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Colorado


FY2024FY2023
State Ranking1210
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
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Tobacco's Toll in Colorado
(Aug. 16, 2024)
Adults who smoke10.2% (471,600)
High school students who smoke3.1% (9,200)
High school students who use e-cigarettes8.7%
Death caused by smoking each year5,100
Annual health care costs directly caused by smoking$2.19 billion
Proportion of cancer deaths attributable to smoking24.3%
Residents' state and federal tax burden from smoking-caused government expenditures$775 per household
Estimated annual tobacco industry marketing in state$117.1 million
Last updated: January 08, 2024