October 22, 2024 | Leave a Comment

Where the Most Underage Smokers Are (Not Texas!)

Introduction

Introduction — Even with the growth of vaping and e-cigarettes, plenty of teenagers (defined here as students in 9th-12th grade) are still smoking.

Can you guess the #1 state for youth cigarette smoking? I had no idea before writing this.

These data are courtesy of the CDC‘s “Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System” report.

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States with no data (A-M)

States with no data (A-M) — The CDC was missing data for several states and the District of Columbia, so they are of course not included in the rankings.

The missing states (A-M) are:

– Alabama
– District of Columbia
– Georgia
– Indiana
– Minnesota
– Mississippi
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States with no data (N-W)

States with no data (N-W) — And the missing states (N-W) are:
– New Jersey
– Ohio
– Oregon
– South Dakota
– Washington state
– Wyoming

With that – on to the rankings!

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#39: Utah

#39: Utah — Percent of youth who report smoking cigarettes: 3.8%

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#38: California

#38: California — Percent of youth who report smoking cigarettes: 5.4%

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#37: New York

#37: New York — Percent of youth who report smoking cigarettes: 5.5%

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#36: Florida

#36: Florida — Percent of youth who report smoking cigarettes: 5.7%

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#35: Rhode Island

#35: Rhode Island — Percent of youth who report smoking cigarettes: 6.1%

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#34: Delaware

#34: Delaware — Percent of youth who report smoking cigarettes: 6.2%

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#33: Massachusetts

#33: Massachusetts — Percent of youth who report smoking cigarettes: 6.4%

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#32: Virginia

#32: Virginia — Percent of youth who report smoking cigarettes: 6.5%

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#31: Nevada

#31: Nevada — Percent of youth who report smoking cigarettes: 6.7%

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#30: Colorado

#30: Colorado — Percent of youth who report smoking cigarettes: 7%

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#29: Arizona

#29: Arizona — Percent of youth who report smoking cigarettes: 7.1%

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#28: Kansas

#28: Kansas — Percent of youth who report smoking cigarettes: 7.2%

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#26 (tied): Nebraska

#26 (tied): Nebraska — Percent of youth who report smoking cigarettes: 7.4%

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#26 (tied): Texas

#26 (tied): Texas — Percent of youth who report smoking cigarettes: 7.4%

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#25: Illinois

#25: Illinois — Percent of youth who report smoking cigarettes: 7.6%

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#23 (tied): New Hampshire

#23 (tied): New Hampshire — Percent of youth who report smoking cigarettes: 7.8%

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#23 (tied): Wisconsin

#23 (tied): Wisconsin — Percent of youth who report smoking cigarettes: 7.8%

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#22: Connecticut

#22: Connecticut — Percent of youth who report smoking cigarettes: 7.9%

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#21: Hawaii

#21: Hawaii — Percent of youth who report smoking cigarettes: 8.1%

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#20: Maryland

#20: Maryland — Percent of youth who report smoking cigarettes: 8.2%

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#19: Maine

#19: Maine — Percent of youth who report smoking cigarettes: 8.7%

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#18: Pennsylvania

#18: Pennsylvania — Percent of youth who report smoking cigarettes: 8.7%

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#17: Idaho

#17: Idaho — Percent of youth who report smoking cigarettes: 9.1%

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#16: Missouri

#16: Missouri — Percent of youth who report smoking cigarettes: 9.2%

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#15: Vermont

#15: Vermont — Percent of youth who report smoking cigarettes: 9.3%

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#14: Tennessee

#14: Tennessee — Percent of youth who report smoking cigarettes: 9.4%

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#13: Iowa

#13: Iowa — Percent of youth who report smoking cigarettes: 9.9%

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#12: South Carolina

#12: South Carolina — Percent of youth who report smoking cigarettes: 10%

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#11: Michigan

#11: Michigan — Percent of youth who report smoking cigarettes: 10.5%

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#10: New Mexico

#10: New Mexico — Percent of youth who report smoking cigarettes: 10.6%

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#9: Alaska

#9: Alaska — Percent of youth who report smoking cigarettes: 10.9%

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#8: Montana

#8: Montana — Percent of youth who report smoking cigarettes: 12.1%

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#7: North Carolina

#7: North Carolina — Percent of youth who report smoking cigarettes: 12.1%

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#6: Louisiana

#6: Louisiana — Percent of youth who report smoking cigarettes: 12.3%

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#5: Oklahoma

#5: Oklahoma — Percent of youth who report smoking cigarettes: 12.5%

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#4: North Dakota

#4: North Dakota — Percent of youth who report smoking cigarettes: 12.6%

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#3: Arkansas

#3: Arkansas — Percent of youth who report smoking cigarettes: 13.7%

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#2: Kentucky

#2: Kentucky — Percent of youth who report smoking cigarettes: 14.3%

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#1: West Virginia

#1: West Virginia — Percent of youth who report smoking cigarettes: 14.4%

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