The AP (5/29, Stobbe) reported, “The cigarette smoking rate among U.S. adults dropped to another all-time low last year, with 1 in 11 adults saying they were current smokers, according to” preliminary findings from the CDC that “were based on survey responses from more than 24,200 adults.” The AP adds, “In 2024, the percentage of current adult smokers fell below 10% for the first time. Last year, it was 9%, according to the new survey.” Meanwhile, “the use of electronic cigarettes has been inching up among adults, but…held about steady in 2025, at about 7%.”
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— “US adult cigarette smoking rate hits another all-time low,”Mike Stobbe , AP, May 29, 2026