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Alaska


FY2023FY2022
State Ranking62
State Spending on Tobacco Prevention$6.5 million$9.1 million
Percent of CDC Recommended Spending
($10.2 million)
63.5%89.6%
Alaska's Tobacco Revenue, CDC Recommended Spending, State Spending and Tobacco Industry Marketing
Trend in Spending Alaska Tobacco Prevention

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Tobacco's Toll in Alaska
(Nov. 21, 2023)
Adults who smoke15.9% (88,500)
High school students who smoke8.4% (3,000)
High school students who use e-cigarettes26.1%
Death caused by smoking each year600
Annual health care costs directly caused by smoking$509 million
Proportion of cancer deaths attributable to smoking30.1%
Residents' state and federal tax burden from smoking-caused government expenditures$1,312 per household
Estimated annual tobacco industry marketing in state$16.4 million
Last updated: May 20, 2023