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Texas
| FY2025 | FY2024 | |
|---|---|---|
| State Ranking | 49 | 48 |
| State Spending on Tobacco Prevention | $6.1 million | $6.0 million |
| Percent of CDC Recommended Spending ($264.1 million) | 2.3% | 2.3% |
Texas's Tobacco Revenue, CDC Recommended Spending, State Spending and Tobacco Industry Marketing
Trend in Spending Texas Tobacco Prevention
Tobacco's Toll in Texas
(Aug. 16, 2024)
| Adults who smoke | 11.3% (2,592,400) |
|---|---|
| High school students who smoke | 3.4% (59,900) |
| High school students who use e-cigarettes | 14.4% |
| Death caused by smoking each year | 28,000 |
| Annual health care costs directly caused by smoking | $10.29 billion |
| Proportion of cancer deaths attributable to smoking | 27.0% |
| Residents' state and federal tax burden from smoking-caused government expenditures | $889 per household |
| Estimated annual tobacco industry marketing in state | $635.5 million |