What percentage of the US smoked cigarettes at its peak?

Self-reported adult smoking peaked in 1954 at 45%, and remained at 40% or more through the early 1970s, but has since gradually declined. read more

Evan Appleby has given a really good statistics about smoking in the US. It peaked in in mid 50’s, and maintained about 40% till 1970’s and then started declining, in 2000’s it’s 24%. One time I asked one of my friend’s grandma, who’s in her 80’s now, but has always up kept herself with the changing times, yes, she loves all the modern music too, especially Pitbull. read more

Per capita consumption of cigarettes in the United States was 54 in 1900 (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 1989a) compared with its peak of 4,345 in 1963 (Figure 2). read more

PRINCETON, NJ -- The percentage of U.S. adults saying they smoked cigarettes in the past week, now 21%, is similar to what Gallup found in 2007. However, it represents a decline from earlier this decade, when between 22% and 28% said they smoked, and is among the lowest figures Gallup has recorded in more than six decades of polling on tobacco use in America. read more