Table 1

Current landscape of flavoured tobacco product sales restrictions enacted as of 31 March 2021 with a confirmed implementation date (n=334)

State policies
Year*2007–20102011–20142015201620172018201920202021 (Q1) Total
n (%)
Total state policies
100000141 7
Census region*
 Northeast100000130 5 (71.4)
 South000000010 1 (14.3)
 Midwest000000000 0 (0.0)
 West000000001 1 (14.3)
Comprehensiveness level
 Level 6000000000 0 (0.0)
 Level 5000000100 1 (14.3)
 Level 4000000000 0 (0.0)
 Level 3000000000 0 (0.0)
 Level 2100000040 5 (71.4)
 Level 1000000010 1 (14.3)
Local policies
Year*2007–20102011–20142015201620172018201920202021 (Q1) Total
n (%)
Total local policies
01225432952107563 327
Locality type
 County000112960 19 (5.8)
 City/town0122541285095513 305 (93.3)
 Tribes000000200 2 (0.6)
 Village000000100 1 (0.3)
Census region*†
 Northeast012234022354891 190 (58.1)
 South000000110 2 (0.6)
 Midwest000234591 24 (7.34)
 West002141351371 109 (33.3)
Comprehensiveness level
 Level 6000121241290 85 (26.0)
 Level 5000000110 2 (0.6)
 Level 4000000231 6 (1.8)
 Level 30001242271 37 (11.3)
 Level 201213218100 37 (11.3)
 Level 1011233922342371 160 (48.9)
  • Q1=quarter 1 of 2021 which includes the period from 1 January 2021 to 31 March 2021.

  • *Year the law/most recent amendment was implemented.

  • †Tribes are not included in census region estimates, as they are sovereign nations.