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Data Table for Rate/Trend Comparison by Cancer

Death Rate/Trend Comparison by Cancer, 2019-2023

Kentucky Counties versus United States

Breast

All Races, Female

Sorted by name

Counties
sort alphabetically by name descending 		Priority Index1
1=highest
9=lowest
sort by priority index descending 		Recent Trend2
 County Death
Rate
Compared
to
US Rate
 Average Annual Count
sort by count descending 		Age-Adjusted Death Rate

deaths per 100,000
(95% Confidence Interval)
sort by rate descending 		Rate
Ratio3
County
to
US
sort by rate descending 		Recent 5-Year Trend2 in Death Rates
(95% Confidence Interval)
sort by trend descending
United States - falling - 42,257 19.2 (19.1, 19.3) - -1.5 (-1.7, -1.3)
Kentucky - stable - 646 21.7 (20.9, 22.5) - -0.3 (-1.4, 2.7)
Adair County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Allen County 4 stable higher 5 33.6 (21.4, 51.0) 1.8 -0.5 (-3.8, 3.2)
Anderson County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Ballard County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Barren County 6 stable similar 8 24.1 (17.0, 33.5) 1.3 -1.7 (-3.8, 0.5)
Bath County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Bell County 6 stable similar 4 20.2 (12.3, 32.4) 1.1 -1.8 (-5.7, 1.4)
Boone County 9 falling lower 11 14.6 (11.0, 19.1) 0.8 -3.7 (-5.5, -2.0)
Bourbon County
**
 		** similar 4 22.9 (13.4, 37.5) 1.2
**
Boyd County 8 falling similar 8 20.5 (14.6, 28.5) 1.1 -2.2 (-4.4, -0.1)
Boyle County 6 stable similar 5 20.1 (12.4, 31.3) 1.0 -0.4 (-4.3, 3.5)
Bracken County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Breathitt County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Breckinridge County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Bullitt County 6 stable similar 10 18.7 (13.8, 24.9) 1.0 -1.8 (-4.6, 1.5)
Butler County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Caldwell County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Calloway County 6 stable similar 7 26.3 (17.9, 37.7) 1.4 0.7 (-3.0, 4.9)
Campbell County 6 stable similar 12 20.7 (15.6, 27.1) 1.1 -1.1 (-3.6, 1.4)
Carlisle County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Carroll County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Carter County 8 falling similar 4 17.9 (10.7, 29.0) 0.9 -2.4 (-4.6, -0.2)
Casey County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Christian County 4 stable higher 11 29.0 (21.7, 38.1) 1.5 0.3 (-1.9, 2.6)
Clark County 6 stable similar 7 25.6 (17.5, 36.6) 1.3 0.0 (-2.1, 2.4)
Clay County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Clinton County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Crittenden County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Cumberland County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Daviess County 2 rising similar 14 19.6 (15.0, 25.1) 1.0 20.2 (6.4, 30.8)
Edmonson County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Elliott County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Estill County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Fayette County 6 stable similar 39 20.7 (17.9, 23.9) 1.1 -0.8 (-2.0, 0.5)
Fleming County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Floyd County 6 stable similar 7 27.0 (18.6, 38.3) 1.4 -1.8 (-5.2, 1.3)
Franklin County 8 falling similar 8 18.7 (13.1, 26.1) 1.0 -2.7 (-4.4, -1.2)
Fulton County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Gallatin County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Garrard County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Grant County 6 stable similar 4 27.6 (16.4, 43.7) 1.4 -0.9 (-3.9, 2.2)
Graves County
**
 		** similar 6 24.0 (16.0, 34.8) 1.3
**
Grayson County 6 stable similar 5 28.2 (17.7, 42.9) 1.5 -0.7 (-4.5, 3.3)
Green County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Greenup County 6 stable similar 6 20.3 (13.2, 30.4) 1.1 -0.6 (-3.5, 2.3)
Hancock County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Hardin County 6 stable similar 16 23.4 (18.4, 29.3) 1.2 0.4 (-1.2, 2.2)
Harlan County 2 rising similar 6 30.4 (20.0, 45.0) 1.6 16.8 (3.0, 48.7)
Harrison County 6 stable similar 5 30.0 (19.0, 46.3) 1.6 2.1 (-0.3, 5.1)
Hart County
**
 		** similar 4 30.0 (18.1, 47.6) 1.6
**
Henderson County 6 stable similar 8 24.0 (16.9, 33.5) 1.3 1.0 (-1.0, 3.4)
Henry County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Hickman County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Hopkins County 6 stable similar 6 16.1 (10.6, 23.8) 0.8 -2.3 (-5.3, 0.4)
Jackson County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Jefferson County 8 falling similar 105 20.3 (18.6, 22.2) 1.1 -1.6 (-2.0, -1.1)
Jessamine County
**
 		** similar 7 19.7 (13.5, 27.9) 1.0
**
Johnson County 6 stable similar 4 25.6 (15.2, 41.1) 1.3 -1.1 (-4.8, 2.4)
Kenton County 8 falling similar 21 19.7 (16.0, 24.0) 1.0 -2.1 (-3.9, -0.4)
Knott County
**
 		** similar 3 34.8 (19.2, 59.1) 1.8
**
Knox County 6 stable similar 5 26.6 (16.7, 40.3) 1.4 -1.5 (-4.4, 1.0)
Larue County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Laurel County 6 stable similar 8 20.3 (14.6, 27.8) 1.1 18.2 (-3.1, 35.9)
Lawrence County 4 stable higher 5 40.5 (25.2, 62.5) 2.1 2.4 (-2.3, 30.1)
Lee County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Leslie County
**
 		** higher 3 41.4 (23.3, 70.2) 2.2
**
Letcher County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Lewis County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Lincoln County 6 stable similar 4 21.4 (12.7, 34.4) 1.1 0.0 (-1.8, 1.8)
Livingston County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Logan County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Lyon County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Madison County 6 stable similar 11 22.0 (16.5, 28.9) 1.2 -0.8 (-3.9, 2.4)
Magoffin County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Marion County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Marshall County
**
 		** similar 4 16.5 (10.2, 26.1) 0.9
**
Martin County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Mason County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
McCracken County 6 stable similar 12 22.6 (16.9, 29.8) 1.2 3.0 (-0.7, 16.6)
McCreary County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
McLean County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Meade County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Menifee County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Mercer County
**
 		** similar 4 22.7 (12.9, 37.4) 1.2
**
Metcalfe County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Monroe County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Montgomery County
**
 		** similar 3 18.0 (10.2, 29.9) 0.9
**
Morgan County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Muhlenberg County 6 stable similar 5 23.2 (14.9, 35.1) 1.2 -1.2 (-4.8, 2.3)
Nelson County 6 stable similar 8 26.0 (18.4, 36.0) 1.4 1.5 (-1.3, 5.4)
Nicholas County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Ohio County 6 stable similar 4 24.7 (14.9, 39.1) 1.3 -1.7 (-4.9, 1.4)
Oldham County 9 falling lower 5 12.3 (7.8, 18.6) 0.6 -3.6 (-6.4, -0.6)
Owen County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Owsley County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Pendleton County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Perry County 4 stable higher 7 35.0 (23.9, 50.1) 1.8 3.0 (-0.2, 7.1)
Pike County 8 falling similar 9 22.4 (16.1, 30.5) 1.2 -2.6 (-5.5, -0.2)
Powell County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Pulaski County 6 stable similar 12 25.5 (19.3, 33.2) 1.3 -0.3 (-2.5, 2.1)
Robertson County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Rockcastle County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Rowan County
**
 		** similar 4 26.2 (15.6, 41.7) 1.4
**
Russell County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Scott County 6 stable similar 8 25.1 (17.6, 34.8) 1.3 -0.4 (-3.4, 3.2)
Shelby County 6 stable similar 6 20.8 (14.1, 29.9) 1.1 -1.3 (-3.8, 1.4)
Simpson County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Spencer County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Taylor County 6 stable similar 5 29.0 (18.2, 44.3) 1.5 0.4 (-3.0, 4.0)
Todd County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Trigg County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Trimble County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Union County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Warren County 6 stable similar 17 22.4 (17.8, 27.9) 1.2 -17.9 (-35.2, 0.0)
Washington County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Wayne County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Webster County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Whitley County 6 stable similar 5 19.9 (12.5, 30.4) 1.0 0.2 (-2.4, 2.9)
Wolfe County
**
 		**
*
3 or fewer
*
*
**
Woodford County 6 stable similar 4 20.5 (12.5, 32.5) 1.1 -1.3 (-4.9, 2.6)
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/23/2026 8:57 pm.

Trend2
     Rising    when 95% confidence interval of average annual percent change is above 0.
     Stable    when 95% confidence interval of average annual percent change includes 0.
     Falling    when 95% confidence interval of average annual percent change is below 0.
Rate Comparison
     Above    when 95% confident the rate is above and Rate Ratio3 > 1.10
     Similar    when unable to conclude above or below with confidence.
     Below    when 95% confident the rate is below and Rate Ratio3 < 0.90

* Data has been suppressed to ensure confidentiality and stability of rate and trend estimates.
** Data are too sparse to provide stable estimates of annual rates needed to calculate trend.
1 Priority indices were created by ordering from rates that are rising and above the comparison rate to rates that are falling and below the comparison rate.
2 Recent trend in death rates is usually an Average Annual Percent Change (AAPC) based on the APCs calculated by Joinpoint. Due to data availability issues, the time period and/or calculation method used in the calculation of the trends may differ for selected geographic areas.
3 Rate ratio is the county rate divided by the US rate. Previous versions of this table used one-year rates for states and five-year rates for counties. As of June 2018, only five-year rates are used.
Source: Death data provided by the National Vital Statistics System public use data file. Death rates calculated by the National Cancer Institute using SEER*Stat. Death rates are age-adjusted to the 2000 US standard population (20 age groups: <1, 1-4, 5-9, ... , 80-84, 85-89, 90+). The Healthy People 2030 goals are based on rates adjusted using different methods but the differences should be minimal. Population counts for denominators are based on Census populations as modified by NCI. The US Population Data File is used with mortality data.
Note: When the population size for a denominator is small, the rates may be unstable. A rate is unstable when a small change in the numerator (e.g., only one or two additional cases) has a dramatic effect on the calculated rate. Suppression is used to avoid misinterpretation when rates are unstable.

State Cancer Registries may provide more current or more local data. Data presented on the State Cancer Profiles Web Site may differ from statistics reported by the State Cancer Registries (for more information).

Data for the following has been suppressed to ensure confidentiality and stability of rate and trend estimates:
Adair County, Anderson County, Ballard County, Bath County, Bracken County, Breathitt County, Breckinridge County, Butler County, Caldwell County, Carlisle County, Carroll County, Casey County, Clay County, Clinton County, Crittenden County, Cumberland County, Edmonson County, Elliott County, Estill County, Fleming County, Fulton County, Gallatin County, Garrard County, Green County, Hancock County, Henry County, Hickman County, Jackson County, Larue County, Lee County, Letcher County, Lewis County, Livingston County, Logan County, Lyon County, Magoffin County, Marion County, Martin County, Mason County, McCreary County, McLean County, Meade County, Menifee County, Metcalfe County, Monroe County, Morgan County, Nicholas County, Owen County, Owsley County, Pendleton County, Powell County, Robertson County, Rockcastle County, Russell County, Simpson County, Spencer County, Todd County, Trigg County, Trimble County, Union County, Washington County, Wayne County, Webster County, Wolfe County

Trend for the following could not be reliably determined due to small number of deaths per year:
Bourbon County, Graves County, Hart County, Jessamine County, Knott County, Leslie County, Marshall County, Mercer County, Montgomery County, Rowan County

Interpret Rankings provides insight into interpreting cancer statistics. When the population size for a denominator is small, the rates may be unstable. A rate is unstable when a small change in the numerator (e.g., only one or two additional cases) has a dramatic effect on the calculated rate.

Data for United States do not include Puerto Rico.

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