| KY | WV | MO | MS | AL | NV | IL |
| OK | TN | OH | AR | MI | NE | GA |
| IN | NC | AK | PA | AZ | TX | NY |
| LA | WY | ND | IA | NH | CO | DC |
| SC | NM | SD | FL | VA | MD | HI |
| ME | WI | ID | KS | NJ | OR | MN |
| MT | DE | VT | RI | WA | MA | CT |
| CA | UT |
U.S. Average
Share of Population who Smokes: 19.80%
Percent of Smokers Who Have Tried to Quit: 47.70%
Smoking Attributable Deaths per Year (per 100,000): 284.80
Costs Attributable to Smoking: $194.45 billion
Smoking
Smoking is one of the leading causes of preventable deaths in the United States causing approximately 438,000 deaths annually. Smoking increases the risk of heart disease, cancer, stroke, and chronic lung disease.
U.S. Average
Share of Population who Smokes: 19.80%
Percent of Smokers Who Have Tried to Quit: 47.70%
Smoking Attributable Deaths per Year (per 100,000): 284.80
Costs Attributable to Smoking: $194.45 billion
Smoking
Smoking is one of the leading causes of preventable deaths in the United States causing approximately 438,000 deaths annually. Smoking increases the risk of heart disease, cancer, stroke, and chronic lung disease.
The share of population who smokes is a measure of current smokers over the age of 18 who have report smoking at least 100 cigarettes and who currently smoke.
Of current smokers, the percent who have tried to quit, reflects the number of people who have stopped smoking for 1 day or longer in the past 12 months.
Smoking attributable deaths per 100,000 is a measure that reflects in increased mortality rates of current and past smokers for diseases and diagnoses that causally related to smoking.
Costs attributable to smoking is a measure that reflects both the direct medical costs and lost productivity attributable to the share of state’s population that smokes.
| Rank | State | Share of Population who Smokes | Percent of Smokers Who Have Tried to Quit | Smoking Attributable Deaths per Year (per 100,000) | Costs Attributable to Smoking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kentucky | 28.20% | 47.60% | 378.10 | $3.64 billion |
| 2 | West Virginia | 26.90% | 46.20% | 361.60 | $1.68 billion |
| 3 | Oklahoma | 25.80% | 45.10% | 321.70 | $2.72 billion |
| 4 | Missouri | 24.50% | 43.00% | 325.00 | $4.55 billion |
| 5 | Tennessee | 24.30% | 46.60% | 333.60 | $4.91 billion |
| 6 | Indiana | 24.10% | 47.50% | 322.20 | $4.58 billion |
| 7 | Mississippi | 23.90% | 48.90% | 343.20 | $2.13 billion |
| 8 | Ohio | 23.10% | 41.30% | 310.60 | $9.03 billion |
| 9 | North Carolina | 22.90% | 49.20% | 307.00 | $5.77 billion |
| 10 | Louisiana | 22.60% | 51.80% | 309.10 | $3.39 billion |
| 11 | Alabama | 22.50% | 47.10% | 321.10 | $3.55 billion |
| 12 | Arkansas | 22.40% | 45.60% | 334.10 | $2.12 billion |
| 13 | Alaska | 22.20% | 54.20% | 296.20 | $0.33 billion |
| 14 | Wyoming | 22.10% | 48.50% | 294.20 | $0.29 billion |
| 15 | South Carolina | 21.90% | 49.10% | 303.30 | $2.93 billion |
| 16 | Nevada | 21.50% | 41.40% | 370.40 | $1.40 billion |
| 17 | Michigan | 21.10% | 55.60% | 296.30 | $7.20 billion |
| 18 | Pennsylvania | 21.00% | 47.10% | 269.10 | $9.83 billion |
| 19 | North Dakota | 20.90% | 43.90% | 233.00 | $0.44 billion |
| 20 | New Mexico | 20.80% | 45.60% | 250.80 | $0.93 billion |
| 21 | Maine | 20.20% | 55.30% | 303.80 | $1.10 billion |
| 22 | Illinois | 20.10% | 49.30% | 278.40 | $8.40 billion |
| 23 | Nebraska | 19.90% | 46.70% | 251.90 | $1.04 billion |
| 24 | Arizona | 19.80% | 49.40% | 248.90 | $2.78 billion |
| 25 | Iowa | 19.80% | 42.90% | 256.70 | $1.98 billion |
| 26 | South Dakota | 19.80% | 46.40% | 253.80 | $0.50 billion |
| 27 | Wisconsin | 19.60% | 47.70% | 258.20 | $3.67 billion |
| 28 | Montana | 19.50% | 45.40% | 292.60 | $0.57 billion |
| 29 | Georgia | 19.40% | 54.80% | 312.30 | $5.33 billion |
| 30 | Texas | 19.30% | 46.40% | 287.40 | $12.28 billion |
| 31 | New Hampshire | 19.30% | 53.20% | 294.80 | $0.97 billion |
| 32 | Florida | 19.30% | 44.20% | 275.50 | $12.80 billion |
| 33 | Idaho | 19.10% | 47.20% | 254.10 | $0.65 billion |
| 34 | Delaware | 18.90% | 48.70% | 296.00 | $0.59 billion |
| 35 | New York | 18.90% | 51.50% | 259.60 | $14.19 billion |
| 36 | Colorado | 18.70% | 42.40% | 252.70 | $2.31 billion |
| 37 | Virginia | 18.50% | 44.80% | 288.70 | $4.51 billion |
| 38 | Kansas | 17.90% | 43.70% | 270.80 | $1.79 billion |
| 39 | Vermont | 17.60% | 55.40% | 272.20 | $0.43 billion |
| 40 | District of Columbia | 17.20% | 54.20% | 257.30 | $0.48 billion |
| 41 | Maryland | 17.10% | 51.10% | 279.50 | $3.75 billion |
| 42 | New Jersey | 17.10% | 49.60% | 253.10 | $5.80 billion |
| 43 | Rhode Island | 17.00% | 53.10% | 283.00 | $0.87 billion |
| 44 | Hawaii | 17.00% | 185.10 | $0.64 billion | |
| 45 | Oregon | 16.90% | 46.00% | 277.50 | $2.19 billion |
| 46 | Washington | 16.80% | 51.60% | 279.10 | $3.70 billion |
| 47 | Minnesota | 16.50% | 43.60% | 225.30 | $3.27 billion |
| 48 | Massachusetts | 16.40% | 52.50% | 258.60 | $5.47 billion |
| 49 | Connecticut | 15.40% | 49.00% | 253.80 | $2.65 billion |
| 50 | California | 14.30% | 51.40% | 261.00 | $17.73 billion |
| 51 | Utah | 11.70% | 53.70% | 144.90 | $0.62 billion |