IDAHO, USA — A new Forbes Advisor Study shows Idaho ranks fourth in the nation for overall use of electronic cigarettes, or vaping, and is eleventh for Gen Z. According to Forbes, the study compared data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and it found Idaho is also the only western state that ranks in the top 10 in the nation for vaping.
Idaho's overall score for e-cigarette use is 97.77 out of 100. The state ranked eighth in the nation for everyday vape use and third for those who use "some days." The study also found that the use of e-cigarettes in Idaho from 2016 to 2022 was the highest increase in the U.S., tying with North Dakota at 5.4 percent points.
Other top results from the study:
- Tennessee ranks as the state with the most vapers and Maryland is the state with the least vapers.
- Seven of the top 10 states with the most vapers are located in the South: Alabama, Arkansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Tennessee and West Virginia.
- Eight of the top 10 states with the least vapers are located in the East, namely Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Rhode Island and Vermont.
- The state with the most Gen Z vapers (young adults between 18 and 24 years) is North Dakota, and the state with the least Gen Z vapers is Maryland.
- The state with the highest percentage of Gen Zers who use e-cigarettes every day was Oklahoma (22.5%).
- The state with the lowest percentage of Gen Zers who use e-cigarettes every day was California (4.9%).
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For information on how to quit vaping people can go to healthandwelfare.idaho.gov.
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