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Colorado
FY2024 | FY2023 | |
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State Ranking | 12 | 10 |
State Spending on Tobacco Prevention | $22.4 million | $24.7 million |
Percent of CDC Recommended Spending ($52.9 million) | 42.3% | 46.7% |
Colorado's Tobacco Revenue, CDC Recommended Spending, State Spending and Tobacco Industry Marketing
Trend in Spending Colorado Tobacco Prevention
Tobacco's Toll in Colorado
(Aug. 16, 2024)
Adults who smoke | 10.2% (471,600) |
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High school students who smoke | 3.1% (9,200) |
High school students who use e-cigarettes | 8.7% |
Death caused by smoking each year | 5,100 |
Annual health care costs directly caused by smoking | $2.19 billion |
Proportion of cancer deaths attributable to smoking | 24.3% |
Residents' state and federal tax burden from smoking-caused government expenditures | $775 per household |
Estimated annual tobacco industry marketing in state | $117.1 million |