Consumption Data
Total and per capita adult yearly consumption of manufactured cigarettes and percentage changes in per capita consumption—United States, 1900–2006
| Year | Total Cigarettes (billion) |
Cigarettes Per Capita†|
Percentage Changes (per capita consumption from previous year) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 2.5 | 54 | |
| 1901 | 2.5 | 53 | – 1.9 |
| 1902 | 2.8 | 60 | + 13.2 |
| 1903 | 3.1 | 64 | + 6.7 |
| 1904 | 3.3 | 66 | + 3.1 |
| 1905 | 3.6 | 70 | + 6.1 |
| 1906 | 4.5 | 86 | + 22.9 |
| 1907 | 5.3 | 99 | + 15.1 |
| 1908 | 5.7 | 105 | + 6.1 |
| 1909 | 7.0 | 125 | + 19.0 |
| 1910 | 8.6 | 151 | + 20.8 |
| 1911 | 10.1 | 173 | + 14.6 |
| 1912 | 13.2 | 223 | + 28.9 |
| 1913 | 15.8 | 260 | + 16.6 |
| 1914 | 16.5 | 267 | + 2.7 |
| 1915 | 17.9 | 285 | + 6.7 |
| 1916 | 25.2 | 395 | + 38.6 |
| 1917 | 35.7 | 551 | + 39.5 |
| 1918 | 45.6 | 697 | + 26.5 |
| 1919 | 48.0 | 727 | + 4.3 |
| 1920 | 44.6 | 665 | – 8.5 |
| 1921 | 50.7 | 742 | + 11.6 |
| 1922 | 53.4 | 770 | + 3.8 |
| 1923 | 64.4 | 911 | + 18.3 |
| 1924 | 71.0 | 982 | + 7.8 |
| 1925 | 79.8 | 1,085 | + 10.5 |
| 1926 | 89.1 | 1,191 | + 9.8 |
| 1927 | 97.5 | 1,279 | + 7.4 |
| 1928 | 106.0 | 1,366 | + 6.8 |
| 1929 | 118.6 | 1,504 | + 10.1 |
| 1930 | 119.3 | 1,485 | – 1.3 |
| 1931 | 114.0 | 1,399 | – 5.8 |
| 1932 | 102.8 | 1,245 | – 11.0 |
| 1933 | 111.6 | 1,334 | + 7.1 |
| 1934 | 125.7 | 1,483 | + 11.2 |
| 1935 | 134.4 | 1,564 | + 5.5 |
| 1936 | 152.7 | 1,754 | + 12.1 |
| 1937 | 162.8 | 1,847 | + 5.3 |
| 1938 | 163.4 | 1,830 | – 0.9 |
| 1939 | 172.1 | 1,900 | + 3.8 |
| 1940 | 181.9 | 1,976 | + 4.0 |
| 1941 | 208.9 | 2,236 | + 13.2 |
| 1942 | 245.0 | 2,585 | + 15.6 |
| 1943 | 284.3 | 2,956 | + 14.4 |
| 1944 | 296.3 | 3,039 | + 2.8 |
| 1945 | 340.6 | 3,449 | + 13.5 |
| 1946 | 344.3 | 3,446 | – 0.1 |
| 1947 | 345.4 | 3,416 | – 0.9 |
| 1948 | 358.9 | 3,505 | + 2.6 |
| 1949 | 360.9 | 3,480 | – 0.7 |
| 1950 | 369.8 | 3,552 | + 2.1 |
| 1951 | 397.1 | 3,744 | + 5.4 |
| 1952 | 416.0 | 3,886 | + 3.8 |
| 1953 | 408.2 | 3,778 | – 2.8 |
| 1954 | 387.0 | 3,546 | – 6.1 |
| 1955 | 396.4 | 3,597 | + 1.4 |
| 1956 | 406.5 | 3,650 | + 1.5 |
| 1957 | 422.5 | 3,755 | + 2.9 |
| 1958 | 448.9 | 3,953 | + 5.3 |
| 1959 | 467.5 | 4,073 | + 3.0 |
| 1960 | 484.4 | 4,171 | + 2.4 |
| 1961 | 502.5 | 4,266 | + 2.3 |
| 1962 | 508.4 | 4,266 | 0.0 |
| 1963 | 523.9 | 4,345 | + 1.9 |
| 1964 | 511.3 | 4,194 | – 3.5 |
| 1965 | 528.8 | 4,258 | + 1.5 |
| 1966 | 541.3 | 4,287 | + 0.7 |
| 1967 | 549.3 | 4,280 | – 0.2 |
| 1968 | 545.6 | 4,186 | – 2.2 |
| 1969 | 528.9 | 3,993 | – 4.6 |
| 1970 | 536.5 | 3,985 | – 0.2 |
| 1971 | 555.1 | 4,037 | + 1.3 |
| 1972 | 566.8 | 4,043 | + 0.1 |
| 1973 | 589.7 | 4,148 | + 2.6 |
| 1974 | 599.0 | 4,141 | – 0.2 |
| 1975 | 607.2 | 4,122 | – 0.5 |
| 1976 | 613.5 | 4,091 | – 0.8 |
| 1977 | 617.0 | 4,043 | – 1.2 |
| 1978 | 616.0 | 3,970 | – 1.8 |
| 1979 | 621.5 | 3,861 | – 2.7 |
| 1980 | 631.5 | 3,849 | – 0.3 |
| 1981 | 640.0 | 3,836 | – 0.3 |
| 1982 | 634.0 | 3,739 | – 2.5 |
| 1983 | 600.0 | 3,488 | – 6.7 |
| 1984 | 600.4 | 3,446 | – 1.2 |
| 1985 | 594.0 | 3,370 | – 2.2 |
| 1986 | 583.8 | 3,274 | – 2.8 |
| 1987 | 575.0 | 3,197 | – 2.4 |
| 1988 | 562.5 | 3,096 | – 3.2 |
| 1989 | 540.0 | 2,926 | – 5.5 |
| 1990 | 525.0 | 2,834 | – 3.1 |
| 1991 | 510.0 | 2,727 | – 3.8 |
| 1992 | 500.0 | 2,647 | – 2.9 |
| 1993 | 485.0 | 2,543 | – 3.9 |
| 1994 | 486.0 | 2,524 | – 0.7 |
| 1995 | 487.0 | 2,474 | – 2.0 |
| 1996 | 487.0 | 2,445 | – 1.2 |
| 1997 | 480.0 | 2,422 | – 0.9 |
| 1998 | 465.0 | 2,275 | – 6.1 |
| 1999 | 435.0 | 2,101 | – 7.6 |
| 2000 | 430.0 | 2,049 | – 2.5 |
| 2001 | 425.0 | 2,051 | – 0.1 |
| 2002 | 415.0 | 1,982 | – 3.4 |
| 2003 | 400.0 | 1,890 | – 4.6 |
| 2004 | 388.0 | 1,814 | – 4.0 |
| 2005 | 381.3 | 1,716 | – 5.4 |
| 2006 | 380.0 | 1,619 | – 1.5 |
* US military forces overseas are included in the estimated consumption for the periods 1917–1919 and 1940–2006 and in the estimated per capita consumption for 1930–2006.
†Ages 18 years and older
Source:
Tobacco Outlook 
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Note: The Economic Research Service of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) no longer publishes the annual Tobacco Outlook report.
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