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Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/10/2026 8:10 am.

2 2024 BRFSS Survey Data is the source for this data collected by the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Data for the US is a median and not a percent.

BRFSS Prevalence estimates presented here may vary from other published estimates due to differences in the methodology used to generate estimates.

Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.

For more information about Current Smoker, see the dictionary.

Data not available for this combination of geography, cancer site, age, and race/ethnicity.
Screening and Risk Factors Report by State
(Directly Estimated 2024 BRFSS Data)

Current Smoker
All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes, Ages 18+

Sorted by Percent
State Percent 2
(95% Confidence Interval)		 Number of Respondents with Screening or Risk Factor
United States 11.6 N/A
West Virginia 20.8 (19.4, 22.2) 1,007
Kentucky 17.2 (15.8, 18.5) 1,107
Arkansas 16.5 (15.1, 17.8) 770
Louisiana 15.0 (13.7, 16.4) 594
Alaska 14.7 (13.2, 16.3) 661
Missouri 14.7 (13.5, 15.9) 1,039
Maine 14.4 (13.5, 15.3) 1,496
Ohio 14.1 (13.1, 15.2) 1,262
Oklahoma 14.1 (13.1, 15.1) 884
Alabama 14.0 (12.7, 15.3) 612
Indiana 13.9 (13.1, 14.7) 1,553
Mississippi 13.8 (12.1, 15.6) 375
Kansas 13.7 (12.9, 14.6) 1,376
South Dakota 13.5 (11.3, 15.6) 797
Michigan 13.4 (12.5, 14.4) 1,272
Iowa 12.9 (12.0, 13.8) 1,018
Wyoming 12.7 (11.4, 13.9) 514
South Carolina 12.6 (11.4, 13.8) 955
North Dakota 12.4 (11.2, 13.5) 638
Montana 12.2 (11.2, 13.3) 783
Nebraska 12.2 (11.4, 13.0) 1,494
New Mexico 12.0 (10.4, 13.6) 385
Nevada 11.9 (10.0, 13.7) 295
Wisconsin 11.9 (11.2, 12.7) 1,449
Pennsylvania 11.7 (10.3, 13.1) 428
North Carolina 11.5 (10.3, 12.7) 455
Georgia 11.2 (10.1, 12.4) 711
Virginia 11.1 (10.0, 12.2) 692
Florida 10.6 (9.5, 11.8) 1,346
Oregon 10.6 (9.6, 11.6) 599
Illinois 10.5 (9.8, 11.2) 1,207
Vermont 10.5 (9.5, 11.6) 537
Arizona 10.2 (9.0, 11.3) 856
Minnesota 10.2 (9.6, 10.9) 1,344
Delaware 10.1 (8.7, 11.4) 393
Texas 10.0 (9.0, 11.0) 1,202
New York 9.9 (9.5, 10.4) 4,770
Rhode Island 9.9 (8.8, 11.0) 489
Colorado 9.7 (9.0, 10.4) 956
Idaho 9.6 (8.4, 10.8) 432
New Hampshire 9.1 (8.1, 10.2) 510
Connecticut 9.0 (8.1, 10.0) 625
Massachusetts 8.8 (8.0, 9.6) 705
New Jersey 8.6 (7.8, 9.4) 720
District of Columbia 8.5 (7.2, 9.8) 229
Puerto Rico 8.5 (7.2, 9.8) 340
Hawaii 8.1 (7.2, 9.0) 550
Washington 7.9 (7.5, 8.4) 1,902
Maryland 7.8 (7.2, 8.4) 1,169
California 7.6 (6.8, 8.4) 604
Utah 5.7 (5.2, 6.3) 720
Tennessee data not available data not available