For almost three decades, from the late 1950s to the late 1980s, Americans consumed an average of more than 125 packs of cigarettes a year. But the combination of higher taxes on tobacco products and more education on the dangers of smoking has led to a precipitous decline in the number of people who light up. Today, Americans consume just over 46 packs of cigarettes per capita every year.
The map-making magicians at Metric Maps used that data, from an annual report on the tax burden of tobacco prepared by the Federation of Tax Administrators, to show that decline on a state-by-state basis. In 1970, residents in all but two states smoked more than 90 packs of cigarettes a year. By 2012, residents of just three states — Kentucky, West Virginia and New Hampshire — smoke that much.
Here’s what that looks like:
This map show the obvious decline in U. S. smoking for 40 years. Taxes have influenced the decline as well as education on the dangers of smoking, yet many people struggle and find themselves unable to quit.
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