The percentage of U.S. adults who smoke has declined considerably, from about one-third of adults in 1980 to a quarter of adults in 1990 to fewer than 17 percent in the most recent surveys. Adult smoking rates in each state and the District of Columbia:
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1. West Virginia: 26.7 percent
2. Kentucky: 26.2 percent
3. Arkansas: 24.7 percent
4. Tennessee: 24.2 percent
5. Louisiana: 24 percent
6. Mississippi: 23 percent
7. Indiana: 22.9 percent
8. South Carolina: 21.5 percent
9. Michigan: 21.2 percent
10. Alabama: 21.1 percent
11. Oklahoma: 21.1 percent
12. Ohio: 21 percent
13. Missouri: 20.6 percent
14. Alaska: 19.9 percent
15. Delaware: 19.9 percent
16. Montana: 19.9 percent
17. North Dakota: 19.9 percent
18. Pennsylvania: 19.9 percent
19. Virginia: 19.5 percent
20. Wyoming: 19.5 percent
21. Maine: 19.3 percent
22. New Mexico: 19.1 percent
23. North Carolina: 19.1 percent
24. South Dakota: 18.6 percent
25. Iowa: 18.5 percent
26. Kansas: 18.1 percent
27. Florida: 17.6 percent
28. New Hampshire: 17.5 percent
29. Georgia: 17.4 percent
30. Wisconsin: 17.4 percent
31. Nebraska: 17.3 percent
32. Nevada: 17 percent
33. Oregon: 17 percent
34. Arizona: 16.5 percent
35. Illinois: 16.5 percent
36. District of Columbia: 16.4 percent
37. Vermont: 16.4 percent
38. Minnesota: 16.3 percent
39. Rhode Island: 16.3 percent
40. Idaho: 15.9 percent
41. Colorado: 15.7 percent
42. Connecticut: 15.4 percent
43. Washington: 15.3 percent
44. New Jersey: 15.1 percent
45. Massachusetts: 14.7 percent
46. Maryland: 14.6 percent
47. Texas: 14.5 percent
48. New York: 14.4 percent
49. Hawaii: 14.1 percent
50. California: 12.8 percent
51. Utah: 9.7 percent
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Source: 2014 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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