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

East St. Louis, IL had the highest adult cigarette smoking rate, local model estimate of 224 cities in 2021, at 25.8%. Winnetka, IL had the lowest, at 6.2%. The median was 14.1%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Highest25.8East St. Louis, IL
Lowest6.2Winnetka, IL
Median14.1224 cities

Top 40 cities, 2021

East St. Louis, IL: 25.8 %East St. Louis, IL25.8Harvey, IL: 23.4 %Harvey, IL23.4Kankakee, IL: 23 %Kankakee, IL23Danville, IL: 22.9 %Danville, IL22.9Alton, IL: 21.6 %Alton, IL21.6Riverdale, IL: 21.6 %Riverdale, IL21.6Centralia, IL: 21.1 %Centralia, IL21.1Granite City, IL: 21.1 %Granite City, IL21.1Pontiac, IL: 20.9 %Pontiac, IL20.9Rantoul, IL: 20.8 %Rantoul, IL20.8Canton, IL: 20.7 %Canton, IL20.7Rockford, IL: 20.6 %Rockford, IL20.6Kewanee, IL: 20.3 %Kewanee, IL20.3Galesburg, IL: 20.1 %Galesburg, IL20.1Decatur, IL: 20 %Decatur, IL20Wood River, IL: 20 %Wood River, IL20Markham, IL: 19.9 %Markham, IL19.9Belvidere, IL: 19.6 %Belvidere, IL19.6Jacksonville, IL: 19.4 %Jacksonville, IL19.4Taylorville, IL: 19.4 %Taylorville, IL19.4Mattoon, IL: 19.3 %Mattoon, IL19.3Mount Vernon, IL: 19.3 %Mount Vernon, IL19.3Freeport, IL: 19.2 %Freeport, IL19.2Pekin, IL: 19.2 %Pekin, IL19.2Justice, IL: 19.1 %Justice, IL19.1Dolton, IL: 19 %Dolton, IL19Streator, IL: 19 %Streator, IL19Herrin, IL: 18.8 %Herrin, IL18.8Summit, IL: 18.8 %Summit, IL18.8Rock Island, IL: 18.6 %Rock Island, IL18.6Machesney Park, IL: 18.4 %Machesney Park, IL18.4Ottawa, IL: 18.4 %Ottawa, IL18.4Calumet City, IL: 18.3 %Calumet City, IL18.3Dixon, IL: 18.3 %Dixon, IL18.3Effingham, IL: 18.2 %Effingham, IL18.2Waukegan, IL: 18.2 %Waukegan, IL18.2Quincy, IL: 18.1 %Quincy, IL18.1Marion, IL: 18 %Marion, IL18Zion, IL: 17.9 %Zion, IL17.9Bradley, IL: 17.8 %Bradley, IL17.8East St. Louis, IL: 25.8 %East St. Louis, IL25.8Harvey, IL: 23.4 %Harvey, IL23.4Kankakee, IL: 23 %Kankakee, IL23Danville, IL: 22.9 %Danville, IL22.9Alton, IL: 21.6 %Alton, IL21.6Riverdale, IL: 21.6 %Riverdale, IL21.6Centralia, IL: 21.1 %Centralia, IL21.1Granite City, IL: 21.1 %Granite City, IL21.1Pontiac, IL: 20.9 %Pontiac, IL20.9Rantoul, IL: 20.8 %Rantoul, IL20.8Canton, IL: 20.7 %Canton, IL20.7Rockford, IL: 20.6 %Rockford, IL20.6Kewanee, IL: 20.3 %Kewanee, IL20.3Galesburg, IL: 20.1 %Galesburg, IL20.1Decatur, IL: 20 %Decatur, IL20Wood River, IL: 20 %Wood River, IL20Markham, IL: 19.9 %Markham, IL19.9Belvidere, IL: 19.6 %Belvidere, IL19.6Jacksonville, IL: 19.4 %Jacksonville, IL19.4Taylorville, IL: 19.4 %Taylorville, IL19.4Mattoon, IL: 19.3 %Mattoon, IL19.3Mount Vernon, IL: 19.3 %Mount Vernon, IL19.3Freeport, IL: 19.2 %Freeport, IL19.2Pekin, IL: 19.2 %Pekin, IL19.2Justice, IL: 19.1 %Justice, IL19.1Dolton, IL: 19 %Dolton, IL19Streator, IL: 19 %Streator, IL19Herrin, IL: 18.8 %Herrin, IL18.8Summit, IL: 18.8 %Summit, IL18.8Rock Island, IL: 18.6 %Rock Island, IL18.6Machesney Park, IL: 18.4 %Machesney Park, IL18.4Ottawa, IL: 18.4 %Ottawa, IL18.4Calumet City, IL: 18.3 %Calumet City, IL18.3Dixon, IL: 18.3 %Dixon, IL18.3Effingham, IL: 18.2 %Effingham, IL18.2Waukegan, IL: 18.2 %Waukegan, IL18.2Quincy, IL: 18.1 %Quincy, IL18.1Marion, IL: 18 %Marion, IL18Zion, IL: 17.9 %Zion, IL17.9Bradley, IL: 17.8 %Bradley, IL17.8
%. 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

RankCities2021 (%)
1East St. Louis, IL25.8
2Harvey, IL23.4
3Kankakee, IL23
4Danville, IL22.9
5Alton, IL21.6
5Riverdale, IL21.6
7Centralia, IL21.1
7Granite City, IL21.1
9Pontiac, IL20.9
10Rantoul, IL20.8
11Canton, IL20.7
12Rockford, IL20.6
13Kewanee, IL20.3
14Galesburg, IL20.1
15Decatur, IL20
15Wood River, IL20
17Markham, IL19.9
18Belvidere, IL19.6
19Jacksonville, IL19.4
19Taylorville, IL19.4
21Mattoon, IL19.3
21Mount Vernon, IL19.3
23Freeport, IL19.2
23Pekin, IL19.2
25Justice, IL19.1
26Dolton, IL19
26Streator, IL19
28Herrin, IL18.8
28Summit, IL18.8
30Rock Island, IL18.6
31Machesney Park, IL18.4
31Ottawa, IL18.4
33Calumet City, IL18.3
33Dixon, IL18.3
35Effingham, IL18.2
35Waukegan, IL18.2
37Quincy, IL18.1
38Marion, IL18
39Zion, IL17.9
40Bradley, IL17.8
40Chicago Heights, IL17.8
40Chicago Ridge, IL17.8
43Peoria, IL17.5
43Sterling, IL17.5
45Joliet, IL17.3
45Maywood, IL17.3
45Springfield, IL17.3
48Loves Park, IL17.2
49Blue Island, IL17.1
49Bridgeview, IL17.1
51Belleville, IL16.8
52Bellwood, IL16.7
52Hickory Hills, IL16.7
52Melrose Park, IL16.7
55Beach Park, IL16.6
55Carpentersville, IL16.6
55Collinsville, IL16.6
55River Grove, IL16.6
55Worth, IL16.6
60Cicero, IL16.5
60Midlothian, IL16.5
62East Moline, IL16.4
62Lincoln, IL16.4
62Richton Park, IL16.4
62Schiller Park, IL16.4
66Round Lake Beach, IL16.3
67Burbank, IL16.2
67Moline, IL16.2
69East Peoria, IL16.1
69Morris, IL16.1
71Park Forest, IL16
72Fox Lake, IL15.9
73Crest Hill, IL15.8
73Highland, IL15.8
73Lyons, IL15.8
73Northlake, IL15.8
77Lansing, IL15.7
78Aurora, IL15.6
79Plano, IL15.5
79Woodstock, IL15.5
81Elgin, IL15.4
81Hazel Crest, IL15.4
83Charleston, IL15.3
83Fairview Heights, IL15.3
83Macomb, IL15.3
86Romeoville, IL15.1
87Addison, IL15
87Channahon, IL15
87Manhattan, IL15
87Montgomery, IL15
87North Chicago, IL15
87Wood Dale, IL15
93Chicago, IL14.9
93Round Lake, IL14.9
93West Chicago, IL14.9
96Carbondale, IL14.8
96McHenry, IL14.8
96Palos Hills, IL14.8
99Alsip, IL14.7
99Bourbonnais, IL14.7
99Roscoe, IL14.7
99South Holland, IL14.7
103Bensenville, IL14.6
103Godfrey, IL14.6
103Yorkville, IL14.6
106Franklin Park, IL14.4
106Lockport, IL14.4
108DeKalb, IL14.3
108Minooka, IL14.3
110Antioch, IL14.2
110Elmwood Park, IL14.2
110South Elgin, IL14.2
113Berwyn, IL14.1
113Bloomington, IL14.1
113Champaign, IL14.1
116Country Club Hills, IL14
116Glendale Heights, IL14
116Sycamore, IL14
116Waterloo, IL14
120Normal, IL13.9
121Swansea, IL13.8
122Troy, IL13.7
123Hanover Park, IL13.6
123Lake in the Hills, IL13.6
123Oak Lawn, IL13.6
123Streamwood, IL13.6
123Villa Park, IL13.6
128Crestwood, IL13.5
128Matteson, IL13.5
128North Aurora, IL13.5
128Oak Forest, IL13.5
132Bolingbrook, IL13.4
132Homer Glen, IL13.4
132Shiloh, IL13.4
132Washington, IL13.4
132Wauconda, IL13.4
137Cary, IL13.3
138Warrenville, IL13.2
139Norridge, IL13.1
139Oswego, IL13.1
141Algonquin, IL13
142Bloomingdale, IL12.9
142Carol Stream, IL12.9
142Shorewood, IL12.9
142Wheeling, IL12.9
146Mahomet, IL12.8
146Mundelein, IL12.8
146New Lenox, IL12.8
146Roselle, IL12.8
150Crystal Lake, IL12.7
150Evergreen Park, IL12.7
150O'Fallon, IL12.7
153Tinley Park, IL12.6
153Urbana, IL12.6
155Edwardsville, IL12.5
155Rolling Meadows, IL12.5
157Des Plaines, IL12.4
157Mokena, IL12.4
157Pingree Grove, IL12.4
160Columbia, IL12.3
160Lemont, IL12.3
162Chatham, IL12.2
162Morton, IL12.2
162Prospect Heights, IL12.2
165Bartlett, IL12.1
166Lindenhurst, IL12
166Plainfield, IL12
168Batavia, IL11.9
168Gurnee, IL11.9
168Homewood, IL11.9
168Niles, IL11.9
168St. Charles, IL11.9
173Brookfield, IL11.7
173Elk Grove Village, IL11.7
175Huntley, IL11.6
175Lombard, IL11.6
175Palatine, IL11.6
178Grayslake, IL11.5
179Mount Prospect, IL11.4
179Woodridge, IL11.4
181Lake Zurich, IL11.3
181Skokie, IL11.3
183Forest Park, IL11.2
183Frankfort, IL11.2
183Westmont, IL11.2
186Orland Park, IL11.1
186Schaumburg, IL11.1
188Campton Hills, IL11
188Hoffman Estates, IL11
188Westchester, IL11
191Geneva, IL10.9
191Winfield, IL10.9
193Glen Carbon, IL10.8
193Morton Grove, IL10.8
195Darien, IL10.7
196Palos Heights, IL10.4
197Downers Grove, IL10.3
198Arlington Heights, IL9.9
198Lincolnwood, IL9.9
200Evanston, IL9.8
200La Grange, IL9.8
202Lisle, IL9.7
202Vernon Hills, IL9.7
204Glen Ellyn, IL9.6
205Elmhurst, IL9.5
205Wheaton, IL9.5
207Naperville, IL9.4
207Park Ridge, IL9.4
209Libertyville, IL9.3
209Oak Park, IL9.3
211Barrington, IL9.1
212Buffalo Grove, IL9
213La Grange Park, IL8.9
214Glenview, IL8.7
215Burr Ridge, IL8.5
216Highland Park, IL8.1
217Deerfield, IL8
218Hinsdale, IL7.8
218Western Springs, IL7.8
220Northbrook, IL7.5
221Lake Forest, IL7.4
222River Forest, IL7.1
223Wilmette, IL6.7
224Winnetka, IL6.2

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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, 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 Illinois by adult cigarette smoking rate, local model estimate, 2021) [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 Illinois by adult cigarette smoking rate, local model estimate, 2021. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 12 Dec. 2025, https://www.cdc.gov/places/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-smoking-rate-county-estimate/illinois-cities?period=2021. 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 Illinois by adult cigarette smoking rate, local model estimate, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.cdc.gov/places/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-smoking-rate-county-estimate/illinois-cities?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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East St. Louis, IL, with 25.8% in 2021, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Winnetka, IL, with 6.2% in 2021.

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