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Which state leads in peanuts? 🥜

1Guess
Which states produce the most peanuts? Tap them most-to-least.

Tapping assigns 1→4 in order

I bet… Texas? It sounds peanut-y!
2Answer
The real order is…
    Georgia produces about 5.6× as much as #2 Alabama!
    📚 Background Georgia grows about half of America's peanuts in its warm, sandy soil. Fun fact: President Jimmy Carter was a Georgia peanut farmer before the White House. (USDA NASS Quick Stats)
    I bet… Texas? It sounds peanut-y!
    3Compare
    Peanuts (pounds, by state, 2024)
    🇺🇸 United States (national)6,488,820,000 pounds
    Georgia #1 3,249,400,000 pounds
    Most: Georgia (3,249,400,000 pounds); least of this top group: Virginia (151,200,000 pounds).

    Note: measured in pounds. Only the top states are shown; ranks can shift between years. Only the top states are shown here — smaller producers (and states USDA doesn't publish) aren't listed.

    Where things grow has a reason!
    4Recap
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    🏅 Georgia is the USA's #1!
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    : 2024
    USDA NASS Quick Stats: PEANUTS - PRODUCTION, MEASURED IN LB, 2024, by state (2026-07-12) — Published estimates only. States with unpublished (suppressed) values are omitted.
    ↳ In Quick Stats, pick PEANUTS / PRODUCTION in LB, year 2024, and compare states.