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California


FY2025FY2024
State Ranking77
State Spending on Tobacco Prevention$221.5 million$208.1 million
Percent of CDC Recommended Spending
($347.9 million)
63.7%59.8%
California's Tobacco Revenue, CDC Recommended Spending, State Spending and Tobacco Industry Marketing
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Tobacco's Toll in California
(Aug. 16, 2024)
Adults who smoke8.5% (2,594,100)
High school students who smoke1.2% (25,000)
High school students who use e-cigarettes5.9%
Death caused by smoking each year40,000
Annual health care costs directly caused by smoking$15.44 billion
Proportion of cancer deaths attributable to smoking22.3%
Residents' state and federal tax burden from smoking-caused government expenditures$870 per household
Estimated annual tobacco industry marketing in state$452.6 million
Last updated: December 17, 2024