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• In Depth: How Much You'll Save By Quitting Smoking 

Smoking is getting more and more expensive--especially if you live Delaware, where residents spend $998.23 on cigarettes every year, more than in any other state. Even in Utah, the state that spends the least on smoking, you'd still save $150.85 per year by quitting. . . .

Smokers in most states stand to save between $200 and $500. They include those in Florida ($276.04); Alaska ($441.72); Maine ($439.92); Mississippi ($321.46); and Illinois ($298.66).

Forbes.com found data on the price of cigarettes and frequency of smoking for the 50 states and the District of Columbia, and found that in most states, quitting smoking would save more than $300 per year just on the cost of cigarettes, and in some states, far more than that. Those savings don't include the myriad other costs nonsmokers are spared: steep dry-cleaning bills, big health care costs and higher life insurance premiums among them.

Click through to see how much smokers in your state would save.

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