Table 4 Bt Cotton costs by state Cotton insect losses - 1996
| State | Number of acres | Bt cost per Acre | Seed premium Cost | Total Cost |
| Alabama | 416600 | $32 | $2.00 | $14,164,400 |
| Arizona | 75000 | $32 | $6.00 | $2,850,000 |
| Arkansas NE | 6500 | $32 | $9.36 | $268,840 |
| Arkansas SE | 151000 | $32 | $7.82 | $6,012,820 |
| California | 0 | $32 | $0.00 | $0 |
| Florida | 43000 | $32 | $0.00 | $1,376,000 |
| Georgia | 400000 | $32 | $1.00 | $13,200,000 |
| Louisiana | 129367 | $32 | $1.00 | $4,269,111 |
| Mississippi | 395037 | $32 | $1.00 | $13,036,221 |
| Missouri | 200 | $32 | $6.00 | $7,600 |
| New Mexico | 450 | $32 | $0.00 | $14,400 |
| North Carolina | 43000 | $32 | $1.45 | $1,438,350 |
| Oklahoma | 16000 | $32 | $4.40 | $582,400 |
| South Carolina | 40000 | $32 | $6.00 | $1,520,000 |
| Tennessee | 5900 | $32 | $2.00 | $200,600 |
| Texas, Coastal Bend | 24000 | $32 | $1.20 | $796,800 |
| Texas, Far West | 5700 | $32 | $8.00 | $228,000 |
| Texas, High Plains | 240 | $32 | $8.00 | $9,600 |
| Texas, lower Rio Grande | 10000 | $32 | $320,000 | |
| Texas, N Central | 6000 | $32 | $1.75 | $202,500 |
| Texas, Rolling Plains | 100 | $32 | $4.00 | $3,600 |
| Texas, south Central | 58000 | $32 | $1,856,000 | |
| Texas, South Rolling Plain | 25000 | $32 | $5.00 | $925,000 |
| Virginia | 0 | $32 | $0.00 | $0 |
| Total US | 1851094 | $32 | $1.45 | $63,282,242 |