Peanut Quota Buyout Program payments in the United States totaled $1.3 billion from 1995-2021.
Counties in the United States Receiving Peanut Quota Buyout Program payments, 1995-2021
| Rank |
County |
Peanut Quota Buyout Program
1995-2021 | Pct of
Total | Running
Percentage |
| 1 | Caddo County, Oklahoma | $45,142,182 | 3.5% | 3.5% |
| 2 | Southampton County, Virginia | $33,637,374 | 2.6% | 6.1% |
| 3 | Houston County, Alabama | $32,558,456 | 2.5% | 8.6% |
| 4 | Worth County, Georgia | $31,892,875 | 2.5% | 11.1% |
| 5 | Early County, Georgia | $31,881,421 | 2.5% | 13.6% |
| 6 | Henry County, Alabama | $30,359,239 | 2.4% | 15.9% |
| 7 | Gaines County, Texas | $29,398,632 | 2.3% | 18.2% |
| 8 | Northampton County, North Carolina | $27,017,361 | 2.1% | 20.3% |
| 9 | Decatur County, Georgia | $25,435,630 | 2.0% | 22.3% |
| 10 | Jackson County, Florida | $25,075,538 | 1.9% | 24.2% |
| 11 | Miller County, Georgia | $23,566,994 | 1.8% | 26.1% |
| 12 | Coffee County, Alabama | $22,103,305 | 1.7% | 27.8% |
| 13 | Halifax County, North Carolina | $22,018,687 | 1.7% | 29.5% |
| 14 | Mitchell County, Georgia | $21,776,427 | 1.7% | 31.2% |
| 15 | Geneva County, Alabama | $20,342,140 | 1.6% | 32.8% |
| 16 | Turner County, Georgia | $19,817,660 | 1.5% | 34.3% |
| 17 | Bertie County, North Carolina | $19,331,602 | 1.5% | 35.8% |
| 18 | Frio County, Texas | $19,209,440 | 1.5% | 37.3% |
| 19 | Irwin County, Georgia | $19,158,738 | 1.5% | 38.8% |
| 20 | Terrell County, Georgia | $18,890,271 | 1.5% | 40.2% |
| 21 | Dooly County, Georgia | $18,475,762 | 1.4% | 41.7% |
| 22 | Calhoun County, Georgia | $18,364,105 | 1.4% | 43.1% |
| 23 | Atascosa County, Texas | $17,696,445 | 1.4% | 44.5% |
| 24 | Randolph County, Georgia | $17,288,720 | 1.3% | 45.8% |
| 25 | Isle of Wight County, Virginia | $16,400,786 | 1.3% | 47.1% |
| 26 | Sumter County, Georgia | $16,280,172 | 1.3% | 48.3% |
| 27 | Lee County, Georgia | $16,255,945 | 1.3% | 49.6% |
| 28 | Bulloch County, Georgia | $16,252,570 | 1.3% | 50.9% |
| 29 | Baker County, Georgia | $16,239,144 | 1.3% | 52.1% |
| 30 | Comanche County, Texas | $15,982,235 | 1.2% | 53.4% |
| 31 | Barbour County, Alabama | $15,855,406 | 1.2% | 54.6% |
| 32 | Tift County, Georgia | $15,793,370 | 1.2% | 55.8% |
| 33 | Seminole County, Georgia | $15,750,834 | 1.2% | 57.0% |
| 34 | Martin County, North Carolina | $15,041,635 | 1.2% | 58.2% |
| 35 | Crisp County, Georgia | $14,843,155 | 1.2% | 59.4% |
| 36 | Dale County, Alabama | $14,314,545 | 1.1% | 60.5% |
| 37 | Pike County, Alabama | $13,575,925 | 1.1% | 61.5% |
| 38 | Sussex County, Virginia | $13,559,528 | 1.1% | 62.6% |
| 39 | Hertford County, North Carolina | $13,256,545 | 1.0% | 63.6% |
| 40 | Wilcox County, Georgia | $13,017,075 | 1.0% | 64.6% |
| 41 | Edgecombe County, North Carolina | $12,454,113 | 1.0% | 65.6% |
| 42 | Colquitt County, Georgia | $11,328,303 | 0.9% | 66.5% |
| 43 | Eastland County, Texas | $10,160,805 | 0.8% | 67.2% |
| 44 | Pulaski County, Georgia | $9,808,310 | 0.8% | 68.0% |
| 45 | Covington County, Alabama | $9,560,345 | 0.7% | 68.7% |
| 46 | Clay County, Georgia | $9,111,328 | 0.7% | 69.5% |
| 47 | Webster County, Georgia | $9,067,071 | 0.7% | 70.2% |
| 48 | Coffee County, Georgia | $8,902,415 | 0.7% | 70.8% |
| 49 | Yoakum County, Texas | $8,875,615 | 0.7% | 71.5% |
| 50 | Greensville County, Virginia | $8,742,114 | 0.7% | 72.2% |
Source: Environmental Working Group. Compiled from USDA data.
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