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West Virginia


FY2023 FY2022
State Ranking 50 47
State Spending on Tobacco Prevention $445,000.00 $445,000.00
Percent of CDC Recommended Spending
($27.4 million)
1.6% 1.6%
West Virginia's Tobacco Revenue, CDC Recommended Spending, State Spending and Tobacco Industry Marketing
Trend in Spending West Virginia Tobacco Prevention

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Tobacco's Toll in West Virginia
(Oct. 06, 2023)
Adults who smoke 21.0% (299,000)
High school students who smoke 7.6% (16,500)
High school students who use e-cigarettes 27.5%
Death caused by smoking each year 4,300
Annual health care costs directly caused by smoking $1.17 billion
Proportion of cancer deaths attributable to smoking 36.1%
Residents' state and federal tax burden from smoking-caused government expenditures $1,428 per household
Estimated annual tobacco industry marketing in state $107.9 million
Last updated: May 20, 2023