The governor signed New York State's tax increase ($1.60 per pack, the highest one-time increase ever in the U.S.) to give the state the highest cigarette tax rate, $4.35 per pack, and make NY the first state to go over the $4 mark. Over a year ago, Rhode Island was the first state to go over $3 per pack.


New Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids stats:

• Overall All States’ Average: $1.45 per pack
• Major Tobacco States’ Average: 48.5 cents per pack
• Other States’ Average: $1.57 per pack

There are now 29 states, DC, Puerto Rico, the Northern Marianas, and Guam with cigarette tax rates of $1.00 per pack or higher; 14 states, DC, and Guam have cigarette tax rates of $2.00 per pack or higher; 5 states and Guam have cigarette tax rates of $3.00 per pack or higher; and one state (NY) has a cigarette tax rate more than $4.00 per pack. 48 states, DC and Puerto Rico have increased their cigarette tax rates more than 100 times since 2002.

GRA States Current Taxes and Rankings

State	Cig Tax	Ranking
Delaware	$1.60	20th
Kentucky	$0.60	40th
Ohio	$1.25	27th
Pennsylvania	$1.60	20th
West Virginia	$0.55	44th

Download map in a PDF Fact Sheet here
Download table of current cigarette taxes here