Community Advisory Board

ASPiRE researchers work in partnership with a Community Advisory Board (CAB) comprising tobacco control program staff from 30 large U.S. cities, representatives from several tobacco control organizations and agencies, and legal experts. ASPiRE’s CAB partners help us close the gap between research and practice by providing important input about their changing needs for evidence.

Maggie Mahoney, JD, public health policy advisor, serves as our CAB chair.

Our 30 Cities

One in six US adults lives in one of the 30 ASPiRE Community Advisory Board (CAB) cities. The cities vary with respect to state/local tobacco control policies and region. Click on a city to download that city’s Tobacco Retailer Density Fact Sheet and to see Smoking Prevalence, Tobacco Retailer Density, and Poverty statistics. Research has found links between smoking, retailer density and income. Explore and compare different cities and see how the three statistics are related.

View and download the Tobacco Retailer Density Fact Sheets, the related Tobacco Swamps Maps, and the Tobacco Sales Fact Sheets for all 30 cities.

Atlanta, GA

Adult smoking prevalence 2016 18.1%

Tobacco retailer density 2019 4.1 per square mile

Pop. at or below poverty 2018 21.7%

All values presented are the median values of all census tracts within city.

Tobacco Retailer Density Fact Sheet for Atlanta

Baltimore, MD

Adult smoking prevalence 2016 23.2%

Tobacco retailer density 2019 17.0 per square mile

Pop. at or below poverty 2018 21.0%

All values presented are the median values of all census tracts within city.

Tobacco Retailer Density Fact Sheet for Baltimore

Boston, MA

Adult smoking prevalence 2016 15.7%

Tobacco retailer density 2019 25.2 per square mile

Pop. at or below poverty 2018 18.2%

All values presented are the median values of all census tracts within city.

Tobacco Retailer Density Fact Sheet for Boston

Charlotte, NC

Adult smoking prevalence 2016 16.9%

Tobacco retailer density 2019 2.7 per square mile

Pop. at or below poverty 2018 11.8%

All values presented are the median values of all census tracts within city.

Tobacco Retailer Density Fact Sheet for Charlotte

Chicago, IL

Adult smoking prevalence 2016 17.9%

Tobacco retailer density 2019 8.1. per square mile

Pop. at or below poverty 2018 19.1%

All values presented are the median values of all census tracts within city.

Tobacco Retailer Density Fact Sheet for Chicago

Cleveland, OH

Adult smoking prevalence 2016 30.2%

Tobacco retailer density 2019 7.7 per square mile

Pop. at or below poverty 2018 36.4%

All values presented are the median values of all census tracts within city.

Tobacco Retailer Density Fact Sheet for Cleveland

Dallas, TX

Adult smoking prevalence 2016 18.9%

Tobacco retailer density 2019 3.4 per square mile

Pop. at or below poverty 2018 18.2%

All values presented are the median values of all census tracts within city.

Tobacco Retailer Density Fact Sheet for Dallas

Denver, CO

Adult smoking prevalence 2016 16.5%

Tobacco retailer density 2019 4.0 per square mile

Pop. at or below poverty 2018 12.0%

All values presented are the median values of all census tracts within city.

Tobacco Retailer Density Fact Sheet for Denver

Detroit, MI

Adult smoking prevalence 2016 29.1%

Tobacco retailer density 2019 6.4 per square mile

Pop. at or below poverty 2018 37.7%

All values presented are the median values of all census tracts within city.

Tobacco Retailer Density Fact Sheet for Detroit

Ft. Worth, TX

Adult smoking prevalence 2016 19.8%

Tobacco retailer density 2019 2.4 per square mile

Pop. at or below poverty 2018 16.6%

All values presented are the median values of all census tracts within city.

Tobacco Retailer Density Fact Sheet for Fort Worth

Houston, TX

Adult smoking prevalence 2016 16.7%

Tobacco retailer density 2019 7.3 per square mile

Pop. at or below poverty 2018 18.4%

All values presented are the median values of all census tracts within city.

Tobacco Retailer Density Fact Sheet for Houston

Kansas City, MO

Adult smoking prevalence 2016 23.4%

Tobacco retailer density 2019 1.3 per square mile

Pop. at or below poverty 2018 16.6%

All values presented are the median values of all census tracts within city.

Tobacco Retailer Density Fact Sheet for Kansas City

Las Vegas, NV

Adult smoking prevalence 2016 19.0%

Tobacco retailer density 2019 4.7 per square mile

Pop. at or below poverty 2018 12.3%

All values presented are the median values of all census tracts within city.

Tobacco Retailer Density Fact Sheet for Las Vegas

Los Angeles, CA

Adult smoking prevalence 2016 14.0%

Tobacco retailer density 2019 10.0 per square mile

Pop. at or below poverty 2018 16.9%

All values presented are the median values of all census tracts within city.

Tobacco Retailer Density Fact Sheet for Los Angeles

Memphis, TN

Adult smoking prevalence 2016 26.6%

Tobacco retailer density 2019 4.5 per square mile

Pop. at or below poverty 2018 28.5%

All values presented are the median values of all census tracts within city.

Tobacco Retailer Density Fact Sheet for Memphis

Miami, FL

Adult smoking prevalence 2016 16.4%

Tobacco retailer density 2019 29.9 per square mile

Pop. at or below poverty 2018 24.6%

All values presented are the median values of all census tracts within city.

Tobacco Retailer Density Fact Sheet for Miami

Minneapolis, MN

Adult smoking prevalence 2016 17.9%

Tobacco retailer density 2019 3.0 per square mile

Pop. at or below poverty 2018 18.5%

All values presented are the median values of all census tracts within city.

Tobacco Retailer Density Fact Sheet for Minneapolis

New Orleans, LA

Adult smoking prevalence 2016 21.6%

Tobacco retailer density 2019 17.7 per square mile

Pop. at or below poverty 2018 25.1%

All values presented are the median values of all census tracts within city.

Tobacco Retailer Density Fact Sheet for New Orleans

New York City, NY

Adult smoking prevalence 2016 16.5%

Tobacco retailer density 2019 26.4 per square mile

Pop. at or below poverty 2018 14.8%

All values presented are the median values of all census tracts within city.

Oakland, CA

Adult smoking prevalence 2016 16.2%

Tobacco retailer density 2019 9.0 per square mile

Pop. at or below poverty 2018 16.6%

All values presented are the median values of all census tracts within city.

Tobacco Retailer Density Fact Sheet for Oakland

Philadelphia, PA

Adult smoking prevalence 2016 22.9%

Tobacco retailer density 2019 24.4 per square mile

Pop. at or below poverty 2018 22.3%

All values presented are the median values of all census tracts within city.

Tobacco Retailer Density Fact Sheet for Philadelphia

Phoenix, AZ

Adult smoking prevalence 2016 18.8%

Tobacco retailer density 2019 2.1 per square mile

Pop. at or below poverty 2018 16.8%

All values presented are the median values of all census tracts within city.

Tobacco Retailer Density Fact Sheet for Phoenix

Portland, OR

Adult smoking prevalence 2016 15.6%

Tobacco retailer density 2019 4.9 per square mile

Pop. at or below poverty 2018 11.9%

All values presented are the median values of all census tracts within city.

Tobacco Retailer Density Fact Sheet for Portland

Providence, RI

Adult smoking prevalence 2016 20.1%

Tobacco retailer density 2019 8.7 per square mile

Pop. at or below poverty 2018 27.0%

All values presented are the median values of all census tracts within city.

Tobacco Retailer Density Fact Sheet for Providence

Sacramento, CA

Adult smoking prevalence 2016 16.0%

Tobacco retailer density 2019 2.8 per square mile

Pop. at or below poverty 2018 18.1%

All values presented are the median values of all census tracts within city.

Tobacco Retailer Density Fact Sheet for Sacramento

San Antonio, TX

Adult smoking prevalence 2016 15.5%

Tobacco retailer density 2019 3.3 per square mile

Pop. at or below poverty 2018 16.3%

All values presented are the median values of all census tracts within city.

Tobacco Retailer Density Fact Sheet for San Antonio

San Diego, CA

Adult smoking prevalence 2016 12.2%

Tobacco retailer density 2019 2.1 per square mile

Pop. at or below poverty 2018 9.7%

All values presented are the median values of all census tracts within city.

Tobacco Retailer Density Fact Sheet for San Diego

San Francisco, CA

Adult smoking prevalence 2016 10.9%

Tobacco retailer density 2019 13.7 per square mile

Pop. at or below poverty 2018 8.5%

All values presented are the median values of all census tracts within city.

Tobacco Retailer Density Fact Sheet for San Francisco

Seattle, WA

Adult smoking prevalence 2016 10.1%

Tobacco retailer density 2019 4.2 per square mile

Pop. at or below poverty 2018 9.2%

All values presented are the median values of all census tracts within city.

Tobacco Retailer Density Fact Sheet for Seattle

Washington, DC

Adult smoking prevalence 2016 16.6%

Tobacco retailer density 2019 12.6 per square mile

Pop. at or below poverty 2018 14.1%

All values presented are the median values of all census tracts within city.

Tobacco Retailer Density Fact Sheet for Washington, DC

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Our 30 Cities

Atlanta, GA

Baltimore, MD

Boston, MA

Charlotte, NC

Chicago, IL

Cleveland, OH

Dallas, TX

Denver, CO

Detroit, MI

Ft. Worth, TX

Houston, TX

Kansas City, MO

Las Vegas, NV

Los Angeles, CA

Memphis, TN

Miami, FL

Minneapolis, MN

New Orleans, LA

New York City, NY

Oakland, CA

Philadelphia, PA

Phoenix, AZ

Portland, OR

Providence, RI

Sacramento, CA

San Antonio, TX

San Diego, CA

San Francisco, CA

Seattle, WA

Washington, DC

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