Nov. 8, 1996

Number of adult smokers

The percentage of smoking adults in each state in 1995:

State Prevalence (%)
Kentucky         27.8
Indiana          27.2
Tennessee        26.5
Nevada           26.3
Ohio             26.0
North Carolina   25.8
Michigan         25.7
West Virginia    25.7
Delaware         25.5
Arkansas         25.2
Louisiana        25.2
Alaska           25.0
Maine            25.0
Rhode Island     24.7
Alabama          24.5
Missouri         24.3
Pennsylvania     24.2
Mississippi      24.0
South Carolina   23.7
Texas            23.7
Iowa             23.2
Florida          23.1
Illinois         23.1
Arizona          22.9
North Dakota     22.7
Vermont          22.1
Kansas           22.0
Virginia         22.0
Wyoming          22.0
Nebraska         21.9
Colorado         21.8
Oregon           21.8
South Dakota     21.8
Wisconsin        21.8
Massachusetts    21.7
Oklahoma         21.7
New York         21.5
New Hampshire    21.4
Maryland         21.2
New Mexico       21.2
Montana          21.1
Connecticut      20.8
Georgia          20.5
Minnesota        20.5
Washington       20.2
Idaho            19.8
New Jersey       19.2
Hawaii           17.8
California       15.5
Utah             13.2

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.