In 1980, roughly a third of American adults still smoked. Now here's a figure from 2024: 9.9 percent. That's the share of American adults who smoke cigarettes, according to data from the Vaping among adults in England who have never regularly smoked: a population based study, 201624 The Lancet Public Health Products Data Briefs Number 475 July 2023 Burden of Cigarette Use in the U.S. Data and Statistics Campaign Resources Tips From Former Smokers CDC QuickStats: Percentage Distribution of Cigarette Smoking Status Among Current Adult E Cigarette Users, by Age Group National Health Interview Survey, United States, 2021 MMWR