Here's a figure from The Public Affairs Research Council of Alabama you guys will just love......... In 2025, Alabama residents received over $60 billion in federal transfer payments, accounting for 23% of all personal income in the state. 23% folks......that's ridiculous.
Yup there’s whole counties in South/West Alabama that have effectively no employment outside of Uncle Sam. Bullock, Macon, Greene, Hale and the jobs that do exist pay $9.81