Fact Sheet

Tobacco use: Michigan 2026

Topic

Smoking by Region

Subtopic

State Facts

Cigarette use: Michigan*

In 2024, 13.4% of adults in Michigan smoked. Nationally, the adult cigarette smoking prevalence was 11.6%.
In 2018-2019, 41.3% of adults who smoked in Michigan smoked menthol cigarettes. Nationally, 32.3% of adult smokers used menthol cigarettes during this period.
In 2023, 2.1% of high school students in Michigan smoked cigarettes on at least one day in the past 30 days. Nationally, the cigarette smoking prevalence among high school students was 3.5%.

Other tobacco product use: Michigan*

In 2024, 9.8% of adults in Michigan used e-cigarettes. Nationally, the adult e-cigarette use prevalence was 8.0%.
In 2024, 2.6% of adults in Michigan used smokeless tobacco every day or some days. Nationally, the adult smokeless tobacco use prevalence was 3.4%.
In 2023, 15.4% of high school students in Michigan used electronic vapor products on at least one day in the past 30 days. Nationally, the e-cigarette use prevalence among high school students was 16.8%.
In 2023, 2.6% of high school students in Michigan used chewing tobacco, snuff or dip on at least one day in the past 30 days. Nationally, the smokeless tobacco use prevalence among high school students was 2.3%.
In 2023, 5.1% of high school students in Michigan smoked cigars, cigarillos or little cigars on at least one day in the past 30 days. Nationally, the cigar use prevalence among high school students was 4.5%.

Economics of tobacco use and tobacco control

Michigan received $867.2 million (estimated) in revenue from tobacco settlement payments and taxes in fiscal year 2026.
Of this, the state allocated $4.6 million in state funds to tobacco prevention in fiscal year 2026, 4.2% of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's annual spending target.
Smoking-caused health care costs: $5.33 billion per year.
Smoking-caused losses in productivity: $11.5 billion per year.

Michigan tobacco laws

Tobacco taxes

Michigan is ranked 22nd in the U.S. for its cigarette tax of $2.00 per pack (enacted July 2004), compared to the national average of $2.05. (New York has the highest tax at $5.35 and Missouri has the lowest at 17 cents).
Non-smoking tobacco, smokeless tobacco, and cigars are all taxed 32% of the wholesale price.

Clean indoor air ordinances

Smoking is prohibited in all government workplaces, private workplaces, schools, childcare facilities, restaurants, bars (except in cigar bars), and retail stores.
Smoking restrictions are required in casinos/gaming establishments (tribal establishments are exempt).
The use of e-cigarettes is prohibited in the state's Third Judicial Circuit Court, on streetcars and street railway stations, and on child care center property and in homes and vehicles used to transport children in care when in operation for child care.
E-cigarettes are not included in the state's indoor air laws but are included in the state's definition of tobacco products.

Licensing laws

Wholesalers are required to obtain a license to sell tobacco products. Retailers are not required to obtain a license to sell tobacco products.
A license is not required to sell e-cigarette products.

Youth access laws

In December 2019, the United States adopted a law raising the federal minimum age of sale of all tobacco products to 21, effective immediately.
Establishments are required to post signs stating that sales to people under 21 are prohibited.
People under 21 are prohibited from buying vapor products and using them in a public place.
Internet sales of vapor products is permitted after verifying the purchaser is at least 18 years of age through a third-party service. Self-service displays of vapor products are prohibited.

Quitting statistics and benefits

The CDC estimates 51.2% of daily adult smokers in Michigan quit smoking for one or more days in 2019.
In 2014, the Affordable Care Act required that Medicaid programs cover all tobacco cessation medications.**
Michigan's state quit line invests $0.38 per smoker, compared to the national median of $2.62.
Michigan does not have a private insurance mandate provision for cessation.

Notes and references

Updated March 2026

*The datasets for both adults and youth prevalence were used to make direct comparisons at the state and national levels. National prevalence reported here may differ from what is reported in our national-level fact sheets. The numbers here also reflect the most recent data available. Dates of available data may differ across state fact sheets.

**The seven recommended cessation medications are NRT gum, NRT patch, NRT nasal spray, NRT inhaler, NRT lozenge, Varenicline (Chantix) and Bupropion (Zyban).

Fiore MC, et al. Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence: 2008 Update. Clinical Practice Guideline. Rockville, MD: US Department of Health and Human Services. Public Health Service: May 2008.

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