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

Milwaukee, WI had the highest adult cigarette smoking rate, local model estimate of 96 cities in 2021, at 20.3%. Whitefish Bay, WI had the lowest, at 8.9%. The median was 13.7%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Highest20.3Milwaukee, WI
Lowest8.9Whitefish Bay, WI
Median13.796 cities

Top 40 cities, 2021

Milwaukee, WI: 20.3 %Milwaukee, WI20.3Beloit, WI: 19.6 %Beloit, WI19.6Marinette, WI: 18.6 %Marinette, WI18.6Racine, WI: 18.6 %Racine, WI18.6South Milwaukee, WI: 17.7 %South Milwaukee, WI17.7Two Rivers, WI: 17.2 %Two Rivers, WI17.2Beaver Dam, WI: 17 %Beaver Dam, WI17Waupun, WI: 17 %Waupun, WI17Kenosha, WI: 16.9 %Kenosha, WI16.9Wisconsin Rapids, WI: 16.6 %Wisconsin Rapids, WI16.6Reedsburg, WI: 16.4 %Reedsburg, WI16.4Wausau, WI: 16.4 %Wausau, WI16.4Green Bay, WI: 16.3 %Green Bay, WI16.3Superior, WI: 16.3 %Superior, WI16.3Cudahy, WI: 16.2 %Cudahy, WI16.2Salem Lakes, WI: 16.1 %Salem Lakes, WI16.1West Allis, WI: 16.1 %West Allis, WI16.1Fort Atkinson, WI: 16 %Fort Atkinson, WI16Manitowoc, WI: 16 %Manitowoc, WI16Menasha, WI: 16 %Menasha, WI16Watertown, WI: 16 %Watertown, WI16Baraboo, WI: 15.9 %Baraboo, WI15.9Janesville, WI: 15.9 %Janesville, WI15.9Sheboygan, WI: 15.9 %Sheboygan, WI15.9Fond du Lac, WI: 15.8 %Fond du Lac, WI15.8Weston, WI: 15.8 %Weston, WI15.8Chippewa Falls, WI: 15.7 %Chippewa Falls, WI15.7Hartford, WI: 15.5 %Hartford, WI15.5Monroe, WI: 15.5 %Monroe, WI15.5Oshkosh, WI: 15.5 %Oshkosh, WI15.5Bellevue, WI: 15 %Bellevue, WI15Appleton, WI: 14.9 %Appleton, WI14.9Little Chute, WI: 14.9 %Little Chute, WI14.9Neenah, WI: 14.9 %Neenah, WI14.9Elkhorn, WI: 14.8 %Elkhorn, WI14.8La Crosse, WI: 14.8 %La Crosse, WI14.8Brown Deer, WI: 14.5 %Brown Deer, WI14.5Kaukauna, WI: 14.5 %Kaukauna, WI14.5Fox Crossing, WI: 14.3 %Fox Crossing, WI14.3West Bend, WI: 14.3 %West Bend, WI14.3Milwaukee, WI: 20.3 %Milwaukee, WI20.3Beloit, WI: 19.6 %Beloit, WI19.6Marinette, WI: 18.6 %Marinette, WI18.6Racine, WI: 18.6 %Racine, WI18.6South Milwaukee, WI: 17.7 %South Milwaukee, WI17.7Two Rivers, WI: 17.2 %Two Rivers, WI17.2Beaver Dam, WI: 17 %Beaver Dam, WI17Waupun, WI: 17 %Waupun, WI17Kenosha, WI: 16.9 %Kenosha, WI16.9Wisconsin Rapids, WI: 16.6 %Wisconsin Rapids, WI16.6Reedsburg, WI: 16.4 %Reedsburg, WI16.4Wausau, WI: 16.4 %Wausau, WI16.4Green Bay, WI: 16.3 %Green Bay, WI16.3Superior, WI: 16.3 %Superior, WI16.3Cudahy, WI: 16.2 %Cudahy, WI16.2Salem Lakes, WI: 16.1 %Salem Lakes, WI16.1West Allis, WI: 16.1 %West Allis, WI16.1Fort Atkinson, WI: 16 %Fort Atkinson, WI16Manitowoc, WI: 16 %Manitowoc, WI16Menasha, WI: 16 %Menasha, WI16Watertown, WI: 16 %Watertown, WI16Baraboo, WI: 15.9 %Baraboo, WI15.9Janesville, WI: 15.9 %Janesville, WI15.9Sheboygan, WI: 15.9 %Sheboygan, WI15.9Fond du Lac, WI: 15.8 %Fond du Lac, WI15.8Weston, WI: 15.8 %Weston, WI15.8Chippewa Falls, WI: 15.7 %Chippewa Falls, WI15.7Hartford, WI: 15.5 %Hartford, WI15.5Monroe, WI: 15.5 %Monroe, WI15.5Oshkosh, WI: 15.5 %Oshkosh, WI15.5Bellevue, WI: 15 %Bellevue, WI15Appleton, WI: 14.9 %Appleton, WI14.9Little Chute, WI: 14.9 %Little Chute, WI14.9Neenah, WI: 14.9 %Neenah, WI14.9Elkhorn, WI: 14.8 %Elkhorn, WI14.8La Crosse, WI: 14.8 %La Crosse, WI14.8Brown Deer, WI: 14.5 %Brown Deer, WI14.5Kaukauna, WI: 14.5 %Kaukauna, WI14.5Fox Crossing, WI: 14.3 %Fox Crossing, WI14.3West Bend, WI: 14.3 %West Bend, WI14.3
%. 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

RankCities2021 (%)
1Milwaukee, WI20.3
2Beloit, WI19.6
3Marinette, WI18.6
3Racine, WI18.6
5South Milwaukee, WI17.7
6Two Rivers, WI17.2
7Beaver Dam, WI17
7Waupun, WI17
9Kenosha, WI16.9
10Wisconsin Rapids, WI16.6
11Reedsburg, WI16.4
11Wausau, WI16.4
13Green Bay, WI16.3
13Superior, WI16.3
15Cudahy, WI16.2
16Salem Lakes, WI16.1
16West Allis, WI16.1
18Fort Atkinson, WI16
18Manitowoc, WI16
18Menasha, WI16
18Watertown, WI16
22Baraboo, WI15.9
22Janesville, WI15.9
22Sheboygan, WI15.9
25Fond du Lac, WI15.8
25Weston, WI15.8
27Chippewa Falls, WI15.7
28Hartford, WI15.5
28Monroe, WI15.5
28Oshkosh, WI15.5
31Bellevue, WI15
32Appleton, WI14.9
32Little Chute, WI14.9
32Neenah, WI14.9
35Elkhorn, WI14.8
35La Crosse, WI14.8
37Brown Deer, WI14.5
37Kaukauna, WI14.5
39Fox Crossing, WI14.3
39West Bend, WI14.3
41Burlington, WI14.2
41Oak Creek, WI14.2
43Waukesha, WI14.1
44Howard, WI14
45Pleasant Prairie, WI13.9
46Greenfield, WI13.8
46New Richmond, WI13.8
46Stoughton, WI13.8
49DeForest, WI13.6
49Eau Claire, WI13.6
51Caledonia, WI13.3
51Marshfield, WI13.3
53Ashwaubenon, WI13.2
53Holmen, WI13.2
53Port Washington, WI13.2
53Whitewater, WI13.2
57Plover, WI13.1
57Sussex, WI13.1
59Oregon, WI13
60Franklin, WI12.9
60Mount Pleasant, WI12.9
60Stevens Point, WI12.9
63Allouez, WI12.8
63Menomonie, WI12.8
65Muskego, WI12.7
65Onalaska, WI12.7
65Windsor, WI12.7
68Harrison, WI12.6
69Platteville, WI12.5
69Sun Prairie, WI12.5
71Oconomowoc, WI12.3
72Hobart, WI12.2
72Richfield, WI12.2
74Hartland, WI12.1
75Germantown, WI12
75River Falls, WI12
75Suamico, WI12
78De Pere, WI11.9
79Fitchburg, WI11.8
79Hudson, WI11.8
79Waunakee, WI11.8
82Greendale, WI11.6
82Madison, WI11.6
84Grafton, WI11.5
84New Berlin, WI11.5
86Menomonee Falls, WI11.4
87Pewaukee, WI11.3
88Glendale, WI10.6
89Wauwatosa, WI10.2
90Verona, WI10
91Cedarburg, WI9.9
92Middleton, WI9.8
93Brookfield, WI9.5
94Mequon, WI8.9
94Shorewood, WI8.9
94Whitefish Bay, WI8.9

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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 Wisconsin by adult cigarette smoking rate, local model estimate, 2021) [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 Wisconsin by adult cigarette smoking rate, local model estimate, 2021. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 12 Dec. 2025, https://www.cdc.gov/places/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-smoking-rate-county-estimate/wisconsin-cities?period=2021. 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 Wisconsin by adult cigarette smoking rate, local model estimate, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.cdc.gov/places/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-smoking-rate-county-estimate/wisconsin-cities?period=2021.

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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 Wisconsin by adult cigarette smoking rate, local model estimate, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.cdc.gov/places/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-smoking-rate-county-estimate/wisconsin-cities?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  title = {{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 Wisconsin by adult cigarette smoking rate, local model estimate, 2021}},
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Which city has the highest adult cigarette smoking rate, local model estimate?

Milwaukee, WI, with 20.3% in 2021, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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

Whitefish Bay, WI, with 8.9% in 2021.

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, 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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