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

Allegany County had the highest adult cigarette smoking rate, local model estimate of 24 counties in 2023, at 17.7%. Montgomery County had the lowest, at 7.2%. The median was 11.8%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Highest17.7Allegany County
Lowest7.2Montgomery County
Median11.824 counties

Map of counties, 2023

Allegany County: 17.7 %Anne Arundel County: 10.6 %Baltimore County: 11.1 %Calvert County: 11.1 %Caroline County: 17.4 %Carroll County: 10.9 %Cecil County: 15.3 %Charles County: 11.5 %Dorchester County: 16.1 %Frederick County: 9.2 %Garrett County: 14.2 %Harford County: 10.9 %Howard County: 7.4 %Kent County: 11.9 %Montgomery County: 7.2 %Prince George's County: 10.5 %Queen Anne's County: 11.7 %St. Mary's County: 12.7 %Somerset County: 16.9 %Talbot County: 10.9 %Washington County: 15.1 %Wicomico County: 13.4 %Worcester County: 12.3 %Baltimore city: 15.8 %
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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.

All counties, 2023

Allegany County: 17.7 %Allegany County17.7Caroline County: 17.4 %Caroline County17.4Somerset County: 16.9 %Somerset County16.9Dorchester County: 16.1 %Dorchester County16.1Baltimore city: 15.8 %Baltimore city15.8Cecil County: 15.3 %Cecil County15.3Washington County: 15.1 %Washington County15.1Garrett County: 14.2 %Garrett County14.2Wicomico County: 13.4 %Wicomico County13.4St. Mary's County: 12.7 %St. Mary's County12.7Worcester County: 12.3 %Worcester County12.3Kent County: 11.9 %Kent County11.9Queen Anne's County: 11.7 %Queen Anne's County11.7Charles County: 11.5 %Charles County11.5Baltimore County: 11.1 %Baltimore County11.1Calvert County: 11.1 %Calvert County11.1Carroll County: 10.9 %Carroll County10.9Harford County: 10.9 %Harford County10.9Talbot County: 10.9 %Talbot County10.9Anne Arundel County: 10.6 %Anne Arundel County10.6Prince George's County: 10.5 %Prince George's County10.5Frederick County: 9.2 %Frederick County9.2Howard County: 7.4 %Howard County7.4Montgomery County: 7.2 %Montgomery County7.2Allegany County: 17.7 %Allegany County17.7Caroline County: 17.4 %Caroline County17.4Somerset County: 16.9 %Somerset County16.9Dorchester County: 16.1 %Dorchester County16.1Baltimore city: 15.8 %Baltimore city15.8Cecil County: 15.3 %Cecil County15.3Washington County: 15.1 %Washington County15.1Garrett County: 14.2 %Garrett County14.2Wicomico County: 13.4 %Wicomico County13.4St. Mary's County: 12.7 %St. Mary's County12.7Worcester County: 12.3 %Worcester County12.3Kent County: 11.9 %Kent County11.9Queen Anne's County: 11.7 %Queen Anne's County11.7Charles County: 11.5 %Charles County11.5Baltimore County: 11.1 %Baltimore County11.1Calvert County: 11.1 %Calvert County11.1Carroll County: 10.9 %Carroll County10.9Harford County: 10.9 %Harford County10.9Talbot County: 10.9 %Talbot County10.9Anne Arundel County: 10.6 %Anne Arundel County10.6Prince George's County: 10.5 %Prince George's County10.5Frederick County: 9.2 %Frederick County9.2Howard County: 7.4 %Howard County7.4Montgomery County: 7.2 %Montgomery County7.2
%. 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

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Allegany County17.7+2.7 pts
2Caroline County17.4-1.2 pts
3Somerset County16.9-1.6 pts
4Dorchester County16.1-0.7 pts
5Baltimore city15.8-0.1 pts
6Cecil County15.3-0.3 pts
7Washington County15.1-0.4 pts
8Garrett County14.2-1.7 pts
9Wicomico County13.4-2 pts
10St. Mary's County12.7-0.6 pts
11Worcester County12.3-1 pts
12Kent County11.9+0.6 pts
13Queen Anne's County11.7-1.2 pts
14Charles County11.5-2.3 pts
15Baltimore County11.1-1.1 pts
15Calvert County11.1+0.1 pts
17Carroll County10.9-1.2 pts
17Harford County10.9+0.1 pts
17Talbot County10.9-0.7 pts
20Anne Arundel County10.6-0.2 pts
21Prince George's County10.5-0.2 pts
22Frederick County9.2-1.9 pts
23Howard County7.4-0.7 pts
24Montgomery County7.2-1 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.

How to cite

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 Maryland by adult cigarette smoking rate, local model estimate, 2023) [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 Maryland 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/maryland-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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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 Maryland by adult cigarette smoking rate, local model estimate, 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.cdc.gov/places/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-smoking-rate-county-estimate/maryland-counties.

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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 Maryland by adult cigarette smoking rate, local model estimate, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.cdc.gov/places/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-smoking-rate-county-estimate/maryland-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Allegany County, with 17.7% in 2023, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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

Montgomery County, with 7.2% in 2023.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 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.

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