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Cities in Georgia by adult cigarette smoking rate, local model estimate

Clarkston, GA had the highest adult cigarette smoking rate, local model estimate of 101 cities in 2022, at 22.4%. Alpharetta, GA had the lowest, at 8.2%. The median was 15.6%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Highest22.4Clarkston, GA
Lowest8.2Alpharetta, GA
Median15.6101 cities

Top 40 cities, 2022

Clarkston, GA: 22.4 %Clarkston, GA22.4Douglas, GA: 21.3 %Douglas, GA21.3Monroe, GA: 21.3 %Monroe, GA21.3Waycross, GA: 21.3 %Waycross, GA21.3Brunswick, GA: 20.4 %Brunswick, GA20.4Forest Park, GA: 20.4 %Forest Park, GA20.4Dublin, GA: 20.3 %Dublin, GA20.3Albany, GA: 20 %Albany, GA20Calhoun, GA: 20 %Calhoun, GA20Griffin, GA: 20 %Griffin, GA20Moultrie, GA: 20 %Moultrie, GA20Jesup, GA: 19.8 %Jesup, GA19.8Bainbridge, GA: 19.2 %Bainbridge, GA19.2Macon, GA: 18.8 %Macon, GA18.8Cairo, GA: 18.7 %Cairo, GA18.7Covington, GA: 18.6 %Covington, GA18.6Valdosta, GA: 18.5 %Valdosta, GA18.5Rome, GA: 18.3 %Rome, GA18.3LaGrange, GA: 18.2 %LaGrange, GA18.2Riverdale, GA: 18.2 %Riverdale, GA18.2College Park, GA: 18.1 %College Park, GA18.1Garden City, GA: 18.1 %Garden City, GA18.1Americus, GA: 17.7 %Americus, GA17.7Conyers, GA: 17.7 %Conyers, GA17.7Augusta, GA: 17.5 %Augusta, GA17.5Milledgeville, GA: 17.5 %Milledgeville, GA17.5Lovejoy, GA: 17.2 %Lovejoy, GA17.2Columbus, GA: 17.1 %Columbus, GA17.1Cedartown, GA: 17 %Cedartown, GA17Port Wentworth, GA: 17 %Port Wentworth, GA17Tifton, GA: 17 %Tifton, GA17Vidalia, GA: 17 %Vidalia, GA17St. Marys, GA: 16.9 %St. Marys, GA16.9Winder, GA: 16.8 %Winder, GA16.8Carrollton, GA: 16.7 %Carrollton, GA16.7Dalton, GA: 16.5 %Dalton, GA16.5East Point, GA: 16.5 %East Point, GA16.5Auburn, GA: 16.4 %Auburn, GA16.4Fairburn, GA: 16.4 %Fairburn, GA16.4Cartersville, GA: 16.3 %Cartersville, GA16.3Clarkston, GA: 22.4 %Clarkston, GA22.4Douglas, GA: 21.3 %Douglas, GA21.3Monroe, GA: 21.3 %Monroe, GA21.3Waycross, GA: 21.3 %Waycross, GA21.3Brunswick, GA: 20.4 %Brunswick, GA20.4Forest Park, GA: 20.4 %Forest Park, GA20.4Dublin, GA: 20.3 %Dublin, GA20.3Albany, GA: 20 %Albany, GA20Calhoun, GA: 20 %Calhoun, GA20Griffin, GA: 20 %Griffin, GA20Moultrie, GA: 20 %Moultrie, GA20Jesup, GA: 19.8 %Jesup, GA19.8Bainbridge, GA: 19.2 %Bainbridge, GA19.2Macon, GA: 18.8 %Macon, GA18.8Cairo, GA: 18.7 %Cairo, GA18.7Covington, GA: 18.6 %Covington, GA18.6Valdosta, GA: 18.5 %Valdosta, GA18.5Rome, GA: 18.3 %Rome, GA18.3LaGrange, GA: 18.2 %LaGrange, GA18.2Riverdale, GA: 18.2 %Riverdale, GA18.2College Park, GA: 18.1 %College Park, GA18.1Garden City, GA: 18.1 %Garden City, GA18.1Americus, GA: 17.7 %Americus, GA17.7Conyers, GA: 17.7 %Conyers, GA17.7Augusta, GA: 17.5 %Augusta, GA17.5Milledgeville, GA: 17.5 %Milledgeville, GA17.5Lovejoy, GA: 17.2 %Lovejoy, GA17.2Columbus, GA: 17.1 %Columbus, GA17.1Cedartown, GA: 17 %Cedartown, GA17Port Wentworth, GA: 17 %Port Wentworth, GA17Tifton, GA: 17 %Tifton, GA17Vidalia, GA: 17 %Vidalia, GA17St. Marys, GA: 16.9 %St. Marys, GA16.9Winder, GA: 16.8 %Winder, GA16.8Carrollton, GA: 16.7 %Carrollton, GA16.7Dalton, GA: 16.5 %Dalton, GA16.5East Point, GA: 16.5 %East Point, GA16.5Auburn, GA: 16.4 %Auburn, GA16.4Fairburn, GA: 16.4 %Fairburn, GA16.4Cartersville, GA: 16.3 %Cartersville, GA16.3
%. Source: CDC, PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), adult cigarette smoking rate, crude prevalence. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Clarkston, GA22.4-2.6 pts
2Douglas, GA21.3-0.3 pts
2Monroe, GA21.3-0.6 pts
2Waycross, GA21.3-0.3 pts
5Brunswick, GA20.4-2.2 pts
5Forest Park, GA20.4-2.4 pts
7Dublin, GA20.3-0.6 pts
8Albany, GA20-1.4 pts
8Calhoun, GA20-1.5 pts
8Griffin, GA20-1.9 pts
8Moultrie, GA20-2.6 pts
12Jesup, GA19.8-1.5 pts
13Bainbridge, GA19.2-1.3 pts
14Macon, GA18.8-1.3 pts
15Cairo, GA18.7-2 pts
16Covington, GA18.6-1.5 pts
17Valdosta, GA18.5-1.7 pts
18Rome, GA18.3-2.2 pts
19LaGrange, GA18.2-2.9 pts
19Riverdale, GA18.2-1.7 pts
21College Park, GA18.1-2.4 pts
21Garden City, GA18.1-2.1 pts
23Americus, GA17.7-2.3 pts
23Conyers, GA17.7-1.3 pts
25Augusta, GA17.5-2.4 pts
25Milledgeville, GA17.5-0.1 pts
27Lovejoy, GA17.2-2.7 pts
28Columbus, GA17.1-2.3 pts
29Cedartown, GA17-1.6 pts
29Port Wentworth, GA17+4.5 pts
29Tifton, GA17-1.9 pts
29Vidalia, GA17-3.2 pts
33St. Marys, GA16.9+0.2 pts
34Winder, GA16.8-2.7 pts
35Carrollton, GA16.7+0.3 pts
36Dalton, GA16.5-4 pts
36East Point, GA16.5-2.4 pts
38Auburn, GA16.4-4.2 pts
38Fairburn, GA16.40 pts
40Cartersville, GA16.3-1.7 pts
40Fort Oglethorpe, GA16.3-2.2 pts
42Dallas, GA16.1-3.3 pts
42Perry, GA16.1-0.9 pts
42Stonecrest, GA16.1-0.5 pts
42Thomasville, GA16.1-2.3 pts
46Hinesville, GA15.9-2.4 pts
47Kingsland, GA15.8-1.8 pts
48Union City, GA15.7-2.6 pts
49McDonough, GA15.6-0.9 pts
49Villa Rica, GA15.6-2 pts
49Warner Robins, GA15.6-3 pts
52Gainesville, GA15.4-1.4 pts
53Locust Grove, GA15.3-2.1 pts
53Savannah, GA15.3-3.1 pts
55Buford, GA15.2-0.6 pts
56Douglasville, GA15.1-2.6 pts
57Canton, GA15-1.1 pts
58Lilburn, GA14.9-0.7 pts
59Loganville, GA14.7-1 pts
59Newnan, GA14.7-2 pts
61Chamblee, GA14.5-2.1 pts
61South Fulton, GA14.5-1.4 pts
63Doraville, GA14.3-2.3 pts
64Mableton, GA14.1-1.4 pts
65Norcross, GA14-2.9 pts
65Statesboro, GA14-1.4 pts
67Stockbridge, GA13.9-2 pts
68Grovetown, GA13.8-2.2 pts
69Acworth, GA13.7-0.8 pts
69Rincon, GA13.7-3.3 pts
71Athens, GA13.6-1.6 pts
72Jefferson, GA13.5-3.4 pts
72Lawrenceville, GA13.5-3.1 pts
74Holly Springs, GA13.4-1.3 pts
75Richmond Hill, GA13.2-1.5 pts
76Marietta, GA13-1.4 pts
77Atlanta, GA12.8-2.4 pts
77Tucker, GA12.8+0.4 pts
79Braselton, GA12.7-1.6 pts
80Powder Springs, GA12.5-2.3 pts
81Snellville, GA12.3-0.6 pts
82Cumming, GA12.1-0.8 pts
82Flowery Branch, GA12.1-2.2 pts
84Pooler, GA12-3.6 pts
85Kennesaw, GA11.6-2.1 pts
86Fayetteville, GA11.5-1.1 pts
87Peachtree Corners, GA11.3-0.1 pts
88Woodstock, GA10.9-1.9 pts
89Smyrna, GA10.8-1.8 pts
89Sugar Hill, GA10.8-2.4 pts
91Duluth, GA9.8-2.1 pts
91Roswell, GA9.8-1.8 pts
93Brookhaven, GA9.5-1 pts
93Suwanee, GA9.5-0.6 pts
95Decatur, GA9.3+0.4 pts
96Peachtree City, GA9.1-1.3 pts
97Dunwoody, GA8.60 pts
97Sandy Springs, GA8.6-2 pts
99Milton, GA8.5-1.6 pts
100Johns Creek, GA8.4-1.6 pts
101Alpharetta, GA8.2-2 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 cities 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, 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.

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2025). PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), adult cigarette smoking rate, crude prevalence (Cities in Georgia 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, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), adult cigarette smoking rate, crude prevalence, Cities in Georgia by adult cigarette smoking rate, local model estimate, 2022. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 12 Dec. 2025, https://www.cdc.gov/places/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-smoking-rate-county-estimate/georgia-cities?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 2025. PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), adult cigarette smoking rate, crude prevalence. Cities in Georgia 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/georgia-cities?period=2022.

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2025) PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), adult cigarette smoking rate, crude prevalence, Cities in Georgia 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/georgia-cities?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Clarkston, GA, with 22.4% in 2022, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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

Alpharetta, GA, with 8.2% in 2022.

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, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), adult cigarette smoking rate, crude prevalence. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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