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Kentucky
FY2024 | FY2023 | |
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State Ranking | 41 | 43 |
State Spending on Tobacco Prevention | $2.9 million | $2.0 million |
Percent of CDC Recommended Spending ($56.4 million) | 5.1% | 3.5% |
Kentucky's Tobacco Revenue, CDC Recommended Spending, State Spending and Tobacco Industry Marketing
Trend in Spending Kentucky Tobacco Prevention
Tobacco's Toll in Kentucky
(Aug. 16, 2024)
Adults who smoke | 17.4% (610,300) |
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High school students who smoke | 4.9% (11,200) |
High school students who use e-cigarettes | 21.9% |
Death caused by smoking each year | 8,900 |
Annual health care costs directly caused by smoking | $2.23 billion |
Proportion of cancer deaths attributable to smoking | 37.2% |
Residents' state and federal tax burden from smoking-caused government expenditures | $1,306 per household |
Estimated annual tobacco industry marketing in state | $251.0 million |