Death Rates Table
Death Rate Report for Kentucky by County
All Cancer Sites, 2019-2023
All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes, All Ages
Sorted by Name
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)
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kentucky | N/A | No | 180.4 (178.8, 182.0) | N/A | 10,264 |
falling 
|
-1.1 (-1.3, -1.0) |
| United States | N/A | No | 145.4 (145.2, 145.6) | N/A | 605,771 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-1.5, -1.2) |
| Adair County | Rural | No | 191.7 (168.2, 217.8) | 63 (14, 114) | 50 |
stable 
|
-0.4 (-1.5, 0.7) |
| Allen County | Urban | No | 181.0 (159.0, 205.4) | 79 (24, 117) | 51 |
stable
|
-1.2 (-2.5, 0.1) |
| Anderson County | Rural | No | 172.0 (151.2, 195.1) | 99 (34, 119) | 51 |
stable
|
-1.1 (-2.3, 0.2) |
| Ballard County | Urban | No | 193.2 (159.0, 233.7) | 60 (5, 119) | 23 |
stable
|
-0.9 (-2.6, 0.8) |
| Barren County | Rural | No | 192.1 (176.3, 209.0) | 61 (24, 105) | 114 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.3, 0.1) |
| Bath County | Rural | No | 212.1 (181.4, 246.9) | 29 (2, 110) | 35 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-1.4, 0.6) |
| Bell County | Rural | No | 228.6 (206.0, 253.2) | 16 (2, 63) | 79 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-1.4, 0.6) |
| Boone County | Urban | No | 138.6 (130.1, 147.5) | 119 (112, 120) | 209 |
falling
|
-2.3 (-2.8, -1.8) |
| Bourbon County | Urban | No | 186.0 (164.3, 210.0) | 71 (19, 114) | 55 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-2.3, -0.1) |
| Boyd County | Urban | No | 185.0 (170.8, 200.3) | 76 (34, 108) | 130 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-1.9, -0.9) |
| Boyle County | Rural | No | 162.5 (145.6, 181.0) | 111 (53, 119) | 70 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-2.3, -0.7) |
| Bracken County | Urban | No | 180.8 (145.7, 222.4) | 80 (9, 120) | 19 |
stable
|
-1.3 (-3.0, 0.4) |
| Breathitt County | Rural | No | 210.3 (180.3, 244.2) | 33 (3, 109) | 38 |
stable
|
-0.9 (-2.3, 0.5) |
| Breckinridge County | Rural | No | 185.7 (164.0, 209.8) | 72 (19, 115) | 56 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-2.4, -0.5) |
| Bullitt County | Urban | No | 154.9 (143.9, 166.5) | 116 (89, 119) | 158 |
falling
|
-1.7 (-2.3, -1.0) |
| Butler County | Urban | No | 218.4 (187.3, 253.6) | 23 (2, 106) | 37 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-1.5, 0.9) |
| Caldwell County | Rural | No | 173.9 (148.0, 203.5) | 97 (25, 120) | 34 |
falling
|
-1.7 (-2.9, -0.6) |
| Calloway County | Rural | No | 204.8 (186.3, 224.8) | 38 (12, 92) | 94 |
stable
|
0.2 (-0.3, 0.7) |
| Campbell County | Urban | No | 163.1 (152.7, 174.1) | 110 (76, 116) | 193 |
falling
|
-1.8 (-2.3, -1.4) |
| Carlisle County | Urban | No | 256.3 (205.1, 317.9) | 2 (1, 99) | 18 |
stable
|
1.4 (-0.6, 3.5) |
| Carroll County | Rural | No | 204.7 (171.4, 242.9) | 39 (3, 116) | 28 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.6, 0.8) |
| Carter County | Urban | No | 210.6 (190.0, 233.0) | 31 (8, 87) | 80 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.7, 0.2) |
| Casey County | Rural | No | 198.1 (172.6, 226.6) | 51 (8, 111) | 45 |
falling
|
-2.9 (-13.0, -1.1) |
| Christian County | Urban | No | 195.1 (180.3, 210.7) | 57 (23, 96) | 133 |
stable
|
0.6 (-0.7, 5.3) |
| Clark County | Urban | No | 180.3 (163.6, 198.4) | 82 (36, 115) | 88 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.5, 0.3) |
| Clay County | Rural | No | 255.4 (227.4, 286.1) | 4 (1, 33) | 64 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-0.9, 0.7) |
| Clinton County | Rural | No | 251.6 (214.6, 294.0) | 5 (1, 60) | 34 |
stable
|
0.4 (-0.7, 1.7) |
| Crittenden County | Rural | No | 202.9 (169.2, 242.1) | 41 (3, 115) | 27 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-1.9, 1.4) |
| Cumberland County | Rural | No | 255.9 (212.2, 307.5) | 3 (1, 73) | 25 |
stable
|
1.0 (-0.6, 2.6) |
| Daviess County | Urban | No | 178.8 (168.5, 189.6) | 89 (52, 108) | 235 |
stable
|
5.4 (-0.9, 9.0) |
| Edmonson County | Urban | No | 178.2 (151.7, 208.8) | 91 (17, 119) | 34 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-1.6, 0.1) |
| Elliott County | Rural | No | 180.0 (146.4, 220.3) | 85 (10, 120) | 20 |
falling
|
-2.9 (-4.7, -1.1) |
| Estill County | Rural | No | 220.5 (190.8, 254.0) | 21 (1, 96) | 43 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.6, 0.6) |
| Fayette County | Urban | No | 145.9 (140.1, 151.8) | 117 (110, 120) | 503 |
falling
|
-1.7 (-2.1, -1.3) |
| Fleming County | Rural | No | 206.9 (179.2, 237.9) | 37 (5, 105) | 42 |
stable
|
0.2 (-0.9, 1.5) |
| Floyd County | Rural | No | 233.0 (213.5, 254.0) | 15 (2, 50) | 113 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-1.7, -0.5) |
| Franklin County | Rural | No | 155.2 (142.0, 169.4) | 115 (81, 120) | 106 |
falling
|
-3.5 (-9.7, -2.1) |
| Fulton County | Rural | No | 221.6 (178.8, 272.5) | 19 (1, 116) | 20 |
stable
|
0.0 (-1.3, 1.3) |
| Gallatin County | Urban | No | 198.0 (160.0, 242.7) | 52 (2, 119) | 20 |
falling
|
-1.8 (-3.5, -0.1) |
| Garrard County | Rural | No | 181.5 (157.5, 208.4) | 78 (20, 117) | 43 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-1.3, 1.1) |
| Grant County | Urban | No | 185.5 (162.4, 210.9) | 73 (19, 116) | 50 |
stable
|
-0.9 (-1.9, 0.1) |
| Graves County | Rural | No | 195.9 (178.6, 214.6) | 56 (18, 101) | 99 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.1, 0.1) |
| Grayson County | Rural | No | 221.1 (198.9, 245.2) | 20 (3, 72) | 78 |
stable
|
0.2 (-0.3, 0.8) |
| Green County | Rural | No | 198.9 (170.0, 232.0) | 49 (5, 113) | 35 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-1.9, 1.3) |
| Greenup County | Urban | No | 179.1 (163.3, 196.2) | 87 (40, 114) | 99 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-2.5, -0.6) |
| Hancock County | Rural | No | 174.6 (142.7, 212.3) | 96 (14, 120) | 21 |
stable
|
-1.4 (-3.2, 0.4) |
| Hardin County | Urban | No | 185.4 (174.7, 196.6) | 74 (41, 99) | 234 |
falling
|
-0.9 (-1.3, -0.5) |
| Harlan County | Rural | No | 234.4 (212.0, 258.6) | 13 (1, 52) | 86 |
stable
|
-0.9 (-1.8, 0.0) |
| Harrison County | Rural | No | 193.6 (170.3, 219.5) | 59 (13, 112) | 51 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-1.4, 1.1) |
| Hart County | Rural | No | 197.3 (172.6, 224.8) | 54 (9, 111) | 48 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-1.8, 1.3) |
| Henderson County | Rural | No | 180.3 (165.0, 196.7) | 83 (38, 112) | 108 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.2, 0.1) |
| Henry County | Urban | No | 201.4 (174.7, 231.4) | 45 (6, 111) | 43 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.6, 0.3) |
| Hickman County | Rural | No | 178.2 (139.2, 227.8) | 92 (8, 120) | 15 |
stable
|
0.5 (-1.4, 2.7) |
| Hopkins County | Rural | No | 174.8 (160.1, 190.7) | 95 (41, 115) | 109 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-2.1, -0.5) |
| Jackson County | Rural | No | 175.9 (148.4, 207.4) | 94 (21, 119) | 31 |
stable
|
-5.2 (-11.0, 2.9) |
| Jefferson County | Urban | No | 165.2 (161.5, 169.0) | 106 (92, 112) | 1,597 |
falling
|
-1.7 (-1.9, -1.5) |
| Jessamine County | Urban | No | 161.0 (147.3, 175.7) | 113 (72, 119) | 106 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-1.9, -0.5) |
| Johnson County | Rural | No | 200.9 (178.2, 225.9) | 47 (10, 107) | 60 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-2.1, -0.2) |
| Kenton County | Urban | No | 170.3 (162.0, 179.0) | 101 (71, 113) | 330 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-1.9, -1.3) |
| Knott County | Rural | No | 200.1 (172.4, 231.5) | 48 (6, 113) | 41 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.5, 0.3) |
| Knox County | Rural | No | 248.2 (226.2, 271.8) | 8 (1, 32) | 97 |
rising 
|
1.2 (0.1, 4.3) |
| Larue County | Urban | No | 179.5 (152.6, 209.9) | 86 (19, 119) | 33 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-2.1, 0.5) |
| Laurel County | Rural | No | 196.4 (182.4, 211.3) | 55 (23, 95) | 153 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-1.8, -0.5) |
| Lawrence County | Urban | No | 249.5 (219.1, 283.1) | 7 (1, 48) | 52 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-1.1, 0.6) |
| Lee County | Rural | No | 240.3 (198.3, 289.6) | 10 (1, 100) | 24 |
stable
|
-1.1 (-2.3, 0.1) |
| Leslie County | Rural | No | 241.7 (206.5, 281.9) | 9 (1, 75) | 35 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-1.5, 1.0) |
| Letcher County | Rural | No | 207.5 (184.5, 232.9) | 36 (8, 99) | 65 |
stable
|
-0.9 (-2.1, 0.3) |
| Lewis County | Rural | No | 215.1 (185.2, 248.7) | 27 (3, 103) | 39 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.8, 0.7) |
| Lincoln County | Rural | No | 202.3 (180.6, 226.0) | 42 (10, 104) | 67 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.4, 0.1) |
| Livingston County | Urban | No | 220.3 (186.3, 259.7) | 22 (1, 106) | 31 |
stable
|
0.4 (-1.2, 2.1) |
| Logan County | Rural | No | 187.6 (168.1, 208.8) | 68 (22, 112) | 70 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-1.9, -0.3) |
| Lyon County | Rural | No | 165.2 (136.1, 200.2) | 107 (26, 120) | 24 |
stable
|
-1.3 (-3.0, 0.4) |
| Madison County | Rural | No | 180.1 (168.3, 192.4) | 84 (47, 108) | 183 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-2.2, -0.4) |
| Magoffin County | Rural | No | 190.1 (159.5, 225.3) | 65 (8, 118) | 29 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-2.7, -0.3) |
| Marion County | Rural | No | 179.0 (155.9, 204.7) | 88 (22, 118) | 45 |
stable
|
-1.2 (-2.5, 0.1) |
| Marshall County | Rural | No | 189.3 (172.2, 207.9) | 67 (26, 108) | 95 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-1.0, 0.4) |
| Martin County | Rural | No | 203.5 (170.9, 240.8) | 40 (3, 114) | 29 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-2.0, 0.8) |
| Mason County | Rural | No | 192.0 (166.8, 220.2) | 62 (13, 116) | 44 |
stable
|
-0.9 (-2.1, 0.2) |
| McCracken County | Urban | No | 166.3 (154.8, 178.5) | 104 (68, 116) | 164 |
falling
|
-0.8 (-1.3, -0.2) |
| McCreary County | Rural | No | 228.4 (199.8, 260.3) | 17 (1, 77) | 48 |
stable
|
-1.2 (-2.6, 0.1) |
| McLean County | Urban | No | 177.5 (146.1, 214.4) | 93 (13, 120) | 23 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-2.7, -0.1) |
| Meade County | Urban | No | 171.6 (152.1, 193.0) | 100 (37, 118) | 60 |
falling
|
-2.3 (-3.6, -1.4) |
| Menifee County | Rural | No | 216.4 (175.0, 266.1) | 26 (1, 115) | 20 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-2.2, 1.3) |
| Mercer County | Rural | No | 197.5 (175.8, 221.5) | 53 (11, 108) | 63 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-2.0, -0.2) |
| Metcalfe County | Rural | No | 227.8 (194.3, 266.0) | 18 (1, 96) | 34 |
stable
|
-0.9 (-2.5, 0.7) |
| Monroe County | Rural | No | 234.0 (200.5, 272.0) | 14 (1, 88) | 37 |
stable
|
0.8 (-0.3, 2.0) |
| Montgomery County | Rural | No | 194.3 (173.9, 216.6) | 58 (16, 106) | 68 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-1.3, 0.7) |
| Morgan County | Rural | No | 202.3 (172.9, 235.5) | 43 (5, 113) | 36 |
falling
|
-2.5 (-9.8, -0.3) |
| Muhlenberg County | Rural | No | 180.8 (163.2, 200.0) | 81 (32, 114) | 80 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-2.3, -0.5) |
| Nelson County | Urban | No | 198.5 (182.0, 216.1) | 50 (17, 97) | 114 |
stable
|
2.5 (-0.4, 8.6) |
| Nicholas County | Rural | No | 185.1 (148.0, 229.2) | 75 (4, 120) | 18 |
falling
|
-4.6 (-16.3, -1.4) |
| Ohio County | Rural | No | 186.5 (165.6, 209.5) | 70 (20, 114) | 60 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.8, -0.2) |
| Oldham County | Urban | No | 140.4 (128.1, 153.5) | 118 (106, 120) | 103 |
falling
|
-2.0 (-2.7, -1.2) |
| Owen County | Rural | No | 165.1 (137.8, 196.9) | 108 (30, 120) | 27 |
stable
|
-1.3 (-2.6, 0.1) |
| Owsley County | Rural | No | 265.8 (207.4, 336.9) | 1 (1, 91) | 15 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-1.7, 1.4) |
| Pendleton County | Urban | No | 210.9 (180.9, 244.6) | 30 (3, 108) | 38 |
stable
|
0.1 (-0.8, 1.2) |
| Perry County | Rural | No | 249.8 (226.8, 274.8) | 6 (1, 30) | 92 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.5, 0.5) |
| Pike County | Rural | No | 201.3 (187.4, 216.1) | 46 (19, 88) | 165 |
falling
|
-2.2 (-5.8, -1.2) |
| Powell County | Rural | No | 240.1 (205.1, 279.5) | 11 (1, 80) | 37 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-2.2, 0.8) |
| Pulaski County | Rural | No | 202.1 (189.0, 215.9) | 44 (20, 81) | 188 |
falling
|
-0.6 (-1.1, -0.2) |
| Robertson County | Rural | Yes | 111.1 (70.2, 174.6) | 120 (59, 120) | 4 |
falling
|
-13.5 (-40.7, -3.4) |
| Rockcastle County | Rural | No | 216.6 (189.5, 246.9) | 25 (3, 93) | 49 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-1.6, 0.8) |
| Rowan County | Rural | No | 186.8 (163.7, 212.2) | 69 (20, 115) | 49 |
falling
|
-2.9 (-11.0, -0.8) |
| Russell County | Rural | No | 210.4 (185.6, 238.1) | 32 (5, 98) | 56 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-1.6, 0.8) |
| Scott County | Urban | No | 161.5 (146.3, 177.9) | 112 (61, 119) | 89 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-2.2, -0.4) |
| Shelby County | Urban | No | 157.0 (142.6, 172.6) | 114 (72, 119) | 92 |
falling
|
-3.8 (-11.3, -0.1) |
| Simpson County | Rural | No | 190.6 (165.8, 218.2) | 64 (13, 114) | 45 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.7, 0.8) |
| Spencer County | Urban | No | 165.0 (140.7, 192.4) | 109 (37, 120) | 37 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-1.7, 0.3) |
| Taylor County | Rural | No | 217.5 (195.1, 241.8) | 24 (4, 81) | 73 |
stable
|
0.1 (-0.8, 1.0) |
| Todd County | Rural | No | 208.5 (176.9, 244.5) | 35 (2, 113) | 32 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-1.5, 1.1) |
| Trigg County | Urban | No | 181.8 (157.2, 209.8) | 77 (21, 118) | 42 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-2.5, -0.3) |
| Trimble County | Rural | No | 165.8 (132.9, 205.0) | 105 (20, 120) | 18 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-2.8, 1.2) |
| Union County | Rural | No | 209.1 (179.7, 242.5) | 34 (4, 107) | 38 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-2.4, 0.8) |
| Warren County | Urban | No | 172.8 (163.0, 183.1) | 98 (61, 113) | 238 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-1.8, -0.8) |
| Washington County | Rural | No | 167.9 (140.9, 199.1) | 102 (28, 120) | 28 |
stable
|
0.1 (-1.8, 2.1) |
| Wayne County | Rural | No | 178.3 (157.0, 202.2) | 90 (26, 117) | 54 |
stable
|
-0.9 (-1.7, 0.0) |
| Webster County | Rural | No | 189.8 (160.6, 223.2) | 66 (9, 118) | 31 |
stable
|
-0.9 (-1.9, 0.1) |
| Whitley County | Rural | No | 214.5 (195.2, 235.3) | 28 (7, 74) | 94 |
stable
|
0.0 (-1.1, 1.2) |
| Wolfe County | Rural | No | 237.6 (193.1, 290.2) | 12 (1, 102) | 21 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-1.9, 1.7) |
| Woodford County | Urban | No | 166.5 (148.3, 186.7) | 103 (47, 119) | 64 |
falling
|
-2.0 (-2.8, -1.1) |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/22/2026 7:46 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.
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.