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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
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# 1
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Kentucky: |
27.5% |
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# 2
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West Virginia: |
26.8% |
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# 3
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Tennessee: |
26.1% |
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# 4
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Oklahoma: |
26% |
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# 5
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Ohio: |
25.8% |
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# 6
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Arkansas: |
25.5% |
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= 7
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Alaska: |
24.8% |
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= 7
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Alabama: |
24.8% |
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= 7
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Indiana: |
24.8% |
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# 10
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Mississippi: |
24.5% |
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= 11
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Delaware: |
24.3% |
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= 11
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South Carolina: |
24.3% |
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# 13
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Missouri: |
24% |
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# 14
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Louisiana: |
23.5% |
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= 15
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Michigan: |
23.2% |
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= 15
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Nevada: |
23.2% |
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# 17
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North Carolina: |
23.1% |
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# 18
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Pennsylvania: |
22.7% |
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# 19
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Illinois: |
22.2% |
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# 20
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Wisconsin: |
21.9% |
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# 21
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Wyoming: |
21.7% |
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# 22
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New Hampshire: |
21.6% |
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# 23
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Rhode Island: |
21.3% |
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# 24
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Maine: |
20.9% |
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= 25
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District of Columbia: |
20.8% |
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= 25
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Virginia: |
20.8% |
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= 25
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Iowa: |
20.8% |
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# 28
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Minnesota: |
20.7% |
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= 29
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Montana: |
20.4% |
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= 29
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Texas: |
20.4% |
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= 31
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New Mexico: |
20.3% |
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= 31
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South Dakota: |
20.3% |
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= 33
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Florida: |
20.2% |
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= 33
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Nebraska: |
20.2% |
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= 35
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Oregon: |
20% |
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= 35
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Colorado: |
20% |
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= 37
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Vermont: |
19.9% |
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= 37
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New York: |
19.9% |
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= 37
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Georgia: |
19.9% |
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= 40
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North Dakota: |
19.8% |
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= 40
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Kansas: |
19.8% |
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# 42
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Maryland: |
19.5% |
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# 43
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Washington: |
19.2% |
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# 44
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New Jersey: |
18.8% |
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# 45
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Arizona: |
18.5% |
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# 46
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Massachusetts: |
18.4% |
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# 47
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Connecticut: |
18% |
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# 48
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Idaho: |
17.4% |
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# 49
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California: |
14.7% |
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# 50
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Puerto Rico: |
12.6% |
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# 51
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Utah: |
10.4% |
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# 52
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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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