By The Associated Press
Thursday, November 5, 1998; 4:00 p.m. EST

Percentage of adult smokers and packs of cigarettes sold annually per person by state. Percentages taken from a 1997 survey by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Alabama, 24.7 percent, 104.9 packs per person

Alaska, 26.7, 81.7

Arizona, 21.1, 64.6

Arkansas, 28.5, 108.7

California, 18.4, 53.8

Colorado, 22.6, 124.1

Connecticut, 21.8, 75.9

Delaware, 26.6, 124.1

District of Columbia, 18.8, 54.3

Florida, 23.6, 93

Georgia, 22.4, 100.6

Hawaii, 18.6, 49.1

Idaho, 19.9, 75

Illinois, 23.2, 79.6

Indiana, 26.3, 135.3

Iowa, 23.1, 93.9

Kansas, 22.7, 89.2

Kentucky, 30.8, 186.8

Louisiana, 24.6, 105.3

Maine, 22.7, 101.1

Maryland, 20.6, 72.7

Massachusetts, 20.4, 66.7

Michigan, 26.1, 75.6

Minnesota, 21.8, 84.1

Mississippi, 23.2, 106.3

Missouri, 28.7, 120.6

Montana, 20.5, 88.9

Nebraska, 22.2, 88.5

Nevada, 27.7, 95.6

New Hampshire, 24.8, 174.4

New Jersey, 21.5, 77.0

New Mexico, 22.1, 61.8

New York, 23.1, 64.5

North Carolina, 25.8, 125.6

North Dakota, 22.2, 77.5

Ohio, 25.1, 108.6

Oklahoma, 24.6, 111.8

Oregon, 20.7, 89.5

Pennsylvania, 24.3, 92.9

Rhode Island, 24.2, 90.0

South Carolina, 23.4, 124.5

South Dakota, 24.3, 88.8

Tennessee, 26.9, 118.9

Texas, 22.6, 72.6

Utah, 13.7, 57

Vermont, 23.2, 97.7

Virginia, 24.6, 108

Washington, 23.9, 55.6

West Virginia, 27.4, 114.5

Wisconsin, 23.2, 91.9

Wyoming, 24, 108.8