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California


FY2023FY2022
State Ranking84
State Spending on Tobacco Prevention$199.5 million$251.3 million
Percent of CDC Recommended Spending
($347.9 million)
57.3%72.2%
California's Tobacco Revenue, CDC Recommended Spending, State Spending and Tobacco Industry Marketing
Trend in Spending California Tobacco Prevention

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Tobacco's Toll in California
(Nov. 21, 2023)
Adults who smoke9.7% (2,960,700)
High school students who smoke1.2% (24,600)
High school students who use e-cigarettes5.6%
Death caused by smoking each year40,000
Annual health care costs directly caused by smoking$15.44 billion
Proportion of cancer deaths attributable to smoking21.6%
Residents' state and federal tax burden from smoking-caused government expenditures$922 per household
Estimated annual tobacco industry marketing in state$452.6 million
Last updated: May 20, 2023