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Arkansas
FY2021 | FY2020 | |
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State Ranking | 14 | 15 |
State Spending on Tobacco Prevention | $10.8 million | $11.1 million |
Percent of CDC Recommended Spending ($36.7 million) | 29.5% | 30.4% |
Arkansas's Tobacco Revenue, CDC Recommended Spending, State Spending and Tobacco Industry Marketing
Trend in Spending Arkansas Tobacco Prevention
Tobacco's Toll in Arkansas
(Oct. 20, 2020)
Adults who smoke | 20.2% (468,300) |
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High school students who smoke | 9.7% (15,900) |
High school students who use e-cigarettes | 24.3% |
Death caused by smoking each year | 5,800 |
Annual health care costs directly caused by smoking | $1.21 billion |
Proportion of cancer deaths attributable to smoking | 33.5% |
Residents' state and federal tax burden from smoking-caused government expenditures | $961 per household |
Estimated annual tobacco industry marketing in state | $113.9 million |