Usage of Electronic Cigarettes Among Youth in the United States Ballard Brief In 1980, roughly a third of American adults still smoked. Now here's a figure from 2024: 9.9 percent. That's the share of American adults who smoke cigarettes, according to data from the Vaping has largely replaced cigarettes as the dominant mode of smoking among teens. In 2024, 77% of New York high schoolers who smoked were using vapes. Learn more at www.localsyr.com. Products Data Briefs Number 475 July 2023