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

Pulaski County had the highest adult cigarette smoking rate, local model estimate of 102 counties in 2023, at 20%. DuPage County had the lowest, at 9.5%. The median was 15.1%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Highest20Pulaski County
Lowest9.5DuPage County
Median15.1102 counties

Map of counties, 2023

Adams County: 14.4 %Alexander County: 19.6 %Bond County: 15.1 %Boone County: 14.1 %Brown County: 17.8 %Bureau County: 14.8 %Calhoun County: 12.9 %Carroll County: 15.3 %Cass County: 15.8 %Champaign County: 11.1 %Christian County: 16.1 %Clark County: 14.9 %Clay County: 17.8 %Clinton County: 14 %Coles County: 14.8 %Cook County: 11.1 %Crawford County: 15.4 %Cumberland County: 14.5 %DeKalb County: 12.6 %De Witt County: 15.3 %Douglas County: 15.1 %DuPage County: 9.5 %Edgar County: 16.4 %Edwards County: 17.3 %Effingham County: 14.1 %Fayette County: 17.4 %Ford County: 15.8 %Franklin County: 17.7 %Fulton County: 16.8 %Gallatin County: 17.4 %Greene County: 17.2 %Grundy County: 13.3 %Hamilton County: 17 %Hancock County: 14.7 %Hardin County: 16.9 %Henderson County: 15.1 %Henry County: 13.8 %Iroquois County: 16.4 %Jackson County: 13.8 %Jasper County: 14.3 %Jefferson County: 16.1 %Jersey County: 14 %Jo Daviess County: 13 %Johnson County: 16.8 %Kane County: 11 %Kankakee County: 14.7 %Kendall County: 11 %Knox County: 16 %Lake County: 10.4 %LaSalle County: 15 %Lawrence County: 17.6 %Lee County: 15.3 %Livingston County: 15.3 %Logan County: 15.1 %McDonough County: 13.8 %McHenry County: 11.5 %McLean County: 11.2 %Macon County: 15 %Macoupin County: 15.9 %Madison County: 13.3 %Marion County: 17 %Marshall County: 15.2 %Mason County: 16 %Massac County: 16.6 %Menard County: 14.1 %Mercer County: 15.3 %Monroe County: 11.3 %Montgomery County: 16.1 %Morgan County: 15.6 %Moultrie County: 16 %Ogle County: 14 %Peoria County: 13.8 %Perry County: 17.4 %Piatt County: 12.5 %Pike County: 16.8 %Pope County: 15 %Pulaski County: 20 %Putnam County: 13.1 %Randolph County: 16.3 %Richland County: 15.5 %Rock Island County: 14.5 %St. Clair County: 14.2 %Saline County: 16.7 %Sangamon County: 13.2 %Schuyler County: 17.2 %Scott County: 15.1 %Shelby County: 15.2 %Stark County: 15.1 %Stephenson County: 15 %Tazewell County: 13.5 %Union County: 17.1 %Vermilion County: 17.2 %Wabash County: 15.8 %Warren County: 14.5 %Washington County: 13.8 %Wayne County: 17 %White County: 18.1 %Whiteside County: 14.6 %Will County: 11.6 %Williamson County: 14.7 %Winnebago County: 15.5 %Woodford County: 12.4 %
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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

Pulaski County: 20 %Pulaski County20Alexander County: 19.6 %Alexander County19.6White County: 18.1 %White County18.1Brown County: 17.8 %Brown County17.8Clay County: 17.8 %Clay County17.8Franklin County: 17.7 %Franklin County17.7Lawrence County: 17.6 %Lawrence County17.6Fayette County: 17.4 %Fayette County17.4Gallatin County: 17.4 %Gallatin County17.4Perry County: 17.4 %Perry County17.4Edwards County: 17.3 %Edwards County17.3Greene County: 17.2 %Greene County17.2Schuyler County: 17.2 %Schuyler County17.2Vermilion County: 17.2 %Vermilion County17.2Union County: 17.1 %Union County17.1Hamilton County: 17 %Hamilton County17Marion County: 17 %Marion County17Wayne County: 17 %Wayne County17Hardin County: 16.9 %Hardin County16.9Fulton County: 16.8 %Fulton County16.8Johnson County: 16.8 %Johnson County16.8Pike County: 16.8 %Pike County16.8Saline County: 16.7 %Saline County16.7Massac County: 16.6 %Massac County16.6Edgar County: 16.4 %Edgar County16.4Iroquois County: 16.4 %Iroquois County16.4Randolph County: 16.3 %Randolph County16.3Christian County: 16.1 %Christian County16.1Jefferson County: 16.1 %Jefferson County16.1Montgomery County: 16.1 %Montgomery County16.1Knox County: 16 %Knox County16Mason County: 16 %Mason County16Moultrie County: 16 %Moultrie County16Macoupin County: 15.9 %Macoupin County15.9Cass County: 15.8 %Cass County15.8Ford County: 15.8 %Ford County15.8Wabash County: 15.8 %Wabash County15.8Morgan County: 15.6 %Morgan County15.6Richland County: 15.5 %Richland County15.5Winnebago County: 15.5 %Winnebago County15.5Pulaski County: 20 %Pulaski County20Alexander County: 19.6 %Alexander County19.6White County: 18.1 %White County18.1Brown County: 17.8 %Brown County17.8Clay County: 17.8 %Clay County17.8Franklin County: 17.7 %Franklin County17.7Lawrence County: 17.6 %Lawrence County17.6Fayette County: 17.4 %Fayette County17.4Gallatin County: 17.4 %Gallatin County17.4Perry County: 17.4 %Perry County17.4Edwards County: 17.3 %Edwards County17.3Greene County: 17.2 %Greene County17.2Schuyler County: 17.2 %Schuyler County17.2Vermilion County: 17.2 %Vermilion County17.2Union County: 17.1 %Union County17.1Hamilton County: 17 %Hamilton County17Marion County: 17 %Marion County17Wayne County: 17 %Wayne County17Hardin County: 16.9 %Hardin County16.9Fulton County: 16.8 %Fulton County16.8Johnson County: 16.8 %Johnson County16.8Pike County: 16.8 %Pike County16.8Saline County: 16.7 %Saline County16.7Massac County: 16.6 %Massac County16.6Edgar County: 16.4 %Edgar County16.4Iroquois County: 16.4 %Iroquois County16.4Randolph County: 16.3 %Randolph County16.3Christian County: 16.1 %Christian County16.1Jefferson County: 16.1 %Jefferson County16.1Montgomery County: 16.1 %Montgomery County16.1Knox County: 16 %Knox County16Mason County: 16 %Mason County16Moultrie County: 16 %Moultrie County16Macoupin County: 15.9 %Macoupin County15.9Cass County: 15.8 %Cass County15.8Ford County: 15.8 %Ford County15.8Wabash County: 15.8 %Wabash County15.8Morgan County: 15.6 %Morgan County15.6Richland County: 15.5 %Richland County15.5Winnebago County: 15.5 %Winnebago County15.5
%. 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
1Pulaski County20+0.1 pts
2Alexander County19.6-1.4 pts
3White County18.1-2.3 pts
4Brown County17.8-1.6 pts
4Clay County17.8-0.8 pts
6Franklin County17.7-2.4 pts
7Lawrence County17.6-3.2 pts
8Fayette County17.4+1.3 pts
8Gallatin County17.4-2.1 pts
8Perry County17.4-3.4 pts
11Edwards County17.3+1.5 pts
12Greene County17.2-1.3 pts
12Schuyler County17.2-0.5 pts
12Vermilion County17.2-1.2 pts
15Union County17.1+0.5 pts
16Hamilton County17-0.3 pts
16Marion County17-1.8 pts
16Wayne County17+0.2 pts
19Hardin County16.9-2.3 pts
20Fulton County16.8-1.7 pts
20Johnson County16.8+0.2 pts
20Pike County16.8-0.8 pts
23Saline County16.7-2.8 pts
24Massac County16.6-1.3 pts
25Edgar County16.4-1.1 pts
25Iroquois County16.4-0.3 pts
27Randolph County16.3-1.3 pts
28Christian County16.1-1.1 pts
28Jefferson County16.1-1.5 pts
28Montgomery County16.1-2 pts
31Knox County16-1.4 pts
31Mason County16+0.2 pts
31Moultrie County16+0.1 pts
34Macoupin County15.9-2.2 pts
35Cass County15.8-1.2 pts
35Ford County15.8-0.9 pts
35Wabash County15.8-1.7 pts
38Morgan County15.6-1.7 pts
39Richland County15.5+0.1 pts
39Winnebago County15.5-2.3 pts
41Crawford County15.4-1.8 pts
42Carroll County15.3+0.5 pts
42De Witt County15.3-0.8 pts
42Lee County15.3-2.5 pts
42Livingston County15.3-1.7 pts
42Mercer County15.3-0.3 pts
47Marshall County15.2-2.4 pts
47Shelby County15.2-3.3 pts
49Bond County15.1-5.3 pts
49Douglas County15.1-3.2 pts
49Henderson County15.1-0.5 pts
49Logan County15.1-2.3 pts
49Scott County15.1+1.4 pts
49Stark County15.1-2 pts
55LaSalle County15-1.1 pts
55Macon County15-2.2 pts
55Pope County15-1.7 pts
55Stephenson County15-2 pts
59Clark County14.9+0.1 pts
60Bureau County14.8-3.9 pts
60Coles County14.8-1.6 pts
62Hancock County14.7+0.6 pts
62Kankakee County14.7-1.5 pts
62Williamson County14.7-3.3 pts
65Whiteside County14.6-0.2 pts
66Cumberland County14.5-1.3 pts
66Rock Island County14.5+0.8 pts
66Warren County14.5-3 pts
69Adams County14.4-1.4 pts
70Jasper County14.30 pts
71St. Clair County14.2-1.4 pts
72Boone County14.1-3.1 pts
72Effingham County14.1+0.8 pts
72Menard County14.1-1.3 pts
75Clinton County14-1.2 pts
75Jersey County14-2.3 pts
75Ogle County14-3.9 pts
78Henry County13.8-0.1 pts
78Jackson County13.8-2.7 pts
78McDonough County13.8-2.3 pts
78Peoria County13.8-1.7 pts
78Washington County13.8-2 pts
83Tazewell County13.5-1.3 pts
84Grundy County13.3-0.2 pts
84Madison County13.3-0.5 pts
86Sangamon County13.2-2.1 pts
87Putnam County13.1-1.1 pts
88Jo Daviess County13-0.3 pts
89Calhoun County12.9-1.1 pts
90DeKalb County12.6-0.4 pts
91Piatt County12.5-1.2 pts
92Woodford County12.4-3.7 pts
93Will County11.6-0.6 pts
94McHenry County11.5-2 pts
95Monroe County11.3-1 pts
96McLean County11.2-2.3 pts
97Champaign County11.1-2.5 pts
97Cook County11.1-1.1 pts
99Kane County11-1 pts
99Kendall County11-0.4 pts
101Lake County10.4-2.5 pts
102DuPage County9.5+0.1 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 counties 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, 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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PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), adult cigarette smoking rate, crude prevalence, Counties in Illinois by adult cigarette smoking rate, local model estimate, 2023. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4 Dec. 2025, https://www.cdc.gov/places/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-smoking-rate-county-estimate/illinois-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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

Pulaski County, with 20% in 2023, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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

DuPage County, with 9.5% in 2023.

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