# Cities in Connecticut by adult cigarette smoking rate, local model estimate, 2023

All 21 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, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j 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, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j 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/connecticut-cities

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Hartford, CT | 16.3 |
| 2 | Waterbury, CT | 16.2 |
| 3 | New Britain, CT | 15.8 |
| 4 | Bridgeport, CT | 14.3 |
| 5 | Torrington, CT | 13.5 |
| 6 | Norwich, CT | 13.4 |
| 7 | Meriden, CT | 13.3 |
| 8 | New Haven, CT | 13.2 |
| 9 | Bristol, CT | 12.3 |
| 9 | New London, CT | 12.3 |
| 9 | West Haven, CT | 12.3 |
| 12 | Ansonia, CT | 12.1 |
| 13 | Derby, CT | 12 |
| 14 | Groton, CT | 11.8 |
| 15 | Naugatuck, CT | 11.4 |
| 16 | Danbury, CT | 11.3 |
| 17 | Middletown, CT | 11 |
| 18 | Norwalk, CT | 9.4 |
| 19 | Shelton, CT | 9.1 |
| 20 | Milford, CT | 8.9 |
| 21 | Stamford, CT | 8.7 |