Death Rates Table
Death Rate Report for Kentucky by County
All Cancer Sites, 2019-2023
White Non-Hispanic, Both Sexes, All Ages
Sorted by Count
County
|
2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ
|
Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? |
Age-Adjusted Death Rate † deaths per 100,000 (95% Confidence Interval)
|
CI*Rank ⋔ (95% Confidence Interval)
|
Average Annual Count
|
Recent Trend |
Recent 5-Year Trend ‡ in Death Rates (95% Confidence Interval)
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson County | Urban | No | 160.9 (156.8, 165.1) | 114 (100, 116) | 1,221 |
falling 
|
-1.6 (-1.8, -1.4) |
| Fayette County | Urban | No | 146.6 (140.2, 153.2) | 117 (110, 120) | 411 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-2.0, -1.2) |
| Kenton County | Urban | No | 171.4 (162.8, 180.4) | 102 (73, 114) | 313 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-1.9, -1.3) |
| Daviess County | Urban | No | 182.2 (171.5, 193.5) | 86 (51, 108) | 224 |
stable 
|
5.3 (-0.6, 8.9) |
| Warren County | Urban | No | 175.3 (164.7, 186.4) | 98 (65, 113) | 212 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-1.6, -0.6) |
| Hardin County | Urban | No | 195.3 (183.4, 207.8) | 64 (31, 95) | 209 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-1.1, 1.6) |
| Boone County | Urban | No | 142.1 (133.3, 151.4) | 119 (111, 120) | 202 |
falling
|
-2.2 (-2.8, -1.7) |
| Campbell County | Urban | No | 164.9 (154.3, 176.2) | 112 (79, 117) | 189 |
falling
|
-1.8 (-2.2, -1.3) |
| Pulaski County | Rural | No | 205.1 (191.7, 219.3) | 46 (20, 84) | 184 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.1, 0.0) |
| Madison County | Rural | No | 183.6 (171.3, 196.5) | 81 (44, 109) | 173 |
falling
|
-0.9 (-2.0, -0.1) |
| Pike County | Rural | No | 205.6 (191.3, 220.8) | 44 (19, 87) | 165 |
falling
|
-2.0 (-6.1, -1.0) |
| Bullitt County | Urban | No | 157.6 (146.4, 169.4) | 115 (89, 119) | 156 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-2.3, -0.8) |
| Laurel County | Rural | No | 198.7 (184.5, 213.9) | 56 (24, 96) | 151 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-1.8, -0.5) |
| McCracken County | Urban | No | 168.3 (156.1, 181.3) | 108 (71, 116) | 149 |
stable
|
0.5 (-0.9, 4.5) |
| Boyd County | Urban | No | 187.5 (172.9, 203.2) | 75 (36, 108) | 128 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-2.0, -0.9) |
| Floyd County | Rural | No | 235.4 (215.6, 256.8) | 17 (2, 52) | 113 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.6, -0.4) |
| Barren County | Rural | No | 198.4 (181.8, 216.2) | 58 (20, 100) | 110 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.2, 0.3) |
| Nelson County | Urban | No | 201.1 (184.0, 219.4) | 54 (18, 99) | 108 |
stable
|
2.1 (-0.4, 8.1) |
| Christian County | Urban | No | 198.6 (181.6, 216.7) | 57 (17, 100) | 105 |
stable
|
1.0 (-0.3, 6.3) |
| Jessamine County | Urban | No | 166.1 (151.7, 181.5) | 110 (68, 119) | 102 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.6, -0.3) |
| Henderson County | Rural | No | 186.0 (169.7, 203.6) | 77 (32, 112) | 102 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-1.0, 0.2) |
| Hopkins County | Rural | No | 173.5 (158.3, 190.0) | 100 (50, 117) | 100 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-2.1, -0.4) |
| Franklin County | Rural | No | 157.1 (143.2, 172.1) | 116 (81, 120) | 99 |
falling
|
-2.0 (-2.7, -1.2) |
| Oldham County | Urban | No | 143.2 (130.4, 156.9) | 118 (103, 120) | 98 |
falling
|
-1.9 (-2.8, -1.0) |
| Greenup County | Urban | No | 181.1 (165.0, 198.6) | 91 (39, 115) | 98 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-2.4, -0.5) |
| Knox County | Rural | No | 251.6 (229.2, 275.7) | 8 (1, 37) | 96 |
rising 
|
1.3 (0.2, 4.4) |
| Marshall County | Rural | No | 192.2 (174.7, 211.1) | 69 (22, 107) | 94 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-0.9, 0.6) |
| Whitley County | Rural | No | 218.0 (198.3, 239.2) | 26 (6, 79) | 93 |
stable
|
0.1 (-1.0, 1.3) |
| Calloway County | Rural | No | 211.6 (192.2, 232.6) | 35 (9, 89) | 92 |
stable
|
0.3 (-0.2, 0.9) |
| Graves County | Rural | No | 196.3 (178.3, 215.8) | 61 (20, 104) | 92 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-1.1, 0.2) |
| Perry County | Rural | No | 254.8 (231.1, 280.4) | 6 (1, 34) | 91 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-1.3, 0.5) |
| Scott County | Urban | No | 170.3 (153.9, 187.9) | 103 (53, 118) | 86 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.6, -0.2) |
| Shelby County | Urban | No | 162.3 (146.9, 179.1) | 113 (71, 120) | 85 |
falling
|
-4.0 (-10.6, -0.9) |
| Harlan County | Rural | No | 235.5 (212.7, 260.3) | 16 (1, 61) | 83 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-1.7, 0.0) |
| Clark County | Urban | No | 178.7 (161.3, 197.5) | 93 (40, 116) | 81 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.6, 0.3) |
| Carter County | Urban | No | 213.1 (192.2, 235.8) | 33 (9, 89) | 80 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.7, 0.3) |
| Muhlenberg County | Rural | No | 185.1 (166.8, 205.1) | 80 (28, 114) | 78 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-2.1, -0.4) |
| Grayson County | Rural | No | 225.5 (202.8, 250.2) | 20 (3, 77) | 77 |
stable
|
0.4 (-0.2, 1.0) |
| Bell County | Rural | No | 232.3 (209.0, 257.7) | 18 (2, 68) | 77 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-1.2, 0.7) |
| Taylor County | Rural | No | 221.9 (198.6, 247.4) | 24 (4, 83) | 70 |
stable
|
0.3 (-0.6, 1.2) |
| Logan County | Rural | No | 194.4 (173.8, 217.1) | 65 (18, 111) | 67 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-1.6, 0.1) |
| Boyle County | Rural | No | 167.4 (149.4, 187.2) | 109 (57, 119) | 65 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-2.0, -0.4) |
| Montgomery County | Rural | No | 195.8 (174.7, 218.9) | 63 (17, 110) | 65 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-1.2, 0.7) |
| Lincoln County | Rural | No | 202.5 (180.5, 226.7) | 50 (12, 105) | 64 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.4, 0.0) |
| Letcher County | Rural | No | 208.7 (185.5, 234.4) | 40 (7, 98) | 64 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-2.1, 0.4) |
| Mercer County | Rural | No | 208.1 (185.0, 233.6) | 42 (8, 101) | 62 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-1.8, 0.1) |
| Clay County | Rural | No | 256.1 (227.5, 287.5) | 5 (1, 42) | 62 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-0.9, 0.8) |
| Johnson County | Rural | No | 204.5 (181.4, 230.1) | 47 (9, 105) | 60 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-2.0, -0.1) |
| Woodford County | Urban | No | 168.7 (149.4, 190.1) | 107 (50, 119) | 59 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-1.7, 3.4) |
| Ohio County | Rural | No | 190.5 (169.1, 214.2) | 72 (22, 114) | 59 |
falling
|
-0.9 (-1.7, -0.1) |
| Meade County | Urban | No | 175.6 (155.3, 198.0) | 97 (35, 119) | 58 |
falling
|
-2.1 (-3.5, -1.3) |
| Russell County | Rural | No | 217.2 (191.3, 245.9) | 28 (4, 98) | 55 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-1.5, 0.9) |
| Breckinridge County | Rural | No | 189.4 (167.0, 214.3) | 74 (19, 115) | 55 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-2.4, -0.3) |
| Wayne County | Rural | No | 181.2 (159.1, 206.0) | 88 (26, 118) | 52 |
stable
|
-0.9 (-1.8, 0.1) |
| Lawrence County | Urban | No | 253.8 (222.8, 288.2) | 7 (1, 57) | 52 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-1.0, 0.7) |
| Bourbon County | Urban | No | 192.2 (169.0, 218.1) | 68 (17, 114) | 51 |
stable
|
-0.9 (-2.1, 0.3) |
| Allen County | Urban | No | 185.8 (163.2, 211.0) | 79 (23, 116) | 51 |
stable
|
-1.1 (-2.3, 0.1) |
| Anderson County | Rural | No | 175.9 (154.4, 199.9) | 96 (32, 119) | 50 |
stable
|
-0.9 (-2.0, 0.3) |
| Grant County | Urban | No | 189.6 (166.0, 215.7) | 73 (18, 116) | 50 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-1.8, 0.2) |
| Harrison County | Rural | No | 197.1 (173.1, 223.9) | 59 (12, 113) | 50 |
stable
|
0.0 (-1.1, 1.3) |
| Adair County | Rural | No | 194.1 (169.9, 221.1) | 66 (15, 115) | 49 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-1.5, 0.9) |
| Rockcastle County | Rural | No | 218.8 (191.4, 249.5) | 25 (2, 98) | 49 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-1.5, 0.8) |
| Rowan County | Rural | No | 190.8 (167.2, 217.0) | 71 (14, 115) | 49 |
falling
|
-2.7 (-10.6, -0.7) |
| McCreary County | Rural | No | 236.3 (206.6, 269.5) | 15 (1, 87) | 48 |
stable
|
-1.1 (-2.4, 0.2) |
| Hart County | Rural | No | 204.2 (177.9, 233.5) | 49 (6, 111) | 46 |
stable
|
0.1 (-1.2, 1.4) |
| Casey County | Rural | No | 202.2 (176.0, 231.6) | 52 (8, 110) | 45 |
falling
|
-2.7 (-12.8, -0.8) |
| Estill County | Rural | No | 223.7 (193.5, 257.8) | 21 (1, 96) | 43 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.5, 0.6) |
| Garrard County | Rural | No | 186.0 (161.2, 213.9) | 78 (18, 118) | 42 |
stable
|
0.1 (-0.8, 1.2) |
| Henry County | Urban | No | 210.7 (182.4, 242.6) | 37 (4, 111) | 42 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-1.4, 0.6) |
| Marion County | Rural | No | 186.1 (161.4, 213.9) | 76 (17, 118) | 42 |
stable
|
-1.1 (-2.4, 0.3) |
| Mason County | Rural | No | 196.6 (170.2, 226.4) | 60 (11, 115) | 42 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-2.0, 0.3) |
| Fleming County | Rural | No | 208.6 (180.4, 240.4) | 41 (5, 107) | 41 |
stable
|
0.2 (-1.0, 1.5) |
| Simpson County | Rural | No | 195.9 (169.2, 225.8) | 62 (11, 115) | 41 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-1.2, 1.0) |
| Knott County | Rural | No | 202.0 (173.8, 233.9) | 53 (6, 114) | 40 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.6, 0.4) |
| Trigg County | Urban | No | 182.3 (156.5, 211.9) | 85 (19, 119) | 39 |
stable
|
-1.2 (-2.3, 0.0) |
| Lewis County | Rural | No | 215.2 (185.1, 249.2) | 29 (3, 104) | 39 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.9, 0.8) |
| Breathitt County | Rural | No | 214.6 (184.0, 249.4) | 32 (2, 106) | 38 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-2.3, 0.6) |
| Pendleton County | Urban | No | 215.1 (184.5, 249.6) | 30 (2, 106) | 38 |
stable
|
0.2 (-0.7, 1.3) |
| Powell County | Rural | No | 248.3 (211.8, 289.6) | 9 (1, 77) | 37 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-2.1, 0.9) |
| Butler County | Urban | No | 222.9 (190.8, 259.3) | 23 (1, 100) | 36 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-1.4, 1.0) |
| Monroe County | Rural | No | 240.4 (205.6, 280.1) | 13 (1, 84) | 36 |
stable
|
1.0 (-0.1, 2.2) |
| Morgan County | Rural | No | 211.4 (180.6, 246.5) | 36 (2, 112) | 36 |
stable
|
-2.2 (-10.0, 0.0) |
| Leslie County | Rural | No | 245.5 (209.7, 286.4) | 10 (1, 80) | 35 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-1.5, 1.1) |
| Spencer County | Urban | No | 166.0 (141.2, 194.1) | 111 (34, 120) | 35 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.5, 0.5) |
| Union County | Rural | No | 206.8 (176.3, 241.7) | 43 (4, 114) | 35 |
stable
|
-0.9 (-2.3, 0.5) |
| Bath County | Rural | No | 217.3 (185.5, 253.3) | 27 (2, 104) | 35 |
stable
|
7.5 (-0.7, 12.9) |
| Clinton County | Rural | No | 257.9 (219.8, 301.6) | 4 (1, 67) | 34 |
stable
|
0.6 (-0.6, 1.8) |
| Green County | Rural | No | 202.3 (172.4, 236.7) | 51 (6, 114) | 34 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-2.1, 1.6) |
| Edmonson County | Urban | No | 182.8 (155.6, 214.3) | 83 (15, 119) | 34 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.5, 0.2) |
| Metcalfe County | Rural | No | 231.0 (196.6, 270.4) | 19 (1, 93) | 33 |
stable
|
-0.9 (-2.7, 1.0) |
| Caldwell County | Rural | No | 175.2 (148.5, 205.9) | 99 (24, 119) | 32 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-2.7, -0.3) |
| Larue County | Urban | No | 181.4 (153.7, 213.1) | 87 (19, 119) | 32 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-2.4, 0.7) |
| Livingston County | Urban | No | 223.7 (188.9, 264.2) | 22 (1, 109) | 31 |
stable
|
0.5 (-1.2, 2.2) |
| Jackson County | Rural | No | 178.2 (150.3, 210.2) | 94 (15, 120) | 31 |
stable
|
-5.1 (-9.8, 1.5) |
| Magoffin County | Rural | No | 191.5 (160.6, 227.1) | 70 (9, 119) | 29 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-2.7, -0.2) |
| Webster County | Rural | No | 193.8 (163.0, 229.3) | 67 (8, 118) | 29 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.8, 0.4) |
| Todd County | Rural | No | 214.9 (180.6, 254.1) | 31 (2, 112) | 29 |
stable
|
0.3 (-1.2, 1.8) |
| Martin County | Rural | No | 210.3 (176.4, 249.4) | 38 (2, 115) | 29 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-2.0, 1.0) |
| Carroll County | Rural | No | 209.2 (174.8, 249.0) | 39 (2, 115) | 27 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-1.6, 0.9) |
| Crittenden County | Rural | No | 205.5 (171.1, 245.7) | 45 (3, 116) | 26 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-2.0, 1.7) |
| Owen County | Rural | No | 169.2 (141.1, 202.1) | 106 (30, 120) | 26 |
stable
|
-1.2 (-2.5, 0.2) |
| Washington County | Rural | No | 170.0 (141.6, 203.0) | 104 (24, 120) | 26 |
stable
|
1.8 (-0.4, 11.3) |
| Cumberland County | Rural | No | 262.0 (216.8, 315.8) | 2 (1, 71) | 24 |
stable
|
1.2 (-0.5, 3.0) |
| Lyon County | Rural | No | 172.9 (141.8, 210.6) | 101 (17, 120) | 24 |
stable
|
-1.1 (-3.0, 0.9) |
| Lee County | Rural | No | 244.5 (201.5, 295.1) | 11 (1, 93) | 24 |
stable
|
-0.9 (-2.2, 0.2) |
| McLean County | Urban | No | 181.1 (149.0, 219.0) | 90 (12, 120) | 23 |
stable
|
-1.3 (-2.7, 0.1) |
| Ballard County | Urban | No | 199.1 (163.3, 241.6) | 55 (3, 118) | 22 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-2.4, 1.0) |
| Hancock County | Rural | No | 180.2 (147.2, 219.2) | 92 (13, 120) | 21 |
stable
|
-1.2 (-3.0, 0.7) |
| Wolfe County | Rural | No | 242.6 (197.1, 296.4) | 12 (1, 102) | 21 |
stable
|
0.0 (-1.8, 1.9) |
| Elliott County | Rural | No | 183.0 (148.8, 224.2) | 82 (10, 120) | 20 |
falling
|
-2.9 (-4.7, -1.1) |
| Menifee County | Rural | No | 211.8 (170.8, 261.3) | 34 (1, 117) | 20 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-2.4, 1.3) |
| Gallatin County | Urban | No | 204.4 (164.6, 251.3) | 48 (2, 119) | 20 |
stable
|
-1.6 (-3.5, 0.2) |
| Bracken County | Urban | No | 181.2 (145.9, 223.2) | 89 (7, 120) | 19 |
stable
|
-1.3 (-3.0, 0.4) |
| Trimble County | Rural | No | 169.6 (135.7, 210.1) | 105 (16, 120) | 18 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-2.6, 1.3) |
| Carlisle County | Urban | No | 259.0 (206.2, 322.8) | 3 (1, 99) | 17 |
stable
|
1.5 (-0.6, 3.8) |
| Nicholas County | Rural | No | 182.4 (145.3, 226.7) | 84 (6, 120) | 17 |
falling
|
-5.3 (-19.0, -1.4) |
| Fulton County | Rural | No | 237.0 (186.3, 299.0) | 14 (1, 114) | 17 |
stable
|
0.1 (-1.4, 1.5) |
| Owsley County | Rural | No | 272.6 (212.6, 345.9) | 1 (1, 94) | 15 |
stable
|
0.0 (-1.6, 1.5) |
| Hickman County | Rural | No | 176.8 (135.8, 230.1) | 95 (8, 120) | 13 |
stable
|
0.5 (-1.9, 3.0) |
| Robertson County | Rural | Yes | 112.8 (71.3, 177.6) | 120 (48, 120) | 4 |
falling
|
-13.6 (-40.7, -3.4) |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/30/2026 3:26 pm.
State Cancer Registries may provide more current or more local data.
† 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+).
Population counts for denominators are based on Census populations as modified by NCI.
The US Population Data File is used with mortality data.
⋔ Results presented with the CI*Rank statistics help show the usefulness of ranks. For example, ranks for relatively rare diseases or less populated areas may be essentially meaningless because of their large variability, but ranks for more common diseases in densely populated regions can be very useful. More information about methodology can be found on the CI*Rank website.
When displaying county information, the CI*Rank for the state is not shown because it's not comparable. To see the state CI*Rank please view the statistics at the US By State level.
Φ Rural–urban county classifications are based on the 2023 USDA Rural–Urban Continuum Codes (except for Connecticut Counties which use 2013 codes). State-level cancer rates for rural areas are calculated using cancer cases registered exclusively in rural counties, while state-level cancer rates for urban areas are calculated using cases registered exclusively in urban counties.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.