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

McKinley County had the highest adult cigarette smoking rate, local model estimate of 33 counties in 2023, at 26.8%. Los Alamos County had the lowest, at 7.1%. The median was 14.2%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Highest26.8McKinley County
Lowest7.1Los Alamos County
Median14.233 counties

All counties, 2023

McKinley County: 26.8 %McKinley County26.8San Juan County: 20.1 %San Juan County20.1Cibola County: 19.4 %Cibola County19.4Torrance County: 17 %Torrance County17Luna County: 16.9 %Luna County16.9Quay County: 15.8 %Quay County15.8Sierra County: 15.8 %Sierra County15.8Socorro County: 15.5 %Socorro County15.5Union County: 15.3 %Union County15.3Chaves County: 15.1 %Chaves County15.1Otero County: 14.9 %Otero County14.9Catron County: 14.8 %Catron County14.8Lea County: 14.8 %Lea County14.8Hidalgo County: 14.7 %Hidalgo County14.7Curry County: 14.4 %Curry County14.4Harding County: 14.3 %Harding County14.3Rio Arriba County: 14.2 %Rio Arriba County14.2De Baca County: 14.1 %De Baca County14.1Guadalupe County: 13.9 %Guadalupe County13.9Valencia County: 13.5 %Valencia County13.5Roosevelt County: 13.4 %Roosevelt County13.4Eddy County: 13.3 %Eddy County13.3Colfax County: 13.2 %Colfax County13.2Grant County: 12.7 %Grant County12.7Lincoln County: 12.6 %Lincoln County12.6Doña Ana County: 12.1 %Doña Ana County12.1Bernalillo County: 12 %Bernalillo County12San Miguel County: 11.6 %San Miguel County11.6Sandoval County: 11.2 %Sandoval County11.2Taos County: 11.2 %Taos County11.2Mora County: 10.6 %Mora County10.6Santa Fe County: 10 %Santa Fe County10Los Alamos County: 7.1 %Los Alamos County7.1
%. 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

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1McKinley County26.8-3.8 pts
2San Juan County20.1-4.4 pts
3Cibola County19.4-3.5 pts
4Torrance County17-2.4 pts
5Luna County16.9-2.9 pts
6Quay County15.8-2.7 pts
6Sierra County15.8-0.9 pts
8Socorro County15.5-4.7 pts
9Union County15.3-5 pts
10Chaves County15.1-2.2 pts
11Otero County14.9-2.9 pts
12Catron County14.8-5 pts
12Lea County14.8-3.1 pts
14Hidalgo County14.7-1.6 pts
15Curry County14.4-1.3 pts
16Harding County14.3-0.7 pts
17Rio Arriba County14.2-2.7 pts
18De Baca County14.1-2.4 pts
19Guadalupe County13.9-3 pts
20Valencia County13.5-1.6 pts
21Roosevelt County13.4-2.2 pts
22Eddy County13.3-4 pts
23Colfax County13.2-1.9 pts
24Grant County12.7-4 pts
25Lincoln County12.6-3.2 pts
26Doña Ana County12.1-1.3 pts
27Bernalillo County12-1.3 pts
28San Miguel County11.6-1.4 pts
29Sandoval County11.2-4.4 pts
29Taos County11.2-3.2 pts
31Mora County10.6-2.4 pts
32Santa Fe County10-1.3 pts
33Los Alamos County7.1-0.7 pts

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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.

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.

How to cite

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 New Mexico by adult cigarette smoking rate, local model estimate, 2023) [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 New Mexico by adult cigarette smoking rate, local model estimate, 2023. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4 Dec. 2025, https://www.cdc.gov/places/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-smoking-rate-county-estimate/new-mexico-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

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 New Mexico by adult cigarette smoking rate, local model estimate, 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.cdc.gov/places/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-smoking-rate-county-estimate/new-mexico-counties.

Harvard

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 New Mexico by adult cigarette smoking rate, local model estimate, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.cdc.gov/places/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-smoking-rate-county-estimate/new-mexico-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

McKinley County, with 26.8% in 2023, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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

Los Alamos County, with 7.1% in 2023.

Where does this ranking come from?

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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