State Fact Sheets

In 2021, keyFactOne% of keyFactState high school youth reported currently using any tobacco product, including e-cigarettes. Among keyFactState2 high school youth, keyFactTwo% reported currently smoking cigarettes.

Despite significant progress, tobacco use remains the leading preventable cause of death and disease in the US. The good news is that 7 out of 10 smokers want to quit smoking. That is why since 2012 CDC has been educating the public about the consequences of smoking and exposure to secondhand smoke and encouraging smokers to quit through a federally funded, national tobacco education campaign, Tips From Former Smokers^®. The campaign features former smokers suffering from the real consequences of smoking.

The Tips^® campaign connects smokers with resources to help them quit, including a quitline number (1-800-QUIT-NOW) which routes callers to their state quitline. The stateName2 quitline provides free cessation services, including counseling and medication. These services are effective in improving health outcomes and reducing healthcare costs.

Tobacco prevention and control activities are a public health “best buy.” Evidence-based, statewide tobacco control programs that are comprehensive, sustained, and accountable have been shown to reduce the number of people who smoke, as well as tobacco-related diseases and deaths. For every dollar spent on tobacco prevention, states can reduce tobacco-related health care expenditures and hospitalizations by up to $55. The longer and more states invest, the larger the reductions in youth and adult smoking. A comprehensive statewide tobacco control program includes efforts to: