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

Macon County had the highest adult cigarette smoking rate, local model estimate of 159 counties in 2022, at 25.7%. Cobb County had the lowest, at 9.5%. The median was 18%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Highest25.7Macon County
Lowest9.5Cobb County
Median18159 counties

Map of counties, 2022

Appling County: 18.4 %Atkinson County: 20.5 %Bacon County: 21.3 %Baker County: 17.5 %Baldwin County: 16.3 %Banks County: 21.5 %Barrow County: 14.4 %Bartow County: 15.4 %Ben Hill County: 22.5 %Berrien County: 20.3 %Bibb County: 17.5 %Bleckley County: 15.5 %Brantley County: 20.9 %Brooks County: 21 %Bryan County: 14 %Bulloch County: 14.1 %Burke County: 18.5 %Butts County: 18.6 %Calhoun County: 23.7 %Camden County: 17.4 %Candler County: 21.2 %Carroll County: 14.3 %Catoosa County: 14 %Charlton County: 21 %Chatham County: 13 %Chattahoochee County: 15.2 %Chattooga County: 20.2 %Cherokee County: 13.7 %Clarke County: 13.2 %Clay County: 15.4 %Clayton County: 18 %Clinch County: 22.6 %Cobb County: 9.5 %Coffee County: 20.4 %Colquitt County: 21.2 %Columbia County: 15.2 %Cook County: 19 %Coweta County: 13.5 %Crawford County: 18.9 %Crisp County: 18 %Dade County: 14.8 %Dawson County: 12.6 %Decatur County: 18.7 %DeKalb County: 13.3 %Dodge County: 16.9 %Dooly County: 18.1 %Dougherty County: 18.2 %Douglas County: 14.9 %Early County: 19.9 %Echols County: 17.8 %Effingham County: 15.1 %Elbert County: 18.9 %Emanuel County: 21.7 %Evans County: 21.4 %Fannin County: 17.2 %Fayette County: 10.2 %Floyd County: 17.8 %Forsyth County: 10.3 %Franklin County: 18.2 %Fulton County: 10.6 %Gilmer County: 14.6 %Glascock County: 17.8 %Glynn County: 13.1 %Gordon County: 20.2 %Grady County: 19 %Greene County: 13.8 %Gwinnett County: 11.9 %Habersham County: 16.9 %Hall County: 17 %Hancock County: 21.3 %Haralson County: 18.5 %Harris County: 14.7 %Hart County: 15.5 %Heard County: 19.1 %Henry County: 13 %Houston County: 13.7 %Irwin County: 19.1 %Jackson County: 16.9 %Jasper County: 18.4 %Jeff Davis County: 22.3 %Jefferson County: 22.6 %Jenkins County: 23 %Johnson County: 22.5 %Jones County: 17.5 %Lamar County: 17 %Lanier County: 21.3 %Laurens County: 18.9 %Lee County: 15.2 %Liberty County: 15.7 %Lincoln County: 16 %Long County: 18.3 %Lowndes County: 16.4 %Lumpkin County: 13.6 %McDuffie County: 16.4 %McIntosh County: 18.6 %Macon County: 25.7 %Madison County: 18.7 %Marion County: 19.1 %Meriwether County: 19.1 %Miller County: 20.4 %Mitchell County: 20.8 %Monroe County: 16 %Montgomery County: 20.7 %Morgan County: 13.3 %Murray County: 18.2 %Muscogee County: 17 %Newton County: 16.5 %Oconee County: 11.9 %Oglethorpe County: 17.2 %Paulding County: 15.4 %Peach County: 16.1 %Pickens County: 14.4 %Pierce County: 17 %Pike County: 14.6 %Polk County: 18.4 %Pulaski County: 19.4 %Putnam County: 16.6 %Quitman County: 18.2 %Rabun County: 15.7 %Randolph County: 23.7 %Richmond County: 17.7 %Rockdale County: 15.3 %Schley County: 16.6 %Screven County: 20 %Seminole County: 17.9 %Spalding County: 18.3 %Stephens County: 17.2 %Stewart County: 20.8 %Sumter County: 17.1 %Talbot County: 19.2 %Taliaferro County: 18.8 %Tattnall County: 20.1 %Taylor County: 22.4 %Telfair County: 21.7 %Terrell County: 21.3 %Thomas County: 16.7 %Tift County: 17.4 %Toombs County: 16.4 %Towns County: 12.4 %Treutlen County: 21 %Troup County: 16.4 %Turner County: 21.3 %Twiggs County: 18 %Union County: 16.4 %Upson County: 19.5 %Walker County: 19.4 %Walton County: 17.3 %Ware County: 20.4 %Warren County: 19.3 %Washington County: 19.6 %Wayne County: 21 %Webster County: 19.3 %Wheeler County: 24.4 %White County: 14.1 %Whitfield County: 18.3 %Wilcox County: 19.5 %Wilkes County: 18.4 %Wilkinson County: 20.2 %Worth County: 18.1 %
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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

Macon County: 25.7 %Macon County25.7Wheeler County: 24.4 %Wheeler County24.4Calhoun County: 23.7 %Calhoun County23.7Randolph County: 23.7 %Randolph County23.7Jenkins County: 23 %Jenkins County23Clinch County: 22.6 %Clinch County22.6Jefferson County: 22.6 %Jefferson County22.6Ben Hill County: 22.5 %Ben Hill County22.5Johnson County: 22.5 %Johnson County22.5Taylor County: 22.4 %Taylor County22.4Jeff Davis County: 22.3 %Jeff Davis County22.3Emanuel County: 21.7 %Emanuel County21.7Telfair County: 21.7 %Telfair County21.7Banks County: 21.5 %Banks County21.5Evans County: 21.4 %Evans County21.4Bacon County: 21.3 %Bacon County21.3Hancock County: 21.3 %Hancock County21.3Lanier County: 21.3 %Lanier County21.3Terrell County: 21.3 %Terrell County21.3Turner County: 21.3 %Turner County21.3Candler County: 21.2 %Candler County21.2Colquitt County: 21.2 %Colquitt County21.2Brooks County: 21 %Brooks County21Charlton County: 21 %Charlton County21Treutlen County: 21 %Treutlen County21Wayne County: 21 %Wayne County21Brantley County: 20.9 %Brantley County20.9Mitchell County: 20.8 %Mitchell County20.8Stewart County: 20.8 %Stewart County20.8Montgomery County: 20.7 %Montgomery County20.7Atkinson County: 20.5 %Atkinson County20.5Coffee County: 20.4 %Coffee County20.4Miller County: 20.4 %Miller County20.4Ware County: 20.4 %Ware County20.4Berrien County: 20.3 %Berrien County20.3Chattooga County: 20.2 %Chattooga County20.2Gordon County: 20.2 %Gordon County20.2Wilkinson County: 20.2 %Wilkinson County20.2Tattnall County: 20.1 %Tattnall County20.1Screven County: 20 %Screven County20Macon County: 25.7 %Macon County25.7Wheeler County: 24.4 %Wheeler County24.4Calhoun County: 23.7 %Calhoun County23.7Randolph County: 23.7 %Randolph County23.7Jenkins County: 23 %Jenkins County23Clinch County: 22.6 %Clinch County22.6Jefferson County: 22.6 %Jefferson County22.6Ben Hill County: 22.5 %Ben Hill County22.5Johnson County: 22.5 %Johnson County22.5Taylor County: 22.4 %Taylor County22.4Jeff Davis County: 22.3 %Jeff Davis County22.3Emanuel County: 21.7 %Emanuel County21.7Telfair County: 21.7 %Telfair County21.7Banks County: 21.5 %Banks County21.5Evans County: 21.4 %Evans County21.4Bacon County: 21.3 %Bacon County21.3Hancock County: 21.3 %Hancock County21.3Lanier County: 21.3 %Lanier County21.3Terrell County: 21.3 %Terrell County21.3Turner County: 21.3 %Turner County21.3Candler County: 21.2 %Candler County21.2Colquitt County: 21.2 %Colquitt County21.2Brooks County: 21 %Brooks County21Charlton County: 21 %Charlton County21Treutlen County: 21 %Treutlen County21Wayne County: 21 %Wayne County21Brantley County: 20.9 %Brantley County20.9Mitchell County: 20.8 %Mitchell County20.8Stewart County: 20.8 %Stewart County20.8Montgomery County: 20.7 %Montgomery County20.7Atkinson County: 20.5 %Atkinson County20.5Coffee County: 20.4 %Coffee County20.4Miller County: 20.4 %Miller County20.4Ware County: 20.4 %Ware County20.4Berrien County: 20.3 %Berrien County20.3Chattooga County: 20.2 %Chattooga County20.2Gordon County: 20.2 %Gordon County20.2Wilkinson County: 20.2 %Wilkinson County20.2Tattnall County: 20.1 %Tattnall County20.1Screven County: 20 %Screven County20
%. 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
1Macon County25.7+1.5 pts
2Wheeler County24.4-0.6 pts
3Calhoun County23.7-0.6 pts
3Randolph County23.7-0.9 pts
5Jenkins County23-1.9 pts
6Clinch County22.6-4.2 pts
6Jefferson County22.6+0.8 pts
8Ben Hill County22.5-0.4 pts
8Johnson County22.5-1.8 pts
10Taylor County22.4-0.8 pts
11Jeff Davis County22.3+0.2 pts
12Emanuel County21.7-1.2 pts
12Telfair County21.7-3.5 pts
14Banks County21.5+1.4 pts
15Evans County21.4-1.1 pts
16Bacon County21.3-0.7 pts
16Hancock County21.3-2.5 pts
16Lanier County21.3-2.9 pts
16Terrell County21.3-2.3 pts
16Turner County21.3-1.4 pts
21Candler County21.2-1.9 pts
21Colquitt County21.2-0.6 pts
23Brooks County21-0.7 pts
23Charlton County21-1.7 pts
23Treutlen County21-3.6 pts
23Wayne County21-0.6 pts
27Brantley County20.9-1.7 pts
28Mitchell County20.8-1.5 pts
28Stewart County20.8+0.2 pts
30Montgomery County20.7+0.6 pts
31Atkinson County20.5-4.4 pts
32Coffee County20.4-1.8 pts
32Miller County20.4+1.4 pts
32Ware County20.4-1.5 pts
35Berrien County20.3-2 pts
36Chattooga County20.2-3.7 pts
36Gordon County20.20 pts
36Wilkinson County20.2-1.5 pts
39Tattnall County20.1-1.7 pts
40Screven County20+0.7 pts
41Early County19.9-1.6 pts
42Washington County19.6-2.1 pts
43Upson County19.5-1.7 pts
43Wilcox County19.5-3.5 pts
45Pulaski County19.4-0.2 pts
45Walker County19.4-0.2 pts
47Warren County19.3-3.1 pts
47Webster County19.3-0.8 pts
49Talbot County19.2-1.4 pts
50Heard County19.1-1.9 pts
50Irwin County19.1-1.6 pts
50Marion County19.1-1.3 pts
50Meriwether County19.1-2.3 pts
54Cook County19-2 pts
54Grady County19-0.4 pts
56Crawford County18.9-0.8 pts
56Elbert County18.9-2.9 pts
56Laurens County18.9-1 pts
59Taliaferro County18.8-1.8 pts
60Decatur County18.7-1.6 pts
60Madison County18.7-1.7 pts
62Butts County18.6-2 pts
62McIntosh County18.6-0.4 pts
64Burke County18.5-0.8 pts
64Haralson County18.5+0.1 pts
66Appling County18.4-4.3 pts
66Jasper County18.4-1 pts
66Polk County18.4-1.5 pts
66Wilkes County18.4-1.9 pts
70Long County18.3-3.1 pts
70Spalding County18.3-1 pts
70Whitfield County18.3-0.7 pts
73Dougherty County18.2-1.6 pts
73Franklin County18.2-0.6 pts
73Murray County18.2-2.6 pts
73Quitman County18.2-2.2 pts
77Dooly County18.1-3.2 pts
77Worth County18.1-2 pts
79Clayton County18-0.9 pts
79Crisp County18-4.1 pts
79Twiggs County18-1.2 pts
82Seminole County17.9-1.6 pts
83Echols County17.8-3.6 pts
83Floyd County17.8-0.4 pts
83Glascock County17.8-2.2 pts
86Richmond County17.7-1.2 pts
87Baker County17.5-4.2 pts
87Bibb County17.5-1.5 pts
87Jones County17.5-0.4 pts
90Camden County17.4+0.4 pts
90Tift County17.4-1.8 pts
92Walton County17.3+0.4 pts
93Fannin County17.2-0.2 pts
93Oglethorpe County17.2-0.9 pts
93Stephens County17.2-0.6 pts
96Sumter County17.1-1.7 pts
97Hall County17+1.3 pts
97Lamar County17-0.1 pts
97Muscogee County17-1.1 pts
97Pierce County17-3.4 pts
101Dodge County16.9-4.7 pts
101Habersham County16.9-0.1 pts
101Jackson County16.9-0.1 pts
104Thomas County16.7-0.3 pts
105Putnam County16.6-1 pts
105Schley County16.6-2.4 pts
107Newton County16.5-1.2 pts
108Lowndes County16.4-1.7 pts
108McDuffie County16.4-3.6 pts
108Toombs County16.4-3.5 pts
108Troup County16.4-2.6 pts
108Union County16.4+0.3 pts
113Baldwin County16.3-1.3 pts
114Peach County16.1-0.7 pts
115Lincoln County16-4.2 pts
115Monroe County16+0.1 pts
117Liberty County15.7-1.7 pts
117Rabun County15.7-1.6 pts
119Bleckley County15.5-2.4 pts
119Hart County15.5-3.6 pts
121Bartow County15.4-2 pts
121Clay County15.4-5 pts
121Paulding County15.4+0.4 pts
124Rockdale County15.3-1.2 pts
125Chattahoochee County15.2-1.3 pts
125Columbia County15.2+2.2 pts
125Lee County15.20 pts
128Effingham County15.1-1.2 pts
129Douglas County14.9-0.8 pts
130Dade County14.8-2.9 pts
131Harris County14.7+1.3 pts
132Gilmer County14.6-2.3 pts
132Pike County14.6-1.9 pts
134Barrow County14.4-2.7 pts
134Pickens County14.4-2 pts
136Carroll County14.3-2.9 pts
137Bulloch County14.1-1.9 pts
137White County14.1-2 pts
139Bryan County14-0.5 pts
139Catoosa County14-3 pts
141Greene County13.8-1.5 pts
142Cherokee County13.7+0.5 pts
142Houston County13.7-2 pts
144Lumpkin County13.6-1.8 pts
145Coweta County13.5-0.5 pts
146DeKalb County13.30 pts
146Morgan County13.3-1.1 pts
148Clarke County13.2-1.1 pts
149Glynn County13.1-3.1 pts
150Chatham County13-2.6 pts
150Henry County13-1.6 pts
152Dawson County12.6-1.6 pts
153Towns County12.4-1.1 pts
154Gwinnett County11.9-1.1 pts
154Oconee County11.9+1.2 pts
156Fulton County10.6-2.1 pts
157Forsyth County10.30 pts
158Fayette County10.2-0.6 pts
159Cobb County9.5-2.5 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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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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Macon County, with 25.7% in 2022, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Cobb County, with 9.5% in 2022.

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