More than 10 percent of young adults are using vapes regularly: CDC study While vaping is not risk free, it is less harmful than tobacco Our World in Data What Percentage of Americans Vape? Chart: 11% of Americans Smoke E Cigarettes Statista In 1980, roughly a third of American adults still smoked. Now here's a figure from 2024: 9.9 percent. That's the share of American adults who smoke cigarettes, according to data from the Vaping By The Numbers California Healthline