Cost of smoking by state, 2026

A pack of cigarettes costs about $10.15 on average in the US (January 2026), so a pack a day runs about $3,705 a year. The price runs from $8.01 in Missouri to $14.83 in New York, mostly because of state taxes: a pack-a-day smoker in New York pays about $2,489 more a year than one in Missouri.

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Average retail price per pack of 20 and state excise tax, January 2026. Yearly cost = pack price × 365.
#	State	Pack	State tax	Pack a day, per year	10 years
1	New York	$14.83	$5.35	$5,413	$54,130
2	District of Columbia	$14.03	$4.50	$5,121	$51,210
3	Rhode Island	$13.72	$4.50	$5,008	$50,078
4	Connecticut	$13.63	$4.35	$4,975	$49,750
5	Maryland	$13.47	$5.00	$4,917	$49,166
6	Massachusetts	$13.28	$3.51	$4,847	$48,472
7	Hawaii	$13.09	$3.60	$4,778	$47,779
8	Alaska	$12.99	$2.00	$4,741	$47,414
9	Minnesota	$12.90	$3.04	$4,709	$47,085
10	Vermont	$12.48	$3.08	$4,555	$45,552
11	Illinois	$12.37	$2.98	$4,515	$45,150
12	Washington	$12.29	$3.02	$4,486	$44,858
13	Maine	$12.19	$3.50	$4,449	$44,493
14	Pennsylvania	$11.85	$2.60	$4,325	$43,253
15	California	$11.78	$2.87	$4,300	$42,997
16	New Jersey	$11.66	$3.00	$4,256	$42,559
17	Oregon	$11.41	$3.33	$4,165	$41,647
18	Indiana	$11.28	$3.00	$4,117	$41,172
19	Arizona	$11.10	$2.00	$4,052	$40,515
20	New Mexico	$10.90	$2.00	$3,979	$39,785
21	Wisconsin	$10.77	$2.52	$3,931	$39,311
22	Michigan	$10.35	$2.00	$3,778	$37,778
23	Nevada	$10.31	$1.80	$3,763	$37,632
24	Colorado	$10.28	$2.24	$3,752	$37,522
25	Utah	$10.25	$1.70	$3,741	$37,413
	US average	$10.15		$3,705	$37,048
26	Texas	$10.04	$1.41	$3,665	$36,646
27	Iowa	$9.95	$1.36	$3,632	$36,317
28	Delaware	$9.94	$2.10	$3,628	$36,281
29	Ohio	$9.94	$1.60	$3,628	$36,281
30	South Dakota	$9.94	$1.53	$3,628	$36,281
31	Oklahoma	$9.89	$2.03	$3,610	$36,099
32	Kansas	$9.73	$1.29	$3,551	$35,515
33	Montana	$9.73	$1.70	$3,551	$35,515
34	Virginia	$9.63	$0.60	$3,515	$35,150
35	New Hampshire	$9.42	$1.78	$3,438	$34,383
36	Arkansas	$9.30	$1.15	$3,395	$33,945
37	Florida	$9.29	$1.34	$3,391	$33,909
38	Tennessee	$9.21	$0.62	$3,362	$33,617
39	West Virginia	$9.19	$1.20	$3,354	$33,544
40	Louisiana	$9.15	$1.08	$3,340	$33,398
41	Kentucky	$9.01	$1.10	$3,289	$32,887
42	Nebraska	$8.99	$0.64	$3,281	$32,814
43	Georgia	$8.86	$0.37	$3,234	$32,339
44	Wyoming	$8.79	$0.60	$3,208	$32,084
45	Idaho	$8.75	$0.57	$3,194	$31,938
46	North Carolina	$8.75	$0.45	$3,194	$31,938
47	North Dakota	$8.71	$0.44	$3,179	$31,792
48	Mississippi	$8.58	$0.68	$3,132	$31,317
49	South Carolina	$8.43	$0.57	$3,077	$30,770
50	Alabama	$8.34	$0.68	$3,044	$30,441
51	Missouri	$8.01	$0.17	$2,924	$29,237

Questions

What is the average price of a pack of cigarettes in the US?

About $10.15 as of January 2026, including taxes. A pack a day at that price is about $3,705 a year.

Which state has the most expensive cigarettes?

New York, at about $14.83 a pack (January 2026). A pack a day there is about $5,413 a year.

Which state has the cheapest cigarettes?

Missouri, at about $8.01 a pack (January 2026). A pack a day there is about $2,924 a year.

How much more does a pack a day cost in the most expensive state than the cheapest?

About $2,489 more a year: $5,413 in New York against $2,924 in Missouri.

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Source: average retail price and state excise tax per pack of 20, as of January 2026, from the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids (fact sheet 0202), as published by World Population Review. Prices include federal ($1.01) and state excise and sales taxes, not local taxes. Checked October 17, 2026. The yearly numbers are the pack price times 365, at today's price. Your store and your brand will differ: put in what you pay in the calculator.