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2025 Wyoming Adult Commercial Tobacco and Nicotine Survey

Wyoming Adults' Use of and Attitudes About Commercial Tobacco and Nicotine Products

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Executive Summary

Callout box: Stopping youth from starting to use com-mercial tobacco is a key strategy for tobacco prevention. Almost all adults (91%) who ever smoked started before age 21, with an average age of 16.

The 2025 Wyoming Adult Commercial Tobacco and Nicotine Survey (formerly known as the Wyoming Adult Tobacco Survey) provides insights into how Wyoming adults use and perceive commercial tobacco and nicotine products. The survey, conducted by the Wyoming Survey & Analysis Center (WYSAC), tracks progress toward commercial tobacco and nicotine prevention goals.

Cigarettes, ENDS (Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems), and nicotine pouches are the most commonly used products in Wyoming.

Key Findings

  • ENDS:
    • Most adults (69%) have never tried ENDS, but current use has increased from 7% in 2015 to 10% in 2025, matching the 2025 cigarette smoking rate of 10%.
    • Perceived harm of ENDS use has increased from 35% of adults saying it is very harmful in 2017 to 72% in 2025.
  • Cigarette Smoking:
    • Current smoking rate is 10% in 2025, down from a recent peak of 21% in 2006.
    • Nearly all adults (98%) acknowledge that smoking cigarettes is harmful.
  • Secondhand Smoke:
    • Most adults (87%) support smokefree indoor air policies for restaurants, while 85% support similar policies in workplaces. Support for smokefree bars and casinos/clubs is over 50%.
    • Most employed adults (91%) report working in smokefree indoor workplaces.
    • About one in three adults (33%) report exposure to secondhand smoke in public places.
  • Quitting Efforts:
    • About half of adults who smoke (53%) want to quit, and many (81%) have tried at some time in their life.
    • About 55% of current adult ENDS users have tried to quit.
  • Emerging Commercial Tobacco and Nicotine Products:
    • The use of new and emerging products remains low among Wyoming adults with the exception of nicotine pouches. One in twenty adults (5%) reports using nicotine pouches, similar to the rate for smokeless tobacco (4%).

There has been a decline in cigarette smoking rates but a rise in ENDS use among Wyoming adults. Public awareness of the harms of smoking is high, and there is considerable support for smokefree policies. Preventing new commercial tobacco or nicotine use, especially among youth, requires targeted efforts and continuous monitoring of emerging products.