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

New Bedford, MA had the highest adult cigarette smoking rate, local model estimate of 54 cities in 2023, at 21.4%. Newton, MA had the lowest, at 6.5%. The median was 12.8%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Highest21.4New Bedford, MA
Lowest6.5Newton, MA
Median12.854 cities

All cities, 2023

New Bedford, MA: 21.4 %New Bedford, MA21.4Fall River, MA: 21.3 %Fall River, MA21.3Taunton, MA: 17.9 %Taunton, MA17.9Brockton, MA: 17.7 %Brockton, MA17.7Springfield, MA: 17.5 %Springfield, MA17.5Holyoke, MA: 17.1 %Holyoke, MA17.1North Adams, MA: 16.8 %North Adams, MA16.8Southbridge Town, MA: 16.6 %Southbridge Town, MA16.6Gardner, MA: 16.5 %Gardner, MA16.5Everett, MA: 16.1 %Everett, MA16.1Chicopee, MA: 15.6 %Chicopee, MA15.6Attleboro, MA: 15.3 %Attleboro, MA15.3Chelsea, MA: 15.3 %Chelsea, MA15.3Palmer Town, MA: 15.3 %Palmer Town, MA15.3West Springfield Town, MA: 14.8 %West Springfield Town, MA14.8Fitchburg, MA: 14.7 %Fitchburg, MA14.7Lynn, MA: 14.6 %Lynn, MA14.6Lawrence, MA: 14.5 %Lawrence, MA14.5Worcester, MA: 14.5 %Worcester, MA14.5Pittsfield, MA: 14.4 %Pittsfield, MA14.4Greenfield, MA: 14.3 %Greenfield, MA14.3Lowell, MA: 14.1 %Lowell, MA14.1Revere, MA: 14 %Revere, MA14Haverhill, MA: 13.6 %Haverhill, MA13.6Leominster, MA: 13.4 %Leominster, MA13.4Westfield, MA: 13.3 %Westfield, MA13.3Marlborough, MA: 12.8 %Marlborough, MA12.8Agawam Town, MA: 12.7 %Agawam Town, MA12.7Barnstable Town, MA: 12.7 %Barnstable Town, MA12.7Gloucester, MA: 12.7 %Gloucester, MA12.7Malden, MA: 12 %Malden, MA12North Attleborough Town, MA: 11.9 %North Attleborough Town, MA11.9Peabody, MA: 11.9 %Peabody, MA11.9Randolph Town, MA: 11.8 %Randolph Town, MA11.8Framingham, MA: 11.7 %Framingham, MA11.7Bridgewater Town, MA: 11.3 %Bridgewater Town, MA11.3Weymouth Town, MA: 11.3 %Weymouth Town, MA11.3Woburn, MA: 11.2 %Woburn, MA11.2Quincy, MA: 11 %Quincy, MA11Salem, MA: 11 %Salem, MA11Winthrop Town, MA: 10.8 %Winthrop Town, MA10.8Boston, MA: 10.7 %Boston, MA10.7Braintree Town, MA: 10.4 %Braintree Town, MA10.4Beverly, MA: 10.2 %Beverly, MA10.2Franklin Town, MA: 9.7 %Franklin Town, MA9.7Medford, MA: 9.6 %Medford, MA9.6Northampton, MA: 9.5 %Northampton, MA9.5Waltham, MA: 9.2 %Waltham, MA9.2Melrose, MA: 8.8 %Melrose, MA8.8Somerville, MA: 8.4 %Somerville, MA8.4Newburyport, MA: 8 %Newburyport, MA8Amherst Town, MA: 7.4 %Amherst Town, MA7.4Cambridge, MA: 7.1 %Cambridge, MA7.1Newton, MA: 6.5 %Newton, MA6.5New Bedford, MA: 21.4 %New Bedford, MA21.4Fall River, MA: 21.3 %Fall River, MA21.3Taunton, MA: 17.9 %Taunton, MA17.9Brockton, MA: 17.7 %Brockton, MA17.7Springfield, MA: 17.5 %Springfield, MA17.5Holyoke, MA: 17.1 %Holyoke, MA17.1North Adams, MA: 16.8 %North Adams, MA16.8Southbridge Town, MA: 16.6 %Southbridge Town, MA16.6Gardner, MA: 16.5 %Gardner, MA16.5Everett, MA: 16.1 %Everett, MA16.1Chicopee, MA: 15.6 %Chicopee, MA15.6Attleboro, MA: 15.3 %Attleboro, MA15.3Chelsea, MA: 15.3 %Chelsea, MA15.3Palmer Town, MA: 15.3 %Palmer Town, MA15.3West Springfield Town, MA: 14.8 %West Springfield Town, MA14.8Fitchburg, MA: 14.7 %Fitchburg, MA14.7Lynn, MA: 14.6 %Lynn, MA14.6Lawrence, MA: 14.5 %Lawrence, MA14.5Worcester, MA: 14.5 %Worcester, MA14.5Pittsfield, MA: 14.4 %Pittsfield, MA14.4Greenfield, MA: 14.3 %Greenfield, MA14.3Lowell, MA: 14.1 %Lowell, MA14.1Revere, MA: 14 %Revere, MA14Haverhill, MA: 13.6 %Haverhill, MA13.6Leominster, MA: 13.4 %Leominster, MA13.4Westfield, MA: 13.3 %Westfield, MA13.3Marlborough, MA: 12.8 %Marlborough, MA12.8Agawam Town, MA: 12.7 %Agawam Town, MA12.7Barnstable Town, MA: 12.7 %Barnstable Town, MA12.7Gloucester, MA: 12.7 %Gloucester, MA12.7Malden, MA: 12 %Malden, MA12North Attleborough Town, MA: 11.9 %North Attleborough Town, MA11.9Peabody, MA: 11.9 %Peabody, MA11.9Randolph Town, MA: 11.8 %Randolph Town, MA11.8Framingham, MA: 11.7 %Framingham, MA11.7Bridgewater Town, MA: 11.3 %Bridgewater Town, MA11.3Weymouth Town, MA: 11.3 %Weymouth Town, MA11.3Woburn, MA: 11.2 %Woburn, MA11.2Quincy, MA: 11 %Quincy, MA11Salem, MA: 11 %Salem, MA11Winthrop Town, MA: 10.8 %Winthrop Town, MA10.8Boston, MA: 10.7 %Boston, MA10.7Braintree Town, MA: 10.4 %Braintree Town, MA10.4Beverly, MA: 10.2 %Beverly, MA10.2Franklin Town, MA: 9.7 %Franklin Town, MA9.7Medford, MA: 9.6 %Medford, MA9.6Northampton, MA: 9.5 %Northampton, MA9.5Waltham, MA: 9.2 %Waltham, MA9.2Melrose, MA: 8.8 %Melrose, MA8.8Somerville, MA: 8.4 %Somerville, MA8.4Newburyport, MA: 8 %Newburyport, MA8Amherst Town, MA: 7.4 %Amherst Town, MA7.4Cambridge, MA: 7.1 %Cambridge, MA7.1Newton, MA: 6.5 %Newton, MA6.5
%. Source: CDC, PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), adult cigarette smoking rate, crude prevalence. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2023 (%)Change on 2022
1New Bedford, MA21.4+1.6 pts
2Fall River, MA21.3+1.6 pts
3Taunton, MA17.90 pts
4Brockton, MA17.7+0.4 pts
5Springfield, MA17.5+0.4 pts
6Holyoke, MA17.1+0.4 pts
7North Adams, MA16.8+1.2 pts
8Southbridge Town, MA16.6-2.1 pts
9Gardner, MA16.5-0.9 pts
10Everett, MA16.1+0.7 pts
11Chicopee, MA15.6+0.3 pts
12Attleboro, MA15.3+1.7 pts
12Chelsea, MA15.3+0.4 pts
12Palmer Town, MA15.3-0.6 pts
15West Springfield Town, MA14.8+0.4 pts
16Fitchburg, MA14.7-1.1 pts
17Lynn, MA14.6+0.5 pts
18Lawrence, MA14.5+0.2 pts
18Worcester, MA14.5-0.7 pts
20Pittsfield, MA14.4+1.2 pts
21Greenfield, MA14.3-1.4 pts
22Lowell, MA14.1+0.7 pts
23Revere, MA14+0.3 pts
24Haverhill, MA13.6+0.3 pts
25Leominster, MA13.4-1 pts
26Westfield, MA13.30 pts
27Marlborough, MA12.8+0.5 pts
28Agawam Town, MA12.7+0.1 pts
28Barnstable Town, MA12.7+0.5 pts
28Gloucester, MA12.7+0.5 pts
31Malden, MA12+0.4 pts
32North Attleborough Town, MA11.9+0.7 pts
32Peabody, MA11.9+0.6 pts
34Randolph Town, MA11.8-1.3 pts
35Framingham, MA11.7+0.7 pts
36Bridgewater Town, MA11.3-1.4 pts
36Weymouth Town, MA11.3-0.5 pts
38Woburn, MA11.2+0.2 pts
39Quincy, MA11+0.3 pts
39Salem, MA11+0.1 pts
41Winthrop Town, MA10.80 pts
42Boston, MA10.70 pts
43Braintree Town, MA10.4+0.5 pts
44Beverly, MA10.2+0.2 pts
45Franklin Town, MA9.7+0.4 pts
46Medford, MA9.6+0.2 pts
47Northampton, MA9.5+0.3 pts
48Waltham, MA9.2+0.4 pts
49Melrose, MA8.8+0.4 pts
50Somerville, MA8.4-0.1 pts
51Newburyport, MA8+1 pts
52Amherst Town, MA7.4+0.1 pts
53Cambridge, MA7.1+0.2 pts
54Newton, MA6.5+0.3 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 cities 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, 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.

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2025). PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), adult cigarette smoking rate, crude prevalence (Cities in Massachusetts 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, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), adult cigarette smoking rate, crude prevalence, Cities in Massachusetts by adult cigarette smoking rate, local model estimate, 2023. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 12 Dec. 2025, https://www.cdc.gov/places/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-smoking-rate-county-estimate/massachusetts-cities. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 2025. PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), adult cigarette smoking rate, crude prevalence. Cities in Massachusetts 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/massachusetts-cities.

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2025) PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), adult cigarette smoking rate, crude prevalence, Cities in Massachusetts 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/massachusetts-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

New Bedford, MA, with 21.4% in 2023, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Newton, MA, with 6.5% in 2023.

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