Ownership Submission
FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Paoli Peter P.
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
09/01/2009		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
ALTRIA GROUP, INC. [MO]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
6601 WEST BROAD STREET		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
President & CEO, USSTC
 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

RICHMOND, VA 23230		 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common 131,816 (1)
D
 
Common 9,130
I (2)
DPS

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Option (Right to Buy) 01/26/2001 01/26/2010 Common Stock 11,560 $ 4.8578 (3) D  
Option (Right to Buy) 01/31/2002 01/31/2011 Common Stock 12,740 $ 10.0996 (3) D  
Option (Right to Buy) 01/31/2003 06/12/2011 Common Stock 10,380 $ 11.1613 (3) D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Paoli Peter P.
6601 WEST BROAD STREET
RICHMOND, VA 23230		       President & CEO, USSTC  

Signatures

W. Hildebrandt Surgner, Jr. for Peter P. Paoli 09/10/2009
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Includes 32,650 shares of Restricted Stock, 17,730 shares of Deferred Stock, and 6,277 shares held in the Altria Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
(2) Shares held in the Altria Deferred Profit Sharing Plan.
(3) Reflects a price adjustment to a previously issued option award in accordance with the terms of the Company's equity compensation plans in connection with the spin-off of Philip Morris International Inc. from Altria Group, Inc. on March 28, 2008.

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