Black or African American is defined by the Office of Management and Budget as “a person having origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa.”¹ There were over 40 million African Americans in the United States in 2016—approximately 13% of the U.S. population.²

Although African Americans usually smoke fewer cigarettes and start smoking cigarettes at an older age, they are more likely to die from smoking-related diseases than Whites.^3,4,5,6,7