Recovery Tracker

How We Compiled Our Data. Visit our Eye on the Stimulus blog. Data current as of March 2010.

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Alabama

Check the chart below to compare unemployment and per capita spending among counties. Click on your county to find projects in your area. Data last updated on March 2010.
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U.S. Alabama
Population 304,059,724 4,661,900
Total recovery funding $312,735,579,044 $4,249,378,848
Direct to County (see list) $290,999,413,356 $4,078,710,612
County Funds per Capita $957 $875
Statewide (see project list) $21,736,135,188 $170,668,236
Statewide funding per capita $71 $37
Unemployment
(12/08)		 7.4 6.5
Unemployment
(12/09)		 10 11.0
Median Household Income $50,007 $40,052
Poverty Rate 13.3% 16.8%

Funding by Federal Agency and Department
Education Department $1,146,381,443
Health and Human Services, Department of $823,906,881
Transportation Department $569,749,458
Agriculture Department $378,844,848
Energy Department $246,748,175
Housing and Urban Development Department $246,137,631
Labor Department $210,402,292
Small Business Administration $152,595,500
Environmental Protection Agency $140,010,180
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers $95,916,734
Army $65,206,902
Justice Department $62,875,611
General Services Administration $35,402,896
Homeland Security Department $20,086,300
National Science Foundation $19,771,719
Commerce Department $18,309,964
Department of Veterans Affairs $8,910,599
Air Force $3,278,101
Interior Department $2,133,096
National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities $703,000
National Aeronautics and Space Administration $679,994
Office of the Secretary of Defense $411,305
Independent Agencies $399,131
Navy $250,000
No federal agency specified $249,409
Library of Congress $17,679

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Counties (see statewide items)

Note: County-level data does not include tax cuts, Medicaid, unemployment benefits or food stamps. There still may be overrepresentation of money going to counties where capitals are located because in some cases, awards to state agencies did not indicate that they were to be used statewide.

Key: Statewide | Countywide
County Name Population Unemployment
12/08 »6/09 »12/09		 Poverty Rate Total Funding Per Capita
Alabama 4,661,900
6.510.111.0
 16.8
$4,249,378,848
$912
01001 Autauga
50,364
5.99.49.5
 10.7
$19,945,763
$396
01003 Baldwin
174,439
5.78.410.2
 11.4
$66,042,682
$379
01005 Barbour
29,309
8.112.414.1
 23.2
$11,464,530
$391
01007 Bibb
21,629
6.716.110.4
 11.9
$5,913,286
$273
01009 Blount
57,441
5.89.49.9
 10.6
$17,109,118
$298
01011 Bullock
10,796
11.513.216.7
 N/A
$8,670,562
$803
01013 Butler
20,090
10.213.916.0
 20.3
$7,686,864
$383
01015 Calhoun
113,419
6.610.710.7
 17.2
$103,281,329
$911
01017 Chambers
34,424
14.518.917.7
 13.4
$10,559,642
$307
01019 Cherokee
24,545
6.610.310.2
 15.4
$13,850,112
$564
01021 Chilton
42,444
6.110.010.3
 17.9
$9,549,551
$225
01023 Choctaw
14,055
8.413.012.9
 N/A
$3,772,251
$268
01025 Clarke
26,304
9.915.316.3
 26.8
$23,876,626
$908
01027 Clay
13,809
9.915.116.2
 N/A
$6,887,065
$499
01029 Cleburne
14,799
6.39.39.4
 N/A
$3,960,330
$268
01031 Coffee
47,753
5.28.28.1
 15.8
$16,785,442
$352
01033 Colbert
54,663
7.711.211.2
 16.0
$21,237,851
$389
01035 Conecuh
13,066
11.217.219.9
 N/A
$8,295,482
$635
01037 Coosa
10,814
10.215.814.7
 N/A
$2,252,091
$208
01039 Covington
36,856
6.79.410.8
 16.1
$13,421,706
$364
01041 Crenshaw
13,754
6.38.99.9
 N/A
$6,377,865
$464
01043 Cullman
81,324
6.19.69.9
 14.7
$26,145,431
$321
01045 Dale
48,292
6.19.19.8
 15.1
$35,447,089
$734
01047 Dallas
42,867
12.920.020.1
 30.0
$25,015,611
$584
01049 DeKalb
68,515
7.212.313.8
 20.3
$30,632,058
$447
01051 Elmore
78,106
6.39.19.0
 14.1
$25,946,784
$332
01053 Escambia
37,490
8.612.712.7
 21.9
$10,118,571
$270
01055 Etowah
103,303
6.711.110.6
 16.1
$86,339,849
$836
01057 Fayette
17,691
7.814.813.5
 N/A
$4,398,012
$249
01059 Franklin
30,801
9.512.112.6
 18.3
$16,761,364
$544
01061 Geneva
25,882
6.99.810.1
 16.7
$11,806,601
$456
01063 Greene
9,172
8.815.115.0
 N/A
$7,016,869
$765
01065 Hale
18,145
8.715.014.9
 N/A
$10,428,748
$575
01067 Henry
16,591
7.110.310.0
 N/A
$16,197,406
$976
01069 Houston
98,488
5.68.79.0
 15.5
$38,302,890
$389
01071 Jackson
53,134
7.712.211.9
 18.7
$16,856,114
$317
01073 Jefferson
659,503
6.010.610.1
 15.2
$459,593,346
$697
01075 Lamar
14,295
9.315.314.1
 N/A
$10,472,372
$733
01077 Lauderdale
89,128
6.810.410.8
 19.0
$54,268,693
$609
01079 Lawrence
34,166
7.612.313.3
 12.6
$9,120,868
$267
01081 Lee
133,010
5.69.09.2
 19.4
$98,681,225
$742
01083 Limestone
76,135
5.69.39.9
 12.9
$33,568,076
$441
01085 Lowndes
12,644
12.419.215.6
 N/A
$13,060,807
$1,033
01087 Macon
22,290
7.811.812.0
 22.5
$20,766,108
$932
01089 Madison
319,510
4.67.97.7
 11.2
$180,410,682
$565
01091 Marengo
21,055
8.613.914.1
 26.7
$12,273,803
$583
01093 Marion
29,465
10.815.015.3
 16.6
$11,064,673
$376
01095 Marshall
88,484
5.69.49.7
 21.7
$43,316,495
$490
01097 Mobile
406,309
6.410.711.3
 20.0
$219,358,970
$540
01099 Monroe
22,553
11.718.120.2
 24.8
$12,139,557
$538
01101 Montgomery
224,810
6.69.910.1
 17.7
$1,589,580,215
$7,071
01103 Morgan
115,959
6.210.110.6
 16.0
$66,617,378
$574
01105 Perry
10,643
12.619.418.2
 N/A
$7,048,228
$662
01107 Pickens
19,524
7.715.112.9
 N/A
$8,066,195
$413
01109 Pike
30,381
5.49.08.6
 30.5
$25,676,399
$845
01111 Randolph
22,620
8.413.415.5
 21.7
$10,556,630
$467
01113 Russell
50,504
7.410.711.5
 22.4
$19,628,231
$389
01117 Shelby
187,784
4.47.67.6
 7.1
$82,566,059
$440
01115 St. Clair
79,837
6.010.910.7
 10.0
$116,135,246
$1,455
01119 Sumter
13,266
9.014.814.9
 N/A
$9,415,722
$710
01121 Talladega
80,279
8.713.813.7
 18.6
$35,535,840
$443
01123 Tallapoosa
40,773
8.112.114.2
 18.3
$16,437,903
$403
01125 Tuscaloosa
179,448
5.412.28.8
 20.4
$127,054,204
$708
01127 Walker
68,970
6.310.812.2
 17.0
$25,018,952
$363
01129 Washington
17,204
8.714.814.3
 N/A
$6,203,979
$361
01131 Wilcox
12,803
15.224.424.5
 N/A
$6,106,336
$477
01133 Winston
23,974
13.317.417.9
 23.0
$6,613,875
$276

Statewide and Non-County Specific Projects

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Amount refers to both the amount of stimulus funding going toward the project and the face value of the loan.

Recipient Amount Type Description Federal Dept./Agency Date
ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS $93,087,454.00 Grant Unemployment Insurance Federal Extension of Emergency Unemployment Compensation Benefits, Sec 2001 of Assist. for Unemployed Workers & Struggling Families Act, Recovery Act Labor Department / Employment and Training Administration
ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS $67,045,114.00 Grant Unemployment Insurance Federal Increase in Unemployment Compensation Benefits ($25 weekly), Sec 2002 of Assist. for Unemployed Wrkrs & Struggling Families Act, Recovery Act Labor Department / Employment and Training Administration
ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS $7,176,668.00 Grant Unemployment Insurance ARRA Funds - Transfer to State UI Accounts from Employment Security Administration Account within the Unemployment Trust Fund Labor Department / Employment and Training Administration
ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS $2,971,928.00 Grant Unemployment Insurance Federal Extended Unemployment Compensation Benefits & Modernization, Sec. 2003 & 2005 of Assist for Unempl. Wkrs and Struggling Families Act, Rec Act Labor Department / Employment and Training Administration
ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS $345,785.00 Grant Unemployment Insurance Unemployment Insurance Labor Department / Employment and Training Administration
ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS $29,173.00 Grant Unemployment Insurance Unemployment Insurance Labor Department / Employment and Training Administration
ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS $12,359.00 Grant Unemployment Insurance Unemployment Insurance Labor Department / Employment and Training Administration
ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS $-245.00 Grant Trade Adjustment Assistance Trade Adjustment Assistance Labor Department / Employment and Training Administration

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