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

Crowley County had the highest adult cigarette smoking rate, local model estimate of 64 counties in 2022, at 19.4%. Pitkin County had the lowest, at 8.5%. The median was 13.8%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Highest19.4Crowley County
Lowest8.5Pitkin County
Median13.864 counties

Map of counties, 2022

Adams County: 15 %Alamosa County: 14.9 %Arapahoe County: 12.3 %Archuleta County: 10.7 %Baca County: 18.6 %Bent County: 18.5 %Boulder County: 9.8 %Broomfield County: 8.6 %Chaffee County: 15.1 %Cheyenne County: 13.2 %Clear Creek County: 10.9 %Conejos County: 13.8 %Costilla County: 16.1 %Crowley County: 19.4 %Custer County: 13.2 %Delta County: 15.7 %Denver County: 14.2 %Dolores County: 14.9 %Douglas County: 8.5 %Eagle County: 11.8 %Elbert County: 13.1 %El Paso County: 13 %Fremont County: 15.8 %Garfield County: 12.7 %Gilpin County: 13.2 %Grand County: 11.8 %Gunnison County: 8.9 %Hinsdale County: 11.4 %Huerfano County: 14.7 %Jackson County: 16.6 %Jefferson County: 10.6 %Kiowa County: 18.1 %Kit Carson County: 13.1 %Lake County: 9.4 %La Plata County: 11.3 %Larimer County: 9 %Las Animas County: 15.6 %Lincoln County: 16 %Logan County: 17.1 %Mesa County: 14.8 %Mineral County: 13.4 %Moffat County: 18.2 %Montezuma County: 15.5 %Montrose County: 14.4 %Morgan County: 14.1 %Otero County: 19.3 %Ouray County: 11.6 %Park County: 13.1 %Phillips County: 16.2 %Pitkin County: 8.5 %Prowers County: 16.1 %Pueblo County: 14 %Rio Blanco County: 15.5 %Rio Grande County: 11.9 %Routt County: 12.2 %Saguache County: 17.1 %San Juan County: 14 %San Miguel County: 11.9 %Sedgwick County: 16 %Summit County: 12.1 %Teller County: 11.9 %Washington County: 13.7 %Weld County: 12.7 %Yuma County: 15 %
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%, 2022. 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.

Top 40 counties, 2022

Crowley County: 19.4 %Crowley County19.4Otero County: 19.3 %Otero County19.3Baca County: 18.6 %Baca County18.6Bent County: 18.5 %Bent County18.5Moffat County: 18.2 %Moffat County18.2Kiowa County: 18.1 %Kiowa County18.1Logan County: 17.1 %Logan County17.1Saguache County: 17.1 %Saguache County17.1Jackson County: 16.6 %Jackson County16.6Phillips County: 16.2 %Phillips County16.2Costilla County: 16.1 %Costilla County16.1Prowers County: 16.1 %Prowers County16.1Lincoln County: 16 %Lincoln County16Sedgwick County: 16 %Sedgwick County16Fremont County: 15.8 %Fremont County15.8Delta County: 15.7 %Delta County15.7Las Animas County: 15.6 %Las Animas County15.6Montezuma County: 15.5 %Montezuma County15.5Rio Blanco County: 15.5 %Rio Blanco County15.5Chaffee County: 15.1 %Chaffee County15.1Adams County: 15 %Adams County15Yuma County: 15 %Yuma County15Alamosa County: 14.9 %Alamosa County14.9Dolores County: 14.9 %Dolores County14.9Mesa County: 14.8 %Mesa County14.8Huerfano County: 14.7 %Huerfano County14.7Montrose County: 14.4 %Montrose County14.4Denver County: 14.2 %Denver County14.2Morgan County: 14.1 %Morgan County14.1Pueblo County: 14 %Pueblo County14San Juan County: 14 %San Juan County14Conejos County: 13.8 %Conejos County13.8Washington County: 13.7 %Washington County13.7Mineral County: 13.4 %Mineral County13.4Cheyenne County: 13.2 %Cheyenne County13.2Custer County: 13.2 %Custer County13.2Gilpin County: 13.2 %Gilpin County13.2Elbert County: 13.1 %Elbert County13.1Kit Carson County: 13.1 %Kit Carson County13.1Park County: 13.1 %Park County13.1Crowley County: 19.4 %Crowley County19.4Otero County: 19.3 %Otero County19.3Baca County: 18.6 %Baca County18.6Bent County: 18.5 %Bent County18.5Moffat County: 18.2 %Moffat County18.2Kiowa County: 18.1 %Kiowa County18.1Logan County: 17.1 %Logan County17.1Saguache County: 17.1 %Saguache County17.1Jackson County: 16.6 %Jackson County16.6Phillips County: 16.2 %Phillips County16.2Costilla County: 16.1 %Costilla County16.1Prowers County: 16.1 %Prowers County16.1Lincoln County: 16 %Lincoln County16Sedgwick County: 16 %Sedgwick County16Fremont County: 15.8 %Fremont County15.8Delta County: 15.7 %Delta County15.7Las Animas County: 15.6 %Las Animas County15.6Montezuma County: 15.5 %Montezuma County15.5Rio Blanco County: 15.5 %Rio Blanco County15.5Chaffee County: 15.1 %Chaffee County15.1Adams County: 15 %Adams County15Yuma County: 15 %Yuma County15Alamosa County: 14.9 %Alamosa County14.9Dolores County: 14.9 %Dolores County14.9Mesa County: 14.8 %Mesa County14.8Huerfano County: 14.7 %Huerfano County14.7Montrose County: 14.4 %Montrose County14.4Denver County: 14.2 %Denver County14.2Morgan County: 14.1 %Morgan County14.1Pueblo County: 14 %Pueblo County14San Juan County: 14 %San Juan County14Conejos County: 13.8 %Conejos County13.8Washington County: 13.7 %Washington County13.7Mineral County: 13.4 %Mineral County13.4Cheyenne County: 13.2 %Cheyenne County13.2Custer County: 13.2 %Custer County13.2Gilpin County: 13.2 %Gilpin County13.2Elbert County: 13.1 %Elbert County13.1Kit Carson County: 13.1 %Kit Carson County13.1Park County: 13.1 %Park County13.1
%. 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

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Crowley County19.4-3.3 pts
2Otero County19.3+1.4 pts
3Baca County18.6+0.5 pts
4Bent County18.5-2.2 pts
5Moffat County18.2-0.9 pts
6Kiowa County18.1+2 pts
7Logan County17.1-0.9 pts
7Saguache County17.1+0.1 pts
9Jackson County16.6-0.4 pts
10Phillips County16.2-0.1 pts
11Costilla County16.10 pts
11Prowers County16.1-1.5 pts
13Lincoln County16-3.4 pts
13Sedgwick County16-0.1 pts
15Fremont County15.8-2.6 pts
16Delta County15.7-1.4 pts
17Las Animas County15.6-0.6 pts
18Montezuma County15.5-1.3 pts
18Rio Blanco County15.5-1.5 pts
20Chaffee County15.1+0.3 pts
21Adams County15-0.6 pts
21Yuma County15-1.1 pts
23Alamosa County14.9-0.9 pts
23Dolores County14.9-0.3 pts
25Mesa County14.8-0.9 pts
26Huerfano County14.7+0.4 pts
27Montrose County14.4-0.6 pts
28Denver County14.2+1.2 pts
29Morgan County14.1-2.5 pts
30Pueblo County14-2.2 pts
30San Juan County14-0.1 pts
32Conejos County13.8-1.6 pts
33Washington County13.7-2.7 pts
34Mineral County13.4+2.8 pts
35Cheyenne County13.2-1.9 pts
35Custer County13.2+0.6 pts
35Gilpin County13.2+0.5 pts
38Elbert County13.1-0.2 pts
38Kit Carson County13.1-4.5 pts
38Park County13.1-1.1 pts
41El Paso County13-0.5 pts
42Garfield County12.7-1.5 pts
42Weld County12.7-1.9 pts
44Arapahoe County12.3-0.8 pts
45Routt County12.2+0.2 pts
46Summit County12.1-0.8 pts
47Rio Grande County11.9-2.2 pts
47San Miguel County11.9-0.4 pts
47Teller County11.9-1.6 pts
50Eagle County11.8-0.8 pts
50Grand County11.8-2.6 pts
52Ouray County11.6+0.8 pts
53Hinsdale County11.4+0.4 pts
54La Plata County11.3-1.9 pts
55Clear Creek County10.9-0.8 pts
56Archuleta County10.7-3.2 pts
57Jefferson County10.6-1.9 pts
58Boulder County9.8-0.5 pts
59Lake County9.4-3.7 pts
60Larimer County9-2.7 pts
61Gunnison County8.9-2.9 pts
62Broomfield County8.6-1.2 pts
63Douglas County8.5-0.5 pts
63Pitkin County8.5-1.1 pts

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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.

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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 Colorado by adult cigarette smoking rate, local model estimate, 2022) [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 Colorado by adult cigarette smoking rate, local model estimate, 2022. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4 Dec. 2025, https://www.cdc.gov/places/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-smoking-rate-county-estimate/colorado-counties?period=2022. 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 Colorado by adult cigarette smoking rate, local model estimate, 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.cdc.gov/places/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-smoking-rate-county-estimate/colorado-counties?period=2022.

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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 Colorado by adult cigarette smoking rate, local model estimate, 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.cdc.gov/places/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-smoking-rate-county-estimate/colorado-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Crowley County, with 19.4% in 2022, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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

Pitkin County, with 8.5% in 2022.

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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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