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New Mexico


FY2023 FY2022
State Ranking 20 24
State Spending on Tobacco Prevention $5.7 million $3.9 million
Percent of CDC Recommended Spending
($22.8 million)
24.9% 17.1%
New Mexico's Tobacco Revenue, CDC Recommended Spending, State Spending and Tobacco Industry Marketing
Trend in Spending New Mexico Tobacco Prevention

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Tobacco's Toll in New Mexico
(Oct. 06, 2023)
Adults who smoke 15.0% (246,300)
High school students who smoke 3.7% (4,200)
High school students who use e-cigarettes 25.4%
Death caused by smoking each year 2,600
Annual health care costs directly caused by smoking $981 million
Proportion of cancer deaths attributable to smoking 23.8%
Residents' state and federal tax burden from smoking-caused government expenditures $911 per household
Estimated annual tobacco industry marketing in state $34.7 million
Last updated: May 20, 2023