Percentage of Births to Mothers Who Reported Smoking Cigarettes at Any Time During Pregnancy, by Urbanization Level of County of Residence
In 2020, 5.5% of all births were to women who reported smoking cigarettes at any time during pregnancy. This percentage was lowest in large central metropolitan areas (2.3%) and increased as the count of residence became less urbanized, reaching a high of 13.6% in the most rural (noncore) counties.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, US Department of Health and Human Services. (2021). Percentage of Births to Mothers Who Reported Smoking Cigarettes at Any Time During Pregnancy, by Urbanization Level of County of Residence - United States, 2020. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Review, 70(47): 1652. https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/70/wr/mm7047a5.htm?s_cid=mm7047a5_w