Missouri tied for fourth highest rate of smokers in the country

Missourians, see that Slate map above? You might not be able to read it through the haze of cigarette smoke blocking your computer screen. Missourians, you are in rare company. While fewer than 13 percent of Americans smoke every day, you bucked that trend. Missouri is one of five states with the highest percentage of smokers who light up every day (16 percent of you). Missouri is tied for fourth with Indiana but trails Oklahoma, West Virginia and U.S. champion Kentucky.