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Smoking status of adults by state Adults who smoke cigarettes every day, on some days, who are former smokers (smoked at least 100 cigarettes in their life but do not smoke now), and who never smoked. Percent of adults 18 and over (crude prevalence, self-reported) from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System; states only (CDC publishes a median of states rather than a national estimate in this dataset). Tennessee is not published in the 2024 BRFSS state estimates, so it is not shown.
Reference period 2024 Licence Public domain (U.S. federal government work). Chart (4 options): Smoke every day Smoke some days Former smokers Never smoked
Smoke every day (Smoke every day (%)) Smoke some days (Smoke some days (%)) Former smokers (Former smokers (%)) Never smoked (Never smoked (%))
Smoking status of adults by state: Smoke every day (%) 50 areas ranked by Smoke every day (%). Highest: West Virginia (16.2); lowest: Utah (3.5). West Virginia West Virginia: 16.2 16.2 Kentucky Kentucky: 12.6 12.6 Arkansas Arkansas: 11.4 11.4 Maine Maine: 11.2 11.2 Alabama Alabama: 10.3 10.3 Missouri Missouri: 10.2 10.2 Indiana Indiana: 10.1 10.1 Mississippi Mississippi: 10.1 10.1 Kansas Kansas: 10.0 10.0 South Dakota South Dakota: 10.0 10.0 Louisiana Louisiana: 9.9 9.9 Ohio Ohio: 9.8 9.8 Oklahoma Oklahoma: 9.7 9.7 Alaska Alaska: 9.5 9.5 Michigan Michigan: 9.5 9.5 Wyoming Wyoming: 9.2 9.2 Iowa Iowa: 9.1 9.1 Nebraska Nebraska: 8.7 8.7 North Dakota North Dakota: 8.7 8.7 North Carolina North Carolina: 8.4 8.4 Nevada Nevada: 8.3 8.3 South Carolina South Carolina: 8.3 8.3 Pennsylvania Pennsylvania: 8.2 8.2 Montana Montana: 8.0 8.0 Wisconsin Wisconsin: 8.0 8.0 New Mexico New Mexico: 7.8 7.8 Vermont Vermont: 7.5 7.5 Florida Florida: 7.4 7.4 Arizona Arizona: 7.3 7.3 Georgia Georgia: 7.3 7.3 Illinois Illinois: 7.0 7.0 Minnesota Minnesota: 7.0 7.0 Virginia Virginia: 7.0 7.0 Delaware Delaware: 6.9 6.9 Idaho Idaho: 6.8 6.8 Oregon Oregon: 6.8 6.8 Rhode Island Rhode Island: 6.7 6.7 Texas Texas: 6.4 6.4 New York New York: 6.3 6.3 Colorado Colorado: 6.1 6.1 New Hampshire New Hampshire: 6.0 6.0 Connecticut Connecticut: 5.8 5.8 Massachusetts Massachusetts: 5.8 5.8 Hawaii Hawaii: 5.5 5.5 New Jersey New Jersey: 5.1 5.1 Washington Washington: 5.1 5.1 Maryland Maryland: 5.0 5.0 District of Columbia District of Columbia: 4.5 4.5 California California: 4.3 4.3 Utah Utah: 3.5 3.5
Smoking status of adults by state: Smoke every day (%) 50 areas ranked by Smoke every day (%). Highest: West Virginia (16.2); lowest: Utah (3.5). West Virginia West Virginia: 16.2 16.2 Kentucky Kentucky: 12.6 12.6 Arkansas Arkansas: 11.4 11.4 Maine Maine: 11.2 11.2 Alabama Alabama: 10.3 10.3 Missouri Missouri: 10.2 10.2 Indiana Indiana: 10.1 10.1 Mississippi Mississippi: 10.1 10.1 Kansas Kansas: 10.0 10.0 South Dakota South Dakota: 10.0 10.0 Louisiana Louisiana: 9.9 9.9 Ohio Ohio: 9.8 9.8 Oklahoma Oklahoma: 9.7 9.7 Alaska Alaska: 9.5 9.5 Michigan Michigan: 9.5 9.5 Wyoming Wyoming: 9.2 9.2 Iowa Iowa: 9.1 9.1 Nebraska Nebraska: 8.7 8.7 North Dakota North Dakota: 8.7 8.7 North Carolina North Carolina: 8.4 8.4 Nevada Nevada: 8.3 8.3 South Carolina South Carolina: 8.3 8.3 Pennsylvania Pennsylvania: 8.2 8.2 Montana Montana: 8.0 8.0 Wisconsin Wisconsin: 8.0 8.0 New Mexico New Mexico: 7.8 7.8 Vermont Vermont: 7.5 7.5 Florida Florida: 7.4 7.4 Arizona Arizona: 7.3 7.3 Georgia Georgia: 7.3 7.3 Illinois Illinois: 7.0 7.0 Minnesota Minnesota: 7.0 7.0 Virginia Virginia: 7.0 7.0 Delaware Delaware: 6.9 6.9 Idaho Idaho: 6.8 6.8 Oregon Oregon: 6.8 6.8 Rhode Island Rhode Island: 6.7 6.7 Texas Texas: 6.4 6.4 New York New York: 6.3 6.3 Colorado Colorado: 6.1 6.1 New Hampshire New Hampshire: 6.0 6.0 Connecticut Connecticut: 5.8 5.8 Massachusetts Massachusetts: 5.8 5.8 Hawaii Hawaii: 5.5 5.5 New Jersey New Jersey: 5.1 5.1 Washington Washington: 5.1 5.1 Maryland Maryland: 5.0 5.0 District of Colum… District of Columbia: 4.5 4.5 California California: 4.3 4.3 Utah Utah: 3.5 3.5
Smoke every day (%), 2024, sorted high to low. 50 areas ranked by Smoke every day (%). Highest: West Virginia (16.2); lowest: Utah (3.5). Full data in the table below.Source: CDC, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS). Smoking status of adults by state: Smoke some days (%) 50 areas ranked by Smoke some days (%). Highest: Alaska (5.2); lowest: Utah (2.2). Alaska Alaska: 5.2 5.2 Louisiana Louisiana: 5.2 5.2 Arkansas Arkansas: 5.1 5.1 Kentucky Kentucky: 4.6 4.6 West Virginia West Virginia: 4.6 4.6 Missouri Missouri: 4.5 4.5 Oklahoma Oklahoma: 4.4 4.4 Ohio Ohio: 4.3 4.3 South Carolina South Carolina: 4.3 4.3 Montana Montana: 4.2 4.2 New Mexico New Mexico: 4.2 4.2 District of Columbia District of Columbia: 4.0 4.0 Virginia Virginia: 4.0 4.0 Georgia Georgia: 3.9 3.9 Michigan Michigan: 3.9 3.9 Wisconsin Wisconsin: 3.9 3.9 Indiana Indiana: 3.8 3.8 Iowa Iowa: 3.8 3.8 Oregon Oregon: 3.8 3.8 Alabama Alabama: 3.7 3.7 Kansas Kansas: 3.7 3.7 Mississippi Mississippi: 3.7 3.7 North Dakota North Dakota: 3.7 3.7 Colorado Colorado: 3.6 3.6 Illinois Illinois: 3.6 3.6 Nebraska Nebraska: 3.6 3.6 Nevada Nevada: 3.6 3.6 New York New York: 3.6 3.6 Texas Texas: 3.6 3.6 New Jersey New Jersey: 3.5 3.5 Pennsylvania Pennsylvania: 3.5 3.5 South Dakota South Dakota: 3.5 3.5 Wyoming Wyoming: 3.5 3.5 California California: 3.3 3.3 Connecticut Connecticut: 3.2 3.2 Delaware Delaware: 3.2 3.2 Florida Florida: 3.2 3.2 Maine Maine: 3.2 3.2 Minnesota Minnesota: 3.2 3.2 Rhode Island Rhode Island: 3.2 3.2 New Hampshire New Hampshire: 3.1 3.1 North Carolina North Carolina: 3.1 3.1 Massachusetts Massachusetts: 3.0 3.0 Vermont Vermont: 3.0 3.0 Arizona Arizona: 2.8 2.8 Washington Washington: 2.8 2.8 Idaho Idaho: 2.7 2.7 Maryland Maryland: 2.7 2.7 Hawaii Hawaii: 2.5 2.5 Utah Utah: 2.2 2.2
Smoking status of adults by state: Smoke some days (%) 50 areas ranked by Smoke some days (%). Highest: Alaska (5.2); lowest: Utah (2.2). Alaska Alaska: 5.2 5.2 Louisiana Louisiana: 5.2 5.2 Arkansas Arkansas: 5.1 5.1 Kentucky Kentucky: 4.6 4.6 West Virginia West Virginia: 4.6 4.6 Missouri Missouri: 4.5 4.5 Oklahoma Oklahoma: 4.4 4.4 Ohio Ohio: 4.3 4.3 South Carolina South Carolina: 4.3 4.3 Montana Montana: 4.2 4.2 New Mexico New Mexico: 4.2 4.2 District of Colum… District of Columbia: 4.0 4.0 Virginia Virginia: 4.0 4.0 Georgia Georgia: 3.9 3.9 Michigan Michigan: 3.9 3.9 Wisconsin Wisconsin: 3.9 3.9 Indiana Indiana: 3.8 3.8 Iowa Iowa: 3.8 3.8 Oregon Oregon: 3.8 3.8 Alabama Alabama: 3.7 3.7 Kansas Kansas: 3.7 3.7 Mississippi Mississippi: 3.7 3.7 North Dakota North Dakota: 3.7 3.7 Colorado Colorado: 3.6 3.6 Illinois Illinois: 3.6 3.6 Nebraska Nebraska: 3.6 3.6 Nevada Nevada: 3.6 3.6 New York New York: 3.6 3.6 Texas Texas: 3.6 3.6 New Jersey New Jersey: 3.5 3.5 Pennsylvania Pennsylvania: 3.5 3.5 South Dakota South Dakota: 3.5 3.5 Wyoming Wyoming: 3.5 3.5 California California: 3.3 3.3 Connecticut Connecticut: 3.2 3.2 Delaware Delaware: 3.2 3.2 Florida Florida: 3.2 3.2 Maine Maine: 3.2 3.2 Minnesota Minnesota: 3.2 3.2 Rhode Island Rhode Island: 3.2 3.2 New Hampshire New Hampshire: 3.1 3.1 North Carolina North Carolina: 3.1 3.1 Massachusetts Massachusetts: 3.0 3.0 Vermont Vermont: 3.0 3.0 Arizona Arizona: 2.8 2.8 Washington Washington: 2.8 2.8 Idaho Idaho: 2.7 2.7 Maryland Maryland: 2.7 2.7 Hawaii Hawaii: 2.5 2.5 Utah Utah: 2.2 2.2
Smoke some days (%), 2024, sorted high to low. 50 areas ranked by Smoke some days (%). Highest: Alaska (5.2); lowest: Utah (2.2). Full data in the table below.Source: CDC, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS). Smoking status of adults by state: Former smokers (%) 50 areas ranked by Former smokers (%). Highest: Maine (31.6); lowest: Utah (16.2). Maine Maine: 31.6 31.6 New Hampshire New Hampshire: 29.4 29.4 Vermont Vermont: 29.0 29.0 Michigan Michigan: 28.6 28.6 Oregon Oregon: 28.6 28.6 Delaware Delaware: 28.5 28.5 Montana Montana: 28.4 28.4 West Virginia West Virginia: 28.1 28.1 Wyoming Wyoming: 28.1 28.1 South Dakota South Dakota: 27.9 27.9 Wisconsin Wisconsin: 27.6 27.6 Oklahoma Oklahoma: 27.3 27.3 Missouri Missouri: 27.2 27.2 Nevada Nevada: 27.2 27.2 Alaska Alaska: 27.0 27.0 Pennsylvania Pennsylvania: 26.9 26.9 Ohio Ohio: 26.8 26.8 Hawaii Hawaii: 26.7 26.7 Florida Florida: 26.5 26.5 Minnesota Minnesota: 26.5 26.5 Kentucky Kentucky: 26.4 26.4 South Carolina South Carolina: 26.1 26.1 Colorado Colorado: 26.0 26.0 Indiana Indiana: 26.0 26.0 Rhode Island Rhode Island: 26.0 26.0 Arkansas Arkansas: 25.7 25.7 Louisiana Louisiana: 25.7 25.7 New Mexico New Mexico: 25.7 25.7 North Carolina North Carolina: 25.7 25.7 Iowa Iowa: 25.4 25.4 Kansas Kansas: 25.4 25.4 Washington Washington: 25.3 25.3 Idaho Idaho: 25.1 25.1 North Dakota North Dakota: 25.1 25.1 Arizona Arizona: 24.9 24.9 Alabama Alabama: 24.8 24.8 Connecticut Connecticut: 24.3 24.3 Nebraska Nebraska: 24.3 24.3 Massachusetts Massachusetts: 24.1 24.1 Illinois Illinois: 23.9 23.9 Mississippi Mississippi: 23.8 23.8 Virginia Virginia: 23.8 23.8 Georgia Georgia: 23.2 23.2 New Jersey New Jersey: 22.7 22.7 Texas Texas: 22.6 22.6 New York New York: 22.3 22.3 Maryland Maryland: 21.7 21.7 California California: 21.6 21.6 District of Columbia District of Columbia: 17.0 17.0 Utah Utah: 16.2 16.2
Smoking status of adults by state: Former smokers (%) 50 areas ranked by Former smokers (%). Highest: Maine (31.6); lowest: Utah (16.2). Maine Maine: 31.6 31.6 New Hampshire New Hampshire: 29.4 29.4 Vermont Vermont: 29.0 29.0 Michigan Michigan: 28.6 28.6 Oregon Oregon: 28.6 28.6 Delaware Delaware: 28.5 28.5 Montana Montana: 28.4 28.4 West Virginia West Virginia: 28.1 28.1 Wyoming Wyoming: 28.1 28.1 South Dakota South Dakota: 27.9 27.9 Wisconsin Wisconsin: 27.6 27.6 Oklahoma Oklahoma: 27.3 27.3 Missouri Missouri: 27.2 27.2 Nevada Nevada: 27.2 27.2 Alaska Alaska: 27.0 27.0 Pennsylvania Pennsylvania: 26.9 26.9 Ohio Ohio: 26.8 26.8 Hawaii Hawaii: 26.7 26.7 Florida Florida: 26.5 26.5 Minnesota Minnesota: 26.5 26.5 Kentucky Kentucky: 26.4 26.4 South Carolina South Carolina: 26.1 26.1 Colorado Colorado: 26.0 26.0 Indiana Indiana: 26.0 26.0 Rhode Island Rhode Island: 26.0 26.0 Arkansas Arkansas: 25.7 25.7 Louisiana Louisiana: 25.7 25.7 New Mexico New Mexico: 25.7 25.7 North Carolina North Carolina: 25.7 25.7 Iowa Iowa: 25.4 25.4 Kansas Kansas: 25.4 25.4 Washington Washington: 25.3 25.3 Idaho Idaho: 25.1 25.1 North Dakota North Dakota: 25.1 25.1 Arizona Arizona: 24.9 24.9 Alabama Alabama: 24.8 24.8 Connecticut Connecticut: 24.3 24.3 Nebraska Nebraska: 24.3 24.3 Massachusetts Massachusetts: 24.1 24.1 Illinois Illinois: 23.9 23.9 Mississippi Mississippi: 23.8 23.8 Virginia Virginia: 23.8 23.8 Georgia Georgia: 23.2 23.2 New Jersey New Jersey: 22.7 22.7 Texas Texas: 22.6 22.6 New York New York: 22.3 22.3 Maryland Maryland: 21.7 21.7 California California: 21.6 21.6 District of Colum… District of Columbia: 17.0 17.0 Utah Utah: 16.2 16.2
Former smokers (%), 2024, sorted high to low. 50 areas ranked by Former smokers (%). Highest: Maine (31.6); lowest: Utah (16.2). Full data in the table below.Source: CDC, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS). Smoking status of adults by state: Never smoked (%) 50 areas ranked by Never smoked (%). Highest: Utah (78.1); lowest: West Virginia (51.1). Utah Utah: 78.1 78.1 District of Columbia District of Columbia: 74.6 74.6 California California: 70.8 70.8 Maryland Maryland: 70.5 70.5 New Jersey New Jersey: 68.8 68.8 New York New York: 67.8 67.8 Texas Texas: 67.4 67.4 Massachusetts Massachusetts: 67.1 67.1 Washington Washington: 66.8 66.8 Connecticut Connecticut: 66.6 66.6 Georgia Georgia: 65.6 65.6 Illinois Illinois: 65.5 65.5 Idaho Idaho: 65.3 65.3 Hawaii Hawaii: 65.2 65.2 Virginia Virginia: 65.2 65.2 Arizona Arizona: 64.9 64.9 Colorado Colorado: 64.3 64.3 Rhode Island Rhode Island: 64.1 64.1 Nebraska Nebraska: 63.4 63.4 Minnesota Minnesota: 63.3 63.3 Florida Florida: 62.9 62.9 North Carolina North Carolina: 62.8 62.8 North Dakota North Dakota: 62.6 62.6 Mississippi Mississippi: 62.3 62.3 New Mexico New Mexico: 62.3 62.3 Iowa Iowa: 61.8 61.8 Delaware Delaware: 61.5 61.5 New Hampshire New Hampshire: 61.5 61.5 Pennsylvania Pennsylvania: 61.4 61.4 South Carolina South Carolina: 61.3 61.3 Alabama Alabama: 61.2 61.2 Nevada Nevada: 61.0 61.0 Kansas Kansas: 60.9 60.9 Oregon Oregon: 60.8 60.8 Vermont Vermont: 60.4 60.4 Wisconsin Wisconsin: 60.4 60.4 Indiana Indiana: 60.0 60.0 Montana Montana: 59.4 59.4 Louisiana Louisiana: 59.2 59.2 Wyoming Wyoming: 59.2 59.2 Ohio Ohio: 59.0 59.0 Oklahoma Oklahoma: 58.7 58.7 South Dakota South Dakota: 58.6 58.6 Alaska Alaska: 58.3 58.3 Missouri Missouri: 58.1 58.1 Michigan Michigan: 58.0 58.0 Arkansas Arkansas: 57.9 57.9 Kentucky Kentucky: 56.5 56.5 Maine Maine: 54.0 54.0 West Virginia West Virginia: 51.1 51.1
Smoking status of adults by state: Never smoked (%) 50 areas ranked by Never smoked (%). Highest: Utah (78.1); lowest: West Virginia (51.1). Utah Utah: 78.1 78.1 District of Colum… District of Columbia: 74.6 74.6 California California: 70.8 70.8 Maryland Maryland: 70.5 70.5 New Jersey New Jersey: 68.8 68.8 New York New York: 67.8 67.8 Texas Texas: 67.4 67.4 Massachusetts Massachusetts: 67.1 67.1 Washington Washington: 66.8 66.8 Connecticut Connecticut: 66.6 66.6 Georgia Georgia: 65.6 65.6 Illinois Illinois: 65.5 65.5 Idaho Idaho: 65.3 65.3 Hawaii Hawaii: 65.2 65.2 Virginia Virginia: 65.2 65.2 Arizona Arizona: 64.9 64.9 Colorado Colorado: 64.3 64.3 Rhode Island Rhode Island: 64.1 64.1 Nebraska Nebraska: 63.4 63.4 Minnesota Minnesota: 63.3 63.3 Florida Florida: 62.9 62.9 North Carolina North Carolina: 62.8 62.8 North Dakota North Dakota: 62.6 62.6 Mississippi Mississippi: 62.3 62.3 New Mexico New Mexico: 62.3 62.3 Iowa Iowa: 61.8 61.8 Delaware Delaware: 61.5 61.5 New Hampshire New Hampshire: 61.5 61.5 Pennsylvania Pennsylvania: 61.4 61.4 South Carolina South Carolina: 61.3 61.3 Alabama Alabama: 61.2 61.2 Nevada Nevada: 61.0 61.0 Kansas Kansas: 60.9 60.9 Oregon Oregon: 60.8 60.8 Vermont Vermont: 60.4 60.4 Wisconsin Wisconsin: 60.4 60.4 Indiana Indiana: 60.0 60.0 Montana Montana: 59.4 59.4 Louisiana Louisiana: 59.2 59.2 Wyoming Wyoming: 59.2 59.2 Ohio Ohio: 59.0 59.0 Oklahoma Oklahoma: 58.7 58.7 South Dakota South Dakota: 58.6 58.6 Alaska Alaska: 58.3 58.3 Missouri Missouri: 58.1 58.1 Michigan Michigan: 58.0 58.0 Arkansas Arkansas: 57.9 57.9 Kentucky Kentucky: 56.5 56.5 Maine Maine: 54.0 54.0 West Virginia West Virginia: 51.1 51.1
Never smoked (%), 2024, sorted high to low. 50 areas ranked by Never smoked (%). Highest: Utah (78.1); lowest: West Virginia (51.1). Full data in the table below.Source: CDC, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS). Click a column header to sort; the national total stays pinned at the top.
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State Smoke every day (%) Smoke some days (%) Former smokers (%) Never smoked (%) Alabama 10.3 3.7 24.8 61.2 Alaska 9.5 5.2 27 58.3 Arizona 7.3 2.8 24.9 64.9 Arkansas 11.4 5.1 25.7 57.9 California 4.3 3.3 21.6 70.8 Colorado 6.1 3.6 26 64.3 Connecticut 5.8 3.2 24.3 66.6 Delaware 6.9 3.2 28.5 61.5 District of Columbia 4.5 4 17 74.6 Florida 7.4 3.2 26.5 62.9 Georgia 7.3 3.9 23.2 65.6 Hawaii 5.5 2.5 26.7 65.2 Idaho 6.8 2.7 25.1 65.3 Illinois 7 3.6 23.9 65.5 Indiana 10.1 3.8 26 60 Iowa 9.1 3.8 25.4 61.8 Kansas 10 3.7 25.4 60.9 Kentucky 12.6 4.6 26.4 56.5 Louisiana 9.9 5.2 25.7 59.2 Maine 11.2 3.2 31.6 54 Maryland 5 2.7 21.7 70.5 Massachusetts 5.8 3 24.1 67.1 Michigan 9.5 3.9 28.6 58 Minnesota 7 3.2 26.5 63.3 Mississippi 10.1 3.7 23.8 62.3 Missouri 10.2 4.5 27.2 58.1 Montana 8 4.2 28.4 59.4 Nebraska 8.7 3.6 24.3 63.4 Nevada 8.3 3.6 27.2 61 New Hampshire 6 3.1 29.4 61.5 New Jersey 5.1 3.5 22.7 68.8 New Mexico 7.8 4.2 25.7 62.3 New York 6.3 3.6 22.3 67.8 North Carolina 8.4 3.1 25.7 62.8 North Dakota 8.7 3.7 25.1 62.6 Ohio 9.8 4.3 26.8 59 Oklahoma 9.7 4.4 27.3 58.7 Oregon 6.8 3.8 28.6 60.8 Pennsylvania 8.2 3.5 26.9 61.4 Rhode Island 6.7 3.2 26 64.1 South Carolina 8.3 4.3 26.1 61.3 South Dakota 10 3.5 27.9 58.6 Texas 6.4 3.6 22.6 67.4 Utah 3.5 2.2 16.2 78.1 Vermont 7.5 3 29 60.4 Virginia 7 4 23.8 65.2 Washington 5.1 2.8 25.3 66.8 West Virginia 16.2 4.6 28.1 51.1 Wisconsin 8 3.9 27.6 60.4 Wyoming 9.2 3.5 28.1 59.2
Source: CDC, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, BRFSS Prevalence Data (2011 to present), data.cdc.gov dataset dttw-5yxu . Reference period: 2024.
Cite this table Source agency CDC, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) Dataset BRFSS Prevalence Data (2011 to present), data.cdc.gov dataset dttw-5yxu Table Smoking status of adults by state Data last updated 2026-11-04 Page https://quadranac.com/tables/us-smoking-status/ Smoking status of adults by state (United States, 2024). Data: CDC, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), BRFSS Prevalence Data (2011 to present), data.cdc.gov dataset dttw-5yxu. Retrieved 2026-11-04 via Quadranac, https://quadranac.com/tables/us-smoking-status/
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