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

Glacier County had the highest adult cigarette smoking rate, local model estimate of 56 counties in 2021, at 28.5%. Gallatin County had the lowest, at 11.5%. The median was 16.5%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Highest28.5Glacier County
Lowest11.5Gallatin County
Median16.556 counties

Map of counties, 2021

Beaverhead County: 15.2 %Big Horn County: 26.1 %Blaine County: 24.8 %Broadwater County: 17.6 %Carbon County: 14.4 %Carter County: 17 %Cascade County: 17.1 %Chouteau County: 18.3 %Custer County: 15.8 %Daniels County: 16.1 %Dawson County: 15.8 %Deer Lodge County: 19.7 %Fallon County: 15.9 %Fergus County: 16.4 %Flathead County: 14.7 %Gallatin County: 11.5 %Garfield County: 16.5 %Glacier County: 28.5 %Golden Valley County: 17 %Granite County: 16.9 %Hill County: 19.7 %Jefferson County: 13.8 %Judith Basin County: 15.8 %Lake County: 18 %Lewis and Clark County: 12.9 %Liberty County: 21.3 %Lincoln County: 18.8 %McCone County: 14.8 %Madison County: 13.3 %Meagher County: 14.8 %Mineral County: 17.3 %Missoula County: 14 %Musselshell County: 17.2 %Park County: 14.6 %Petroleum County: 15.3 %Phillips County: 16.5 %Pondera County: 17.6 %Powder River County: 15.8 %Powell County: 19.4 %Prairie County: 18.9 %Ravalli County: 15.5 %Richland County: 16.4 %Roosevelt County: 28.1 %Rosebud County: 22.7 %Sanders County: 19.4 %Sheridan County: 15.8 %Silver Bow County: 16.6 %Stillwater County: 14.8 %Sweet Grass County: 14.6 %Teton County: 16.5 %Toole County: 18.4 %Treasure County: 15.6 %Valley County: 17.1 %Wheatland County: 19.4 %Wibaux County: 16 %Yellowstone County: 15.1 %
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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.

All counties, 2021

Glacier County: 28.5 %Glacier County28.5Roosevelt County: 28.1 %Roosevelt County28.1Big Horn County: 26.1 %Big Horn County26.1Blaine County: 24.8 %Blaine County24.8Rosebud County: 22.7 %Rosebud County22.7Liberty County: 21.3 %Liberty County21.3Deer Lodge County: 19.7 %Deer Lodge County19.7Hill County: 19.7 %Hill County19.7Powell County: 19.4 %Powell County19.4Sanders County: 19.4 %Sanders County19.4Wheatland County: 19.4 %Wheatland County19.4Prairie County: 18.9 %Prairie County18.9Lincoln County: 18.8 %Lincoln County18.8Toole County: 18.4 %Toole County18.4Chouteau County: 18.3 %Chouteau County18.3Lake County: 18 %Lake County18Broadwater County: 17.6 %Broadwater County17.6Pondera County: 17.6 %Pondera County17.6Mineral County: 17.3 %Mineral County17.3Musselshell County: 17.2 %Musselshell County17.2Cascade County: 17.1 %Cascade County17.1Valley County: 17.1 %Valley County17.1Carter County: 17 %Carter County17Golden Valley County: 17 %Golden Valley County17Granite County: 16.9 %Granite County16.9Silver Bow County: 16.6 %Silver Bow County16.6Garfield County: 16.5 %Garfield County16.5Phillips County: 16.5 %Phillips County16.5Teton County: 16.5 %Teton County16.5Fergus County: 16.4 %Fergus County16.4Richland County: 16.4 %Richland County16.4Daniels County: 16.1 %Daniels County16.1Wibaux County: 16 %Wibaux County16Fallon County: 15.9 %Fallon County15.9Custer County: 15.8 %Custer County15.8Dawson County: 15.8 %Dawson County15.8Judith Basin County: 15.8 %Judith Basin County15.8Powder River County: 15.8 %Powder River County15.8Sheridan County: 15.8 %Sheridan County15.8Treasure County: 15.6 %Treasure County15.6Ravalli County: 15.5 %Ravalli County15.5Petroleum County: 15.3 %Petroleum County15.3Beaverhead County: 15.2 %Beaverhead County15.2Yellowstone County: 15.1 %Yellowstone County15.1McCone County: 14.8 %McCone County14.8Meagher County: 14.8 %Meagher County14.8Stillwater County: 14.8 %Stillwater County14.8Flathead County: 14.7 %Flathead County14.7Park County: 14.6 %Park County14.6Sweet Grass County: 14.6 %Sweet Grass County14.6Carbon County: 14.4 %Carbon County14.4Missoula County: 14 %Missoula County14Jefferson County: 13.8 %Jefferson County13.8Madison County: 13.3 %Madison County13.3Lewis and Clark County: 12.9 %Lewis and Clark County12.9Gallatin County: 11.5 %Gallatin County11.5Glacier County: 28.5 %Glacier County28.5Roosevelt County: 28.1 %Roosevelt County28.1Big Horn County: 26.1 %Big Horn County26.1Blaine County: 24.8 %Blaine County24.8Rosebud County: 22.7 %Rosebud County22.7Liberty County: 21.3 %Liberty County21.3Deer Lodge County: 19.7 %Deer Lodge County19.7Hill County: 19.7 %Hill County19.7Powell County: 19.4 %Powell County19.4Sanders County: 19.4 %Sanders County19.4Wheatland County: 19.4 %Wheatland County19.4Prairie County: 18.9 %Prairie County18.9Lincoln County: 18.8 %Lincoln County18.8Toole County: 18.4 %Toole County18.4Chouteau County: 18.3 %Chouteau County18.3Lake County: 18 %Lake County18Broadwater County: 17.6 %Broadwater County17.6Pondera County: 17.6 %Pondera County17.6Mineral County: 17.3 %Mineral County17.3Musselshell County: 17.2 %Musselshell County17.2Cascade County: 17.1 %Cascade County17.1Valley County: 17.1 %Valley County17.1Carter County: 17 %Carter County17Golden Valley County: 17 %Golden Valley County17Granite County: 16.9 %Granite County16.9Silver Bow County: 16.6 %Silver Bow County16.6Garfield County: 16.5 %Garfield County16.5Phillips County: 16.5 %Phillips County16.5Teton County: 16.5 %Teton County16.5Fergus County: 16.4 %Fergus County16.4Richland County: 16.4 %Richland County16.4Daniels County: 16.1 %Daniels County16.1Wibaux County: 16 %Wibaux County16Fallon County: 15.9 %Fallon County15.9Custer County: 15.8 %Custer County15.8Dawson County: 15.8 %Dawson County15.8Judith Basin County: 15.8 %Judith Basin County15.8Powder River County: 15.8 %Powder River County15.8Sheridan County: 15.8 %Sheridan County15.8Treasure County: 15.6 %Treasure County15.6Ravalli County: 15.5 %Ravalli County15.5Petroleum County: 15.3 %Petroleum County15.3Beaverhead County: 15.2 %Beaverhead County15.2Yellowstone County: 15.1 %Yellowstone County15.1McCone County: 14.8 %McCone County14.8Meagher County: 14.8 %Meagher County14.8Stillwater County: 14.8 %Stillwater County14.8Flathead County: 14.7 %Flathead County14.7Park County: 14.6 %Park County14.6Sweet Grass County: 14.6 %Sweet Grass County14.6Carbon County: 14.4 %Carbon County14.4Missoula County: 14 %Missoula County14Jefferson County: 13.8 %Jefferson County13.8Madison County: 13.3 %Madison County13.3Lewis and Clark County: 12.9 %Lewis and Clark County12.9Gallatin County: 11.5 %Gallatin County11.5
%. 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 (%)
1Glacier County28.5
2Roosevelt County28.1
3Big Horn County26.1
4Blaine County24.8
5Rosebud County22.7
6Liberty County21.3
7Deer Lodge County19.7
7Hill County19.7
9Powell County19.4
9Sanders County19.4
9Wheatland County19.4
12Prairie County18.9
13Lincoln County18.8
14Toole County18.4
15Chouteau County18.3
16Lake County18
17Broadwater County17.6
17Pondera County17.6
19Mineral County17.3
20Musselshell County17.2
21Cascade County17.1
21Valley County17.1
23Carter County17
23Golden Valley County17
25Granite County16.9
26Silver Bow County16.6
27Garfield County16.5
27Phillips County16.5
27Teton County16.5
30Fergus County16.4
30Richland County16.4
32Daniels County16.1
33Wibaux County16
34Fallon County15.9
35Custer County15.8
35Dawson County15.8
35Judith Basin County15.8
35Powder River County15.8
35Sheridan County15.8
40Treasure County15.6
41Ravalli County15.5
42Petroleum County15.3
43Beaverhead County15.2
44Yellowstone County15.1
45McCone County14.8
45Meagher County14.8
45Stillwater County14.8
48Flathead County14.7
49Park County14.6
49Sweet Grass County14.6
51Carbon County14.4
52Missoula County14
53Jefferson County13.8
54Madison County13.3
55Lewis and Clark County12.9
56Gallatin County11.5

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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 Montana by adult cigarette smoking rate, local model estimate, 2021) [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 Montana 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/montana-counties?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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

Glacier County, with 28.5% in 2021, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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

Gallatin County, with 11.5% 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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