The average state tax on a pack of cigarettes is now $1.46 per pack, according to new fact sheets released today by the Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids.

The state and local tobacco tax factsheets to reflect the few tax changes that went into effect July 1, 2011. As of this month, Nebraska's cigarette tax rate is 64 cents per pack, ranking 38th in the country.
 
Here are the new facts:

• Overall all states’ average: $1.46 per pack
  
• Major tobacco states’ average: 48.5 cents per pack
  
• Non-tobacco states’ average: $1.59 per pack
  

As of July 1, 29 states, DC, Puerto Rico, the Northern Marianas, and Guam have cigarette tax rates of $1 per pack or higher; 14 states, DC, and Guam have cigarette tax rates of $2 per pack or higher; five states and Guam have cigarette tax rates of $3 per pack or higher; and one state (NY) has a cigarette tax rate more than $4 per pack.

The new fact sheets are available as a cigarette tax map and a state cigarette tax table.