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

Macon County had the highest adult cigarette smoking rate, local model estimate of 159 counties in 2023, at 22.7%. Forsyth County had the lowest, at 9.2%. The median was 17.3%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Highest22.7Macon County
Lowest9.2Forsyth County
Median17.3159 counties

Map of counties, 2023

Appling County: 20.3 %Atkinson County: 22 %Bacon County: 18.8 %Baker County: 20 %Baldwin County: 15.8 %Banks County: 17.3 %Barrow County: 15 %Bartow County: 15.2 %Ben Hill County: 21.3 %Berrien County: 20.7 %Bibb County: 16.8 %Bleckley County: 16.6 %Brantley County: 19.6 %Brooks County: 19.8 %Bryan County: 12.3 %Bulloch County: 14.1 %Burke County: 19 %Butts County: 17.4 %Calhoun County: 20.8 %Camden County: 14.8 %Candler County: 18.6 %Carroll County: 16.1 %Catoosa County: 14.7 %Charlton County: 20.1 %Chatham County: 13.3 %Chattahoochee County: 13.5 %Chattooga County: 21.3 %Cherokee County: 11.7 %Clarke County: 12.3 %Clay County: 17.2 %Clayton County: 16 %Clinch County: 21.2 %Cobb County: 10.4 %Coffee County: 20.7 %Colquitt County: 19.2 %Columbia County: 11.9 %Cook County: 19.7 %Coweta County: 12.3 %Crawford County: 17.1 %Crisp County: 19.9 %Dade County: 15.2 %Dawson County: 12.6 %Decatur County: 18.9 %DeKalb County: 11.5 %Dodge County: 18.7 %Dooly County: 18.1 %Dougherty County: 17.7 %Douglas County: 13.7 %Early County: 18.8 %Echols County: 16.3 %Effingham County: 14.1 %Elbert County: 17.8 %Emanuel County: 20.3 %Evans County: 19.2 %Fannin County: 16.1 %Fayette County: 9.6 %Floyd County: 16 %Forsyth County: 9.2 %Franklin County: 17.9 %Fulton County: 9.9 %Gilmer County: 15 %Glascock County: 18.1 %Glynn County: 14.4 %Gordon County: 17.3 %Grady County: 17.9 %Greene County: 12.1 %Gwinnett County: 11.7 %Habersham County: 15 %Hall County: 14 %Hancock County: 21.9 %Haralson County: 17.4 %Harris County: 12.2 %Hart County: 16 %Heard County: 18.3 %Henry County: 12.9 %Houston County: 13 %Irwin County: 18.3 %Jackson County: 14.6 %Jasper County: 17.3 %Jeff Davis County: 20.6 %Jefferson County: 19.9 %Jenkins County: 21.9 %Johnson County: 21.5 %Jones County: 15.9 %Lamar County: 15.5 %Lanier County: 19.7 %Laurens County: 18.1 %Lee County: 13.1 %Liberty County: 14.3 %Lincoln County: 18 %Long County: 17.2 %Lowndes County: 15 %Lumpkin County: 13.5 %McDuffie County: 17.3 %McIntosh County: 19.2 %Macon County: 22.7 %Madison County: 18.2 %Marion County: 18.5 %Meriwether County: 18.6 %Miller County: 17.8 %Mitchell County: 19.3 %Monroe County: 14.2 %Montgomery County: 17 %Morgan County: 13 %Murray County: 17 %Muscogee County: 15.1 %Newton County: 14.8 %Oconee County: 9.3 %Oglethorpe County: 15.3 %Paulding County: 12.7 %Peach County: 14.3 %Pickens County: 15.1 %Pierce County: 18.2 %Pike County: 14.9 %Polk County: 17.9 %Pulaski County: 18.9 %Putnam County: 15.5 %Quitman County: 19.3 %Rabun County: 14.6 %Randolph County: 21.1 %Richmond County: 16.2 %Rockdale County: 14.1 %Schley County: 16 %Screven County: 18.2 %Seminole County: 17 %Spalding County: 17 %Stephens County: 17.8 %Stewart County: 20.7 %Sumter County: 16.4 %Talbot County: 18.7 %Taliaferro County: 18.1 %Tattnall County: 20.2 %Taylor County: 21.7 %Telfair County: 22.7 %Terrell County: 21.1 %Thomas County: 15.9 %Tift County: 17.5 %Toombs County: 17.5 %Towns County: 12.8 %Treutlen County: 22.5 %Troup County: 16.9 %Turner County: 20.2 %Twiggs County: 18.4 %Union County: 14.2 %Upson County: 18.8 %Walker County: 16.7 %Walton County: 14.9 %Ware County: 19.6 %Warren County: 18.6 %Washington County: 19.3 %Wayne County: 20 %Webster County: 18.5 %Wheeler County: 21 %White County: 14.7 %Whitfield County: 15.6 %Wilcox County: 20.2 %Wilkes County: 17.8 %Wilkinson County: 18 %Worth County: 18.9 %
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%, 2023. 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, 2023

Macon County: 22.7 %Macon County22.7Telfair County: 22.7 %Telfair County22.7Treutlen County: 22.5 %Treutlen County22.5Atkinson County: 22 %Atkinson County22Hancock County: 21.9 %Hancock County21.9Jenkins County: 21.9 %Jenkins County21.9Taylor County: 21.7 %Taylor County21.7Johnson County: 21.5 %Johnson County21.5Ben Hill County: 21.3 %Ben Hill County21.3Chattooga County: 21.3 %Chattooga County21.3Clinch County: 21.2 %Clinch County21.2Randolph County: 21.1 %Randolph County21.1Terrell County: 21.1 %Terrell County21.1Wheeler County: 21 %Wheeler County21Calhoun County: 20.8 %Calhoun County20.8Berrien County: 20.7 %Berrien County20.7Coffee County: 20.7 %Coffee County20.7Stewart County: 20.7 %Stewart County20.7Jeff Davis County: 20.6 %Jeff Davis County20.6Appling County: 20.3 %Appling County20.3Emanuel County: 20.3 %Emanuel County20.3Tattnall County: 20.2 %Tattnall County20.2Turner County: 20.2 %Turner County20.2Wilcox County: 20.2 %Wilcox County20.2Charlton County: 20.1 %Charlton County20.1Baker County: 20 %Baker County20Wayne County: 20 %Wayne County20Crisp County: 19.9 %Crisp County19.9Jefferson County: 19.9 %Jefferson County19.9Brooks County: 19.8 %Brooks County19.8Cook County: 19.7 %Cook County19.7Lanier County: 19.7 %Lanier County19.7Brantley County: 19.6 %Brantley County19.6Ware County: 19.6 %Ware County19.6Mitchell County: 19.3 %Mitchell County19.3Quitman County: 19.3 %Quitman County19.3Washington County: 19.3 %Washington County19.3Colquitt County: 19.2 %Colquitt County19.2Evans County: 19.2 %Evans County19.2McIntosh County: 19.2 %McIntosh County19.2Macon County: 22.7 %Macon County22.7Telfair County: 22.7 %Telfair County22.7Treutlen County: 22.5 %Treutlen County22.5Atkinson County: 22 %Atkinson County22Hancock County: 21.9 %Hancock County21.9Jenkins County: 21.9 %Jenkins County21.9Taylor County: 21.7 %Taylor County21.7Johnson County: 21.5 %Johnson County21.5Ben Hill County: 21.3 %Ben Hill County21.3Chattooga County: 21.3 %Chattooga County21.3Clinch County: 21.2 %Clinch County21.2Randolph County: 21.1 %Randolph County21.1Terrell County: 21.1 %Terrell County21.1Wheeler County: 21 %Wheeler County21Calhoun County: 20.8 %Calhoun County20.8Berrien County: 20.7 %Berrien County20.7Coffee County: 20.7 %Coffee County20.7Stewart County: 20.7 %Stewart County20.7Jeff Davis County: 20.6 %Jeff Davis County20.6Appling County: 20.3 %Appling County20.3Emanuel County: 20.3 %Emanuel County20.3Tattnall County: 20.2 %Tattnall County20.2Turner County: 20.2 %Turner County20.2Wilcox County: 20.2 %Wilcox County20.2Charlton County: 20.1 %Charlton County20.1Baker County: 20 %Baker County20Wayne County: 20 %Wayne County20Crisp County: 19.9 %Crisp County19.9Jefferson County: 19.9 %Jefferson County19.9Brooks County: 19.8 %Brooks County19.8Cook County: 19.7 %Cook County19.7Lanier County: 19.7 %Lanier County19.7Brantley County: 19.6 %Brantley County19.6Ware County: 19.6 %Ware County19.6Mitchell County: 19.3 %Mitchell County19.3Quitman County: 19.3 %Quitman County19.3Washington County: 19.3 %Washington County19.3Colquitt County: 19.2 %Colquitt County19.2Evans County: 19.2 %Evans County19.2McIntosh County: 19.2 %McIntosh County19.2
%. 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

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Macon County22.7-3 pts
1Telfair County22.7+1 pts
3Treutlen County22.5+1.5 pts
4Atkinson County22+1.5 pts
5Hancock County21.9+0.6 pts
5Jenkins County21.9-1.1 pts
7Taylor County21.7-0.7 pts
8Johnson County21.5-1 pts
9Ben Hill County21.3-1.2 pts
9Chattooga County21.3+1.1 pts
11Clinch County21.2-1.4 pts
12Randolph County21.1-2.6 pts
12Terrell County21.1-0.2 pts
14Wheeler County21-3.4 pts
15Calhoun County20.8-2.9 pts
16Berrien County20.7+0.4 pts
16Coffee County20.7+0.3 pts
16Stewart County20.7-0.1 pts
19Jeff Davis County20.6-1.7 pts
20Appling County20.3+1.9 pts
20Emanuel County20.3-1.4 pts
22Tattnall County20.2+0.1 pts
22Turner County20.2-1.1 pts
22Wilcox County20.2+0.7 pts
25Charlton County20.1-0.9 pts
26Baker County20+2.5 pts
26Wayne County20-1 pts
28Crisp County19.9+1.9 pts
28Jefferson County19.9-2.7 pts
30Brooks County19.8-1.2 pts
31Cook County19.7+0.7 pts
31Lanier County19.7-1.6 pts
33Brantley County19.6-1.3 pts
33Ware County19.6-0.8 pts
35Mitchell County19.3-1.5 pts
35Quitman County19.3+1.1 pts
35Washington County19.3-0.3 pts
38Colquitt County19.2-2 pts
38Evans County19.2-2.2 pts
38McIntosh County19.2+0.6 pts
41Burke County19+0.5 pts
42Decatur County18.9+0.2 pts
42Pulaski County18.9-0.5 pts
42Worth County18.9+0.8 pts
45Bacon County18.8-2.5 pts
45Early County18.8-1.1 pts
45Upson County18.8-0.7 pts
48Dodge County18.7+1.8 pts
48Talbot County18.7-0.5 pts
50Candler County18.6-2.6 pts
50Meriwether County18.6-0.5 pts
50Warren County18.6-0.7 pts
53Marion County18.5-0.6 pts
53Webster County18.5-0.8 pts
55Twiggs County18.4+0.4 pts
56Heard County18.3-0.8 pts
56Irwin County18.3-0.8 pts
58Madison County18.2-0.5 pts
58Pierce County18.2+1.2 pts
58Screven County18.2-1.8 pts
61Dooly County18.10 pts
61Glascock County18.1+0.3 pts
61Laurens County18.1-0.8 pts
61Taliaferro County18.1-0.7 pts
65Lincoln County18+2 pts
65Wilkinson County18-2.2 pts
67Franklin County17.9-0.3 pts
67Grady County17.9-1.1 pts
67Polk County17.9-0.5 pts
70Elbert County17.8-1.1 pts
70Miller County17.8-2.6 pts
70Stephens County17.8+0.6 pts
70Wilkes County17.8-0.6 pts
74Dougherty County17.7-0.5 pts
75Tift County17.5+0.1 pts
75Toombs County17.5+1.1 pts
77Butts County17.4-1.2 pts
77Haralson County17.4-1.1 pts
79Banks County17.3-4.2 pts
79Gordon County17.3-2.9 pts
79Jasper County17.3-1.1 pts
79McDuffie County17.3+0.9 pts
83Clay County17.2+1.8 pts
83Long County17.2-1.1 pts
85Crawford County17.1-1.8 pts
86Montgomery County17-3.7 pts
86Murray County17-1.2 pts
86Seminole County17-0.9 pts
86Spalding County17-1.3 pts
90Troup County16.9+0.5 pts
91Bibb County16.8-0.7 pts
92Walker County16.7-2.7 pts
93Bleckley County16.6+1.1 pts
94Sumter County16.4-0.7 pts
95Echols County16.3-1.5 pts
96Richmond County16.2-1.5 pts
97Carroll County16.1+1.8 pts
97Fannin County16.1-1.1 pts
99Clayton County16-2 pts
99Floyd County16-1.8 pts
99Hart County16+0.5 pts
99Schley County16-0.6 pts
103Jones County15.9-1.6 pts
103Thomas County15.9-0.8 pts
105Baldwin County15.8-0.5 pts
106Whitfield County15.6-2.7 pts
107Lamar County15.5-1.5 pts
107Putnam County15.5-1.1 pts
109Oglethorpe County15.3-1.9 pts
110Bartow County15.2-0.2 pts
110Dade County15.2+0.4 pts
112Muscogee County15.1-1.9 pts
112Pickens County15.1+0.7 pts
114Barrow County15+0.6 pts
114Gilmer County15+0.4 pts
114Habersham County15-1.9 pts
114Lowndes County15-1.4 pts
118Pike County14.9+0.3 pts
118Walton County14.9-2.4 pts
120Camden County14.8-2.6 pts
120Newton County14.8-1.7 pts
122Catoosa County14.7+0.7 pts
122White County14.7+0.6 pts
124Jackson County14.6-2.3 pts
124Rabun County14.6-1.1 pts
126Glynn County14.4+1.3 pts
127Liberty County14.3-1.4 pts
127Peach County14.3-1.8 pts
129Monroe County14.2-1.8 pts
129Union County14.2-2.2 pts
131Bulloch County14.10 pts
131Effingham County14.1-1 pts
131Rockdale County14.1-1.2 pts
134Hall County14-3 pts
135Douglas County13.7-1.2 pts
136Chattahoochee County13.5-1.7 pts
136Lumpkin County13.5-0.1 pts
138Chatham County13.3+0.3 pts
139Lee County13.1-2.1 pts
140Houston County13-0.7 pts
140Morgan County13-0.3 pts
142Henry County12.9-0.1 pts
143Towns County12.8+0.4 pts
144Paulding County12.7-2.7 pts
145Dawson County12.60 pts
146Bryan County12.3-1.7 pts
146Clarke County12.3-0.9 pts
146Coweta County12.3-1.2 pts
149Harris County12.2-2.5 pts
150Greene County12.1-1.7 pts
151Columbia County11.9-3.3 pts
152Cherokee County11.7-2 pts
152Gwinnett County11.7-0.2 pts
154DeKalb County11.5-1.8 pts
155Cobb County10.4+0.9 pts
156Fulton County9.9-0.7 pts
157Fayette County9.6-0.6 pts
158Oconee County9.3-2.6 pts
159Forsyth County9.2-1.1 pts

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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.

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Macon County, with 22.7% in 2023, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Forsyth County, with 9.2% in 2023.

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