Cigarette Smuggling and Revenue Ranks by State (2018)

Smuggling Rate by State (2018) Revenue Impact by State (2018)
Rank State Smuggling Rate State Tax Rank State Revenue Impact
1 NY -53.15% 435.00 1 CA $(1,722,907,133.47)
2 CA -47.72% 287.00 2 NY $(1,222,384,710.90)
3 WA -40.07% 302.50 3 TX $(356,917,181.81)
4 NM -35.95% 166.00 4 MN $(293,492,098.08)
5 MN -35.77% 361.40 5 WA $(241,486,678.03)
6 AZ -35.71% 200.00 6 MI $(207,465,783.21)
7 CT -25.97% 435.00 7 PA $(184,712,803.70)
8 RI -24.34% 425.00 8 FL $(173,605,832.38)
9 TX -23.49% 141.00 9 AZ $(170,175,750.60)
10 MT -22.84% 170.00 10 MA $(151,908,786.11)
11 UT -22.31% 170.00 11 IL $(151,028,799.16)
12 MA -21.52% 351.00 12 WI $(147,337,501.76)
13 KS -21.52% 129.00 13 CT $(130,464,699.93)
14 WI -21.34% 252.00 14 OH $(77,029,603.96)
15 MI -19.67% 200.00 15 NM $(45,850,149.30)
16 IL -17.39% 198.00 16 RI $(45,527,402.04)
17 FL -13.86% 133.90 17 KS $(34,303,975.53)
18 SD -12.95% 153.00 18 MD $(34,275,170.23)
19 PA -12.79% 260.00 19 LA $(31,650,153.31)
20 LA -10.46% 108.00 20 UT $(25,922,334.48)
21 IA -10.15% 136.00 21 IA $(20,777,180.76)
22 MD -9.29% 200.00 22 MT $(19,678,446.15)
23 CO -8.90% 84.00 23 CO $(14,785,912.81)
24 ME -8.13% 200.00 24 AR $(11,650,133.36)
25 OH -7.99% 160.00 25 ME $(10,744,887.77)
26 AR -6.29% 115.00 26 OR $(8,600,662.89)
27 OR -4.03% 133.00 27 SD $(7,964,326.60)
28 VT -3.01% 308.00 28 MS $(3,519,706.30)
29 MS -2.99% 68.00 29 OK $(2,036,314.25)
30 OK -0.86% 103.00 30 VT $(1,957,623.19)
31 NE 0.72% 64.00 31 NE $382,435.81
32 SC 1.36% 57.00 32 SC $2,038,999.02
33 NJ 2.17% 270.00 33 WY $3,289,777.45
34 AL 2.37% 67.50 34 ND $3,486,138.63
35 TN 2.52% 62.00 35 AL $4,168,883.13
36 GA 4.11% 37.00 36 TN $5,736,223.17
37 WV 6.09% 120.00 37 GA $6,954,771.10
38 KY 8.70% 60.00 38 ID $7,946,724.72
39 DE 11.51% 210.00 39 WV $9,474,007.67
40 NV 12.34% 180.00 40 MO $10,536,804.60
41 MO 15.55% 17.00 41 NJ $13,321,150.04
42 IN 18.17% 99.50 42 DE $13,396,533.93
43 ND 20.02% 44.00 43 KY $17,458,934.45
44 VA 22.84% 30.00 44 NV $18,746,774.44
45 WY 23.12% 60.00 45 VA $26,314,207.63
46 ID 27.41% 57.00 46 IN $59,463,712.01
47 NH 66.81% 178.00 47 NH $79,844,012.75