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Prevalence of current cigarette smoking among adults by state/area - Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 50 states, District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, 2005

State/Area Total State/Area Total
Alabama 24.8 Nevada 23.1
Alaska 25.0 New Hampshire 20.5
Arizona 20.4 New Jersey 18.1
Arkansas 23.5 New Mexico 21.5
California 15.2 New York 20.5
Colorado 19.9 North Carolina 22.7
Connecticut 16.5 North Dakota 20.0
Delaware 20.7 Ohio 22.3
Florida 21.6 Oklahoma 25.1
Georgia 22.2 Oregon 18.5
Hawaii 17.1 Pennsylvania 23.7
Idaho 17.9 Rhode Island 19.8
Illinois 19.9 South Carolina 22.6
Indiana 27.3 South Dakota 19.8
Iowa 20.4 Tennessee 26.8
Kansas 17.8 Texas 20.0
Kentucky 28.7 Utah 11.5
Louisiana 22.6 Vermont 19.3
Maine 20.9 Virginia 20.6
Maryland 19.0 Washington 17.6
Massachusetts 18.1 West Virginia 26.6
Michigan 22.1 Wisconsin 20.8
Minnesota 20.0 Wyoming 21.3
Mississippi 23.7    
Missouri 23.4 District of Columbia 20.1
Montana 19.2 Puerto Rico 13.2
Nebraska 21.3 U.S. Virgin Islands 8.3
    National Median 20.6
Top States by Prevalence
1. Kentucky 28.7
2. Indiana 27.3
3. Tennessee 26.8
4. West Virginia 26.6
5. Oklahoma 25.1
6. Alaska 25.0
7. Alabama 24.8
8. Mississippi 23.7
9. Pennsylvania 23.7
10. Arkansas 23.5
11. Missouri 23.4

* Persons aged ≥18 years who reported having smoked at least 100 cigarettes during their lifetimes and who currently smoke every day or some days.

** All statistics referenced are from the CDC's report on State-Specific Prevalence of Current Cigarette Smoking Among Adults and Secondhand Smoke Rules and Policies in Homes and Workplaces - United States, 2005.

*** Calculation of National Median value excluded territories (i.e. Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands)