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 2022, at 24.4%. Washington County had the lowest, at 8.8%. The median was 15.4%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Highest24.4Mahnomen County
Median15.487 counties

Map of counties, 2022

Aitkin County: 16.4 %Anoka County: 12.1 %Becker County: 14.2 %Beltrami County: 16.5 %Benton County: 14 %Big Stone County: 16.4 %Blue Earth County: 16.7 %Brown County: 16.2 %Carlton County: 15.2 %Carver County: 11.3 %Cass County: 16.6 %Chippewa County: 13 %Chisago County: 16.5 %Clay County: 13.4 %Clearwater County: 16.2 %Cook County: 12.2 %Cottonwood County: 16.5 %Crow Wing County: 14.9 %Dakota County: 11.5 %Dodge County: 12.6 %Douglas County: 16 %Faribault County: 14.2 %Fillmore County: 16 %Freeborn County: 17.2 %Goodhue County: 13.7 %Grant County: 16.6 %Hennepin County: 11.9 %Houston County: 16.3 %Hubbard County: 15.1 %Isanti County: 16 %Itasca County: 15 %Jackson County: 13 %Kanabec County: 18.3 %Kandiyohi County: 14.1 %Kittson County: 16.4 %Koochiching County: 16.8 %Lac qui Parle County: 14.5 %Lake County: 15.5 %Lake of the Woods County: 15.7 %Le Sueur County: 19.2 %Lincoln County: 16 %Lyon County: 15.1 %McLeod County: 14.5 %Mahnomen County: 24.4 %Marshall County: 16.1 %Martin County: 14.6 %Meeker County: 14.3 %Mille Lacs County: 19.4 %Morrison County: 15.8 %Mower County: 16.4 %Murray County: 17 %Nicollet County: 14.4 %Nobles County: 17.3 %Norman County: 14.9 %Olmsted County: 12.4 %Otter Tail County: 18.3 %Pennington County: 14.7 %Pine County: 16.7 %Pipestone County: 16.5 %Polk County: 14.6 %Pope County: 16.3 %Ramsey County: 15.4 %Red Lake County: 16.3 %Redwood County: 15.1 %Renville County: 17.5 %Rice County: 13.8 %Rock County: 16.3 %Roseau County: 14.7 %St. Louis County: 15.9 %Scott County: 14.3 %Sherburne County: 15 %Sibley County: 16.1 %Stearns County: 14.7 %Steele County: 12.9 %Stevens County: 13.6 %Swift County: 14.8 %Todd County: 16.2 %Traverse County: 14.8 %Wabasha County: 12.7 %Wadena County: 17.7 %Waseca County: 15.3 %Washington County: 8.8 %Watonwan County: 15.9 %Wilkin County: 17.3 %Winona County: 13.7 %Wright County: 14.5 %Yellow Medicine County: 16.2 %
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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.

Top 40 counties, 2022

Mahnomen County: 24.4 %Mahnomen County24.4Mille Lacs County: 19.4 %Mille Lacs County19.4Le Sueur County: 19.2 %Le Sueur County19.2Kanabec County: 18.3 %Kanabec County18.3Otter Tail County: 18.3 %Otter Tail County18.3Wadena County: 17.7 %Wadena County17.7Renville County: 17.5 %Renville County17.5Nobles County: 17.3 %Nobles County17.3Wilkin County: 17.3 %Wilkin County17.3Freeborn County: 17.2 %Freeborn County17.2Murray County: 17 %Murray County17Koochiching County: 16.8 %Koochiching County16.8Blue Earth County: 16.7 %Blue Earth County16.7Pine County: 16.7 %Pine County16.7Cass County: 16.6 %Cass County16.6Grant County: 16.6 %Grant County16.6Beltrami County: 16.5 %Beltrami County16.5Chisago County: 16.5 %Chisago County16.5Cottonwood County: 16.5 %Cottonwood County16.5Pipestone County: 16.5 %Pipestone County16.5Aitkin County: 16.4 %Aitkin County16.4Big Stone County: 16.4 %Big Stone County16.4Kittson County: 16.4 %Kittson County16.4Mower County: 16.4 %Mower County16.4Houston County: 16.3 %Houston County16.3Pope County: 16.3 %Pope County16.3Red Lake County: 16.3 %Red Lake County16.3Rock County: 16.3 %Rock County16.3Brown County: 16.2 %Brown County16.2Clearwater County: 16.2 %Clearwater County16.2Todd County: 16.2 %Todd County16.2Yellow Medicine County: 16.2 %Yellow Medicine County16.2Marshall County: 16.1 %Marshall County16.1Sibley County: 16.1 %Sibley County16.1Douglas County: 16 %Douglas County16Fillmore County: 16 %Fillmore County16Isanti County: 16 %Isanti County16Lincoln County: 16 %Lincoln County16St. Louis County: 15.9 %St. Louis County15.9Watonwan County: 15.9 %Watonwan County15.9Mahnomen County: 24.4 %Mahnomen County24.4Mille Lacs County: 19.4 %Mille Lacs County19.4Le Sueur County: 19.2 %Le Sueur County19.2Kanabec County: 18.3 %Kanabec County18.3Otter Tail County: 18.3 %Otter Tail County18.3Wadena County: 17.7 %Wadena County17.7Renville County: 17.5 %Renville County17.5Nobles County: 17.3 %Nobles County17.3Wilkin County: 17.3 %Wilkin County17.3Freeborn County: 17.2 %Freeborn County17.2Murray County: 17 %Murray County17Koochiching County: 16.8 %Koochiching County16.8Blue Earth County: 16.7 %Blue Earth County16.7Pine County: 16.7 %Pine County16.7Cass County: 16.6 %Cass County16.6Grant County: 16.6 %Grant County16.6Beltrami County: 16.5 %Beltrami County16.5Chisago County: 16.5 %Chisago County16.5Cottonwood County: 16.5 %Cottonwood County16.5Pipestone County: 16.5 %Pipestone County16.5Aitkin County: 16.4 %Aitkin County16.4Big Stone County: 16.4 %Big Stone County16.4Kittson County: 16.4 %Kittson County16.4Mower County: 16.4 %Mower County16.4Houston County: 16.3 %Houston County16.3Pope County: 16.3 %Pope County16.3Red Lake County: 16.3 %Red Lake County16.3Rock County: 16.3 %Rock County16.3Brown County: 16.2 %Brown County16.2Clearwater County: 16.2 %Clearwater County16.2Todd County: 16.2 %Todd County16.2Yellow Medicine County: 16.2 %Yellow Medicine County16.2Marshall County: 16.1 %Marshall County16.1Sibley County: 16.1 %Sibley County16.1Douglas County: 16 %Douglas County16Fillmore County: 16 %Fillmore County16Isanti County: 16 %Isanti County16Lincoln County: 16 %Lincoln County16St. Louis County: 15.9 %St. Louis County15.9Watonwan County: 15.9 %Watonwan County15.9
%. 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
1Mahnomen County24.4-3.6 pts
2Mille Lacs County19.4-0.8 pts
3Le Sueur County19.2+3.2 pts
4Kanabec County18.3-1.4 pts
4Otter Tail County18.3+2 pts
6Wadena County17.7-1.8 pts
7Renville County17.5-0.2 pts
8Nobles County17.3-1.3 pts
8Wilkin County17.3-0.2 pts
10Freeborn County17.2-1.7 pts
11Murray County17+0.7 pts
12Koochiching County16.8-1 pts
13Blue Earth County16.7+1.6 pts
13Pine County16.7-3.6 pts
15Cass County16.6-1.3 pts
15Grant County16.6-0.9 pts
17Beltrami County16.5-2.5 pts
17Chisago County16.5-0.4 pts
17Cottonwood County16.5-1.5 pts
17Pipestone County16.5-1.7 pts
21Aitkin County16.4-2 pts
21Big Stone County16.4-1 pts
21Kittson County16.4+0.5 pts
21Mower County16.4-1.5 pts
25Houston County16.3+1.1 pts
25Pope County16.3-0.2 pts
25Red Lake County16.3-1.1 pts
25Rock County16.3-0.2 pts
29Brown County16.2+0.1 pts
29Clearwater County16.2-3.9 pts
29Todd County16.2-3.6 pts
29Yellow Medicine County16.2-1.7 pts
33Marshall County16.1-1.5 pts
33Sibley County16.1-1.5 pts
35Douglas County16+0.3 pts
35Fillmore County16-1.2 pts
35Isanti County16-2.4 pts
35Lincoln County16-1.3 pts
39St. Louis County15.9-0.9 pts
39Watonwan County15.9-1.2 pts
41Morrison County15.8-3.6 pts
42Lake of the Woods County15.7-1.5 pts
43Lake County15.5-0.4 pts
44Ramsey County15.4+1.1 pts
45Waseca County15.3-1.6 pts
46Carlton County15.2-4 pts
47Hubbard County15.1-1.4 pts
47Lyon County15.1-1.8 pts
47Redwood County15.1-2.7 pts
50Itasca County15-3.3 pts
50Sherburne County15-1.3 pts
52Crow Wing County14.9-1.6 pts
52Norman County14.9-2.5 pts
54Swift County14.8-4 pts
54Traverse County14.8-2.7 pts
56Pennington County14.7-2.7 pts
56Roseau County14.7-2.8 pts
56Stearns County14.7-0.9 pts
59Martin County14.6-3.2 pts
59Polk County14.6-2.9 pts
61Lac qui Parle County14.5-1.6 pts
61McLeod County14.5-3 pts
61Wright County14.5-1.1 pts
64Nicollet County14.4-0.4 pts
65Meeker County14.3-3.1 pts
65Scott County14.3+1.6 pts
67Becker County14.2-3.2 pts
67Faribault County14.2-3.8 pts
69Kandiyohi County14.1-2.7 pts
70Benton County14-4.5 pts
71Rice County13.8-2.4 pts
72Goodhue County13.7-2.3 pts
72Winona County13.7-0.9 pts
74Stevens County13.6-1.5 pts
75Clay County13.4-2.3 pts
76Chippewa County13-5 pts
76Jackson County13-4.4 pts
78Steele County12.9-4.4 pts
79Wabasha County12.7-3 pts
80Dodge County12.6-2.7 pts
81Olmsted County12.4-1 pts
82Cook County12.2-1.8 pts
83Anoka County12.1-4.3 pts
84Hennepin County11.9-0.3 pts
85Dakota County11.5-1.5 pts
86Carver County11.3-0.8 pts
87Washington County8.8-3.6 pts

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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 Minnesota 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 Minnesota 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/minnesota-counties?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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

Mahnomen County, with 24.4% in 2022, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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

Washington County, with 8.8% in 2022.

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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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