Smoking Statistics

The smoking rates in New York City are a cause for serious concern. See below some figures that highlight the impact of smoking across the City and in your borough.

In New York City…

14% of residents (853,000 people) smoke.(1)

17,000 high school students currently smoke cigarettes(2); one-third of whom will die prematurely as a direct result of smoking.(3)

More than 200,000 children are still exposed to secondhand smoke at home.(4)

New York State residents’ tax burden from smoking-related healthcare costs is $900 per household.(5)

In the Bronx…

16.2% of residents (151,000 people) smoke.(6)

3,000 high school students currently smoke cigarettes;(7) one-third of whom will die prematurely as a direct result of smoking.(8)

In Brooklyn…

13.9% of residents (249,000 people) smoke.(9)

6,000 high school students currently smoke cigarettes;(10) one-third of whom will die prematurely as a direct result of smoking.(11)

In Manhattan…

12.8% of residents (164,000 people) smoke.(12)

3,000 high school students currently smoke cigarettes;(13); one-third of whom will die prematurely as a direct result of smoking.(14)

In Queens…

14.1% of residents (244,000 people) smoke.(15)

6,000 high school students currently smoke cigarettes;(16) one-third of whom will die prematurely as a direct result of smoking.(17)

In Staten Island…

13.5% of residents (46,000 people) smoke.(18)

2,000 high school students currently smoke cigarettes;(19) one-third of whom will die prematurely as a direct result of smoking.(20)

New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. New York City Community Health Survey 2009.
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. New York City Youth Risk Behavior Survey 2007.
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. Sustained Anti-Tobacco Initiatives Cut Teen Smoking by More Than Half Over Six Years. 2 Jan. 2008. Print.
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. More and more New Yorkers recognizing that secondhand smoke is toxic. 5 May 2007. Print.
Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids. Fact Sheet: The Toll of Tobacco in New York. 21 Sept. 2009.
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. New York City Community Health Survey 2009.
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. New York City Youth Risk Behavior Survey 2007.
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. Sustained Anti-Tobacco Initiatives Cut Teen Smoking by More Than Half Over Six Years. 2 Jan. 2008. Print.
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. New York City Community Health Survey 2009.
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. New York City Youth Risk Behavior Survey 2007.
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. Sustained Anti-Tobacco Initiatives Cut Teen Smoking by More Than Half Over Six Years. 2 Jan. 2008. Print.
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. New York City Community Health Survey 2009.
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. New York City Youth Risk Behavior Survey 2007.
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. Sustained Anti-Tobacco Initiatives Cut Teen Smoking by More Than Half Over Six Years. 2 Jan. 2008. Print.
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. New York City Community Health Survey 2009.
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. New York City Youth Risk Behavior Survey 2007.
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. Sustained Anti-Tobacco Initiatives Cut Teen Smoking by More Than Half Over Six Years. 2 Jan. 2008. Print.
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. New York City Community Health Survey 2010.
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. New York City Youth Risk Behavior Survey 2007.
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. Sustained Anti-Tobacco Initiatives Cut Teen Smoking by More Than Half Over Six Years. 2 Jan. 2008. Print.