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

All 54 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/massachusetts-cities

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | New Bedford, MA | 21.4 |
| 2 | Fall River, MA | 21.3 |
| 3 | Taunton, MA | 17.9 |
| 4 | Brockton, MA | 17.7 |
| 5 | Springfield, MA | 17.5 |
| 6 | Holyoke, MA | 17.1 |
| 7 | North Adams, MA | 16.8 |
| 8 | Southbridge Town, MA | 16.6 |
| 9 | Gardner, MA | 16.5 |
| 10 | Everett, MA | 16.1 |
| 11 | Chicopee, MA | 15.6 |
| 12 | Attleboro, MA | 15.3 |
| 12 | Chelsea, MA | 15.3 |
| 12 | Palmer Town, MA | 15.3 |
| 15 | West Springfield Town, MA | 14.8 |
| 16 | Fitchburg, MA | 14.7 |
| 17 | Lynn, MA | 14.6 |
| 18 | Lawrence, MA | 14.5 |
| 18 | Worcester, MA | 14.5 |
| 20 | Pittsfield, MA | 14.4 |
| 21 | Greenfield, MA | 14.3 |
| 22 | Lowell, MA | 14.1 |
| 23 | Revere, MA | 14 |
| 24 | Haverhill, MA | 13.6 |
| 25 | Leominster, MA | 13.4 |
| 26 | Westfield, MA | 13.3 |
| 27 | Marlborough, MA | 12.8 |
| 28 | Agawam Town, MA | 12.7 |
| 28 | Barnstable Town, MA | 12.7 |
| 28 | Gloucester, MA | 12.7 |
| 31 | Malden, MA | 12 |
| 32 | North Attleborough Town, MA | 11.9 |
| 32 | Peabody, MA | 11.9 |
| 34 | Randolph Town, MA | 11.8 |
| 35 | Framingham, MA | 11.7 |
| 36 | Bridgewater Town, MA | 11.3 |
| 36 | Weymouth Town, MA | 11.3 |
| 38 | Woburn, MA | 11.2 |
| 39 | Quincy, MA | 11 |
| 39 | Salem, MA | 11 |
| 41 | Winthrop Town, MA | 10.8 |
| 42 | Boston, MA | 10.7 |
| 43 | Braintree Town, MA | 10.4 |
| 44 | Beverly, MA | 10.2 |
| 45 | Franklin Town, MA | 9.7 |
| 46 | Medford, MA | 9.6 |
| 47 | Northampton, MA | 9.5 |
| 48 | Waltham, MA | 9.2 |
| 49 | Melrose, MA | 8.8 |
| 50 | Somerville, MA | 8.4 |
| 51 | Newburyport, MA | 8 |
| 52 | Amherst Town, MA | 7.4 |
| 53 | Cambridge, MA | 7.1 |
| 54 | Newton, MA | 6.5 |