Georgia Has One of Nation's Lowest Costs of Smoking

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A new report from WalletHub shows Georgia ranks sixth best in the nation in terms of health care costs, lost productivity and premature deaths from smoking.

The Peach State spends $1,263,332 over the lifetime of each smoker, according to the report.

New York spends more than any other state, $2,452,735 per smoker. Louisiana is No. 1, at $1,232,159 per smoker.

WalletHub’s The True Cost of Smoking by State says the societal and economic costs of smoking total more than $320 billion a year.

Here’s a breakdown of the costs in Georgia:

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

• Out-of-Pocket Cost per Smoker – $89,222 (Rank: 5th)
• Financial Opportunity Cost per Smoker – $843,688 (Rank: 5th)
• Health-Care Cost per Smoker – $125,750 (Rank: 8th)
• Income Loss per Smoker – $201,315 (Rank: 20th)
• Other Costs per Smoker – $11,371 (Rank: 31st)
• Total Cost Over a Lifetime per Smoker: $1,271,346