Smoking rates in the US fall below 10% for first time ever

A major US study of more than 32,600 adults shows smoking fell to 9.9% in 2024, down from 10.8% in 2023, marking the first single-digit rate on record. If this steady decline continues, the country is on track to meet or even surpass its Healthy People 2030 goal of reducing adult smoking to 6.1%.