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

Mahnomen County had the highest adult cigarette smoking rate, local model estimate of 87 counties in 2021, at 28%. Carver County had the lowest, at 12.1%. The median was 17.3%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Highest28Mahnomen County
Lowest12.1Carver County
Median17.387 counties

Map of counties, 2021

Aitkin County: 18.4 %Anoka County: 16.4 %Becker County: 17.4 %Beltrami County: 19 %Benton County: 18.5 %Big Stone County: 17.4 %Blue Earth County: 15.1 %Brown County: 16.1 %Carlton County: 19.2 %Carver County: 12.1 %Cass County: 17.9 %Chippewa County: 18 %Chisago County: 16.9 %Clay County: 15.7 %Clearwater County: 20.1 %Cook County: 14 %Cottonwood County: 18 %Crow Wing County: 16.5 %Dakota County: 13 %Dodge County: 15.3 %Douglas County: 15.7 %Faribault County: 18 %Fillmore County: 17.2 %Freeborn County: 18.9 %Goodhue County: 16 %Grant County: 17.5 %Hennepin County: 12.2 %Houston County: 15.2 %Hubbard County: 16.5 %Isanti County: 18.4 %Itasca County: 18.3 %Jackson County: 17.4 %Kanabec County: 19.7 %Kandiyohi County: 16.8 %Kittson County: 15.9 %Koochiching County: 17.8 %Lac qui Parle County: 16.1 %Lake County: 15.9 %Lake of the Woods County: 17.2 %Le Sueur County: 16 %Lincoln County: 17.3 %Lyon County: 16.9 %McLeod County: 17.5 %Mahnomen County: 28 %Marshall County: 17.6 %Martin County: 17.8 %Meeker County: 17.4 %Mille Lacs County: 20.2 %Morrison County: 19.4 %Mower County: 17.9 %Murray County: 16.3 %Nicollet County: 14.8 %Nobles County: 18.6 %Norman County: 17.4 %Olmsted County: 13.4 %Otter Tail County: 16.3 %Pennington County: 17.4 %Pine County: 20.3 %Pipestone County: 18.2 %Polk County: 17.5 %Pope County: 16.5 %Ramsey County: 14.3 %Red Lake County: 17.4 %Redwood County: 17.8 %Renville County: 17.7 %Rice County: 16.2 %Rock County: 16.5 %Roseau County: 17.5 %St. Louis County: 16.8 %Scott County: 12.7 %Sherburne County: 16.3 %Sibley County: 17.6 %Stearns County: 15.6 %Steele County: 17.3 %Stevens County: 15.1 %Swift County: 18.8 %Todd County: 19.8 %Traverse County: 17.5 %Wabasha County: 15.7 %Wadena County: 19.5 %Waseca County: 16.9 %Washington County: 12.4 %Watonwan County: 17.1 %Wilkin County: 17.5 %Winona County: 14.6 %Wright County: 15.6 %Yellow Medicine County: 17.9 %
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%, 2021. 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.

Top 40 counties, 2021

Mahnomen County: 28 %Mahnomen County28Pine County: 20.3 %Pine County20.3Mille Lacs County: 20.2 %Mille Lacs County20.2Clearwater County: 20.1 %Clearwater County20.1Todd County: 19.8 %Todd County19.8Kanabec County: 19.7 %Kanabec County19.7Wadena County: 19.5 %Wadena County19.5Morrison County: 19.4 %Morrison County19.4Carlton County: 19.2 %Carlton County19.2Beltrami County: 19 %Beltrami County19Freeborn County: 18.9 %Freeborn County18.9Swift County: 18.8 %Swift County18.8Nobles County: 18.6 %Nobles County18.6Benton County: 18.5 %Benton County18.5Aitkin County: 18.4 %Aitkin County18.4Isanti County: 18.4 %Isanti County18.4Itasca County: 18.3 %Itasca County18.3Pipestone County: 18.2 %Pipestone County18.2Chippewa County: 18 %Chippewa County18Cottonwood County: 18 %Cottonwood County18Faribault County: 18 %Faribault County18Cass County: 17.9 %Cass County17.9Mower County: 17.9 %Mower County17.9Yellow Medicine County: 17.9 %Yellow Medicine County17.9Koochiching County: 17.8 %Koochiching County17.8Martin County: 17.8 %Martin County17.8Redwood County: 17.8 %Redwood County17.8Renville County: 17.7 %Renville County17.7Marshall County: 17.6 %Marshall County17.6Sibley County: 17.6 %Sibley County17.6Grant County: 17.5 %Grant County17.5McLeod County: 17.5 %McLeod County17.5Polk County: 17.5 %Polk County17.5Roseau County: 17.5 %Roseau County17.5Traverse County: 17.5 %Traverse County17.5Wilkin County: 17.5 %Wilkin County17.5Becker County: 17.4 %Becker County17.4Big Stone County: 17.4 %Big Stone County17.4Jackson County: 17.4 %Jackson County17.4Meeker County: 17.4 %Meeker County17.4Mahnomen County: 28 %Mahnomen County28Pine County: 20.3 %Pine County20.3Mille Lacs County: 20.2 %Mille Lacs County20.2Clearwater County: 20.1 %Clearwater County20.1Todd County: 19.8 %Todd County19.8Kanabec County: 19.7 %Kanabec County19.7Wadena County: 19.5 %Wadena County19.5Morrison County: 19.4 %Morrison County19.4Carlton County: 19.2 %Carlton County19.2Beltrami County: 19 %Beltrami County19Freeborn County: 18.9 %Freeborn County18.9Swift County: 18.8 %Swift County18.8Nobles County: 18.6 %Nobles County18.6Benton County: 18.5 %Benton County18.5Aitkin County: 18.4 %Aitkin County18.4Isanti County: 18.4 %Isanti County18.4Itasca County: 18.3 %Itasca County18.3Pipestone County: 18.2 %Pipestone County18.2Chippewa County: 18 %Chippewa County18Cottonwood County: 18 %Cottonwood County18Faribault County: 18 %Faribault County18Cass County: 17.9 %Cass County17.9Mower County: 17.9 %Mower County17.9Yellow Medicine County: 17.9 %Yellow Medicine County17.9Koochiching County: 17.8 %Koochiching County17.8Martin County: 17.8 %Martin County17.8Redwood County: 17.8 %Redwood County17.8Renville County: 17.7 %Renville County17.7Marshall County: 17.6 %Marshall County17.6Sibley County: 17.6 %Sibley County17.6Grant County: 17.5 %Grant County17.5McLeod County: 17.5 %McLeod County17.5Polk County: 17.5 %Polk County17.5Roseau County: 17.5 %Roseau County17.5Traverse County: 17.5 %Traverse County17.5Wilkin County: 17.5 %Wilkin County17.5Becker County: 17.4 %Becker County17.4Big Stone County: 17.4 %Big Stone County17.4Jackson County: 17.4 %Jackson County17.4Meeker County: 17.4 %Meeker County17.4
%. 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

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Mahnomen County28
2Pine County20.3
3Mille Lacs County20.2
4Clearwater County20.1
5Todd County19.8
6Kanabec County19.7
7Wadena County19.5
8Morrison County19.4
9Carlton County19.2
10Beltrami County19
11Freeborn County18.9
12Swift County18.8
13Nobles County18.6
14Benton County18.5
15Aitkin County18.4
15Isanti County18.4
17Itasca County18.3
18Pipestone County18.2
19Chippewa County18
19Cottonwood County18
19Faribault County18
22Cass County17.9
22Mower County17.9
22Yellow Medicine County17.9
25Koochiching County17.8
25Martin County17.8
25Redwood County17.8
28Renville County17.7
29Marshall County17.6
29Sibley County17.6
31Grant County17.5
31McLeod County17.5
31Polk County17.5
31Roseau County17.5
31Traverse County17.5
31Wilkin County17.5
37Becker County17.4
37Big Stone County17.4
37Jackson County17.4
37Meeker County17.4
37Norman County17.4
37Pennington County17.4
37Red Lake County17.4
44Lincoln County17.3
44Steele County17.3
46Fillmore County17.2
46Lake of the Woods County17.2
48Watonwan County17.1
49Chisago County16.9
49Lyon County16.9
49Waseca County16.9
52Kandiyohi County16.8
52St. Louis County16.8
54Crow Wing County16.5
54Hubbard County16.5
54Pope County16.5
54Rock County16.5
58Anoka County16.4
59Murray County16.3
59Otter Tail County16.3
59Sherburne County16.3
62Rice County16.2
63Brown County16.1
63Lac qui Parle County16.1
65Goodhue County16
65Le Sueur County16
67Kittson County15.9
67Lake County15.9
69Clay County15.7
69Douglas County15.7
69Wabasha County15.7
72Stearns County15.6
72Wright County15.6
74Dodge County15.3
75Houston County15.2
76Blue Earth County15.1
76Stevens County15.1
78Nicollet County14.8
79Winona County14.6
80Ramsey County14.3
81Cook County14
82Olmsted County13.4
83Dakota County13
84Scott County12.7
85Washington County12.4
86Hennepin County12.2
87Carver County12.1

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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.

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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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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 Minnesota by adult cigarette smoking rate, local model estimate, 2021. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4 Dec. 2025, https://www.cdc.gov/places/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-smoking-rate-county-estimate/minnesota-counties?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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

Mahnomen County, with 28% in 2021, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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

Carver County, with 12.1% in 2021.

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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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