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

Morristown, TN had the highest adult cigarette smoking rate, local model estimate of 65 cities in 2023, at 23.2%. Germantown, TN had the lowest, at 8.8%. The median was 17.4%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Highest23.2Morristown, TN
Lowest8.8Germantown, TN
Median17.465 cities

Top 40 cities, 2023

Morristown, TN: 23.2 %Morristown, TN23.2McMinnville, TN: 22.5 %McMinnville, TN22.5Crossville, TN: 22.3 %Crossville, TN22.3Paris, TN: 22 %Paris, TN22Lawrenceburg, TN: 21.8 %Lawrenceburg, TN21.8Hartsville, TN: 21.3 %Hartsville, TN21.3Springfield, TN: 21.3 %Springfield, TN21.3Union City, TN: 21.3 %Union City, TN21.3Portland, TN: 20.9 %Portland, TN20.9Dyersburg, TN: 20.7 %Dyersburg, TN20.7Lewisburg, TN: 20.6 %Lewisburg, TN20.6Shelbyville, TN: 20.3 %Shelbyville, TN20.3Millington, TN: 20.1 %Millington, TN20.1Athens, TN: 19.9 %Athens, TN19.9Kingsport, TN: 19.9 %Kingsport, TN19.9Lenoir City, TN: 19.9 %Lenoir City, TN19.9Memphis, TN: 19.9 %Memphis, TN19.9Jackson, TN: 19.7 %Jackson, TN19.7Clinton, TN: 19.4 %Clinton, TN19.4Elizabethton, TN: 19.3 %Elizabethton, TN19.3Greeneville, TN: 19.2 %Greeneville, TN19.2Tullahoma, TN: 19.2 %Tullahoma, TN19.2Bristol, TN: 19 %Bristol, TN19Manchester, TN: 19 %Manchester, TN19Sevierville, TN: 18.9 %Sevierville, TN18.9Winchester, TN: 18.5 %Winchester, TN18.5East Ridge, TN: 18.1 %East Ridge, TN18.1Columbia, TN: 18 %Columbia, TN18Knoxville, TN: 17.8 %Knoxville, TN17.8Cleveland, TN: 17.7 %Cleveland, TN17.7Alcoa, TN: 17.6 %Alcoa, TN17.6Martin, TN: 17.5 %Martin, TN17.5Johnson City, TN: 17.4 %Johnson City, TN17.4Dickson, TN: 17 %Dickson, TN17La Vergne, TN: 17 %La Vergne, TN17Soddy-Daisy, TN: 16.9 %Soddy-Daisy, TN16.9Chattanooga, TN: 16.7 %Chattanooga, TN16.7Lebanon, TN: 16.6 %Lebanon, TN16.6Cookeville, TN: 16.5 %Cookeville, TN16.5Gallatin, TN: 16.5 %Gallatin, TN16.5Morristown, TN: 23.2 %Morristown, TN23.2McMinnville, TN: 22.5 %McMinnville, TN22.5Crossville, TN: 22.3 %Crossville, TN22.3Paris, TN: 22 %Paris, TN22Lawrenceburg, TN: 21.8 %Lawrenceburg, TN21.8Hartsville, TN: 21.3 %Hartsville, TN21.3Springfield, TN: 21.3 %Springfield, TN21.3Union City, TN: 21.3 %Union City, TN21.3Portland, TN: 20.9 %Portland, TN20.9Dyersburg, TN: 20.7 %Dyersburg, TN20.7Lewisburg, TN: 20.6 %Lewisburg, TN20.6Shelbyville, TN: 20.3 %Shelbyville, TN20.3Millington, TN: 20.1 %Millington, TN20.1Athens, TN: 19.9 %Athens, TN19.9Kingsport, TN: 19.9 %Kingsport, TN19.9Lenoir City, TN: 19.9 %Lenoir City, TN19.9Memphis, TN: 19.9 %Memphis, TN19.9Jackson, TN: 19.7 %Jackson, TN19.7Clinton, TN: 19.4 %Clinton, TN19.4Elizabethton, TN: 19.3 %Elizabethton, TN19.3Greeneville, TN: 19.2 %Greeneville, TN19.2Tullahoma, TN: 19.2 %Tullahoma, TN19.2Bristol, TN: 19 %Bristol, TN19Manchester, TN: 19 %Manchester, TN19Sevierville, TN: 18.9 %Sevierville, TN18.9Winchester, TN: 18.5 %Winchester, TN18.5East Ridge, TN: 18.1 %East Ridge, TN18.1Columbia, TN: 18 %Columbia, TN18Knoxville, TN: 17.8 %Knoxville, TN17.8Cleveland, TN: 17.7 %Cleveland, TN17.7Alcoa, TN: 17.6 %Alcoa, TN17.6Martin, TN: 17.5 %Martin, TN17.5Johnson City, TN: 17.4 %Johnson City, TN17.4Dickson, TN: 17 %Dickson, TN17La Vergne, TN: 17 %La Vergne, TN17Soddy-Daisy, TN: 16.9 %Soddy-Daisy, TN16.9Chattanooga, TN: 16.7 %Chattanooga, TN16.7Lebanon, TN: 16.6 %Lebanon, TN16.6Cookeville, TN: 16.5 %Cookeville, TN16.5Gallatin, TN: 16.5 %Gallatin, TN16.5
%. 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
1Morristown, TN23.2-1.8 pts
2McMinnville, TN22.5-1 pts
3Crossville, TN22.3-2.2 pts
4Paris, TN22-1.5 pts
5Lawrenceburg, TN21.8-1 pts
6Hartsville, TN21.3-3.4 pts
6Springfield, TN21.3-2 pts
6Union City, TN21.3-0.9 pts
9Portland, TN20.9-3 pts
10Dyersburg, TN20.7-1.4 pts
11Lewisburg, TN20.6-2.1 pts
12Shelbyville, TN20.3-1.7 pts
13Millington, TN20.1-2.8 pts
14Athens, TN19.9-0.4 pts
14Kingsport, TN19.9-0.8 pts
14Lenoir City, TN19.9-2.4 pts
14Memphis, TN19.9-1.5 pts
18Jackson, TN19.7-1.2 pts
19Clinton, TN19.4-0.8 pts
20Elizabethton, TN19.3-0.7 pts
21Greeneville, TN19.2-1.8 pts
21Tullahoma, TN19.2-0.8 pts
23Bristol, TN19-1.7 pts
23Manchester, TN19-1.6 pts
25Sevierville, TN18.9-0.4 pts
26Winchester, TN18.5-0.3 pts
27East Ridge, TN18.1-3 pts
28Columbia, TN18-0.9 pts
29Knoxville, TN17.8-1.7 pts
30Cleveland, TN17.7-1.8 pts
31Alcoa, TN17.6-1.8 pts
32Martin, TN17.5-1.7 pts
33Johnson City, TN17.4-2.1 pts
34Dickson, TN17-2.4 pts
34La Vergne, TN17-1.9 pts
36Soddy-Daisy, TN16.9-0.4 pts
37Chattanooga, TN16.7-1.6 pts
38Lebanon, TN16.6-1.8 pts
39Cookeville, TN16.5-1.8 pts
39Gallatin, TN16.5-2.5 pts
39Oakland, TN16.5-0.1 pts
42Atoka, TN16.3-0.8 pts
42Smyrna, TN16.3-1.8 pts
44Clarksville, TN16.2-2.2 pts
45Oak Ridge, TN16.1-1.1 pts
46Goodlettsville, TN15.8-3.1 pts
46Maryville, TN15.8-1.3 pts
48Fairview, TN15.7-1.2 pts
49White House, TN15.5-3.1 pts
50Bartlett, TN14.3-1.2 pts
51Nashville, TN14.1-2.5 pts
51Red Bank, TN14.1-1.7 pts
53Arlington, TN14-2 pts
53Murfreesboro, TN14-1.9 pts
55Hendersonville, TN12.7-2.6 pts
55Spring Hill, TN12.7-1.7 pts
57Mount Juliet, TN12.2-2.1 pts
58Collegedale, TN11.9-1.2 pts
59Lakeland, TN10.9-1.3 pts
60Collierville, TN10.6-1.6 pts
61Franklin, TN10.2-1.2 pts
62Nolensville, TN10.1-2.7 pts
63Farragut, TN9.6-0.8 pts
64Brentwood, TN8.8-1 pts
64Germantown, TN8.8-0.8 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.

How to cite

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 Tennessee 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 Tennessee 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/tennessee-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 Tennessee 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/tennessee-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 Tennessee 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/tennessee-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Morristown, TN, with 23.2% in 2023, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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

Germantown, TN, with 8.8% in 2023.

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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, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), adult cigarette smoking rate, crude prevalence. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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