Fact Sheet

Tobacco use: Oregon 2026

Topic

Smoking by Region

Subtopic

State Facts

Cigarette use: Oregon 2026*

In 2024, 10.6% of adults smoked. Nationally, the adult cigarette smoking prevalence was 11.6%.
In 2018-2019, 17.9% of adults who smoked in Oregon smoked menthol cigarettes. Nationally, 32.3% of adult smokers used menthol cigarettes during this period.
In 2022, 3.2% of 11th graders in Oregon smoked cigarettes on at least one day in the past 30 days.

Other tobacco product use: Oregon*

In 2024, 7.8% of adults in Oregon used e-cigarettes. Nationally, the adult e-cigarette use prevalence was 8.0%.
In 2024, 3.0% of adults in Oregon used smokeless tobacco every day or some days. Nationally, adult smokeless tobacco use prevalence was 4.2%.
In 2022, 10.8% of 11th graders in Oregon used electronic vapor products on at least one day in the past 30 days.
In 2022, 0.8% of 11th graders in Oregon used chewing tobacco, snuff, or dip on at least one day in the past 30 days.
In 2022, 1.1% of 11th graders in Oregon smoked little cigars on at least one day in the past 30 days.

Economics of tobacco use and tobacco control

Oregon received $399.8 million (estimated) in revenue from tobacco settlement payments and taxes in fiscal year 2026.
Of this, the state allocated $22.7 million in state funds to tobacco prevention in fiscal year 2026, 57.8% of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's annual spending target.
Smoking-caused health care costs: $1.79 billion per year.
Smoking-caused losses in productivity: $3.7 billion per year.

Oregon tobacco laws

Tobacco taxes

Oregon is ranked 9th in the U.S. for its cigarette tax of $3.33 per pack (enacted January 2021), 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.)
Cigars are taxed at 65% of the wholesale sales price of cigars (not to exceed $1.00 per cigar). Moist snuff is taxed at $1.86 per ounce, except that the minimum tax per retail container is $2.17. All other tobacco products, including e-cigarettes, are taxed at 65% of the wholesale sales price.
Oral nicotine pouches are taxed at $0.65 per pack of 20 or fewer pouches. For packs with more than 20 pouches, a $0.03 fee is applied per pouch.

Clean indoor air ordinances
Smoking is prohibited in all enclosed public places. This includes government workplaces, private workplaces, schools, childcare facilities, restaurants, bars, casinos/gaming establishments (tribal establishments exempt), and retail stores. A small number of cigar bars and smoke shops are exempt and allow smoking indoors.
Use of inhalant delivery systems in a car while a person under the age of 18 is present or in state vehicles is prohibited.
E-cigarettes are included in the state's clean indoor air laws and the state's definition of tobacco products.
Licensing laws
Retailers are required to obtain a license to sell tobacco products.
Wholesalers are required to obtain a license to distribute cigarettes, but not required to distribute other tobacco products.
Youth access laws
In December 2019, the United States adopted a law raising the federal minimum age of sale for all tobacco products to 21, effective immediately.
Establishments are required to post signs stating that the sale of tobacco products to people under 21 is prohibited.
People under 21 are prohibited from buying e-cigarettes.
Self-service displays and vending machine sales of e-cigarettes are prohibited. Vending machine sales of cigars are allowed in locations inaccessible to persons under 21.
Public and private schools, colleges, community colleges, university career schools, technical education schools, and youth correction and juvenile detention facilities must prohibit possession of e-cigarettes by people under 21 at facilities or facility-sponsored events.
Recreational marijuana dispensaries are prohibited from selling products that combine nicotine and cannabinoids.
Delivery sales of inhalant delivery systems require sellers to obtain a distributor's license (and potentially a retail license), obtain certification from the consumer that they are at least 21 years old, and verify the consumer's age through a third-party verification system.
Local tobacco laws
Multnomah County and Washington County prohibit the sale of all flavored tobacco products. However, both ordinances are currently on hold due to legal actions by the tobacco industry.
Quitting statistics and benefits
The CDC estimates that 50.4% of daily adult smokers in Oregon quit smoking for one or more days in 2019.
In 2014, the Affordable Care Act required that Medicaid programs cover all tobacco cessation medications.
Oregon's state quitline invested $1.81 per smoker as of last year, compared to the current national median of $2.62.
Oregon has a private insurance mandate provision for cessation.

Notes and references (March 2026)

* The datasets for both adult 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 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: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service; May 2008.

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