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

McKinley County had the highest adult cigarette smoking rate, local model estimate of 33 counties in 2021, at 27%. Los Alamos County had the lowest, at 7.8%. The median was 15.8%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Highest27McKinley County
Lowest7.8Los Alamos County
Median15.833 counties

All counties, 2021

McKinley County: 27 %McKinley County27Cibola County: 22.1 %Cibola County22.1San Juan County: 21.3 %San Juan County21.3Socorro County: 18.6 %Socorro County18.6Luna County: 18.5 %Luna County18.5Catron County: 17.9 %Catron County17.9Union County: 17.9 %Union County17.9Quay County: 17.8 %Quay County17.8Torrance County: 17.7 %Torrance County17.7Chaves County: 17.1 %Chaves County17.1Curry County: 17 %Curry County17Otero County: 16.6 %Otero County16.6De Baca County: 16.4 %De Baca County16.4Lea County: 16.3 %Lea County16.3Hidalgo County: 16.1 %Hidalgo County16.1Rio Arriba County: 15.8 %Rio Arriba County15.8Sierra County: 15.8 %Sierra County15.8Eddy County: 15.7 %Eddy County15.7Colfax County: 15.4 %Colfax County15.4Roosevelt County: 15.4 %Roosevelt County15.4Guadalupe County: 15.1 %Guadalupe County15.1Valencia County: 14.9 %Valencia County14.9Grant County: 14.6 %Grant County14.6Harding County: 14.6 %Harding County14.6Lincoln County: 14.5 %Lincoln County14.5Doña Ana County: 14.4 %Doña Ana County14.4San Miguel County: 13.8 %San Miguel County13.8Bernalillo County: 13.3 %Bernalillo County13.3Sandoval County: 13.2 %Sandoval County13.2Taos County: 12.7 %Taos County12.7Mora County: 12.3 %Mora County12.3Santa Fe County: 11.1 %Santa Fe County11.1Los Alamos County: 7.8 %Los Alamos County7.8
%. 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 (%)
1McKinley County27
2Cibola County22.1
3San Juan County21.3
4Socorro County18.6
5Luna County18.5
6Catron County17.9
6Union County17.9
8Quay County17.8
9Torrance County17.7
10Chaves County17.1
11Curry County17
12Otero County16.6
13De Baca County16.4
14Lea County16.3
15Hidalgo County16.1
16Rio Arriba County15.8
16Sierra County15.8
18Eddy County15.7
19Colfax County15.4
19Roosevelt County15.4
21Guadalupe County15.1
22Valencia County14.9
23Grant County14.6
23Harding County14.6
25Lincoln County14.5
26Doña Ana County14.4
27San Miguel County13.8
28Bernalillo County13.3
29Sandoval County13.2
30Taos County12.7
31Mora County12.3
32Santa Fe County11.1
33Los Alamos County7.8

Other periods

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, 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 New Mexico 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/new-mexico-counties?period=2021. 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, 2021. 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?period=2021.

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, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.cdc.gov/places/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-smoking-rate-county-estimate/new-mexico-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

McKinley County, with 27% in 2021, 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 7.8% in 2021.

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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