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Kentucky


FY2025FY2024
State Ranking3541
State Spending on Tobacco Prevention$4.7 million$2.9 million
Percent of CDC Recommended Spending
($56.4 million)
8.4%5.1%
Kentucky's Tobacco Revenue, CDC Recommended Spending, State Spending and Tobacco Industry Marketing
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Tobacco's Toll in Kentucky
(Aug. 16, 2024)
Adults who smoke17.4% (610,600)
High school students who smoke5.3% (12,400)
High school students who use e-cigarettes19.7%
Death caused by smoking each year8,900
Annual health care costs directly caused by smoking$2.23 billion
Proportion of cancer deaths attributable to smoking37.2%
Residents' state and federal tax burden from smoking-caused government expenditures$1,343 per household
Estimated annual tobacco industry marketing in state$251.0 million
Last updated: December 17, 2024