WEST VIRGINIA STILL LEADS NATION WITH SMOKING RATE - State Ranks 32nd In Taxing

(07/08/2016)

The percentage of U.S. adults who smoke has declined considerably to fewer than 17 percent (average) in the most recent surveys. West Virginia ranks 32nd in the amount of taxes per cigarette tax at $1.20. TOP TEN STATES: 1. West Virginia: 26.7 percent 2. Kentucky: 26.2 percent 3. Arkansas: 24.7 percent 4. Tennessee: 24.2 percent 5. Louisiana: 24 percent 6. Mississippi: 23 percent 7. Indiana: 22.9 percent 8. South Carolina: 21.5 percent 9. Michigan: 21.2 percent 10. Alabama: 21.1 percent TEN BEST: 42. Connecticut: 15.4 percent 43. Washington: 15.3 percent 44. New Jersey: 15.1 percent 45. Massachusetts: 14.7 percent 46. Maryland: 14.6 percent 47. Texas: 14.5 percent 48. New York: 14.4 percent 49. Hawaii: 14.1 percent 50. California: 12.8 percent 51. Utah: 9.7 percent

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