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Cities in New York by adult cigarette smoking rate, local model estimate, 2023

New Square, NY had the highest adult cigarette smoking rate, local model estimate of 90 cities in 2023, at 29.2%. Scarsdale, NY had the lowest, at 5.4%. The median was 12.4%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Highest29.2New Square, NY
Lowest5.4Scarsdale, NY
Median12.490 cities

Top 40 cities, 2023

New Square, NY: 29.2 %New Square, NY29.2Kiryas Joel, NY: 26.3 %Kiryas Joel, NY26.3Elmira, NY: 20.3 %Elmira, NY20.3Fulton, NY: 19.7 %Fulton, NY19.7Gloversville, NY: 19.4 %Gloversville, NY19.4Utica, NY: 18.7 %Utica, NY18.7Lackawanna, NY: 18.4 %Lackawanna, NY18.4Jamestown, NY: 18.2 %Jamestown, NY18.2Spring Valley, NY: 18.2 %Spring Valley, NY18.2Endicott, NY: 18.1 %Endicott, NY18.1Rome, NY: 17.9 %Rome, NY17.9Auburn, NY: 17.8 %Auburn, NY17.8Niagara Falls, NY: 17.8 %Niagara Falls, NY17.8Olean, NY: 17.3 %Olean, NY17.3Schenectady, NY: 16.9 %Schenectady, NY16.9Rochester, NY: 16.6 %Rochester, NY16.6Buffalo, NY: 16.5 %Buffalo, NY16.5Binghamton, NY: 16.4 %Binghamton, NY16.4Watervliet, NY: 16.4 %Watervliet, NY16.4Dunkirk, NY: 16.3 %Dunkirk, NY16.3Watertown, NY: 16.3 %Watertown, NY16.3Cohoes, NY: 16.2 %Cohoes, NY16.2Syracuse, NY: 16.1 %Syracuse, NY16.1Amsterdam, NY: 15.8 %Amsterdam, NY15.8Lockport, NY: 15.5 %Lockport, NY15.5Oswego, NY: 15.3 %Oswego, NY15.3Newburgh, NY: 15.2 %Newburgh, NY15.2Poughkeepsie, NY: 15 %Poughkeepsie, NY15Cortland, NY: 14.8 %Cortland, NY14.8Johnson City, NY: 14.7 %Johnson City, NY14.7Oneida, NY: 14.6 %Oneida, NY14.6Tonawanda, NY: 14.6 %Tonawanda, NY14.6Batavia, NY: 14.5 %Batavia, NY14.5Troy, NY: 14.5 %Troy, NY14.5Glens Falls, NY: 14.1 %Glens Falls, NY14.1Kingston, NY: 14 %Kingston, NY14Middletown, NY: 13.9 %Middletown, NY13.9North Tonawanda, NY: 13.8 %North Tonawanda, NY13.8Haverstraw, NY: 13.5 %Haverstraw, NY13.5Hempstead, NY: 13.3 %Hempstead, NY13.3New Square, NY: 29.2 %New Square, NY29.2Kiryas Joel, NY: 26.3 %Kiryas Joel, NY26.3Elmira, NY: 20.3 %Elmira, NY20.3Fulton, NY: 19.7 %Fulton, NY19.7Gloversville, NY: 19.4 %Gloversville, NY19.4Utica, NY: 18.7 %Utica, NY18.7Lackawanna, NY: 18.4 %Lackawanna, NY18.4Jamestown, NY: 18.2 %Jamestown, NY18.2Spring Valley, NY: 18.2 %Spring Valley, NY18.2Endicott, NY: 18.1 %Endicott, NY18.1Rome, NY: 17.9 %Rome, NY17.9Auburn, NY: 17.8 %Auburn, NY17.8Niagara Falls, NY: 17.8 %Niagara Falls, NY17.8Olean, NY: 17.3 %Olean, NY17.3Schenectady, NY: 16.9 %Schenectady, NY16.9Rochester, NY: 16.6 %Rochester, NY16.6Buffalo, NY: 16.5 %Buffalo, NY16.5Binghamton, NY: 16.4 %Binghamton, NY16.4Watervliet, NY: 16.4 %Watervliet, NY16.4Dunkirk, NY: 16.3 %Dunkirk, NY16.3Watertown, NY: 16.3 %Watertown, NY16.3Cohoes, NY: 16.2 %Cohoes, NY16.2Syracuse, NY: 16.1 %Syracuse, NY16.1Amsterdam, NY: 15.8 %Amsterdam, NY15.8Lockport, NY: 15.5 %Lockport, NY15.5Oswego, NY: 15.3 %Oswego, NY15.3Newburgh, NY: 15.2 %Newburgh, NY15.2Poughkeepsie, NY: 15 %Poughkeepsie, NY15Cortland, NY: 14.8 %Cortland, NY14.8Johnson City, NY: 14.7 %Johnson City, NY14.7Oneida, NY: 14.6 %Oneida, NY14.6Tonawanda, NY: 14.6 %Tonawanda, NY14.6Batavia, NY: 14.5 %Batavia, NY14.5Troy, NY: 14.5 %Troy, NY14.5Glens Falls, NY: 14.1 %Glens Falls, NY14.1Kingston, NY: 14 %Kingston, NY14Middletown, NY: 13.9 %Middletown, NY13.9North Tonawanda, NY: 13.8 %North Tonawanda, NY13.8Haverstraw, NY: 13.5 %Haverstraw, NY13.5Hempstead, NY: 13.3 %Hempstead, NY13.3
%. Source: CDC, PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), adult cigarette smoking rate, crude prevalence. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2023 (%)Change on 2022
1New Square, NY29.2-0.4 pts
2Kiryas Joel, NY26.3-2 pts
3Elmira, NY20.3-0.8 pts
4Fulton, NY19.7-1.5 pts
5Gloversville, NY19.4-3 pts
6Utica, NY18.7-0.8 pts
7Lackawanna, NY18.4-1.4 pts
8Jamestown, NY18.2-2.1 pts
8Spring Valley, NY18.2-0.5 pts
10Endicott, NY18.1-2.4 pts
11Rome, NY17.9-0.9 pts
12Auburn, NY17.8-2.1 pts
12Niagara Falls, NY17.8-1.8 pts
14Olean, NY17.3-1.8 pts
15Schenectady, NY16.9-1.7 pts
16Rochester, NY16.6-2.3 pts
17Buffalo, NY16.5-2.2 pts
18Binghamton, NY16.4-1.1 pts
18Watervliet, NY16.4-2.5 pts
20Dunkirk, NY16.3-1 pts
20Watertown, NY16.3-0.5 pts
22Cohoes, NY16.2-1.2 pts
23Syracuse, NY16.1-1.9 pts
24Amsterdam, NY15.8-1.5 pts
25Lockport, NY15.5-1.1 pts
26Oswego, NY15.3-2.8 pts
27Newburgh, NY15.2-1.5 pts
28Poughkeepsie, NY15-0.8 pts
29Cortland, NY14.8+0.1 pts
30Johnson City, NY14.7-1.9 pts
31Oneida, NY14.6-1.9 pts
31Tonawanda, NY14.6-1.2 pts
33Batavia, NY14.5-1.7 pts
33Troy, NY14.5-1.7 pts
35Glens Falls, NY14.1-3.4 pts
36Kingston, NY14-2.7 pts
37Middletown, NY13.9-0.5 pts
38North Tonawanda, NY13.8-1 pts
39Haverstraw, NY13.5-0.5 pts
40Hempstead, NY13.3-2.2 pts
40Plattsburgh, NY13.3-0.4 pts
42Corning, NY13-1.8 pts
43Depew, NY12.8-2 pts
43Mount Vernon, NY12.8-0.6 pts
45Airmont, NY12.4-1.3 pts
45Canandaigua, NY12.4-1.6 pts
47Albany, NY12.3-2.7 pts
48Geneva, NY12-1.6 pts
49Yonkers, NY11.9-0.3 pts
50New York, NY11.4-1.2 pts
50West Haverstraw, NY11.4-1.8 pts
52Port Chester, NY11.2-0.9 pts
53Beacon, NY10.8-0.7 pts
53Glen Cove, NY10.8-1.2 pts
53Lindenhurst, NY10.8-1.5 pts
56Chestnut Ridge, NY10.7-2.2 pts
57Patchogue, NY10.6-2 pts
58Kenmore, NY10.5-1.9 pts
58Sleepy Hollow, NY10.5-1.9 pts
60Freeport, NY10.1-2 pts
60Ossining, NY10.1-0.9 pts
60Peekskill, NY10.1-1.3 pts
63Lynbrook, NY10-1.2 pts
64Oneonta, NY9.9-1.3 pts
65Mount Kisco, NY9.7-0.5 pts
66Great Neck, NY9.60 pts
67Suffern, NY9.5-0.8 pts
68New Rochelle, NY9.3-1.3 pts
69East Rockaway, NY9.2-0.8 pts
69White Plains, NY9.2-0.2 pts
69Woodbury, NY9.2-1 pts
72Mamaroneck, NY9.1-0.8 pts
72Valley Stream, NY9.1-1 pts
74Lake Grove, NY8.9-1.9 pts
74Saratoga Springs, NY8.9-0.8 pts
76Babylon, NY8.7-1.8 pts
77Mineola, NY8.5-1 pts
78Long Beach, NY8.4-1.9 pts
78Westbury, NY8.4-1.1 pts
80Massapequa Park, NY8.3-1.5 pts
81Harrison, NY7.8-0.4 pts
81Ithaca, NY7.8-1.4 pts
83Dobbs Ferry, NY7.7+0.1 pts
84Floral Park, NY7.5+0.1 pts
84New Hyde Park, NY7.5-0.8 pts
84Rockville Centre, NY7.5-0.8 pts
84Tarrytown, NY7.5-0.8 pts
88Rye, NY6.10 pts
89Garden City, NY5.9-0.9 pts
90Scarsdale, NY5.4-0.8 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 cities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j 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, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), adult cigarette smoking rate, crude prevalence (Cities in New York 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, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), adult cigarette smoking rate, crude prevalence, Cities in New York by adult cigarette smoking rate, local model estimate, 2023. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 12 Dec. 2025, https://www.cdc.gov/places/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-smoking-rate-county-estimate/new-york-cities. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 2025. PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), adult cigarette smoking rate, crude prevalence. Cities in New York 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-york-cities.

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2025) PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), adult cigarette smoking rate, crude prevalence, Cities in New York 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-york-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

New Square, NY, with 29.2% in 2023, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Scarsdale, NY, with 5.4% in 2023.

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