
Smoking in the U.S. - Statistics & Facts
Key insights
- Percentage of U.S. adults who smoke
- 14.2%

Detailed statistics
Percentage of U.S. cigarette smokers 1965-2019
- Number of current adult smokers in the United States (in millions)
- 28.3m

Detailed statistics
Number of adult smokers in the United States 1965-2021
- U.S. state with the highest prevalence of smoking
- West Virginia

Detailed statistics
Percentage of adults in the U.S. who smoke as of 2021, by state
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- Premium Statistic Number of adult smokers in the United States 1965-2021
- Premium Statistic Percentage of U.S. cigarette smokers 1965-2019
- Premium Statistic Persons who were current cigarette smokers 1997-2019, by gender
- Basic Statistic U.S. adult tobacco product use in 2021, by gender
- Basic Statistic U.S. smoking prevalence among adults by ethnicity 2020
- Basic Statistic Percentage of U.S. college students reporting tobacco use as of fall 2022, by product
- Basic Statistic Share of elderly U.S. adults who smoked 2013-2021
- Basic Statistic Percentage of adults in the U.S. who smoke as of 2021, by state
- Premium Statistic Cigarettes smoked per day in the U.S. 2022
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Number of adult smokers in the United States 1965-2021
Number of adult smokers in the United States 1965-2021
Number of current adult smokers in the United States from 1965 to 2021 (in millions)*
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Percentage of U.S. cigarette smokers 1965-2019
Percentage of U.S. cigarette smokers 1965-2019
Percentage of cigarette smokers in the U.S. between 1965 and 2019
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Persons who were current cigarette smokers 1997-2019, by gender
Persons who were current cigarette smokers 1997-2019, by gender
Percentage of persons who were current cigarette smokers in the U.S. from 1997 to 2019, by gender
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U.S. adult tobacco product use in 2021, by gender
U.S. adult tobacco product use in 2021, by gender
Percentage of U.S. adults that used various forms of tobacco products in 2021, by gender
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U.S. smoking prevalence among adults by ethnicity 2020
U.S. smoking prevalence among adults by ethnicity 2020
Prevalence of smoking among U.S. adults as of 2020, by ethnicity
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Percentage of U.S. college students reporting tobacco use as of fall 2022, by product
Percentage of U.S. college students reporting tobacco use as of fall 2022, by product
Percentage of college students in the U.S. who reported having used select tobacco products in the last 3 months, as of fall 2022
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Share of elderly U.S. adults who smoked 2013-2021
Share of elderly U.S. adults who smoked 2013-2021
Percentage of adults aged 65 years or older in the U.S. who smoked cigarettes from 2013 to 2021
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Percentage of adults in the U.S. who smoke as of 2021, by state
Percentage of adults in the U.S. who smoke as of 2021, by state
Percentage of adults who smoke in the United States as of 2021, by state
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Cigarettes smoked per day in the U.S. 2022
Cigarettes smoked per day in the U.S. 2022
Cigarettes smoked per day in the U.S. in 2022
Adolescent smokers
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- Basic Statistic Lifetime prevalence of cigarette use for grades 8, 10, and 12 in the U.S. 1991-2021
- Basic Statistic 30-day prevalence of cigarette use for grades 8, 10, and 12 in the U.S. 1991-2021
- Basic Statistic Share of U.S. high school students who used tobacco products 2022, by product
- Premium Statistic Share of U.S. high school students who used select tobacco products 2022, by gender
- Premium Statistic Share of U.S. high school students who used select tobacco products 2022 by ethnicity
- Basic Statistic Share of U.S. middle school students who used tobacco products 2022, by product
- Premium Statistic Share of U.S. middle school students who used tobacco products 2022, by gender
- Premium Statistic Share of U.S. middle school students who used tobacco products 2022, by ethnicity
- Basic Statistic Frequency of cigarette use among U.S. tobacco smoking youth in 2021
Adolescent smokers
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Lifetime prevalence of cigarette use for grades 8, 10, and 12 in the U.S. 1991-2021
Lifetime prevalence of cigarette use for grades 8, 10, and 12 in the U.S. 1991-2021
Lifetime prevalence of cigarette use for grades 8, 10, and 12 combined from 1991 to 2021
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30-day prevalence of cigarette use for grades 8, 10, and 12 in the U.S. 1991-2021
30-day prevalence of cigarette use for grades 8, 10, and 12 in the U.S. 1991-2021
30-day prevalence of cigarettes use for grades 8, 10, and 12 combined from 1991 to 2021
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Share of U.S. high school students who used tobacco products 2022, by product
Share of U.S. high school students who used tobacco products 2022, by product
Percentage of high school students in the U.S. who used tobacco products in the past 30 days as of 2022, by product
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Share of U.S. high school students who used select tobacco products 2022, by gender
Share of U.S. high school students who used select tobacco products 2022, by gender
Percentage of high school students in the U.S. who used select tobacco products in the past 30 days as of 2022, by gender
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Share of U.S. high school students who used select tobacco products 2022 by ethnicity
Share of U.S. high school students who used select tobacco products 2022 by ethnicity
Percentage of high school students in the U.S. who used select tobacco products in the past 30 days as of 2022, by race/ethnicity
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Share of U.S. middle school students who used tobacco products 2022, by product
Share of U.S. middle school students who used tobacco products 2022, by product
Percentage of middle school students in the U.S. who used tobacco products in the past 30 days as of 2022, by product
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Share of U.S. middle school students who used tobacco products 2022, by gender
Share of U.S. middle school students who used tobacco products 2022, by gender
Percentage of middle school students in the U.S. who used tobacco products in the past 30 days as of 2022, by gender
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Share of U.S. middle school students who used tobacco products 2022, by ethnicity
Share of U.S. middle school students who used tobacco products 2022, by ethnicity
Percentage of middle school students in the U.S. who used tobacco products in the past 30 days as of 2022, by race/ethnicity
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Frequency of cigarette use among U.S. tobacco smoking youth in 2021
Frequency of cigarette use among U.S. tobacco smoking youth in 2021
Proportion of U.S. middle and high school smokers that used cigarettes for a select number of days within the past 30 days in 2021
Health issues
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- Basic Statistic Leading beliefs about cancer risk factors among U.S. adults as of 2020
- Basic Statistic Ways in which U.S. adults reduced their risk of cancer as of 2020
- Basic Statistic Increased health risks through smoking in the U.S. 2014
- Premium Statistic Share of cancer deaths due to smoking among U.S. adults 2014, by type
- Basic Statistic U.S. rate of new tobacco-associated cancers 2015-2019, by cancer type
- Premium Statistic U.S. rate of new tobacco-associated cancers 2015-2019, by age
- Basic Statistic U.S. rate of new tobacco-associated cancers 2015-2019, by race and ethnicity
- Basic Statistic U.S. rate of new tobacco-associated cancers 2015-2019, by state
- Basic Statistic Relative risk for colorectal cancer risk factors in the U.S. as of 2023
Health issues
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Leading beliefs about cancer risk factors among U.S. adults as of 2020
Leading beliefs about cancer risk factors among U.S. adults as of 2020
Percentage of U.S. adults who believed the following increased a person's risk of getting cancer as of 2020
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Ways in which U.S. adults reduced their risk of cancer as of 2020
Ways in which U.S. adults reduced their risk of cancer as of 2020
Percentage of U.S. adults who did the following to reduce their risk of getting cancer as of 2020
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Increased health risks through smoking in the U.S. 2014
Increased health risks through smoking in the U.S. 2014
Increased chance of health problems as a result of smoking in the United States as of 2014
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Share of cancer deaths due to smoking among U.S. adults 2014, by type
Share of cancer deaths due to smoking among U.S. adults 2014, by type
Proportion of cancer deaths attributable to cigarette smoking among adults 30 years and older in the U.S. in 2014, by cancer type
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U.S. rate of new tobacco-associated cancers 2015-2019, by cancer type
U.S. rate of new tobacco-associated cancers 2015-2019, by cancer type
Rate of new tobacco-associated cancers in the United States from 2015 to 2019, by cancer type (per 100,000 people)
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U.S. rate of new tobacco-associated cancers 2015-2019, by age
U.S. rate of new tobacco-associated cancers 2015-2019, by age
Rate of new tobacco-associated cancers in the United States from 2015 to 2019, by age (per 100,000 people)
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U.S. rate of new tobacco-associated cancers 2015-2019, by race and ethnicity
U.S. rate of new tobacco-associated cancers 2015-2019, by race and ethnicity
Rate of new tobacco-associated cancers in the United States from 2015 to 2019, by race and ethnicity (per 100,000 people)
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U.S. rate of new tobacco-associated cancers 2015-2019, by state
U.S. rate of new tobacco-associated cancers 2015-2019, by state
Rate of new tobacco-associated cancers in the United States from 2015 to 2019, by state (per 100,000 people)
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Relative risk for colorectal cancer risk factors in the U.S. as of 2023
Relative risk for colorectal cancer risk factors in the U.S. as of 2023
Relative risk for select colorectal cancer risk factors in the U.S. as of 2023*
Special: Lung cancer
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- Basic Statistic Number of lung and bronchus cancer deaths in U.S. from 1999-2019
- Premium Statistic Number of new U.S. lung and bronchus cancer cases and deaths in 2023, by gender
- Basic Statistic Number of new lung and bronchus cancer cases in the U.S. in 2023, by state
- Basic Statistic Number of lung and bronchus cancer deaths in the U.S. in 2023, by state
- Basic Statistic Likelihood of developing lung and bronchus cancer U.S. 2017-2019, by age and gender
- Premium Statistic Lung and bronchus cancer 5-year survival rates in the U.S. 2012-2018, by stage
Special: Lung cancer
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Number of lung and bronchus cancer deaths in U.S. from 1999-2019
Number of lung and bronchus cancer deaths in U.S. from 1999-2019
Number of deaths due to lung and bronchus cancer in the United States from 1999 to 2019
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Number of new U.S. lung and bronchus cancer cases and deaths in 2023, by gender
Number of new U.S. lung and bronchus cancer cases and deaths in 2023, by gender
Estimated number of new lung and bronchus cancer cases and deaths in the United States in 2023, by gender
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Number of new lung and bronchus cancer cases in the U.S. in 2023, by state
Number of new lung and bronchus cancer cases in the U.S. in 2023, by state
Estimated number of new lung and bronchus cancer cases in the United States in 2023, by state
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Number of lung and bronchus cancer deaths in the U.S. in 2023, by state
Number of lung and bronchus cancer deaths in the U.S. in 2023, by state
Estimated number of lung and bronchus cancer deaths in the United States in 2023, by state
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Likelihood of developing lung and bronchus cancer U.S. 2017-2019, by age and gender
Likelihood of developing lung and bronchus cancer U.S. 2017-2019, by age and gender
Probability of developing lung and bronchus cancer in the United States from 2017 to 2019, by age and gender*
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Lung and bronchus cancer 5-year survival rates in the U.S. 2012-2018, by stage
Lung and bronchus cancer 5-year survival rates in the U.S. 2012-2018, by stage
Five-year survival rates for lung and bronchus cancer in the United States from 2012 to 2018, by stage at diagnosis*
Miscellaneous
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- Premium Statistic U.S. spending on tobacco control and health costs versus tobacco revenues 2022
- Basic Statistic U.S. adult tobacco product use in 2020, by feelings of depression
- Basic Statistic U.S. adult tobacco product use in 2020, by feelings of anxiety
- Premium Statistic U.S. veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan tobacco use frequency as of 2021
- Premium Statistic Methods used to quit smoking in the last 12 months in the U.S. 2020
- Basic Statistic Share of U.S. employers that offered select wellness programs in 2020
Miscellaneous
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U.S. spending on tobacco control and health costs versus tobacco revenues 2022
U.S. spending on tobacco control and health costs versus tobacco revenues 2022
Tobacco-related revenues, tobacco prevention spending, and tobacco health costs in the United States in fiscal year 2022 (in billion U.S. dollars)
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U.S. adult tobacco product use in 2020, by feelings of depression
U.S. adult tobacco product use in 2020, by feelings of depression
Percentage of U.S. adults that used various forms of tobacco products in 2020, by regular feelings of depression
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U.S. adult tobacco product use in 2020, by feelings of anxiety
U.S. adult tobacco product use in 2020, by feelings of anxiety
Percentage of U.S. adults that used various forms of tobacco products in 2020, by regular feelings of anxiety
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U.S. veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan tobacco use frequency as of 2021
U.S. veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan tobacco use frequency as of 2021
Percentage of U.S. Iraq and Afghanistan veterans who used tobacco products a select number of times per week as of 2021
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Methods used to quit smoking in the last 12 months in the U.S. 2020
Methods used to quit smoking in the last 12 months in the U.S. 2020
U.S. population: Which methods have you used to quit smoking in the last 12 months?
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Share of U.S. employers that offered select wellness programs in 2020
Share of U.S. employers that offered select wellness programs in 2020
Percentage of employers in the U.S. that offered select wellness programs and events as of 2020
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