Household spending · Consumer Expenditure Survey · BLS CE 2024
Tobacco products and smoking supplies Spending
How much American households spend on tobacco products and smoking supplies - broken down by income, age, region, household size and tenure, from the BLS Consumer Expenditure Survey.
- Annual average (2024)
- $352
- Share of spending
- 0.4%
- Change vs 2023
- -4.9%
- Change vs 2020
- +11.7%
Spending Insight: Tobacco products and smoking supplies
American households spent an average of $352 on tobacco products and smoking supplies in 2024, representing 0.4% of total consumer expenditures. Spending declined 4.9% from 2023 ($370), indicating households may be cutting back or finding lower-cost alternatives.
Since 2020, tobacco products and smoking supplies spending has risen by 11.7% (from $315 to $352), rising slower than the roughly 21% cumulative inflation over the same period, a decline in real, inflation-adjusted terms.
Income is strongly associated with tobacco products and smoking supplies spending: the top income quintile spends $267/year versus $340 for the lowest quintile, a 0.8x gap. Regionally, the Midwest spends the most ($392/year) while the West spends the least ($283/year). Use the cross-cuts below, by income, region, age, household size, and housing tenure, to see which demographic factors drive this category hardest for your situation.
How Tobacco products and smoking supplies compares to other categories
Tobacco products and smoking supplies is the #13 largest of 14 major household spending categories in 2024, claiming 0.4% of the total budget.
Major spending categories, ranked
Tobacco products and smoking supplies highlighted · average annual spending · 2024
Spending Trend (2020–2024)
Tobacco products and smoking supplies spending per household, 2020–2024
National average annual spending
| Year | Annual Amount |
|---|---|
| 2024 | $352 |
| 2023 | $370 |
| 2022 | $371 |
| 2021 | $341 |
| 2020 | $315 |
How we calculate this: % of Total is this category's published spend divided by that year's total household spend. YoY Change is the percentage difference between a year's amount and the prior year's amount. Both are computed from the raw BLS figures, not re-estimated.
By Income Level (2024)
How tobacco products and smoking supplies spending varies across income quintiles
| Income Group | Annual Amount |
|---|---|
| Lowest 20% | $340 |
| Second 20% | $359 |
| Middle 20% | $437 |
| Fourth 20% | $360 |
| Highest 20% | $267 |
By Region (2024)
Geographic variation in tobacco products and smoking supplies spending
By Age Group (2024)
How tobacco products and smoking supplies spending changes across the lifecycle
By Household Size (2024)
| Size | Annual |
|---|---|
| 1 Person | $275 |
| 2 People | $386 |
| 3 People | $350 |
| 4 People | $428 |
| 5 or More | $409 |
By Housing Tenure (2024)
| Tenure | Annual |
|---|---|
| Homeowner (with mortgage) | $361 |
| Homeowner (no mortgage) | $352 |
| Renter | $373 |
What to do with this data
The average U.S. household spends $352 a year on tobacco products and smoking supplies - here's how to put that in context.
- Compare your own spending against the national income quintiles. Budget calculator
- See how tobacco products and smoking supplies spending shifts across income levels, ages, and regions. By income
- Track this category in your private watchlist to revisit as the data updates. Save categories
Figures are national averages from the BLS Consumer Expenditure Survey; your own household may differ from these means.
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