StateMaster - Tobacco use > Everyday smokers (most recent) by state

Rank	States	Amount (top to bottom)
#1	Kentucky:	22.9%
#2	West Virginia:	21.8%
#3	Tennessee:	21.5%
#4	Ohio:	20.8%
#5	Oklahoma:	19.8%
#6	Indiana:	19.5%
#7	Arkansas:	19.4%
#8	Delaware:	18.7%
#9	Alabama:	18.7%
#10	Missouri:	18.4%
#11	Mississippi:	18%
#12	South Carolina:	17.9%
#13	North Carolina:	17.6%
#14	Pennsylvania:	17.4%
#15	Michigan:	17.2%
#16	Maine:	17%
#17	Louisiana:	16.9%
#18	New Hampshire:	16.5%
#19	Wisconsin:	16.5%
#20	Wyoming:	16.4%
#21	Nevada:	16.4%
#22	Alaska:	16.3%
#23	Iowa:	16.2%
#24	Rhode Island:	15.8%
#25	Virginia:	15.8%
#26	Montana:	15.7%
#27	Illinois:	15.4%
#28	Minnesota:	15.2%
#29	Kansas:	15.2%
#30	Georgia:	15%
#31	Vermont:	14.9%
#32	Nebraska:	14.8%
#33	North Dakota:	14.8%
#34	Florida:	14.5%
#35	Maryland:	14.5%
#36	Oregon:	14.2%
#37	New York:	14.2%
#38	South Dakota:	14%
#39	Washington:	13.9%
#40	Colorado:	13.8%
#41	Massachusetts:	13.6%
#42	Texas:	13.5%
#43	Arizona:	13.4%
#44	Idaho:	13.3%
#45	New Mexico:	13.2%
#46	Connecticut:	13.1%
#47	New Jersey:	13%
#48	District of Columbia:	12.5%
#49	California:	10%
#50	Puerto Rico:	8.2%
#51	Utah:	7.7%
#52	US Virgin Islands:	5.9%
	Weighted average:	15.6%

DEFINITION: Percent of respondents who identified themselves as everyday smokers.

SOURCE: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Data. Atlanta, Georgia: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2004.

Health Statistics > Tobacco use > Everyday smokers (most recent) by state

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