Cigarette Smoking and Electronic Cigarette Use

Data are for the U.S.

The latest data are available from the National Health Interview Survey’s Early Release Program

Cigarette Smoking
  • Percent of adults age 18 and older who currently smoke cigarettes: 11.2%

Source: Early Release of Selected Estimates Based on Data From the 2022 National Health Interview Survey [PDF – 191 KB]

  • Percent of adolescents in grade 12 who smoked cigarettes in the past 30 days: 7.5% (2020)

Source: Health, United States, 2020-2021, Table SubUseTn

Electronic Cigarette Use
  • Percent of adults age 18 and older who currently use electronic cigarettes: 5.8%

Source: Early Release of Selected Estimates Based on Data From the 2022 National Health Interview Survey [PDF – 191 KB]

  • Percent of adolescents in grade 12 who used electronic cigarettes (nicotine vaping) in the past 30 days: 24.7% (2020)

Source: Health, United States, 2020-2021, Table SubUseTn