State-Specific Prevalence of Current Cigarette Smoking and Smokeless Tobacco Use Among Adults Aged ≥18 years – United States, 2011-2013

May 22, 2015 / Vol. 64 / No. 19

Current cigarette smoking among adults declined significantly in 26 states from 2011-2013.
In the remaining 25 states (including the District of Columbia), there were no significant changes in current cigarette smoking among adults from 2011-2013.
Current cigarette smoking among adults ranged from 11.8% in Utah to 29.0% in Kentucky in 2011, and from 10.3% in Utah to 27.3% in West Virginia in 2013.

Current smokeless tobacco use among adults declined in Ohio and Tennessee from 2011-2013.
Current smokeless tobacco use among adults increased in Louisiana, Montana, South Carolina, and West Virginia from 2011-2013.
In the remaining 45 states (including the District of Columbia), there were no significant changes in smokeless tobacco use among adults from 2011-2013.
Current smokeless tobacco use ranged from 1.4% in California and Rhode Island to 9.8% in Wyoming in 2011 and from 1.5% in California, the District of Columbia, and Massachusetts to 9.4% in West Virginia in 2013.

Concurrent use of cigarettes and smokeless tobacco among adults increased in Delaware, Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico and West Virginia from 2011-2013.
In the remaining 46 states (including the District of Columbia), there were no significant changes in the concurrent use of cigarettes and smokeless tobacco among adults from 2011-2013.
Concurrent use of cigarettes and smokeless tobacco among adults ranged from 2.0% in Nevada to 12.5% in Utah in 2011, and from 3.1% in Vermont to 13.5% in Idaho in 2013.