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

Alexander County had the highest adult cigarette smoking rate, local model estimate of 102 counties in 2022, at 21%. DuPage County had the lowest, at 9.4%. The median was 16.6%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Highest21Alexander County
Lowest9.4DuPage County
Median16.6102 counties

Map of counties, 2022

Adams County: 15.8 %Alexander County: 21 %Bond County: 20.4 %Boone County: 17.2 %Brown County: 19.4 %Bureau County: 18.7 %Calhoun County: 14 %Carroll County: 14.8 %Cass County: 17 %Champaign County: 13.6 %Christian County: 17.2 %Clark County: 14.8 %Clay County: 18.6 %Clinton County: 15.2 %Coles County: 16.4 %Cook County: 12.2 %Crawford County: 17.2 %Cumberland County: 15.8 %DeKalb County: 13 %De Witt County: 16.1 %Douglas County: 18.3 %DuPage County: 9.4 %Edgar County: 17.5 %Edwards County: 15.8 %Effingham County: 13.3 %Fayette County: 16.1 %Ford County: 16.7 %Franklin County: 20.1 %Fulton County: 18.5 %Gallatin County: 19.5 %Greene County: 18.5 %Grundy County: 13.5 %Hamilton County: 17.3 %Hancock County: 14.1 %Hardin County: 19.2 %Henderson County: 15.6 %Henry County: 13.9 %Iroquois County: 16.7 %Jackson County: 16.5 %Jasper County: 14.3 %Jefferson County: 17.6 %Jersey County: 16.3 %Jo Daviess County: 13.3 %Johnson County: 16.6 %Kane County: 12 %Kankakee County: 16.2 %Kendall County: 11.4 %Knox County: 17.4 %Lake County: 12.9 %LaSalle County: 16.1 %Lawrence County: 20.8 %Lee County: 17.8 %Livingston County: 17 %Logan County: 17.4 %McDonough County: 16.1 %McHenry County: 13.5 %McLean County: 13.5 %Macon County: 17.2 %Macoupin County: 18.1 %Madison County: 13.8 %Marion County: 18.8 %Marshall County: 17.6 %Mason County: 15.8 %Massac County: 17.9 %Menard County: 15.4 %Mercer County: 15.6 %Monroe County: 12.3 %Montgomery County: 18.1 %Morgan County: 17.3 %Moultrie County: 15.9 %Ogle County: 17.9 %Peoria County: 15.5 %Perry County: 20.8 %Piatt County: 13.7 %Pike County: 17.6 %Pope County: 16.7 %Pulaski County: 19.9 %Putnam County: 14.2 %Randolph County: 17.6 %Richland County: 15.4 %Rock Island County: 13.7 %St. Clair County: 15.6 %Saline County: 19.5 %Sangamon County: 15.3 %Schuyler County: 17.7 %Scott County: 13.7 %Shelby County: 18.5 %Stark County: 17.1 %Stephenson County: 17 %Tazewell County: 14.8 %Union County: 16.6 %Vermilion County: 18.4 %Wabash County: 17.5 %Warren County: 17.5 %Washington County: 15.8 %Wayne County: 16.8 %White County: 20.4 %Whiteside County: 14.8 %Will County: 12.2 %Williamson County: 18 %Winnebago County: 17.8 %Woodford County: 16.1 %
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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

Alexander County: 21 %Alexander County21Lawrence County: 20.8 %Lawrence County20.8Perry County: 20.8 %Perry County20.8Bond County: 20.4 %Bond County20.4White County: 20.4 %White County20.4Franklin County: 20.1 %Franklin County20.1Pulaski County: 19.9 %Pulaski County19.9Gallatin County: 19.5 %Gallatin County19.5Saline County: 19.5 %Saline County19.5Brown County: 19.4 %Brown County19.4Hardin County: 19.2 %Hardin County19.2Marion County: 18.8 %Marion County18.8Bureau County: 18.7 %Bureau County18.7Clay County: 18.6 %Clay County18.6Fulton County: 18.5 %Fulton County18.5Greene County: 18.5 %Greene County18.5Shelby County: 18.5 %Shelby County18.5Vermilion County: 18.4 %Vermilion County18.4Douglas County: 18.3 %Douglas County18.3Macoupin County: 18.1 %Macoupin County18.1Montgomery County: 18.1 %Montgomery County18.1Williamson County: 18 %Williamson County18Massac County: 17.9 %Massac County17.9Ogle County: 17.9 %Ogle County17.9Lee County: 17.8 %Lee County17.8Winnebago County: 17.8 %Winnebago County17.8Schuyler County: 17.7 %Schuyler County17.7Jefferson County: 17.6 %Jefferson County17.6Marshall County: 17.6 %Marshall County17.6Pike County: 17.6 %Pike County17.6Randolph County: 17.6 %Randolph County17.6Edgar County: 17.5 %Edgar County17.5Wabash County: 17.5 %Wabash County17.5Warren County: 17.5 %Warren County17.5Knox County: 17.4 %Knox County17.4Logan County: 17.4 %Logan County17.4Hamilton County: 17.3 %Hamilton County17.3Morgan County: 17.3 %Morgan County17.3Boone County: 17.2 %Boone County17.2Christian County: 17.2 %Christian County17.2Alexander County: 21 %Alexander County21Lawrence County: 20.8 %Lawrence County20.8Perry County: 20.8 %Perry County20.8Bond County: 20.4 %Bond County20.4White County: 20.4 %White County20.4Franklin County: 20.1 %Franklin County20.1Pulaski County: 19.9 %Pulaski County19.9Gallatin County: 19.5 %Gallatin County19.5Saline County: 19.5 %Saline County19.5Brown County: 19.4 %Brown County19.4Hardin County: 19.2 %Hardin County19.2Marion County: 18.8 %Marion County18.8Bureau County: 18.7 %Bureau County18.7Clay County: 18.6 %Clay County18.6Fulton County: 18.5 %Fulton County18.5Greene County: 18.5 %Greene County18.5Shelby County: 18.5 %Shelby County18.5Vermilion County: 18.4 %Vermilion County18.4Douglas County: 18.3 %Douglas County18.3Macoupin County: 18.1 %Macoupin County18.1Montgomery County: 18.1 %Montgomery County18.1Williamson County: 18 %Williamson County18Massac County: 17.9 %Massac County17.9Ogle County: 17.9 %Ogle County17.9Lee County: 17.8 %Lee County17.8Winnebago County: 17.8 %Winnebago County17.8Schuyler County: 17.7 %Schuyler County17.7Jefferson County: 17.6 %Jefferson County17.6Marshall County: 17.6 %Marshall County17.6Pike County: 17.6 %Pike County17.6Randolph County: 17.6 %Randolph County17.6Edgar County: 17.5 %Edgar County17.5Wabash County: 17.5 %Wabash County17.5Warren County: 17.5 %Warren County17.5Knox County: 17.4 %Knox County17.4Logan County: 17.4 %Logan County17.4Hamilton County: 17.3 %Hamilton County17.3Morgan County: 17.3 %Morgan County17.3Boone County: 17.2 %Boone County17.2Christian County: 17.2 %Christian County17.2
%. 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

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Alexander County21-1.4 pts
2Lawrence County20.8+0.7 pts
2Perry County20.8+0.1 pts
4Bond County20.4+1.9 pts
4White County20.4+1 pts
6Franklin County20.1+0.3 pts
7Pulaski County19.9-0.3 pts
8Gallatin County19.5-0.3 pts
8Saline County19.5+0.3 pts
10Brown County19.4-0.9 pts
11Hardin County19.2+0.5 pts
12Marion County18.8-0.5 pts
13Bureau County18.7+1.7 pts
14Clay County18.6-0.9 pts
15Fulton County18.50 pts
15Greene County18.5-0.6 pts
15Shelby County18.5+1.6 pts
18Vermilion County18.4-1.2 pts
19Douglas County18.3+0.3 pts
20Macoupin County18.1-0.8 pts
20Montgomery County18.1-0.6 pts
22Williamson County18+1.1 pts
23Massac County17.9-0.9 pts
23Ogle County17.9+1.7 pts
25Lee County17.8+0.7 pts
25Winnebago County17.8+0.2 pts
27Schuyler County17.7-0.5 pts
28Jefferson County17.6-0.8 pts
28Marshall County17.6+0.8 pts
28Pike County17.6-1.3 pts
28Randolph County17.6-2.3 pts
32Edgar County17.5-0.6 pts
32Wabash County17.5-0.2 pts
32Warren County17.5+1.5 pts
35Knox County17.4-1.1 pts
35Logan County17.4+0.7 pts
37Hamilton County17.3-1.2 pts
37Morgan County17.3-1.1 pts
39Boone County17.2+1.7 pts
39Christian County17.2-1.2 pts
39Crawford County17.2-1.1 pts
39Macon County17.2-0.1 pts
43Stark County17.1-0.3 pts
44Cass County17-1.5 pts
44Livingston County17-1.2 pts
44Stephenson County17+0.2 pts
47Wayne County16.8-2.3 pts
48Ford County16.7-0.7 pts
48Iroquois County16.7-1.4 pts
48Pope County16.7-2.2 pts
51Johnson County16.6-2.1 pts
51Union County16.6-1.9 pts
53Jackson County16.5+0.6 pts
54Coles County16.4-1 pts
55Jersey County16.3+0.9 pts
56Kankakee County16.2-1.2 pts
57De Witt County16.1-1.7 pts
57Fayette County16.1-4.5 pts
57LaSalle County16.1-0.7 pts
57McDonough County16.1+0.4 pts
57Woodford County16.1+2.2 pts
62Moultrie County15.9-1.4 pts
63Adams County15.8-1.3 pts
63Cumberland County15.8-0.8 pts
63Edwards County15.8-2.3 pts
63Mason County15.8-2.4 pts
63Washington County15.8+0.1 pts
68Henderson County15.6-0.5 pts
68Mercer County15.6-1.9 pts
68St. Clair County15.6-0.4 pts
71Peoria County15.5-0.4 pts
72Menard County15.4+0.2 pts
72Richland County15.4-1.8 pts
74Sangamon County15.3-0.4 pts
75Clinton County15.2-1.2 pts
76Carroll County14.8-2.3 pts
76Clark County14.8-1.3 pts
76Tazewell County14.8-0.9 pts
76Whiteside County14.8-1.9 pts
80Jasper County14.3-2.5 pts
81Putnam County14.2-1.7 pts
82Hancock County14.1-2.2 pts
83Calhoun County14-1.7 pts
84Henry County13.9-1.9 pts
85Madison County13.8-2.4 pts
86Piatt County13.7-0.7 pts
86Rock Island County13.7-3.3 pts
86Scott County13.7-3.3 pts
89Champaign County13.6+0.4 pts
90Grundy County13.5-1.3 pts
90McHenry County13.5+0.7 pts
90McLean County13.5+0.6 pts
93Effingham County13.3-3.3 pts
93Jo Daviess County13.3-1.9 pts
95DeKalb County13-1.2 pts
96Lake County12.9+1.2 pts
97Monroe County12.3-0.8 pts
98Cook County12.2-0.9 pts
98Will County12.2-1.1 pts
100Kane County12-1.3 pts
101Kendall County11.4-1.5 pts
102DuPage County9.4-1.2 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.

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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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2025). 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, 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.cdc.gov/places/

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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, 2022. 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?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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

Alexander County, with 21% in 2022, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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

DuPage County, with 9.4% in 2022.

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