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Counties in Vermont by adult cigarette smoking rate, local model estimate, 2023

Essex County had the highest adult cigarette smoking rate, local model estimate of 14 counties in 2023, at 16.3%. Chittenden County had the lowest, at 8.5%. The median was 12%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Highest16.3Essex County
Lowest8.5Chittenden County
Median1214 counties

Map of counties, 2023

Addison County: 9.9 %Bennington County: 11.9 %Caledonia County: 13.7 %Chittenden County: 8.5 %Essex County: 16.3 %Franklin County: 13 %Grand Isle County: 11.3 %Lamoille County: 11.9 %Orange County: 12.1 %Orleans County: 13.9 %Rutland County: 12.9 %Washington County: 11.5 %Windham County: 12.2 %Windsor County: 11.1 %
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%, 2023. 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. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2023

Essex County: 16.3 %Essex County16.3Orleans County: 13.9 %Orleans County13.9Caledonia County: 13.7 %Caledonia County13.7Franklin County: 13 %Franklin County13Rutland County: 12.9 %Rutland County12.9Windham County: 12.2 %Windham County12.2Orange County: 12.1 %Orange County12.1Bennington County: 11.9 %Bennington County11.9Lamoille County: 11.9 %Lamoille County11.9Washington County: 11.5 %Washington County11.5Grand Isle County: 11.3 %Grand Isle County11.3Windsor County: 11.1 %Windsor County11.1Addison County: 9.9 %Addison County9.9Chittenden County: 8.5 %Chittenden County8.5Essex County: 16.3 %Essex County16.3Orleans County: 13.9 %Orleans County13.9Caledonia County: 13.7 %Caledonia County13.7Franklin County: 13 %Franklin County13Rutland County: 12.9 %Rutland County12.9Windham County: 12.2 %Windham County12.2Orange County: 12.1 %Orange County12.1Bennington County: 11.9 %Bennington County11.9Lamoille County: 11.9 %Lamoille County11.9Washington County: 11.5 %Washington County11.5Grand Isle County: 11.3 %Grand Isle County11.3Windsor County: 11.1 %Windsor County11.1Addison County: 9.9 %Addison County9.9Chittenden County: 8.5 %Chittenden County8.5
%. 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

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Essex County16.3+1.7 pts
2Orleans County13.9-1.7 pts
3Caledonia County13.7-2.9 pts
4Franklin County13-1.4 pts
5Rutland County12.9-0.4 pts
6Windham County12.2-0.3 pts
7Orange County12.1+0.9 pts
8Bennington County11.9-0.7 pts
8Lamoille County11.9-1.8 pts
10Washington County11.5-3 pts
11Grand Isle County11.3-1.8 pts
12Windsor County11.10 pts
13Addison County9.9-0.5 pts
14Chittenden County8.5-3.1 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 Vermont 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, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), adult cigarette smoking rate, crude prevalence, Counties in Vermont by adult cigarette smoking rate, local model estimate, 2023. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4 Dec. 2025, https://www.cdc.gov/places/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-smoking-rate-county-estimate/vermont-counties. 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 Vermont 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/vermont-counties.

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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 Vermont 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/vermont-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Essex County, with 16.3% in 2023, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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

Chittenden County, with 8.5% in 2023.

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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