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Cities in Washington by adult cigarette smoking rate, local model estimate

Shelton, WA had the highest adult cigarette smoking rate, local model estimate of 91 cities in 2022, at 18.3%. Mercer Island, WA had the lowest, at 5.2%. The median was 11.4%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Highest18.3Shelton, WA
Lowest5.2Mercer Island, WA
Median11.491 cities

Top 40 cities, 2022

Shelton, WA: 18.3 %Shelton, WA18.3Airway Heights, WA: 17.3 %Airway Heights, WA17.3Kelso, WA: 16.4 %Kelso, WA16.4Aberdeen, WA: 16.1 %Aberdeen, WA16.1Centralia, WA: 16 %Centralia, WA16Sunnyside, WA: 15.7 %Sunnyside, WA15.7Longview, WA: 15.4 %Longview, WA15.4Yakima, WA: 15 %Yakima, WA15Grandview, WA: 14.3 %Grandview, WA14.3Lakewood, WA: 14.3 %Lakewood, WA14.3Spokane, WA: 14 %Spokane, WA14Yelm, WA: 14 %Yelm, WA14Port Angeles, WA: 13.9 %Port Angeles, WA13.9Fife, WA: 13.7 %Fife, WA13.7Puyallup, WA: 13.5 %Puyallup, WA13.5Spokane Valley, WA: 13.5 %Spokane Valley, WA13.5Tacoma, WA: 13.3 %Tacoma, WA13.3Walla Walla, WA: 13.3 %Walla Walla, WA13.3Battle Ground, WA: 13.2 %Battle Ground, WA13.2Bonney Lake, WA: 13.2 %Bonney Lake, WA13.2Kennewick, WA: 13.2 %Kennewick, WA13.2Moses Lake, WA: 13.2 %Moses Lake, WA13.2Pasco, WA: 13.2 %Pasco, WA13.2Burlington, WA: 13 %Burlington, WA13East Wenatchee, WA: 12.9 %East Wenatchee, WA12.9Sumner, WA: 12.9 %Sumner, WA12.9Mount Vernon, WA: 12.7 %Mount Vernon, WA12.7Sedro-Woolley, WA: 12.6 %Sedro-Woolley, WA12.6Washougal, WA: 12.6 %Washougal, WA12.6Arlington, WA: 12.5 %Arlington, WA12.5Vancouver, WA: 12.5 %Vancouver, WA12.5Bremerton, WA: 12.4 %Bremerton, WA12.4Snohomish, WA: 12.3 %Snohomish, WA12.3Wenatchee, WA: 12.3 %Wenatchee, WA12.3Monroe, WA: 12.2 %Monroe, WA12.2Edgewood, WA: 12.1 %Edgewood, WA12.1Everett, WA: 12.1 %Everett, WA12.1Lynden, WA: 12.1 %Lynden, WA12.1Cheney, WA: 12 %Cheney, WA12Port Orchard, WA: 12 %Port Orchard, WA12Shelton, WA: 18.3 %Shelton, WA18.3Airway Heights, WA: 17.3 %Airway Heights, WA17.3Kelso, WA: 16.4 %Kelso, WA16.4Aberdeen, WA: 16.1 %Aberdeen, WA16.1Centralia, WA: 16 %Centralia, WA16Sunnyside, WA: 15.7 %Sunnyside, WA15.7Longview, WA: 15.4 %Longview, WA15.4Yakima, WA: 15 %Yakima, WA15Grandview, WA: 14.3 %Grandview, WA14.3Lakewood, WA: 14.3 %Lakewood, WA14.3Spokane, WA: 14 %Spokane, WA14Yelm, WA: 14 %Yelm, WA14Port Angeles, WA: 13.9 %Port Angeles, WA13.9Fife, WA: 13.7 %Fife, WA13.7Puyallup, WA: 13.5 %Puyallup, WA13.5Spokane Valley, WA: 13.5 %Spokane Valley, WA13.5Tacoma, WA: 13.3 %Tacoma, WA13.3Walla Walla, WA: 13.3 %Walla Walla, WA13.3Battle Ground, WA: 13.2 %Battle Ground, WA13.2Bonney Lake, WA: 13.2 %Bonney Lake, WA13.2Kennewick, WA: 13.2 %Kennewick, WA13.2Moses Lake, WA: 13.2 %Moses Lake, WA13.2Pasco, WA: 13.2 %Pasco, WA13.2Burlington, WA: 13 %Burlington, WA13East Wenatchee, WA: 12.9 %East Wenatchee, WA12.9Sumner, WA: 12.9 %Sumner, WA12.9Mount Vernon, WA: 12.7 %Mount Vernon, WA12.7Sedro-Woolley, WA: 12.6 %Sedro-Woolley, WA12.6Washougal, WA: 12.6 %Washougal, WA12.6Arlington, WA: 12.5 %Arlington, WA12.5Vancouver, WA: 12.5 %Vancouver, WA12.5Bremerton, WA: 12.4 %Bremerton, WA12.4Snohomish, WA: 12.3 %Snohomish, WA12.3Wenatchee, WA: 12.3 %Wenatchee, WA12.3Monroe, WA: 12.2 %Monroe, WA12.2Edgewood, WA: 12.1 %Edgewood, WA12.1Everett, WA: 12.1 %Everett, WA12.1Lynden, WA: 12.1 %Lynden, WA12.1Cheney, WA: 12 %Cheney, WA12Port Orchard, WA: 12 %Port Orchard, WA12
%. 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

RankCities2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Shelton, WA18.3-2.3 pts
2Airway Heights, WA17.3-3.1 pts
3Kelso, WA16.4-4.5 pts
4Aberdeen, WA16.1-2.6 pts
5Centralia, WA16-1.7 pts
6Sunnyside, WA15.7-2.5 pts
7Longview, WA15.4-3.5 pts
8Yakima, WA15-1.7 pts
9Grandview, WA14.3-1.9 pts
9Lakewood, WA14.3-1.9 pts
11Spokane, WA14-1.3 pts
11Yelm, WA14-1.6 pts
13Port Angeles, WA13.9-1.6 pts
14Fife, WA13.7-0.5 pts
15Puyallup, WA13.5-0.9 pts
15Spokane Valley, WA13.5-1.3 pts
17Tacoma, WA13.3-2 pts
17Walla Walla, WA13.3+0.1 pts
19Battle Ground, WA13.2-1.6 pts
19Bonney Lake, WA13.2-1.3 pts
19Kennewick, WA13.2-2.4 pts
19Moses Lake, WA13.2-2.3 pts
19Pasco, WA13.2-2.5 pts
24Burlington, WA13-2.2 pts
25East Wenatchee, WA12.9-2.4 pts
25Sumner, WA12.9-2.1 pts
27Mount Vernon, WA12.7-2.2 pts
28Sedro-Woolley, WA12.6-2 pts
28Washougal, WA12.6-0.9 pts
30Arlington, WA12.5-0.8 pts
30Vancouver, WA12.5-2 pts
32Bremerton, WA12.4-2.8 pts
33Snohomish, WA12.3-1.1 pts
33Wenatchee, WA12.3-2.5 pts
35Monroe, WA12.2-2.2 pts
36Edgewood, WA12.1-0.3 pts
36Everett, WA12.1-2.3 pts
36Lynden, WA12.1-1.1 pts
39Cheney, WA12+0.5 pts
39Port Orchard, WA12-3.6 pts
41Marysville, WA11.9-2.1 pts
41SeaTac, WA11.9-2.3 pts
41Tumwater, WA11.9+0.2 pts
44Oak Harbor, WA11.8-2.6 pts
45Burien, WA11.6-1.8 pts
46Ferndale, WA11.4-3.2 pts
47Kent, WA11.3-2.6 pts
47Ridgefield, WA11.3-0.5 pts
49Lacey, WA11.2-1.1 pts
49Tukwila, WA11.2-3 pts
51Lynnwood, WA11.1-1.4 pts
52Auburn, WA11-2.3 pts
53Bellingham, WA10.9-1.7 pts
53Des Moines, WA10.9-2.1 pts
53Ellensburg, WA10.9-1.8 pts
53University Place, WA10.9-1.8 pts
57Federal Way, WA10.8-2 pts
57Lake Stevens, WA10.8-1.6 pts
57Olympia, WA10.8-1.6 pts
60Pullman, WA10.6-0.4 pts
61Covington, WA10.4-1.4 pts
61West Richland, WA10.4-1.8 pts
63Liberty Lake, WA10.3-0.5 pts
64Renton, WA10-1.3 pts
65Enumclaw, WA9.9-2.7 pts
66Richland, WA9.8-2.1 pts
67Poulsbo, WA9.5-2.1 pts
68Anacortes, WA9.4-2 pts
68Camas, WA9.4-1.2 pts
68Maple Valley, WA9.4-0.9 pts
71Mountlake Terrace, WA9.2-1.8 pts
72Port Townsend, WA9-1.8 pts
73Lake Forest Park, WA8.4+0.1 pts
74Shoreline, WA8.2-1.1 pts
75Edmonds, WA8.1-1.1 pts
75Gig Harbor, WA8.1-1.8 pts
75Mukilteo, WA8.1-1.5 pts
78Bothell, WA7.9-1.2 pts
78Mill Creek, WA7.9-1 pts
80Seattle, WA7.3-1.4 pts
81Snoqualmie, WA7.2-1.3 pts
81Woodinville, WA7.2-1.6 pts
83Kenmore, WA7.1-1.2 pts
83Kirkland, WA7.1-1 pts
85Issaquah, WA7-1.1 pts
86Bainbridge Island, WA6.8-1.1 pts
87Bellevue, WA6.1-1.1 pts
88Newcastle, WA6-1.2 pts
89Redmond, WA5.9-0.9 pts
90Sammamish, WA5.8-1.2 pts
91Mercer Island, WA5.2-0.8 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.

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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 Washington 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, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), adult cigarette smoking rate, crude prevalence, Cities in Washington by adult cigarette smoking rate, local model estimate, 2022. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 12 Dec. 2025, https://www.cdc.gov/places/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-smoking-rate-county-estimate/washington-cities?period=2022. 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 Washington 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/washington-cities?period=2022.

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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 Washington 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/washington-cities?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Shelton, WA, with 18.3% in 2022, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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

Mercer Island, WA, with 5.2% in 2022.

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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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