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

Caroline County had the highest adult cigarette smoking rate, local model estimate of 24 counties in 2022, at 18.6%. Howard County had the lowest, at 8.1%. The median was 13.1%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Highest18.6Caroline County
Lowest8.1Howard County
Median13.124 counties

Map of counties, 2022

Allegany County: 15 %Anne Arundel County: 10.8 %Baltimore County: 12.2 %Calvert County: 11 %Caroline County: 18.6 %Carroll County: 12.1 %Cecil County: 15.6 %Charles County: 13.8 %Dorchester County: 16.8 %Frederick County: 11.1 %Garrett County: 15.9 %Harford County: 10.8 %Howard County: 8.1 %Kent County: 11.3 %Montgomery County: 8.2 %Prince George's County: 10.7 %Queen Anne's County: 12.9 %St. Mary's County: 13.3 %Somerset County: 18.5 %Talbot County: 11.6 %Washington County: 15.5 %Wicomico County: 15.4 %Worcester County: 13.3 %Baltimore city: 15.9 %
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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.

All counties, 2022

Caroline County: 18.6 %Caroline County18.6Somerset County: 18.5 %Somerset County18.5Dorchester County: 16.8 %Dorchester County16.8Baltimore city: 15.9 %Baltimore city15.9Garrett County: 15.9 %Garrett County15.9Cecil County: 15.6 %Cecil County15.6Washington County: 15.5 %Washington County15.5Wicomico County: 15.4 %Wicomico County15.4Allegany County: 15 %Allegany County15Charles County: 13.8 %Charles County13.8St. Mary's County: 13.3 %St. Mary's County13.3Worcester County: 13.3 %Worcester County13.3Queen Anne's County: 12.9 %Queen Anne's County12.9Baltimore County: 12.2 %Baltimore County12.2Carroll County: 12.1 %Carroll County12.1Talbot County: 11.6 %Talbot County11.6Kent County: 11.3 %Kent County11.3Frederick County: 11.1 %Frederick County11.1Calvert County: 11 %Calvert County11Anne Arundel County: 10.8 %Anne Arundel County10.8Harford County: 10.8 %Harford County10.8Prince George's County: 10.7 %Prince George's County10.7Montgomery County: 8.2 %Montgomery County8.2Howard County: 8.1 %Howard County8.1Caroline County: 18.6 %Caroline County18.6Somerset County: 18.5 %Somerset County18.5Dorchester County: 16.8 %Dorchester County16.8Baltimore city: 15.9 %Baltimore city15.9Garrett County: 15.9 %Garrett County15.9Cecil County: 15.6 %Cecil County15.6Washington County: 15.5 %Washington County15.5Wicomico County: 15.4 %Wicomico County15.4Allegany County: 15 %Allegany County15Charles County: 13.8 %Charles County13.8St. Mary's County: 13.3 %St. Mary's County13.3Worcester County: 13.3 %Worcester County13.3Queen Anne's County: 12.9 %Queen Anne's County12.9Baltimore County: 12.2 %Baltimore County12.2Carroll County: 12.1 %Carroll County12.1Talbot County: 11.6 %Talbot County11.6Kent County: 11.3 %Kent County11.3Frederick County: 11.1 %Frederick County11.1Calvert County: 11 %Calvert County11Anne Arundel County: 10.8 %Anne Arundel County10.8Harford County: 10.8 %Harford County10.8Prince George's County: 10.7 %Prince George's County10.7Montgomery County: 8.2 %Montgomery County8.2Howard County: 8.1 %Howard County8.1
%. 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
1Caroline County18.6+0.5 pts
2Somerset County18.5-0.2 pts
3Dorchester County16.8-1.1 pts
4Baltimore city15.9-2.2 pts
4Garrett County15.90 pts
6Cecil County15.6-2.3 pts
7Washington County15.5-1.5 pts
8Wicomico County15.4-1 pts
9Allegany County15-3.4 pts
10Charles County13.8+1 pts
11St. Mary's County13.3-1 pts
11Worcester County13.3-2 pts
13Queen Anne's County12.9-0.2 pts
14Baltimore County12.2-0.1 pts
15Carroll County12.1-0.2 pts
16Talbot County11.6-0.6 pts
17Kent County11.3-2 pts
18Frederick County11.1-1.1 pts
19Calvert County11-1.9 pts
20Anne Arundel County10.8-0.5 pts
20Harford County10.8-2.5 pts
22Prince George's County10.7-0.2 pts
23Montgomery County8.2-0.2 pts
24Howard County8.10 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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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, 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 Maryland 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/maryland-counties?period=2022. 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, 2022. 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?period=2022.

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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, 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.cdc.gov/places/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-smoking-rate-county-estimate/maryland-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Caroline County, with 18.6% in 2022, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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

Howard County, with 8.1% in 2022.

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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