Sales of cigarettes in the United States have been declining for decades. From the high of 398.3 billion cigarettes sold in 2001, sales declined to 173.5 billion in 2022.
Total number of cigarettes sold in the United States from 2001 to 2022
(in billion individual cigarettes)
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Federal Trade Commission. (October 23, 2023). Total number of cigarettes sold in the United States from 2001 to 2022 (in billion individual cigarettes) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 06, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1092860/cigarettes-sold-in-the-us/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
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