Smoking Costs the Average Kentucky Smoker $1,136,524 Over Lifetime!

To encourage the estimated 36.5 million tobacco users in the U.S. to kick the dangerous habit, WalletHub’s analysts calculated the potential monetary losses — including the lifetime and annual costs of a cigarette pack per day, health care expenditures, income losses and other costs — brought on by smoking and exposure to secondhand smoke.

The Financial Cost of Smoking in Kentucky (1=Lowest, 25=Avg.): 

• Out-of-Pocket Cost per Smoker – $88,794 (Rank: 4^th)
• Financial-Opportunity Cost per Smoker – $747,960 (Rank: 4^th)
• Health-Care Cost per Smoker – $112,220 (Rank: 2^nd)
• Income Loss per Smoker – $178,459 (Rank: 5^th)
• Other Costs per Smoker – $9,090 (Rank: 3^rd)
• Total Cost Over a Lifetime per Smoker: $1,136,524
• Total Cost per Year per Smoker: $22,285

For the full report, please visit:

https://wallethub.com/edu/the-financial-cost-of-smoking-by-state/9520/