The New England States That Smuggle The Most Tobacco
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The New England States That Smuggle The Most Tobacco
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The Michigan-based, conservative-leaning Mackinac Center has researched tobacco smuggling in the contiguous United States every two years since 2008. The latest study released this year includes data from 2011.
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See which New England states have the highest percentage of "black market" cigarette sales in the slides below.
Black Market Cigarettes in New England
6. New Hampshire
National Rank (1 is Most): 47
2011 Consumption Smuggled*: -26.8%
2006 Consumption Smuggled*:-29.7%
2011 Cigarette Tax Rate (Per Pack): $1.68
*Positive is inflow (smuggled in), Negative is outflow (smuggled out)
5. Vermont
National Rank (1 is Most): 40
2011 Consumption Smuggled*: -16.9%
2006 Consumption Smuggled*: 4.5%
2011 Cigarette Tax Rate (Per Pack): $2.24
*Positive is inflow (smuggled in), Negative is outflow (smuggled out)
4. Maine
National Rank (1 is Most): 23
2011 Consumption Smuggled*: 13.7%
2006 Consumption Smuggled*: 16.6%
2011 Cigarette Tax Rate (Per Pack): $2.00
*Positive is inflow (smuggled in), Negative is outflow (smuggled out)
3. Massachusetts
National Rank (1 is Most): 19
2011 Consumption Smuggled*: 18.1%
2006 Consumption Smuggled*: 17.5%
2011 Cigarette Tax Rate (Per Pack): $2.51
*Positive is inflow (smuggled in), Negative is outflow (smuggled out)
2. Connecticut
Overall Rank (1 is Most): 14
2011 Consumption Smuggled*: 22.2%
2006 Consumption Smuggled*: 12.3%
2011 Cigarette Tax Rate (Per Pack): $3.00
*Positive is inflow (smuggled in), Negative is outflow (smuggled out)
1. Rhode Island
Overall Rank (1 is Most): 5
2011 Consumption Smuggled*: 39.8%
2006 Consumption Smuggled*: 43.2%
2011 Cigarette Tax Rate (Per Pack): $3.46
*Positive is inflow (smuggled in), Negative is outflow (smuggled out)
