# Cities in Maine by adult cigarette smoking rate, local model estimate, 2023

All 11 values come from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for 2023, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `adult_smoking_rate_modelled`
- Unit: %
- Definition: 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.
- Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 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/)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/cdc
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: 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.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-smoking-rate-county-estimate/maine-cities

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Lewiston, ME | 18.8 |
| 2 | Augusta, ME | 17.5 |
| 3 | Sanford, ME | 17.1 |
| 4 | Waterville, ME | 16.9 |
| 5 | Auburn, ME | 15.9 |
| 6 | Bangor, ME | 15.3 |
| 7 | Biddeford, ME | 14.8 |
| 8 | Saco, ME | 12.6 |
| 9 | Westbrook, ME | 12.4 |
| 10 | South Portland, ME | 11.4 |
| 11 | Portland, ME | 11.1 |