Smoking Rates by State
West Virginia has the highest Smokers in 2024 (21.0%), followed by Kentucky (17.0%) and Arkansas (16.0%). Utah has the lowest (6%).
Smokers, 2024
Green is better, red is worse (lower is better). Click a place to highlight it.
All 50 ranked
Best first.
Distribution Median and middle halfThe median is the middle value: half of places are above it, half below. The middle half is the range holding the central 50% of places.More in the glossary →
Each dot is one state; the lines mark the median and the middle half.
Over time · 2019–2024
The top 5 in 2024, against the median.
- Median of all states
- Utah
- California
- Washington
- Maryland
- Hawaii
Data
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| # | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Utah | 6% |
| 2 |  California | 8% |
| 2 |  Washington | 8% |
| 2 |  Maryland | 8% |
| 2 |  Hawaii | 8% |
| 2 |  District of Columbia | 8% |
| 7 |  New Jersey | 9% |
| 7 |  Massachusetts | 9% |
| 7 |  Connecticut | 9% |
| 7 |  New Hampshire | 9% |
| 11 |  Texas | 10.0% |
| 11 |  New York | 10.0% |
| 11 |  Arizona | 10.0% |
| 11 |  Colorado | 10.0% |
| 11 |  Minnesota | 10.0% |
| 11 |  Idaho | 10.0% |
| 11 |  Rhode Island | 10.0% |
| 11 |  Delaware | 10.0% |
| 19 |  Florida | 11.0% |
| 19 |  Illinois | 11.0% |
| 19 |  Georgia | 11.0% |
| 19 |  Virginia | 11.0% |
| 19 |  Oregon | 11.0% |
| 19 |  Vermont | 11.0% |
| 25 |  Pennsylvania | 12.0% |
| 25 |  North Carolina | 12.0% |
| 25 |  Wisconsin | 12.0% |
| 25 |  Nevada | 12.0% |
| 25 |  New Mexico | 12.0% |
| 25 |  Nebraska | 12.0% |
| 25 |  Montana | 12.0% |
| 25 |  North Dakota | 12.0% |
| 33 |  Michigan | 13.0% |
| 33 |  South Carolina | 13.0% |
| 33 |  Iowa | 13.0% |
| 33 |  South Dakota | 13.0% |
| 33 |  Wyoming | 13.0% |
| 38 |  Ohio | 14.0% |
| 38 |  Indiana | 14.0% |
| 38 |  Alabama | 14.0% |
| 38 |  Oklahoma | 14.0% |
| 38 |  Kansas | 14.0% |
| 38 |  Mississippi | 14.0% |
| 38 |  Maine | 14.0% |
| 45 |  Missouri | 15.0% |
| 45 |  Louisiana | 15.0% |
| 45 |  Alaska | 15.0% |
| 48 |  Arkansas | 16.0% |
| 49 |  Kentucky | 17.0% |
| 50 |  West Virginia | 21.0% |
What correlates with Smokers (2024)?
Pearson r against 2,082 other state metrics sharing at least 30 states, 1 near-identical series hidden. Ranks are read by standing: a better rank counts as higher, whether rank 1 is the best place on a list or the worst. Correlation is not causation.
Higher together
Places that have a higher Smokers tend to score higher on these (or rank better)
Opposite directions
Places that have a higher Smokers tend to score lower on these (or rank worse)
- % of Households Making Over $100kPercentage of Households Making Over $100,000Plotr = −0.83 · very strong · n = 50
- Price Level (Housing Rents)Cost of Living by State (Regional Price Parities)Plotr = −0.81 · very strong · n = 50
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Quick answers
- Which state has the highest Smokers?
- West Virginia has the highest Smokers in 2024, at 21.0%, followed by Kentucky (17.0%) and Arkansas (16.0%).
- Which state has the lowest Smokers?
- Utah has the lowest Smokers in 2024, at 6%.
- What is the median Smokers across US states?
- The median is 12.0% across the 50 US states with data in 2024.
- Where does this smoking rates by state data come from?
- Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Adult Cigarette Smoking Rates by State - American Lung Association; Adults Who Report Smoking by State - KFF.