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#FridayFact Answer

Yesterday, we reported that the South Dakota secretary of state certified a tobacco tax increase initiative for the November 2018 ballot. The initiative would increase the excise tax on cigarettes from 76.5 mills to 126.5 mills, or about $1.53 per pack of 20 cigarettes to $2.53 per pack of 20 cigarettes.

Today's #FridayFact asked: What is the average tobacco tax across the 50 states per 20-pack of cigarettes?

You selected from the following choices.

• $1.05
• $1.72
• $1.98
• $2.23

The correct answer was $1.72. The federal government levies a $1.01 tobacco tax. Connecticut and New York have the highest tobacco taxes at $4.35 per 20-pack of cigarettes. Missouri has the lowest tobacco tax at 17 cents per pack of cigarettes. The average state tobacco tax across all 50 states is $1.72 per 20-pack of cigarettes.