $0M | — | 1 | 1 | 2010–2010 |
| 174 | Niobrara County | $0M | — | 1 | 1 | 2011–2011 |
| 175 | Harmon County | $0M | — | 1 | 1 | 2012–2012 |
| 176 | Glynn County | $0M | — | 1 | 1 | 2012–2012 |
| 177 | Amite County | $0M | — | 1 | 1 | 2010–2010 |
| 178 | Dodge County | $0M | — | 1 | 1 | 2011–2011 |
| 179 | Columbia County | $0M | — | 2 | 2 | 2011–2012 |
| 180 | St. Helena County | $0M | — | 1 | 1 | 2012–2012 |
| 181 | Yolo County | $0M | — | 1 | 1 | 2011–2011 |
| 182 | Ford County | $0M | — | 1 | 1 | 2012–2012 |
| 183 | Cole County | $0M | — | 1 | 1 | 2011–2011 |
| 184 | Berkeley County | $0M | — | 1 | 1 | 2010–2010 |
| 185 | Early County | $0M | — | 1 | 1 | 2011–2011 |
| 186 | Logan County | $0M | — | 1 | 1 | 2012–2012 |
| 187 | Orangeburg County | $0M | — | 1 | 1 | 2012–2012 |
| 188 | Tishomingo County | $0M | — | 1 | 1 | 2012–2012 |
| 189 | Leake County | $0M | — | 1 | 1 | 2011–2011 |
| 190 | Pope County | $0M | — | 1 | 1 | 2010–2010 |
| 191 | Crittenden County | $0M | — | 2 | 2 | 2011–2012 |
| 192 | Craighead County | $0M | — | 2 | 2 | 2011–2012 |
| 193 | Red River County | $0M | — | 1 | 1 | 2011–2011 |