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New Jersey


FY2023 FY2022
State Ranking 40 38
State Spending on Tobacco Prevention $7.1 million $7.4 million
Percent of CDC Recommended Spending
($103.3 million)
6.9% 7.2%
New Jersey's Tobacco Revenue, CDC Recommended Spending, State Spending and Tobacco Industry Marketing
Trend in Spending New Jersey Tobacco Prevention

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Tobacco's Toll in New Jersey
(Oct. 06, 2023)
Adults who smoke 10.4% (753,300)
High school students who smoke 3.7% (17,200)
High school students who use e-cigarettes 21.6%
Death caused by smoking each year 11,800
Annual health care costs directly caused by smoking $4.72 billion
Proportion of cancer deaths attributable to smoking 25.8%
Residents' state and federal tax burden from smoking-caused government expenditures $894 per household
Estimated annual tobacco industry marketing in state $169.6 million
Last updated: May 20, 2023