From 2019 to 2021, American Indians and Alaska Natives were the ethnic group with the largest share of pregnant women who smoked during pregnancy, with 13.8 percent. This statistic depicts the percentage of pregnant women in the United States who smoked during pregnancy from 2019 to 2021, by race and ethnicity.
Percentage of pregnant women in the United States who smoked during pregnancy from 2019 to 2021, by race and ethnicity
Of the 11,025,479 births in the United States in 2019–2021, data were missing for 0.9% (100,322) of maternal cigarette smoking during pregnancy.
Supplementary notes
Smoking during pregnancy is defined as cigarette smoking at any time while pregnant.
Race groups are non-Hispanic, single race. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race. The total percent does not add to 100 due to groups not included in the analysis.
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NCHS, & CDC. (March 4, 2024). Percentage of pregnant women in the United States who smoked during pregnancy from 2019 to 2021, by race and ethnicity [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1460369/share-of-pregnant-women-who-smoked-during-pregnancy-by-race-us/
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Percentage of pregnant women in the United States who smoked during pregnancy from 2019 to 2021, by race and ethnicity [Graph], NCHS, & CDC, March 4, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1460369/share-of-pregnant-women-who-smoked-during-pregnancy-by-race-us/
