Wallethub: Habit Costs Wyoming Smokers $1.3 Mil Over Lifetime

A new study by the personal-finance website Wallethub says smoking costs the average Wyoming smoker $1.3 million per year.

The study broke down the costs this way:

"The Financial Cost of Smoking in Wyoming (1=Lowest, 25=Avg.):

• Out-of-Pocket Cost per Smoker – $92,517 (Rank: 6^th)
• Financial-Opportunity Cost per Smoker – $811,074 (Rank: 6^th)
• Health-Care Cost per Smoker – $152,675 (Rank: 25^th)
• Income Loss per Smoker – $251,263 (Rank: 31^st)
• Other Costs per Smoker – $11,337 (Rank: 17^th)
• Total Cost Over Lifetime per Smoker: $1,318,865
• Total Cost per Year per Smoker: $25,860"
• View the full report here.