Oklahoma Ranks 7th in Residents Most Dependent on Nicotine, According to New Research

TULSA, OK (KTUL) — New research from nicotine innovators Snuzzer ranks Oklahoma as the 7th state in the nation with residents who are the most dependent on nicotine.

Each state was scored out of 100 based on how addicted to nicotine the residents are, which was calculated by smoking rates, high school e-cigarette rates, and quit attempts.

Oklahoma scored the 7th highest reliance with 78.7 out of 100.

The most reliant state was West Virginia, with a score of 91.4 out of 100.

The state with the least amount of residents addicted to nicotine was California with a 41.22 score.

See all 50 states’ rankings below.

1. West Virginia 91.36
2. Louisiana 84.90
3. Alaska 83.72
4. Kentucky 83.52
5. Arkansas 81.36
6. Tennessee 78.78
7. Oklahoma 78.71
8. Montana 78.25
9. North Dakota 77.93
10. Mississippi 77.36
11. Wyoming 74.87
12. Missouri 74.67
13. Indiana 73.66
14. Ohio 73.27
15. Alabama 72.86
16. New Mexico 70.85
17. North Carolina 70.72
18. Nevada 70.19
19. Oregon 69.72
20. Idaho 68.37
21. Pennsylvania 67.74
22. South Dakota 66.06
23. Maine 65.40
24. Arizona 65.19
25. Hawaii 65.16
26. Iowa 64.94
27. South Carolina 64.76
28. Colorado 64.56
29. New Hampshire 64.51
30. Kansas 64.43
31. Georgia 64.18
32. Nebraska 63.50
33. Texas 63.41
34. Wisconsin 63.03
35. New York 61.87
36. Michigan 61.46
37. New Jersey 61.25
38. Vermont 60.34
39. Rhode Island 60.23
40. Illinois 60.13
41. Delaware 59.95
42. Massachusetts 58.70
43. Virginia 58.52
44. Minnesota 57.63
45. Florida 56.31
46. Maryland 53.08
47. Washington 52.67
48. Utah 48.72
49. Connecticut 48.31
50. California 41.22