Tobacco taxes are a win-win-win for states facing budget shortfalls — a BUDGET WIN that will raise billions in revenue and help preserve essential services such as health care and education; a HEALTH WIN that will prevent kids from smoking and save lives; and a POLITICAL WIN that is popular with voters.

This report details the revenue and health benefits to each state of increasing its cigarette tax by $1 per pack, as well as the national benefits if every state took such action.

Note: The tobacco tax data on this page were last updated on February 10, 2010.
Current state tax rates, rankings and averages are available.

 

Tobacco Taxes: A Win-Win-Win for Cash-Strapped States (Downloads)
Full Report: Tobacco Taxes: A Win-Win-Win for Cash-Strapped States Full Report (PDF, 946 KB)		Press Release: New Report: Cigarette Tax Increases Would Raise Billions for Cash-Strapped States, While Reducing Smoking and Winning Voter Approval
Report Highlights:
Executive Summary and Narrative (PDF, 200KB) Poll Results (PDF, 101 KB) Appendix A: All State Benefits (PDF, 76 KB) Appendix B: Map and Table of Current State Cigarette Tax Rates (PDF, 94 KB) Appendix C: Raising State Cigarette Taxes Always Increases State Revenues (And Always Reduces Smoking) (PDF, 43 KB) Appendix D: Tobacco Tax Increases Are a Reliable Source of Substantial New State Revenue (PDF, 32 KB)		Appendix E: Raising Cigarette Taxes Reduces Smoking, Especially Among Kids (And the Cigarette Companies Know It) (PDF, 63 KB) Appendix F: State Benefits from Increasing Smokeless Tobacco Tax Rates (PDF, 49 KB) Appendix G: Explanation and Sources for Projections of New Revenues and Benefits from State Cigarette Tax Increases (PDF, 35 KB) Appendix H: National Survey of Registered Voters (PDF, 30 KB) Appendix I: Voters in All States Support Significant Increases in State Cigarette Taxes (PDF, 49 KB)
National and State Benefits of a $1 Cigarette Tax Increase Download All 50 States (PDF, 76 KB) United States Idaho Missouri South Carolina Alabama Illinois Montana North Carolina Alaska Indiana Nebraska North Dakota Arizona Iowa Nevada South Dakota Arkansas Kansas New Hampshire Tennessee California Kentucky New Jersey Texas Colorado Louisiana New Mexico Utah Connecticut Maine New York Vermont Delaware Maryland Ohio Virginia District of Columbia Massachusetts Oklahoma Washington Florida Michigan Oregon West Virginia Georgia Minnesota Pennsylvania Wisconsin Hawaii Mississippi Rhode Island Wyoming

This report is issued by the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, American Heart Association, American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, American Lung Association and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

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