2019 | |
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Arkansas County | 23% |
Ashley County | 21% |
Baxter County | 21% |
Benton County | 15% |
Boone County | 16% |
Bradley County | 19% |
Calhoun County | 22% |
Carroll County | 14% |
Chicot County | 20% |
Clark County | 24% |
Clay County | 18% |
Cleburne County | 22% |
Cleveland County | 22% |
Columbia County | 26% |
Conway County | 17% |
Craighead County | 25% |
Crawford County | 17% |
Crittenden County | 21% |
Cross County | 25% |
Dallas County | 20% |
Desha County | 20% |
Drew County | 19% |
Faulkner County | 19% |
Franklin County | 21% |
Fulton County | 25% |
Garland County | 17% |
Grant County | 17% |
Greene County | 25% |
Hempstead County | 19% |
Hot Spring County | 18% |
Howard County | 14% |
Independence County | 22% |
Izard County | 22% |
Jackson County | 23% |
Jefferson County | 21% |
Johnson County | 24% |
Lafayette County | 24% |
Lawrence County | 22% |
Lee County | 13% |
Lincoln County | 22% |
Little River County | 13% |
Logan County | 18% |
Lonoke County | 19% |
Madison County | 16% |
Marion County | 17% |
Miller County | 15% |
Mississippi County | 24% |
Monroe County | 17% |
Montgomery County | 21% |
Nevada County | 27% |
Newton County | 17% |
Ouachita County | 23% |
Perry County | 14% |
Phillips County | 20% |
Pike County | 22% |
Poinsett County | 27% |
Polk County | 15% |
Pope County | 22% |
Prairie County | 24% |
Pulaski County | 18% |
Randolph County | 24% |
Saline County | 14% |
Scott County | 17% |
Searcy County | 20% |
Sebastian County | 18% |
Sevier County | 13% |
Sharp County | 23% |
St. Francis County | 26% |
Stone County | 23% |
Union County | 22% |
Van Buren County | 19% |
Washington County | 16% |
White County | 22% |
Woodruff County | 22% |
Yell County | 20% |
What does this measure?
The percentage of adults in a region who currently smoke cigarettes.
Why is this important?
Smoking is a leading cause of preventable death, causing more than 480,000 deaths per year in the U.S. and leading to higher long-term health costs. Smoking causes cancer, heart disease, stroke, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease both among smokers and people exposed to secondhand smoke.
How is Arkansas doing?
In 2019, 20% of adults reported being smokers, down 7 percentage points from 2011, but 4 points above the national rate. That makes Arkansas 44th in the nation on this indicator, including the 50 states and Washington, D.C. Smoking rates were similar among men and women (22% and 19%, respectively), and among white and Black adults (at 21% and 22%, respectively). Rates were higher among multiracial, non-Hispanic adults (32%) and among American Indian or Alaskan Native, non-Hispanics, (30%) a small group in Arkansas. In general, smoking rates have decreased modestly since 2011.
Smoking rates varied greatly by county, with the highest rates in 2019 in Nevada and Poinsett counties (both at 27%). The lowest rates were in Sevier, Lee, and Little River counties, all at 13%.
Notes about the data
National data comes from a survey designed to collect scientific data on health risks and behaviors.
2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | |
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Arkansas | 27% | 25% | 26% | 25% | 25% | 24% | 22% | 23% | 20% |
Female | Male | |
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Arkansas | 19% | 22% |
INDICATORS | TREND | STATE |
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Infant Mortality | Not Applicable |
Early Prenatal Care | Not Applicable |
Overweight or Obese Students | Not Applicable |
Student Drug Usage | Not Applicable |
Overweight or Obese Adults | Not Applicable |
Physically Inactive Adults | Not Applicable |
Smoking Rate | Not Applicable |
Flouridated Water | Not Applicable |
Insurance Coverage Rates | Not Applicable |
Oral Health | Not Applicable |
Life Expectancy | Not Applicable |
Routine Check-ups | Not Applicable |