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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 2022, at 30.6%. Los Alamos County had the lowest, at 7.8%. The median was 16.7%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Highest30.6McKinley County
Lowest7.8Los Alamos County
Median16.733 counties

All counties, 2022

McKinley County: 30.6 %McKinley County30.6San Juan County: 24.5 %San Juan County24.5Cibola County: 22.9 %Cibola County22.9Union County: 20.3 %Union County20.3Socorro County: 20.2 %Socorro County20.2Catron County: 19.8 %Catron County19.8Luna County: 19.8 %Luna County19.8Torrance County: 19.4 %Torrance County19.4Quay County: 18.5 %Quay County18.5Lea County: 17.9 %Lea County17.9Otero County: 17.8 %Otero County17.8Chaves County: 17.3 %Chaves County17.3Eddy County: 17.3 %Eddy County17.3Guadalupe County: 16.9 %Guadalupe County16.9Rio Arriba County: 16.9 %Rio Arriba County16.9Grant County: 16.7 %Grant County16.7Sierra County: 16.7 %Sierra County16.7De Baca County: 16.5 %De Baca County16.5Hidalgo County: 16.3 %Hidalgo County16.3Lincoln County: 15.8 %Lincoln County15.8Curry County: 15.7 %Curry County15.7Roosevelt County: 15.6 %Roosevelt County15.6Sandoval County: 15.6 %Sandoval County15.6Colfax County: 15.1 %Colfax County15.1Valencia County: 15.1 %Valencia County15.1Harding County: 15 %Harding County15Taos County: 14.4 %Taos County14.4Doña Ana County: 13.4 %Doña Ana County13.4Bernalillo County: 13.3 %Bernalillo County13.3Mora County: 13 %Mora County13San Miguel County: 13 %San Miguel County13Santa Fe County: 11.3 %Santa Fe County11.3Los 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

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1McKinley County30.6+3.6 pts
2San Juan County24.5+3.2 pts
3Cibola County22.9+0.8 pts
4Union County20.3+2.4 pts
5Socorro County20.2+1.6 pts
6Catron County19.8+1.9 pts
6Luna County19.8+1.3 pts
8Torrance County19.4+1.7 pts
9Quay County18.5+0.7 pts
10Lea County17.9+1.6 pts
11Otero County17.8+1.2 pts
12Chaves County17.3+0.2 pts
12Eddy County17.3+1.6 pts
14Guadalupe County16.9+1.8 pts
14Rio Arriba County16.9+1.1 pts
16Grant County16.7+2.1 pts
16Sierra County16.7+0.9 pts
18De Baca County16.5+0.1 pts
19Hidalgo County16.3+0.2 pts
20Lincoln County15.8+1.3 pts
21Curry County15.7-1.3 pts
22Roosevelt County15.6+0.2 pts
22Sandoval County15.6+2.4 pts
24Colfax County15.1-0.3 pts
24Valencia County15.1+0.2 pts
26Harding County15+0.4 pts
27Taos County14.4+1.7 pts
28Doña Ana County13.4-1 pts
29Bernalillo County13.30 pts
30Mora County13+0.7 pts
30San Miguel County13-0.8 pts
32Santa Fe County11.3+0.2 pts
33Los Alamos County7.80 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, 2022) [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, 2022. 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=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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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, 2022. 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=2022.

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, 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.cdc.gov/places/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-smoking-rate-county-estimate/new-mexico-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

McKinley County, with 30.6% in 2022, 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 2022.

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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