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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.
DEFINITION
Percent of current smokers among the adult population.
Health Statistics > Tobacco use > Total current smokers (most recent) by state
Showing latest available data.
| Rank |
States
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Amount
(top to bottom)
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| #1 | Kentucky: | 27.5% | |
| #2 | West Virginia: | 26.8% | |
| #3 | Tennessee: | 26.1% | |
| #4 | Oklahoma: | 26% | |
| #5 | Ohio: | 25.8% | |
| #6 | Arkansas: | 25.5% | |
| #7 | Alaska: | 24.8% | |
| #8 | Indiana: | 24.8% | |
| #9 | Alabama: | 24.8% | |
| #10 | Mississippi: | 24.5% | |
| #11 | Delaware: | 24.3% | |
| #12 | South Carolina: | 24.3% | |
| #13 | Missouri: | 24% | |
| #14 | Louisiana: | 23.5% | |
| #15 | Nevada: | 23.2% | |
| #16 | Michigan: | 23.2% | |
| #17 | North Carolina: | 23.1% | |
| #18 | Pennsylvania: | 22.7% | |
| #19 | Illinois: | 22.2% | |
| #20 | Wisconsin: | 21.9% | |
| #21 | Wyoming: | 21.7% | |
| #22 | New Hampshire: | 21.6% | |
| #23 | Rhode Island: | 21.3% | |
| #24 | Maine: | 20.9% | |
| #25 | Virginia: | 20.8% | |
| #26 | District of Columbia: | 20.8% | |
| #27 | Iowa: | 20.8% | |
| #28 | Minnesota: | 20.7% | |
| #29 | Montana: | 20.4% | |
| #30 | Texas: | 20.4% | |
| #31 | South Dakota: | 20.3% | |
| #32 | New Mexico: | 20.3% | |
| #33 | Nebraska: | 20.2% | |
| #34 | Florida: | 20.2% | |
| #35 | Colorado: | 20% | |
| #36 | Oregon: | 20% | |
| #37 | Vermont: | 19.9% | |
| #38 | Georgia: | 19.9% | |
| #39 | New York: | 19.9% | |
| #40 | Kansas: | 19.8% | |
| #41 | North Dakota: | 19.8% | |
| #42 | Maryland: | 19.5% | |
| #43 | Washington: | 19.2% | |
| #44 | New Jersey: | 18.8% | |
| #45 | Arizona: | 18.5% | |
| #46 | Massachusetts: | 18.4% | |
| #47 | Connecticut: | 18% | |
| #48 | Idaho: | 17.4% | |
| #49 | California: | 14.7% | |
| #50 | Puerto Rico: | 12.6% | |
| #51 | Utah: | 10.4% | |
| #52 | US Virgin Islands: | 9.4% | |
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Weighted average: |
21.1% |
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DEFINITION: Percent of current smokers among the adult population.
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.
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