# Counties in New Jersey by adult cigarette smoking rate, local model estimate, 2023

All 21 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, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec 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, 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.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-smoking-rate-county-estimate/new-jersey-counties

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Cumberland County | 16.5 |
| 2 | Salem County | 14.7 |
| 3 | Ocean County | 13.3 |
| 4 | Camden County | 13.1 |
| 5 | Atlantic County | 12.9 |
| 6 | Essex County | 12.4 |
| 7 | Passaic County | 12.3 |
| 8 | Gloucester County | 11.9 |
| 9 | Cape May County | 11.8 |
| 10 | Warren County | 11.6 |
| 11 | Union County | 11.4 |
| 12 | Sussex County | 11.2 |
| 13 | Burlington County | 10.9 |
| 14 | Hudson County | 10.6 |
| 15 | Mercer County | 10.5 |
| 16 | Middlesex County | 10 |
| 17 | Monmouth County | 9.7 |
| 18 | Hunterdon County | 8.8 |
| 19 | Bergen County | 8.4 |
| 19 | Morris County | 8.4 |
| 21 | Somerset County | 8.2 |