State rankings
Cigarette Prices by State
New York has the highest Total Average Price in 2026 ($14.83 per pack), followed by District of Columbia ($14.03 per pack) and Rhode Island ($13.72 per pack). Missouri has the lowest ($8.01 per pack).
EconomicsHealth51 states · 4 metricsUpdated Oct 28, 2026Original page
15 sources
- State Excise and Sales Taxes Per Pack of Cigarettes - Tobacco Free Kids
- Cigarette & Tobacco Taxes - American Lung Association
- Oregon Measure 108, Tobacco and E-Cigarette Tax Increase for Health Programs Measure (2020) - Balottpedia
- State Tobacco Activities Tracking and Evaluation (STATE) System - CDC
- Cigarette Tax - Colorado General Assembly
- Tobacco Tax Bulletin, TT-78 - Maryland Taxes
- FTC Report Finds Annual Cigarette Sales Increased for the First Time in 20 Years - Federal Trade Commission
- Big Tobacco stands down as Colorado and Oregon hike cigarette taxes - Fortune
- Illinois Cigarette Tax to Become One of Nation’s Highest - Illinois Policy
- Current State Cigarette Tax Rates - American Lung Association
- SLATI Overview - American Lung Association
- Tobacco tax revenue and forecast in the United States from 2000 to 2029 - Statista
- Cigarette Tax - Taxation & Revenue New Mexico
- CDC STATE System Tobacco Legislation - CDC
- Cigarette Tax - Virginia Tax
51 of 51 states
Total Average Price, 2026
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Each dot is one state; the lines mark the median and the middle half.
Median
$10.04 per pack
Middle half $9.20 per pack – $12.02 per pack
Average
$10.64 per pack
51 states
Lowest (best)
$8.01 per pack
Missouri
Highest (worst)
$14.83 per pack
New York
Biggest changes · 2025 → 2026
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Data
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51 states · # = rank by Total Average Price
| # | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Missouri | $8.01 per pack | $0.17 per pack | 0.35% | $0.52 per pack |
| 2 |  Alabama | $8.34 per pack | $0.68 per pack | 0.52% | $2.57 per pack |
| 3 |  South Carolina | $8.43 per pack | $0.57 per pack | 0.48% | $1.05 per pack |
| 4 |  Mississippi | $8.58 per pack | $0.68 per pack | 0.56% | $1.24 per pack |
| 5 |  North Dakota | $8.71 per pack | $0.44 per pack | 0.41% | $0.85 per pack |
| 6 |  North Carolina | $8.75 per pack | $0.45 per pack | 0.55% | $1.00 per pack |
| 6 |  Idaho | $8.75 per pack | $0.57 per pack | 0.5% | $1.07 per pack |
| 8 |  Wyoming | $8.79 per pack | $0.60 per pack | 0.34% | $0.94 per pack |
| 9 |  Georgia | $8.86 per pack | $0.37 per pack | 0.56% | $0.93 per pack |
| 10 |  Nebraska | $8.99 per pack | $0.64 per pack | 0.47% | $1.11 per pack |
| 11 |  Kentucky | $9.01 per pack | $1.10 per pack | 0.51% | $1.61 per pack |
| 12 |  Louisiana | $9.15 per pack | $1.08 per pack | 0.44% | $1.52 per pack |
| 13 |  West Virginia | $9.19 per pack | $1.20 per pack | 0.52% | $1.72 per pack |
| 14 |  Tennessee | $9.21 per pack | $0.62 per pack | 0.72% | $1.34 per pack |
| 15 |  Florida | $9.29 per pack | $1.34 per pack | 0.53% | $1.87 per pack |
| 16 |  Arkansas | $9.30 per pack | $1.15 per pack | 0.57% | $1.72 per pack |
| 17 |  New Hampshire | $9.42 per pack | $1.78 per pack | — | $1.78 per pack |
| 18 |  Virginia | $9.63 per pack | $0.60 per pack | 0.48% | $1.08 per pack |
| 19 |  Kansas | $9.73 per pack | $1.29 per pack | 0.59% | $1.88 per pack |
| 19 |  Montana | $9.73 per pack | $1.70 per pack | — | $1.70 per pack |
| 21 |  Oklahoma | $9.89 per pack | $2.03 per pack | — | $2.03 per pack |
| 22 |  Ohio | $9.94 per pack | $1.60 per pack | 0.61% | $2.21 per pack |
| 22 |  Delaware | $9.94 per pack | $2.10 per pack | — | $2.10 per pack |
| 22 |  South Dakota | $9.94 per pack | $1.53 per pack | 0.4% | $1.93 per pack |
| 25 |  Iowa | $9.95 per pack | $1.36 per pack | 0.56% | $1.92 per pack |
| 26 |  Texas | $10.04 per pack | $1.41 per pack | 0.59% | $2.00 per pack |
| 27 |  Utah | $10.25 per pack | $1.70 per pack | 0.59% | $2.29 per pack |
| 28 |  Colorado | $10.28 per pack | $2.24 per pack | 0.29% | $2.53 per pack |
| 29 |  Nevada | $10.31 per pack | $1.80 per pack | 0.66% | $2.46 per pack |
| 30 |  Michigan | $10.35 per pack | $2.00 per pack | 0.59% | $2.59 per pack |
| 31 |  Wisconsin | $10.77 per pack | $2.52 per pack | 0.51% | $3.03 per pack |
| 32 |  New Mexico | $10.90 per pack | $2.00 per pack | 0.54% | $2.54 per pack |
| 33 |  Arizona | $11.10 per pack | $2.00 per pack | 0.59% | $2.59 per pack |
| 34 |  Indiana | $11.28 per pack | $3.00 per pack | 0.74% | $3.73 per pack |
| 35 |  Oregon | $11.41 per pack | $3.33 per pack | — | $3.33 per pack |
| 36 |  New Jersey | $11.66 per pack | $3.00 per pack | 0.72% | $3.72 per pack |
| 37 |  California | $11.78 per pack | $2.87 per pack | 0.9% | $3.77 per pack |
| 38 |  Pennsylvania | $11.85 per pack | $2.60 per pack | 0.67% | $3.27 per pack |
| 39 |  Maine | $12.19 per pack | $3.50 per pack | 0.64% | $4.14 per pack |
| 40 |  Washington | $12.29 per pack | $3.03 per pack | 0.75% | $3.78 per pack |
| 41 |  Illinois | $12.37 per pack | $2.98 per pack | 0.73% | $3.71 per pack |
| 42 |  Vermont | $12.48 per pack | $3.08 per pack | 0.71% | $3.79 per pack |
| 43 |  Minnesota | $12.90 per pack | $3.04 per pack | 0.84% | $3.88 per pack |
| 44 |  Alaska | $12.99 per pack | $2.00 per pack | — | $2.00 per pack |
| 45 |  Hawaii | $13.09 per pack | $3.60 per pack | 0.5% | $4.10 per pack |
| 46 |  Massachusetts | $13.28 per pack | $3.51 per pack | 0.78% | $4.29 per pack |
| 47 |  Maryland | $13.47 per pack | $5.00 per pack | 0.76% | $5.76 per pack |
| 48 |  Connecticut | $13.63 per pack | $4.35 per pack | 0.81% | $5.16 per pack |
| 49 |  Rhode Island | $13.72 per pack | $4.50 per pack | 0.9% | $5.40 per pack |
| 50 |  District of Columbia | $14.03 per pack | $4.50 per pack | 0.57% | $5.07 per pack |
| 51 |  New York | $14.83 per pack | $5.35 per pack | 0.57% | $5.92 per pack |
What correlates with Total Average Price (2026)?
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Quick answers
- Which state has the highest Total Average Price?
- New York has the highest Total Average Price in 2026, at $14.83 per pack, followed by District of Columbia ($14.03 per pack) and Rhode Island ($13.72 per pack).
- Which state has the lowest Total Average Price?
- Missouri has the lowest Total Average Price in 2026, at $8.01 per pack.
- What is the median Total Average Price across US states?
- The median is $10.04 per pack across the 51 US states with data in 2026.
- Where does this cigarette prices by state data come from?
- Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: State Excise and Sales Taxes Per Pack of Cigarettes - Tobacco Free Kids; Cigarette & Tobacco Taxes - American Lung Association; Oregon Measure 108, Tobacco and E-Cigarette Tax Increase for Health Programs Measure (2020) - Balottpedia; State Tobacco Activities Tracking and Evaluation (STATE) System - CDC. Last updated 2026-10-28.