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The number of American teens who smoke or have even tried smoking has dropped dramatically, with less than 1% now saying they light up cigarettes daily. Data on students in grades 9 through 12 from 1991 to 2021 shows a 16-fold decline in daily cigarette use -- from 9.8% of teens saying they smoked daily in 1991 to just 0.6% by 2021. In 1991, about 70% of teens surveyed said they had "ever" smoked, that fell to less than 18% by 2021. Smoking rates have fallen most dramatically among Black teens, compared to whites or Hispanics. The findings are based on federal government surveys comprising more than 226,000 teens.
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