The Fine Fifteen: States that Raised Tobacco Taxes in 2009

Fifteen states enacted increases in cigarette excise taxes in 2009, but three states haven’t raised their cigarette taxes in more than a decade, according to the Center for Substance Abuse Research at the University of Maryland at College Park. (It would have been four, but South Carolina just approved its first tobacco tax since 1977). CESAR has put out a nice national map of what’s happening with state tobacco taxes, based on data from the CDC. The National Conference of State Legislatures site provides info on the current tax rate in each state.