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Reduce current cigarette smoking in adults — TU‑02 Data

This objective is a Leading Health Indicator (LHI). Learn about LHIs.

National Status: Improving

  
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Most Recent Data:
10.1 percent (2024) *

National Target:
6.1 percent  1  *

Desired Direction:
Decrease desired

National Baseline:
14.2 percent of adults aged 18 years and over were current cigarette smokers in 2019 2 *

* Age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population.

Disparities data are only available for some selections.

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Adult cigarette smoking, 2019-2024 * ◊
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Total
14.2
CI 13.7 / 14.7
SE 0.264
12.7
CI 12.1 / 13.2
SE 0.282
11.7
CI 11.3 / 12.2
SE 0.239
11.7
CI 11.2 / 12.2
SE 0.256
11.0
CI 10.6 / 11.5
SE 0.246
10.1
CI 9.6 / 10.5
SE 0.233

Adult cigarette smoking by Sex, 2019-2024 * ◊
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Male
15.5
CI 14.8 / 16.2
SE 0.386
14.3
CI 13.5 / 15.1
SE 0.423
13.3
CI 12.6 / 14.0
SE 0.370
13.4
CI 12.7 / 14.1
SE 0.381
12.8
CI 12.1 / 13.5
SE 0.358
11.8
CI 11.1 / 12.4
SE 0.362
Female
13.0
CI 12.4 / 13.6
SE 0.336
11.1
CI 10.5 / 11.7
SE 0.321
10.1
CI 9.6 / 10.7
SE 0.273
10.1
CI 9.5 / 10.7
SE 0.325
9.3
CI 8.8 / 9.9
SE 0.306
8.4
CI 7.9 / 8.9
SE 0.270

Adult cigarette smoking by Race/Ethnicity, 2019-2024 * ◊
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
American Indian or Alaska Native only
18.5
CI 10.7 / 28.8
SE 4.381
24.5
CI 16.6 / 33.9
SE 4.430
17.8
CI 9.4 / 29.4
SE 4.843
16.6
CI 10.5 / 24.2
SE 3.384
14.0
CI 8.4 / 21.4
SE 3.069
16.4
CI 11.3 / 22.7
SE 2.734
Asian only
7.0
CI 5.5 / 8.8
SE 0.809
7.9
CI 6.3 / 9.9
SE 0.886
5.5
CI 4.2 / 7.1
SE 0.730
4.5
CI 3.4 / 5.8
SE 0.577
5.5
CI 4.3 / 6.9
SE 0.646
3.7
CI 2.7 / 4.9
SE 0.532
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander only
DSU
13.8
CI 7.4 / 22.6
SE 3.150
DSU
DSU
DSU
DSU
Black or African American only
14.9
CI 13.4 / 16.5
SE 0.774
14.4
CI 12.7 / 16.2
SE 0.884
11.7
CI 10.3 / 13.1
SE 0.712
14.1
CI 12.7 / 15.6
SE 0.731
11.8
CI 10.5 / 13.2
SE 0.710
10.6
CI 9.4 / 11.9
SE 0.651
White only
15.1
CI 14.5 / 15.6
SE 0.312
12.9
CI 12.4 / 13.5
SE 0.329
12.4
CI 11.9 / 12.9
SE 0.286
12.4
CI 11.8 / 12.9
SE 0.306
11.7
CI 11.1 / 12.2
SE 0.299
10.9
CI 10.4 / 11.4
SE 0.286
2 or more races
23.0
CI 18.7 / 27.6
SE 2.204
20.2
CI 15.7 / 25.3
SE 2.331
14.4
CI 11.4 / 17.9
SE 1.613
15.3
CI 11.7 / 19.5
SE 1.971
12.3
CI 9.3 / 15.9
SE 1.638
11.9
CI 9.2 / 15.1
SE 1.500
Hispanic or Latino
8.8
CI 7.8 / 9.9
SE 0.526
8.1
CI 7.1 / 9.3
SE 0.542
7.8
CI 7.0 / 8.8
SE 0.464
8.2
CI 7.2 / 9.1
SE 0.477
8.1
CI 7.2 / 9.2
SE 0.490
7.3
CI 6.5 / 8.2
SE 0.441
Not Hispanic or Latino
15.4
CI 14.8 / 15.9
SE 0.298
13.6
CI 13.1 / 14.2
SE 0.315
12.5
CI 12.0 / 13.1
SE 0.278
12.5
CI 12.0 / 13.1
SE 0.291
11.8
CI 11.2 / 12.3
SE 0.282
10.7
CI 10.2 / 11.2
SE 0.268
American Indian or Alaska Native only, not Hispanic or Latino
20.9
CI 11.5 / 33.3
SE 5.476
25.7
CI 16.2 / 37.3
SE 5.512
DSU
18.7
CI 10.6 / 29.5
SE 4.702
15.4
CI 8.3 / 25.3
SE 3.853
21.6
CI 14.6 / 30.0
SE 3.798
Asian only, not Hispanic or Latino
7.1
CI 5.6 / 8.8
SE 0.817
8.0
CI 6.4 / 10.0
SE 0.900
5.5
CI 4.2 / 7.1
SE 0.739
4.5
CI 3.4 / 5.8
SE 0.582
5.3
CI 4.1 / 6.7
SE 0.638
3.7
CI 2.7 / 4.9
SE 0.536
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander only, not Hispanic or Latino
DSU
14.9
CI 7.9 / 24.6
SE 4.077
DSU
DSU
DSU
DSU
Black or African American only, not Hispanic or Latino
14.9
CI 13.4 / 16.5
SE 0.781
14.6
CI 12.9 / 16.4
SE 0.909
11.7
CI 10.3 / 13.2
SE 0.726
14.4
CI 13.0 / 15.9
SE 0.745
12.0
CI 10.6 / 13.4
SE 0.730
10.8
CI 9.5 / 12.2
SE 0.672
White only, not Hispanic or Latino
16.1
CI 15.5 / 16.8
SE 0.347
13.7
CI 13.1 / 14.4
SE 0.356
13.3
CI 12.7 / 13.9
SE 0.321
13.0
CI 12.4 / 13.6
SE 0.337
12.4
CI 11.9 / 13.1
SE 0.337
11.3
CI 10.8 / 11.9
SE 0.317
2 or more races, not Hispanic or Latino
22.6
CI 18.2 / 27.5
SE 2.304
21.4
CI 16.4 / 27.1
SE 2.577
15.7
CI 12.2 / 19.7
SE 1.869
15.8
CI 11.9 / 20.3
SE 2.142
11.7
CI 8.7 / 15.3
SE 1.671
12.1
CI 9.0 / 15.7
SE 1.709

Adult cigarette smoking by Age group, 2019-2024 † ◊
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
18-44 years
14.4
CI 13.7 / 15.2
SE 0.396
12.4
CI 11.6 / 13.3
SE 0.431
10.8
CI 10.1 / 11.5
SE 0.357
10.6
CI 9.9 / 11.3
SE 0.361
9.7
CI 9.1 / 10.5
SE 0.348
8.7
CI 8.1 / 9.3
SE 0.327
18-24 years
8.0
CI 6.8 / 9.4
SE 0.667
7.4
CI 5.9 / 9.1
SE 0.803
5.3
CI 4.3 / 6.6
SE 0.572
4.8
CI 3.7 / 6.2
SE 0.606
3.5
CI 2.7 / 4.5
SE 0.448
3.4
CI 2.6 / 4.5
SE 0.466
25-44 years
16.7
CI 15.7 / 17.6
SE 0.476
14.1
CI 13.1 / 15.1
SE 0.503
12.6
CI 11.8 / 13.5
SE 0.424
12.5
CI 11.6 / 13.4
SE 0.443
12.0
CI 11.1 / 12.8
SE 0.430
10.5
CI 9.7 / 11.3
SE 0.402
45-64 years
17.0
CI 16.1 / 17.9
SE 0.462
14.9
CI 14.0 / 15.9
SE 0.463
14.9
CI 14.1 / 15.8
SE 0.440
15.1
CI 14.2 / 16.0
SE 0.475
14.2
CI 13.3 / 15.0
SE 0.441
13.3
CI 12.5 / 14.2
SE 0.429
45-54 years
17.1
CI 15.8 / 18.5
SE 0.695
14.8
CI 13.5 / 16.2
SE 0.693
15.2
CI 13.9 / 16.6
SE 0.657
15.0
CI 13.7 / 16.4
SE 0.670
13.4
CI 12.2 / 14.6
SE 0.612
13.3
CI 12.1 / 14.6
SE 0.638
55-64 years
16.9
CI 15.7 / 18.2
SE 0.609
15.0
CI 13.9 / 16.2
SE 0.571
14.7
CI 13.5 / 15.8
SE 0.576
15.2
CI 14.0 / 16.4
SE 0.594
14.9
CI 13.8 / 16.1
SE 0.594
13.3
CI 12.2 / 14.5
SE 0.569
65 years and over
8.2
CI 7.5 / 8.9
SE 0.353
9.0
CI 8.2 / 9.8
SE 0.407
8.3
CI 7.6 / 9.0
SE 0.343
8.7
CI 8.0 / 9.4
SE 0.353
8.5
CI 7.8 / 9.2
SE 0.340
7.8
CI 7.2 / 8.5
SE 0.321
65-74 years
10.6
CI 9.6 / 11.7
SE 0.512
11.5
CI 10.4 / 12.7
SE 0.589
10.6
CI 9.6 / 11.6
SE 0.505
11.5
CI 10.5 / 12.6
SE 0.535
11.3
CI 10.3 / 12.3
SE 0.485
9.9
CI 9.1 / 10.9
SE 0.447
75-84 years
5.9
CI 4.8 / 7.1
SE 0.579
6.3
CI 5.2 / 7.5
SE 0.595
5.8
CI 4.9 / 6.9
SE 0.504
5.3
CI 4.4 / 6.3
SE 0.488
5.5
CI 4.6 / 6.5
SE 0.481
5.8
CI 4.9 / 6.9
SE 0.492
85 years and over
1.7
CI 1.0 / 2.7
SE 0.417
2.1
CI 1.0 / 3.8
SE 0.640
1.7
CI 0.9 / 2.8
SE 0.457
1.4
CI 0.8 / 2.3
SE 0.373
1.3
CI 0.6 / 2.4
SE 0.430
2.8
CI 1.4 / 4.8
SE 0.801

Adult cigarette smoking by Educational attainment (25 years and over), 2019-2024 * ◊
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Less than High school
23.9
CI 21.9 / 26.0
SE 1.196
23.3
CI 21.2 / 25.6
SE 1.354
21.1
CI 19.3 / 23.0
SE 1.115
23.1
CI 21.1 / 25.2
SE 1.209
21.8
CI 19.9 / 23.8
SE 1.202
18.1
CI 16.3 / 20.0
SE 1.100
High school
22.0
CI 20.9 / 23.2
SE 0.655
19.9
CI 18.7 / 21.1
SE 0.702
19.2
CI 18.2 / 20.3
SE 0.582
19.2
CI 18.1 / 20.4
SE 0.661
17.5
CI 16.4 / 18.6
SE 0.634
17.6
CI 16.5 / 18.7
SE 0.605
Some college or Associate degree
16.3
CI 15.4 / 17.2
SE 0.500
13.9
CI 13.0 / 14.8
SE 0.505
15.5
CI 14.6 / 16.5
SE 0.517
13.8
CI 12.9 / 14.8
SE 0.526
14.3
CI 13.4 / 15.3
SE 0.528
12.3
CI 11.5 / 13.2
SE 0.480
4-year college degree or more
5.8
CI 5.3 / 6.4
SE 0.267
4.8
CI 4.3 / 5.2
SE 0.231
4.6
CI 4.1 / 5.1
SE 0.237
4.6
CI 4.2 / 5.1
SE 0.238
4.6
CI 4.1 / 5.1
SE 0.243
3.8
CI 3.4 / 4.2
SE 0.209

Adult cigarette smoking by Family income (percent poverty threshold), 2019-2024 * ◊
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
<100
23.8
CI 22.0 / 25.7
SE 0.966
23.1
CI 21.0 / 25.4
SE 1.125
21.8
CI 19.9 / 23.8
SE 1.003
23.0
CI 21.0 / 25.1
SE 1.048
20.7
CI 18.9 / 22.6
SE 0.966
20.3
CI 18.5 / 22.1
SE 0.924
100-199
20.8
CI 19.5 / 22.2
SE 0.720
18.4
CI 17.0 / 19.8
SE 0.781
17.8
CI 16.6 / 19.1
SE 0.684
17.7
CI 16.4 / 19.1
SE 0.740
16.8
CI 15.6 / 18.1
SE 0.694
15.0
CI 13.9 / 16.3
SE 0.674
200-399
15.3
CI 14.3 / 16.2
SE 0.505
14.0
CI 13.0 / 15.0
SE 0.545
12.5
CI 11.7 / 13.4
SE 0.465
12.6
CI 11.7 / 13.6
SE 0.500
11.1
CI 10.3 / 12.0
SE 0.455
11.2
CI 10.3 / 12.1
SE 0.477
400+
8.1
CI 7.5 / 8.6
SE 0.322
7.1
CI 6.6 / 7.7
SE 0.309
6.7
CI 6.2 / 7.2
SE 0.275
6.6
CI 6.1 / 7.2
SE 0.282
6.7
CI 6.2 / 7.3
SE 0.298
5.5
CI 5.0 / 6.0
SE 0.276

Adult cigarette smoking by Health insurance status (18-64 years), 2019-2024 * ◊
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Insured
14.5
CI 13.9 / 15.2
SE 0.328
12.4
CI 11.7 / 13.0
SE 0.329
11.6
CI 11.1 / 12.2
SE 0.280
11.6
CI 11.0 / 12.2
SE 0.302
11.2
CI 10.6 / 11.8
SE 0.302
10.2
CI 9.6 / 10.7
SE 0.279
Private
11.5
CI 10.9 / 12.2
SE 0.323
9.6
CI 9.0 / 10.3
SE 0.311
8.9
CI 8.4 / 9.5
SE 0.285
9.0
CI 8.4 / 9.6
SE 0.294
8.8
CI 8.2 / 9.4
SE 0.294
7.9
CI 7.4 / 8.5
SE 0.275
Public
26.3
CI 24.5 / 28.2
SE 0.936
22.9
CI 21.2 / 24.7
SE 0.919
22.3
CI 20.8 / 23.9
SE 0.787
21.1
CI 19.4 / 22.9
SE 0.874
20.3
CI 18.8 / 21.9
SE 0.787
19.1
CI 17.7 / 20.7
SE 0.747
Uninsured
23.2
CI 21.3 / 25.2
SE 0.987
21.9
CI 19.8 / 24.2
SE 1.104
20.9
CI 19.0 / 23.0
SE 0.994
20.4
CI 18.4 / 22.5
SE 1.040
17.8
CI 15.8 / 19.8
SE 0.998
15.8
CI 14.0 / 17.7
SE 0.945

Adult cigarette smoking by Geographic location, 2019-2024 * ◊
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Metropolitan
13.2
CI 12.7 / 13.7
SE 0.284
11.5
CI 11.0 / 12.0
SE 0.294
10.6
CI 10.2 / 11.1
SE 0.259
10.7
CI 10.2 / 11.2
SE 0.264
10.3
CI 9.8 / 10.7
SE 0.254
9.1
CI 8.7 / 9.6
SE 0.250
Non-metropolitan
20.7
CI 19.2 / 22.2
SE 0.852
20.7
CI 19.1 / 22.4
SE 1.050
19.0
CI 17.5 / 20.6
SE 0.885
18.7
CI 17.0 / 20.5
SE 1.016
16.3
CI 14.7 / 18.0
SE 0.973
15.8
CI 14.5 / 17.2
SE 0.761

Adult cigarette smoking by Marital status, 2019-2024 * ◊
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Married/​Cohabiting partner
12.8
CI 12.2 / 13.4
SE 0.374
11.3
CI 10.8 / 12.0
SE 0.412
10.4
CI 9.8 / 10.9
SE 0.358
10.5
CI 10.0 / 11.2
SE 0.382
9.5
CI 8.9 / 10.1
SE 0.316
9.0
CI 8.4 / 9.5
SE 0.334
Divorced, separated, widowed
23.9
CI 22.9 / 25.0
SE 1.617
20.7
CI 19.7 / 21.8
SE 2.486
20.5
CI 19.3 / 21.8
SE 2.479
18.8
CI 17.7 / 19.9
SE 1.925
16.1
CI 15.0 / 17.3
SE 0.903
14.6
CI 13.5 / 15.8
SE 0.873
Never married
18.6
CI 17.4 / 20.0
SE 0.727
16.8
CI 15.4 / 18.3
SE 0.795
14.3
CI 13.2 / 15.4
SE 0.613
15.1
CI 14.0 / 16.4
SE 0.674
14.4
CI 13.3 / 15.5
SE 0.609
13.0
CI 12.0 / 14.1
SE 0.603

Adult cigarette smoking by Country of birth, 2019-2024 * ◊
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
US
15.9
CI 15.4 / 16.5
SE 0.306
13.8
CI 13.1 / 14.5
SE 0.388
13.0
CI 12.5 / 13.6
SE 0.284
13.0
CI 12.5 / 13.6
SE 0.301
12.2
CI 11.7 / 12.8
SE 0.292
11.2
CI 10.7 / 11.7
SE 0.281
Outside US
7.7
CI 6.8 / 8.7
SE 0.483
7.8
CI 6.7 / 9.0
SE 0.631
6.4
CI 5.6 / 7.2
SE 0.411
6.7
CI 5.9 / 7.6
SE 0.457
7.0
CI 6.2 / 8.0
SE 0.482
5.7
CI 4.9 / 6.5
SE 0.393

Adult cigarette smoking by Veteran status (20 years and over), 2019-2024 * ◊
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Veteran
21.6
CI 19.9 / 23.4
SE 1.463
17.0
CI 15.0 / 19.1
SE 1.778
16.2
CI 14.6 / 17.8
SE 1.179
15.5
CI 13.8 / 17.3
SE 1.306
14.5
CI 12.9 / 16.2
SE 1.234
13.5
CI 11.9 / 15.2
SE 1.346
Non-veteran
14.2
CI 13.7 / 14.7
SE 0.280
12.7
CI 12.2 / 13.3
SE 0.293
11.8
CI 11.3 / 12.3
SE 0.254
11.9
CI 11.4 / 12.4
SE 0.278
11.2
CI 10.7 / 11.7
SE 0.261
10.2
CI 9.8 / 10.7
SE 0.248

Adult cigarette smoking by Disability status, 2019-2024 * ◊
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
People with disabilities
26.1
CI 24.3 / 28.0
SE 1.458
26.0
CI 23.9 / 28.1
SE 1.717
22.6
CI 20.9 / 24.3
SE 1.336
22.7
CI 20.8 / 24.6
SE 1.396
19.0
CI 17.5 / 20.6
SE 1.075
17.3
CI 15.8 / 18.8
SE 1.057
People without disabilities
13.4
CI 12.9 / 13.9
SE 0.261
11.9
CI 11.3 / 12.4
SE 0.278
11.0
CI 10.5 / 11.5
SE 0.240
10.9
CI 10.5 / 11.4
SE 0.250
10.4
CI 9.9 / 10.9
SE 0.244
9.5
CI 9.0 / 9.9
SE 0.235

Adult cigarette smoking by Sexual orientation, 2019-2024 * ◊
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Straight
14.0
CI 13.5 / 14.6
SE 0.274
12.4
CI 11.9 / 12.9
SE 0.286
11.5
CI 11.0 / 12.0
SE 0.251
11.5
CI 11.1 / 12.0
SE 0.265
10.8
CI 10.3 / 11.3
SE 0.256
9.9
CI 9.5 / 10.4
SE 0.235
Straight, Male
15.5
CI 14.7 / 16.2
SE 0.398
14.1
CI 13.3 / 14.9
SE 0.428
13.4
CI 12.7 / 14.1
SE 0.382
13.4
CI 12.6 / 14.1
SE 0.394
12.7
CI 12.1 / 13.5
SE 0.374
11.8
CI 11.1 / 12.5
SE 0.370
Straight, Female
12.7
CI 12.0 / 13.3
SE 0.347
10.7
CI 10.1 / 11.3
SE 0.321
9.6
CI 9.1 / 10.1
SE 0.285
9.7
CI 9.0 / 10.3
SE 0.337
8.8
CI 8.2 / 9.4
SE 0.311
8.0
CI 7.5 / 8.5
SE 0.272
Gay/​Lesbian
17.9
CI 13.9 / 22.4
SE 2.068
15.9
CI 11.9 / 20.6
SE 2.190
14.3
CI 11.3 / 17.8
SE 1.618
11.0
CI 8.3 / 14.2
SE 1.446
14.8
CI 11.6 / 18.4
SE 1.669
12.3
CI 9.5 / 15.6
SE 1.489
Gay, Male
18.1
CI 12.9 / 24.2
SE 2.732
18.1
CI 12.7 / 24.7
SE 2.901
14.1
CI 10.2 / 18.9
SE 2.139
11.4
CI 7.8 / 15.9
SE 1.985
14.9
CI 10.8 / 19.8
SE 2.203
12.9
CI 9.1 / 17.6
SE 1.974
Gay/​Lesbian, Female
17.9
CI 11.9 / 25.3
SE 3.171
11.5
CI 6.9 / 17.8
SE 2.722
14.1
CI 9.7 / 19.6
SE 2.412
10.9
CI 7.0 / 16.0
SE 2.134
14.8
CI 10.3 / 20.4
SE 2.480
10.9
CI 7.1 / 15.9
SE 2.188
Bisexual
19.7
CI 15.7 / 24.1
SE 2.241
16.8
CI 12.3 / 22.2
SE 2.890
21.2
CI 17.5 / 25.3
SE 2.303
21.1
CI 17.2 / 25.5
SE 2.608
18.0
CI 14.3 / 22.2
SE 2.534
13.4
CI 10.8 / 16.4
SE 1.912
Bisexual, Male
11.2
CI 5.5 / 19.5
SE 2.902
15.2
CI 7.4 / 26.4
SE 4.817
16.5
CI 10.6 / 24.1
SE 3.614
17.7
CI 11.4 / 25.7
SE 3.721
14.8
CI 8.2 / 23.7
SE 4.474
10.6
CI 6.6 / 16.0
SE 2.625
Bisexual, Female
21.4
CI 16.6 / 26.9
SE 2.670
18.0
CI 12.2 / 25.1
SE 4.069
23.2
CI 18.8 / 28.1
SE 2.940
23.0
CI 18.3 / 28.3
SE 3.523
20.0
CI 15.6 / 25.1
SE 3.223
13.7
CI 10.6 / 17.4
SE 2.294

Disparity