aret te ▁on ▁the ▁market . ▁Because ▁of ▁this , ▁New ports ▁have ▁gained ▁a ▁command ing ▁share ▁of ▁the ▁African - American ▁market ; ▁a ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁survey ▁stated ▁that ▁ 4 9 . 5 % ▁of ▁all ▁cig aret te ▁sales ▁to ▁African - Amer icans ▁were ▁New port ▁c igare tt es . ▁New port ▁has ▁been ▁the ▁second ▁best ▁s elling ▁cig aret te ▁brand ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁since ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁trailing ▁only ▁Alt ria ' s ▁Mar l bor o ▁brand . ▁ ▁A ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁study ▁by ▁the ▁Robert ▁Wood ▁Johnson ▁Foundation ▁found ▁that ▁the ▁percentage ▁of ▁te en ▁New port ▁sm ok ers ▁double d ▁between ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁and ▁ 1 9 9 6 . ▁Research er ▁Kar en ▁Ger lach ▁indicated ▁that ▁New ports ▁made ▁the ▁most ▁significant ▁progress ▁with ▁the ▁His pan ic ▁and ▁White ▁American ▁te en ▁mark ets ▁in ▁those ▁years . ▁A ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁Massachusetts ▁Department ▁of ▁Public ▁Health ▁report ▁indicated ▁that ▁New ports ▁alongside ▁un filter ed ▁Cam el ▁c igare tt es ▁contained ▁the ▁highest ▁levels ▁of ▁nic ot ine ▁in ▁c igare tt es ▁on ▁the ▁market . ▁In ▁the ▁following ▁six ▁years , ▁Lor ill ard ▁Tob acco ▁increased ▁the ▁amount ▁of ▁nic ot ine ▁in ▁New ports ▁by ▁ 1 0 %. ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁the ▁R . J . ▁Reyn olds ▁Tob acco