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Counties in Arizona by adult cigarette smoking rate, local model estimate

Apache County had the highest adult cigarette smoking rate, local model estimate of 15 counties in 2021, at 26.4%. Maricopa County had the lowest, at 13.8%. The median was 15.5%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Highest26.4Apache County
Lowest13.8Maricopa County
Median15.515 counties

Map of counties, 2021

Apache County: 26.4 %Cochise County: 15.5 %Coconino County: 14.5 %Gila County: 18.4 %Graham County: 18.8 %Greenlee County: 14.9 %La Paz County: 16.4 %Maricopa County: 13.8 %Mohave County: 18 %Navajo County: 20.9 %Pima County: 14 %Pinal County: 16.6 %Santa Cruz County: 14.1 %Yavapai County: 14.9 %Yuma County: 14.5 %
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%, 2021. Source: CDC, PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), adult cigarette smoking rate, crude prevalence. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2021

Apache County: 26.4 %Apache County26.4Navajo County: 20.9 %Navajo County20.9Graham County: 18.8 %Graham County18.8Gila County: 18.4 %Gila County18.4Mohave County: 18 %Mohave County18Pinal County: 16.6 %Pinal County16.6La Paz County: 16.4 %La Paz County16.4Cochise County: 15.5 %Cochise County15.5Greenlee County: 14.9 %Greenlee County14.9Yavapai County: 14.9 %Yavapai County14.9Coconino County: 14.5 %Coconino County14.5Yuma County: 14.5 %Yuma County14.5Santa Cruz County: 14.1 %Santa Cruz County14.1Pima County: 14 %Pima County14Maricopa County: 13.8 %Maricopa County13.8Apache County: 26.4 %Apache County26.4Navajo County: 20.9 %Navajo County20.9Graham County: 18.8 %Graham County18.8Gila County: 18.4 %Gila County18.4Mohave County: 18 %Mohave County18Pinal County: 16.6 %Pinal County16.6La Paz County: 16.4 %La Paz County16.4Cochise County: 15.5 %Cochise County15.5Greenlee County: 14.9 %Greenlee County14.9Yavapai County: 14.9 %Yavapai County14.9Coconino County: 14.5 %Coconino County14.5Yuma County: 14.5 %Yuma County14.5Santa Cruz County: 14.1 %Santa Cruz County14.1Pima County: 14 %Pima County14Maricopa County: 13.8 %Maricopa County13.8
%. Source: CDC, PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), adult cigarette smoking rate, crude prevalence. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Apache County26.4
2Navajo County20.9
3Graham County18.8
4Gila County18.4
5Mohave County18
6Pinal County16.6
7La Paz County16.4
8Cochise County15.5
9Greenlee County14.9
9Yavapai County14.9
11Coconino County14.5
11Yuma County14.5
13Santa Cruz County14.1
14Pima County14
15Maricopa County13.8

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About this ranking

Percentage of adults who have smoked at least 100 cigarettes in their lifetime and now smoke every day or on some days. Model-based estimate for adults aged 18 and over from CDC PLACES. Crude prevalence, not age-adjusted.

US counties and cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). CDC PLACES combines Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) answers with local population data through multilevel regression and poststratification, so a county or city value is a model estimate, not a survey count. The year is the BRFSS survey year, not the release year. CDC says the method does not support tracking change in a place over time, and each annual release can change the model, so values for different years are not strictly comparable. A state is missing in a year when its BRFSS data did not meet standards (Kentucky and Pennsylvania in 2023, Florida in 2021). Connecticut counties appear as its nine planning regions from 2022; its eight former counties are not served. City values for 2021 come from the 2023 release, built on 2010 Census place boundaries; later years use 2020 boundaries. State and national values come from direct BRFSS estimates under adult_smoking_rate.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), adult cigarette smoking rate, crude prevalence. https://www.cdc.gov/places/. Retrieved 2026-10-12. These data are available free from CDC. Use does not imply endorsement by CDC, ATSDR, HHS or the United States Government.

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2025). PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), adult cigarette smoking rate, crude prevalence (Counties in Arizona by adult cigarette smoking rate, local model estimate, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.cdc.gov/places/

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PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), adult cigarette smoking rate, crude prevalence, Counties in Arizona by adult cigarette smoking rate, local model estimate, 2021. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4 Dec. 2025, https://www.cdc.gov/places/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-smoking-rate-county-estimate/arizona-counties?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 2025. PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), adult cigarette smoking rate, crude prevalence. Counties in Arizona by adult cigarette smoking rate, local model estimate, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.cdc.gov/places/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-smoking-rate-county-estimate/arizona-counties?period=2021.

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2025) PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), adult cigarette smoking rate, crude prevalence, Counties in Arizona by adult cigarette smoking rate, local model estimate, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.cdc.gov/places/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-smoking-rate-county-estimate/arizona-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest adult cigarette smoking rate, local model estimate?

Apache County, with 26.4% in 2021, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Which county has the lowest adult cigarette smoking rate, local model estimate?

Maricopa County, with 13.8% in 2021.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), adult cigarette smoking rate, crude prevalence. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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