KEY STATE-SPECIFIC TOBACCO-RELATED DATA & RANKINGS
|
State |
Adult Smoking Rate |
Adult Smoking Rank (1=low) |
Pregnant Smoking Rate |
Pregnant Smoking Rank (1 = low) |
Youth Smoking Rate[*] |
New Youth Smokers Each Year |
Annual Adult Deaths from Smoking |
Kids Now Alive Who Will Become
Smokers |
Kids Now Alive Who Will Die Early
From Smoking |
Smoking Caused Health Costs 1998 (millions) |
Cigarette Tax# (cents per pack) |
National Rank (1 = high) |
Tobacco Control Spending (millions) |
Tobacco Control Percent of CDC Minimum |
CDC Percent Spending Rank (1 = high) |
|
All States |
22.5% |
/// |
11.4% |
/// |
21.9% |
740,000+ |
400,000[†] |
19+ mill. |
6+ million |
$75+ billion |
74.4 |
/// |
$541.1 |
|
/// |
|
Alabama |
24.4% |
35th |
12.6% |
22nd |
24.7% |
13,000 |
7,400 |
347,000 |
111,000 |
$1.17 bill. |
42.5 |
37th |
$0.36 |
1.3% |
44th |
|
Alaska |
29.4% |
50th |
17.4% |
38th |
19.2% |
2,200 |
440 |
60,000 |
19,500 |
$132 |
100 |
13th |
$3.8 |
47.0% |
14th |
|
Arizona |
23.5% |
30th |
6.8% |
3rd |
20.9% |
9,100 |
6,800 |
242,000 |
77,000 |
$1.0 bill. |
118 |
11th |
$25.5 |
91.8% |
5th |
|
Arkansas |
26.3% |
40th |
18.6% |
44th |
34.7% |
7,800 |
4,900 |
209,000 |
66,000 |
$633 |
59 |
27th |
$18.5 |
103.3% |
4th |
|
California |
16.4% |
2nd |
9.8% |
15th |
21.6% |
74,600 |
38,200 |
1,991,000 |
637,000 |
$7.13 bill. |
87 |
19th |
$90.1 |
54.6% |
12th |
|
Colorado |
20.4% |
6th |
9.1% |
11th |
25.3% |
10,800 |
4,200 |
288,000 |
92,000 |
$1.02 bill. |
20 |
44th |
$3.8 |
15.5% |
32nd |
|
Connecticut |
19.5% |
5th |
7.4% |
4th |
22.0% |
9,800 |
4,800 |
262,000 |
83,000 |
$1.27 bill. |
151 |
3rd |
$0.5 |
2.4% |
43rd |
|
Delaware |
24.7% |
38th |
13.2% |
28th |
23.5% |
2,200 |
1,100 |
61,000 |
19,500 |
$221 |
55 |
30th |
$10.1 |
117% |
51st |
|
DC |
20.4% |
6th |
3.7% |
1st |
14.7% |
900 |
720 |
24,000 |
7,700 |
$190 |
100 |
13th |
$0 |
0% |
2nd |
|
Florida |
22.1% |
17th |
9.1% |
11th |
18.1% |
35,900 |
28,700 |
958,000 |
306,000 |
$4.93 bill. |
33.9 |
42nd |
$1.0 |
1.3% |
44th |
|
Georgia |
23.3% |
28th |
8.3% |
8th |
20.9% |
21,900 |
10,700 |
586,000 |
187,000 |
$1.75 bill. |
37 |
39th |
$12.6 |
29.6% |
27th |
|
Hawaii |
21.1% |
9th |
7.6% |
6th |
24.5% |
2,700 |
1,000 |
74,000 |
23,000 |
$263 |
140 |
7th |
$8.9 |
82.6% |
6th |
|
Idaho |
20.6% |
8tth |
10.1% |
16th |
14.0% |
3,700 |
1,500 |
100,000 |
32,000 |
$249 |
57 |
28th |
$1.6 |
14.5% |
34th |
|
Illinois |
22.9% |
24th |
10.5% |
18th |
29.2% |
34,800 |
18,400 |
929,000 |
297,000 |
$3.2 bill. |
98 |
17th |
$12.0 |
18.5% |
31st |
|
Indiana |
27.7% |
47th |
20.2% |
47th |
25.6% |
19,600 |
10,200 |
523,000 |
167,000 |
$1.62 bill. |
55.5 |
29th |
$10.8 |
31.1% |
26th |
|
Iowa |
23.1% |
26th |
17.4% |
38th |
27.0% |
9,400 |
4,600 |
250,000 |
80,000 |
$794 |
36 |
40th |
$5.1 |
26.4% |
29th |
|
Kansas |
22.1% |
17th |
13.1% |
27th |
21.1% |
6,700 |
3,800 |
179,000 |
57,000 |
$724 |
79 |
21st |
$0.5 |
2.8% |
42nd |
|
Kentucky |
32.6% |
51st |
24.0% |
50th |
32.7% |
13,400 |
7,700 |
359,000 |
114,000 |
$1.17 bill. |
3 |
51st |
$2.6 |
10.4% |
37th |
|
Louisiana |
23.9% |
33rd |
10.1% |
16th |
25.0% |
12,600 |
6,400 |
337,000 |
107,000 |
$1.15 bill. |
36 |
40th |
$10.7 |
39.4% |
19th |
|
Maine |
23.6% |
31st |
17.6% |
40th |
20.5% |
3,800 |
2,100 |
104,000 |
33,000 |
$470 |
100 |
13th |
$14.5 |
129.6% |
1st |
|
Maryland |
22.0% |
16th |
8.8% |
10th |
19.3% |
12,200 |
6,800 |
327,000 |
104,000 |
$1.53 bill. |
100 |
13th |
$14.8 |
48.8% |
13th |
|
Massachusetts |
19.0% |
3rd |
9.3% |
14th |
20.9% |
13,700 |
9,000 |
367,000 |
117,000 |
$2.76 bill. |
151 |
3rd |
$2.5 |
7.1% |
40th |
|
Michigan |
24.2% |
34th |
15.7% |
33rd |
22.6% |
29,900 |
14,700 |
797,000 |
255,000 |
$2.65 bill. |
125 |
9th |
$0 |
0% |
51st |
|
Minnesota |
21.7% |
15th |
11.4% |
21st |
28.9% |
13,100 |
5,600 |
350,000 |
112,000 |
$1.61 bill. |
48 |
35th |
$20.4 |
71.3% |
9th |
|
Mississippi |
27.4% |
46th |
12.6% |
22nd |
25.0% |
6,800 |
4,900 |
182,000 |
58,000 |
$561 |
18 |
47th |
$20.0 |
106.4% |
3rd |
|
Missouri |
26.6% |
42nd |
18.3% |
42nd |
24.8% |
16,300 |
10,200 |
435,000 |
139,000 |
$1.66 bill. |
17 |
48th |
$0 |
0% |
51st |
|
Montana |
21.3% |
12th |
18.3% |
42nd |
22.9% |
2,000 |
1,400 |
53,000 |
17,100 |
$216 |
70 |
23rd |
$3.2 |
34.2% |
23rd |
|
Nebraska |
22.8% |
23rd |
14.9% |
32nd |
24.1% |
5,300 |
2,400 |
142,000 |
45,000 |
$419 |
64 |
25th |
$0.41 |
3.1% |
41st |
|
Nevada |
26.0% |
39th |
11.0% |
20th |
19.6% |
6,600 |
3,300 |
177,000 |
56,000 |
$440 |
80 |
20th |
$4.3 |
31.9% |
25th |
|
New Hampshire |
23.2% |
27th |
14.7% |
31st |
19.1% |
4,000 |
1,600 |
108,000 |
34,000 |
$440 |
52 |
34th |
$0 |
0% |
51st |
|
New Jersey |
19.1% |
4th |
9.1% |
11th |
24.5% |
19,700 |
10,700 |
527,000 |
168,000 |
$2.48 bill. |
205 |
1st |
$10.5 |
23.3% |
30th |
|
New Mexico |
21.2% |
10th |
10.5% |
19th |
36.2% |
5,200 |
2,100 |
139,000 |
44,000 |
$360 |
91 |
18th |
$5.0 |
36.5% |
22nd |
|
New York |
22.4% |
19th |
8.7% |
9th |
20.2% |
51,300 |
24,500 |
1,371,000 |
438,000 |
$6.38 bill. |
150 |
5th |
$37.0 |
38.6% |
20th |
|
North Carolina |
26.4% |
41st |
14.0% |
30th |
24.8% |
24,600 |
11,500 |
657,000 |
210,000 |
$1.92 bill. |
5 |
50th |
$6.2 |
14.6% |
33rd |
|
North Dakota |
21.5% |
13th |
16.8% |
36th |
30.2% |
1,800 |
850 |
48,000 |
15,600 |
$194 |
44 |
36th |
$3.0 |
36.8% |
21st |
|
Ohio |
26.6% |
42nd |
19.1% |
45th |
22.2% |
36,800 |
18,900 |
983,000 |
314,000 |
$3.41 bill. |
55 |
30th |
$38.0 |
61.5% |
10th |
|
Oklahoma |
26.7% |
45th |
17.9% |
41st |
26.5% |
9,100 |
5,700 |
243,000 |
77,000 |
$908 |
23 |
43rd |
$2.5 |
11.5% |
36th |
|
Oregon |
22.4% |
19th |
12.8% |
26th |
19.9% |
8,500 |
4,900 |
228,000 |
73,000 |
$871 |
118 |
11th |
$2.9 |
13.5% |
35th |
|
Pennsylvania |
24.6% |
36th |
16.7% |
35th |
27.6% |
36,400 |
19,700 |
972,000 |
311,000 |
$4.05 bill. |
135 |
8th |
$52.6 |
80.2% |
7th |
|
Rhode Island |
22.5% |
21st |
13.9% |
29th |
19.3% |
2,700 |
1,700 |
74,000 |
23,000 |
$396 |
171 |
2nd |
$2.7 |
27.3% |
28th |
|
South Carolina |
26.6% |
42nd |
12.6% |
22nd |
36.0% |
10,600 |
5,900 |
283,000 |
90,000 |
$854 |
7 |
49th |
$0 |
0% |
51st |
|
South Dakota |
22.6% |
22nd |
19.6% |
46th |
30.0% |
2,300 |
1,000 |
62,000 |
20,000 |
$214 |
53 |
33rd |
$0.75 |
8.6% |
38th |
|
Tennessee |
27.8% |
48th |
17.2% |
37th |
27.6% |
14,500 |
9,600 |
388,000 |
124,000 |
$1.69 bill. |
20 |
44th |
$0 |
0% |
51st |
|
Texas |
22.9% |
24th |
6.5% |
2nd |
24.3% |
56,900 |
24,100 |
1,520,000 |
486,000 |
$4.55 bill. |
41 |
38th |
$7.4 |
7.2% |
39th |
|
Utah |
12.7% |
1st |
7.5% |
5th |
7.3% |
4,400 |
1,200 |
119,000 |
38,000 |
$273 |
69.5 |
24th |
$7.0 |
46.0% |
15th |
|
Vermont |
21.2% |
10th |
20.3% |
48th |
22.1% |
1,800 |
820 |
49,000 |
15,800 |
$183 |
119 |
10th |
$4.5 |
56.9% |
11th |
|
Virginia |
24.6% |
36th |
8.0% |
7th |
NA |
15,700 |
9,100 |
420,000 |
134,000 |
$1.62 bill. |
20 |
44th |
$17.4 |
44.8% |
16th |
|
Washington |
21.5% |
13th |
12.7% |
25th |
28.0% |
15,600 |
7,700 |
418,000 |
133,000 |
$1.52 bill. |
142.5 |
6th |
$26.2 |
78.6% |
8th |
|
West Virginia |
28.4% |
49th |
26.7% |
51st |
28.5% |
4,900 |
3,800 |
132,000 |
42,000 |
$539 |
55 |
30th |
$5.9 |
41.7% |
17th |
|
Wisconsin |
23.4% |
29th |
15.9% |
34th |
23.6% |
15,900 |
7,800 |
426,000 |
136,000 |
$1.58 bill. |
77 |
22nd |
$10.0 |
32.1% |
24th |
|
Wyoming |
23.7% |
32nd |
21.8% |
49th |
26.0% |
1,500 |
720 |
40,000 |
12,900 |
$106 |
60 |
26th |
$3.0 |
40.7% |
18th |
For More State-Specific Data, see the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids Website at
www.tobaccofreekids.org/reports/settlements and www.tobaccofreekids.org/research/factsheets
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(BRFSS), 2002, “State-Specific
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Pregnancy and Smoking Data.
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