Although known as "The Cotton State", Alabama ranks between eighth and tenth in national cotton production, according to various reports, with Texas, Georgia and Mississippi comprising the top three.
ɔːlðˈoʊ nˈoʊn æz "ðə kˈɑːʔn̩ stˈeɪt", ˌæləbˈæmɚ ɹˈæŋks bᵻtwˌiːn ˈeɪtθ ænd tˈɛnθ ɪn nˈæʃənəl kˈɑːʔn̩ pɹədˈʌkʃən, ɐkˈoːɹdɪŋ tə vˈɛɹiəs ɹᵻpˈoːɹts, wɪð tˈɛksəs, dʒˈɔːɹdʒə ænd mˌɪsɪsˈɪpi kəmpɹˈaɪzɪŋ ðə tˈɑːp θɹˈiː.