The average cigarette tax rate for U.S. states and the District of Columbia will be $1.63 per pack, as of July 1. Cigarette taxes per pack:
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1. New York: $4.35
2. Connecticut: $3.90
3. Rhode Island: $3.75
4. Massachusetts: $3.51
5. Hawaii: $3.20
6. Vermont: $3.08
7. Washington: $3.03
8. Minnesota: $3.00
9. New Jersey: $2.70
10. Wisconsin: $2.52
11. District of Columbia: $2.50
12. Alaska: $2
13. Arizona: $2
14. Maine: $2
15. Maryland: $2
16. Michigan: $2
17. Illinois: $1.98
18. Nevada: $1.80
19. New Hampshire: $1.78
20. Montana: $1.70
21. Utah: $1.70
22. New Mexico: $1.66
23. Delaware: $1.60
24. Ohio: $1.60
25. Pennsylvania: $1.60
26. South Dakota: $1.53
27. Texas: $1.41
28. Iowa: $1.36
29. Florida: $1.34
30. Oregon: $1.32
31. Kansas: $1.29
32. West Virginia: $1.20
33. Arkansas: $1.15
34. Louisiana: $1.08
35. Oklahoma: $1.03
36. Indiana: $1
37. California: 87 cents
38. Colorado: 84 cents
39. Mississippi: 68 cents
40. Alabama: 68 cents
41. Nebraska: 64 cents
42. Tennessee: 62 cents
43. Kentucky: 60 cents
44. Wyoming: 60 cents
45. Idaho: 57 cents
46. South Carolina: 57 cents
47. North Carolina: 45 cents
48. North Dakota: 44 cents
49. Georgia: 37 cents
50. Virginia: 30 cents
51. Missouri: 17 cents
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