He was recovering comfortably from surgery to repair a broken hip at Phoebe Sumter Medical Centre in Americus, according to information from Deanna Congileo, the press secretary for the Carters.
The surgeon stated that the surgery was successful.
His wife Rosalynn was with him.
President Carter, 94, said his main concern is that turkey season ends this week, and he has not reached his limit, according to Congileo.
Both of the Carters have had health scares in the last few years.
US President Carter announced in August of 2015 that he had melanoma, a skin cancer, that had spread to his liver and brain. Surgeons removed part of his liver, and cutting edge immunotherapy was used to treat the small brain lesions. At last report, Carter showed no signs of cancer.
In February of 2018, Rosalyn Carter had serious surgery on her bowels that left the former president "deathly afraid."
But the former first lady of the US and Georgia pulled out and continues to do well.
President Carter, well-known for teaching Sunday school in his home church of Plains, was scheduled to teach Sunday.
Congileo said that seems unlikely after the accident.
Governor Brian Kemp tweeted: "We are praying that President Carter has a quick and total recovery after today's hip surgery. Gotta appreciate his positive spirit ... and commitment to turkey hunting!"
Jimmy Carter served as the 39th president of the United States from 1977 to 1981. A Democrat, he previously served as a Georgia state senator from 1963 to 1967 and as the 76th governor of Georgia from 1971 to 1975.
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