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

All 33 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-mexico-counties

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | McKinley County | 26.8 |
| 2 | San Juan County | 20.1 |
| 3 | Cibola County | 19.4 |
| 4 | Torrance County | 17 |
| 5 | Luna County | 16.9 |
| 6 | Quay County | 15.8 |
| 6 | Sierra County | 15.8 |
| 8 | Socorro County | 15.5 |
| 9 | Union County | 15.3 |
| 10 | Chaves County | 15.1 |
| 11 | Otero County | 14.9 |
| 12 | Catron County | 14.8 |
| 12 | Lea County | 14.8 |
| 14 | Hidalgo County | 14.7 |
| 15 | Curry County | 14.4 |
| 16 | Harding County | 14.3 |
| 17 | Rio Arriba County | 14.2 |
| 18 | De Baca County | 14.1 |
| 19 | Guadalupe County | 13.9 |
| 20 | Valencia County | 13.5 |
| 21 | Roosevelt County | 13.4 |
| 22 | Eddy County | 13.3 |
| 23 | Colfax County | 13.2 |
| 24 | Grant County | 12.7 |
| 25 | Lincoln County | 12.6 |
| 26 | Doña Ana County | 12.1 |
| 27 | Bernalillo County | 12 |
| 28 | San Miguel County | 11.6 |
| 29 | Sandoval County | 11.2 |
| 29 | Taos County | 11.2 |
| 31 | Mora County | 10.6 |
| 32 | Santa Fe County | 10 |
| 33 | Los Alamos County | 7.1 |