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South Carolina


FY2023 FY2022
State Ranking 35 33
State Spending on Tobacco Prevention $5 million $5.0 million
Percent of CDC Recommended Spending
($51 million)
9.8% 9.8%
South Carolina's Tobacco Revenue, CDC Recommended Spending, State Spending and Tobacco Industry Marketing
Trend in Spending South Carolina Tobacco Prevention

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Tobacco's Toll in South Carolina
(Oct. 06, 2023)
Adults who smoke 15.4% (627,300)
High school students who smoke 3.3% (8,700)
High school students who use e-cigarettes 16.7%
Death caused by smoking each year 7,200
Annual health care costs directly caused by smoking $2.21 billion
Proportion of cancer deaths attributable to smoking 31.7%
Residents' state and federal tax burden from smoking-caused government expenditures $968 per household
Estimated annual tobacco industry marketing in state $199.0 million
Last updated: May 20, 2023