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North Carolina
FY2025 | FY2024 | |
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State Ranking | 28 | 28 |
State Spending on Tobacco Prevention | $13.6 million | $13.3 million |
Percent of CDC Recommended Spending ($99.3 million) | 13.7% | 13.4% |
North Carolina's Tobacco Revenue, CDC Recommended Spending, State Spending and Tobacco Industry Marketing
Trend in Spending North Carolina Tobacco Prevention
Tobacco's Toll in North Carolina
(Aug. 16, 2024)
Adults who smoke | 13.2% (1,121,800) |
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High school students who smoke | 3.9% (22,500) |
High school students who use e-cigarettes | 21.4% |
Death caused by smoking each year | 14,200 |
Annual health care costs directly caused by smoking | $4.42 billion |
Proportion of cancer deaths attributable to smoking | 32.2% |
Residents' state and federal tax burden from smoking-caused government expenditures | $778 per household |
Estimated annual tobacco industry marketing in state | $429.6 million |