Short answer
Georgia grows more peanuts than any other state, about half of the U.S. crop. The New Georgia Encyclopedia puts Georgia at roughly 49 percent of national acreage and production, and a USDA analysis of 2022 puts it at about 52 percent of a 5.57 billion pound crop. Most of it grows in the Coastal Plain in the south of the state.
Part of what Georgia is famous for: Peanuts. Last updated .
Where Georgia Peanuts Grow
The New Georgia Encyclopedia says production is concentrated in the Coastal Plain, the area south of the fall line that runs from Columbus through Macon to Augusta. Only a few southern counties near the coast and the Okefenokee Swamp do not grow peanuts.
In 2014 Georgia farmers harvested 591,000 acres for a yield of 2.4 billion pounds, it reports. The same source says peanuts were probably grown in Georgia about a decade before the Civil War, and that acreage peaked at 900,000 in 1991.
The USDA’s Economic Research Service reports that in 2022 Georgia produced the most peanuts of any state, about 2.9 billion pounds. Alabama, Florida and North Carolina followed.
Jimmy Carter and Plains
The New Georgia Encyclopedia calls Jimmy Carter “the state’s most famous peanut farmer” and says his family raised peanuts for decades in Sumter County. You can see that story in Plains: the National Park Service runs Jimmy Carter National Historical Park there, with the Plains High School Visitor Center and Museum, the Boyhood Home and Farm, the Plains Train Depot and the Carter Gardens.
The park’s page says the visitor information desk is staffed from 9:30 am to 4:30 pm Eastern Time daily and the park is closed New Year’s Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day (read November 12, 2026). The visitor center is at 300 North Bond Street, Plains, GA 31780.
Peanut Festivals
Listings mention a Plains Peanut Festival, but we did not find an official page with a 2027 date, so we do not give one. Not Confirmed
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Does Georgia Grow The Most Peanuts?
Yes. The USDA says Georgia produced the most peanuts of any state in 2022, about 52 percent of the crop, and the New Georgia Encyclopedia says about 49 percent.
Where Do Georgia Peanuts Grow?
Mostly in the Coastal Plain, the area south of the fall line from Columbus through Macon to Augusta.
Why Is Plains Tied to Peanuts?
Jimmy Carter’s family farmed peanuts in Sumter County, where Plains is, according to the New Georgia Encyclopedia.
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Sources
- New Georgia Encyclopedia, “Peanuts” (read November 12, 2026).
- USDA Economic Research Service, Chart of Note (read November 12, 2026).
- National Park Service, Jimmy Carter National Historical Park (read November 12, 2026).
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