County Overview
300
Adults who regularly smoke cigarettes
2
Tobacco-related deaths
60
People with a serious illness caused by tobacco
$600,000
Spent on tobacco-related medical care
$500,000
In productivity losses due to premature tobacco-related deaths
Population
Youth
242
Adults
1,208
Total Population
1,450
Among tobacco retailers assessed in Wheeler County
Advertised tobacco or e-cigarettes outside the store
Sold flavored products
Offered price promotions/discounts
Sold products near toys
Advertised cigarillos for less than $1
Adult cigarette smoking
Cigarette smoking among adults in Wheeler County is higher than Oregon overall and the rest of the United States.
Adults exposed to secondhand smoke indoors
Secondhand smoke exposure for adults in the Eastern Oregon region is higher than Oregon overall.
Youth Tobacco Use
Among 11th graders in the Eastern Oregon region,†
e-cigarette use was higher than cigarette smoking
in 2019.
e-cigarette use was higher than cigarette smoking
in 2019.
† The Eastern Oregon region includes Baker, Grant, Harney, Lake, Malheur, Morrow, Umatilla, Union, Wallowa and Wheeler Counties. Estimates are reported by region instead of county when one or more estimates from the county level represented too small a population to be reliable.
