Tobacco Use former smokers (most recent) by state

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 respondents who identified themselves as a former smoker.

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

Rank

States

Amount

# 1

Maine:

31.2%

# 2

Vermont:

30.5%

# 3

Connecticut:

30%

# 4

Rhode Island:

28.7%

# 5

New Hampshire:

28.5%

# 6

Massachusetts:

26.9%

# 7

Minnesota:

26.7%

# 8

Florida:

25.8%

# 9

Washington:

25.3%

= 10

Delaware:

25.1%

= 10

Michigan:

25.1%

= 10

West Virginia:

25.1%

# 13

Montana:

25%

# 14

Wyoming:

24.8%

# 15

Oregon:

24.7%

# 16

Arkansas:

24.6%

= 17

Arizona:

24.4%

= 17

New Jersey:

24.4%

= 17

Nevada:

24.4%

# 20

Colorado:

24.3%

# 21

Wisconsin:

24.2%

= 22

New Mexico:

24.1%

= 22

Missouri:

24.1%

= 22

California:

24.1%

= 22

New York:

24.1%

# 26

Alaska:

23.9%

# 27

Pennsylvania:

23.8%

= 28

North Dakota:

23.6%

= 28

South Dakota:

23.6%

= 30

Idaho:

23.3%

= 30

Virginia:

23.3%

# 32

Maryland:

22.9%

# 33

Indiana:

22.6%

# 34

Oklahoma:

22.5%

= 35

Tennessee:

22.1%

= 35

Ohio:

22.1%

# 37

South Carolina:

21.8%

# 38

Kansas:

21.6%

# 39

Illinois:

21.5%

# 40

Iowa:

21.3%

# 41

North Carolina:

21.2%

# 42

Nebraska:

21.1%

# 43

Georgia:

20.9%

# 44

Alabama:

20.8%

# 45

Kentucky:

20.3%

# 46

Texas:

20.2%

# 47

Louisiana:

19.9%

# 48

Mississippi:

19.2%

# 49

District of Columbia:

19.1%

# 50

Utah:

15.7%

# 51

Puerto Rico:

15.1%

# 52

US Virgin Islands:

9.8%

Weighted average:

23.3%

DEFINITION: Percent of respondents who identified themselves as a former smoker.

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. via StateMaster

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

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