# Counties in Arkansas by adult cigarette smoking rate, local model estimate, 2023

All 75 values come from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for 2023, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `adult_smoking_rate_modelled`
- Unit: %
- Definition: 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.
- Source: 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 (https://www.cdc.gov/places/)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/cdc
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: 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.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-smoking-rate-county-estimate/arkansas-counties

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Desha County | 22.3 |
| 1 | Lee County | 22.3 |
| 3 | St. Francis County | 21.8 |
| 4 | Lafayette County | 21.5 |
| 5 | Jackson County | 21.1 |
| 6 | Phillips County | 21 |
| 7 | Searcy County | 20.9 |
| 8 | Fulton County | 20.4 |
| 8 | Nevada County | 20.4 |
| 8 | Poinsett County | 20.4 |
| 11 | Woodruff County | 20.2 |
| 12 | Ashley County | 20 |
| 12 | Randolph County | 20 |
| 14 | Lincoln County | 19.9 |
| 15 | Cross County | 19.8 |
| 15 | Izard County | 19.8 |
| 15 | Lawrence County | 19.8 |
| 18 | Chicot County | 19.7 |
| 18 | Stone County | 19.7 |
| 20 | Franklin County | 19.5 |
| 21 | Sharp County | 19.3 |
| 21 | Van Buren County | 19.3 |
| 23 | Miller County | 19.1 |
| 23 | Monroe County | 19.1 |
| 25 | Madison County | 19 |
| 26 | Bradley County | 18.9 |
| 27 | Conway County | 18.8 |
| 27 | Mississippi County | 18.8 |
| 27 | Sevier County | 18.8 |
| 30 | Hot Spring County | 18.6 |
| 30 | Polk County | 18.6 |
| 32 | Crittenden County | 18.5 |
| 32 | Greene County | 18.5 |
| 32 | Scott County | 18.5 |
| 35 | Yell County | 18.4 |
| 36 | Clay County | 18.3 |
| 36 | Johnson County | 18.3 |
| 38 | Ouachita County | 18.2 |
| 39 | Logan County | 18 |
| 39 | Marion County | 18 |
| 41 | Little River County | 17.8 |
| 41 | Montgomery County | 17.8 |
| 41 | Newton County | 17.8 |
| 44 | Cleveland County | 17.7 |
| 44 | Hempstead County | 17.7 |
| 46 | Perry County | 17.6 |
| 46 | Union County | 17.6 |
| 48 | Cleburne County | 17.4 |
| 48 | Drew County | 17.4 |
| 48 | Pike County | 17.4 |
| 48 | White County | 17.4 |
| 52 | Arkansas County | 17.3 |
| 52 | Jefferson County | 17.3 |
| 52 | Prairie County | 17.3 |
| 55 | Howard County | 17.1 |
| 55 | Independence County | 17.1 |
| 57 | Carroll County | 17 |
| 58 | Crawford County | 16.8 |
| 59 | Baxter County | 16.6 |
| 60 | Boone County | 16.4 |
| 60 | Pope County | 16.4 |
| 62 | Dallas County | 16.3 |
| 63 | Columbia County | 16.1 |
| 63 | Sebastian County | 16.1 |
| 65 | Calhoun County | 16 |
| 65 | Lonoke County | 16 |
| 67 | Craighead County | 15.8 |
| 68 | Grant County | 15.6 |
| 69 | Garland County | 15.5 |
| 70 | Clark County | 15 |
| 71 | Saline County | 14.2 |
| 72 | Faulkner County | 13.6 |
| 73 | Pulaski County | 13.4 |
| 73 | Washington County | 13.4 |
| 75 | Benton County | 11.7 |