Death Rates Table
Death Rate Report for Kentucky by County
All Cancer Sites, 2019-2023
All Races (includes Hispanic), Male, 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)
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kentucky | N/A | No | 215.5 (212.9, 218.2) | N/A | 5,480 |
falling 
|
-1.6 (-1.7, -1.4) |
| United States | N/A | No | 171.5 (171.3, 171.8) | N/A | 318,737 |
falling
|
-1.8 (-1.8, -1.7) |
| Carlisle County | Urban | No | 246.9 (175.1, 341.3) | 47 (1, 119) | 8 |
stable 
|
0.0 (-2.4, 2.3) |
| Hickman County | Rural | No | 247.0 (177.1, 340.8) | 46 (1, 119) | 8 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-3.2, 3.1) |
| Owsley County | Rural | No | 330.5 (235.3, 454.0) | 1 (1, 109) | 8 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-2.3, 1.5) |
| Nicholas County | Rural | No | 192.6 (139.5, 260.3) | 106 (8, 119) | 9 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-3.3, 1.7) |
| Bracken County | Urban | No | 209.5 (152.6, 281.0) | 92 (2, 119) | 10 |
falling
|
-2.8 (-5.1, -0.6) |
| Fulton County | Rural | No | 257.6 (190.2, 342.4) | 34 (1, 119) | 10 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-2.3, 1.3) |
| Trimble County | Rural | No | 193.6 (143.0, 257.5) | 104 (12, 119) | 10 |
stable
|
-1.3 (-3.8, 1.4) |
| Wolfe County | Rural | No | 280.3 (208.5, 370.5) | 11 (1, 117) | 11 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-2.9, 1.5) |
| Ballard County | Urban | No | 211.8 (159.1, 278.4) | 87 (3, 119) | 11 |
falling
|
-1.9 (-3.4, -0.3) |
| Menifee County | Rural | No | 265.9 (198.2, 351.8) | 23 (1, 118) | 12 |
falling
|
-2.3 (-10.4, -0.3) |
| Gallatin County | Urban | No | 260.2 (193.3, 343.2) | 27 (1, 118) | 12 |
stable
|
-2.1 (-4.4, 0.1) |
| McLean County | Urban | No | 196.4 (149.3, 254.9) | 101 (13, 119) | 12 |
falling
|
-2.3 (-4.1, -0.5) |
| Elliott County | Rural | No | 236.2 (179.6, 306.9) | 53 (1, 119) | 12 |
rising 
|
22.2 (1.0, 39.7) |
| Lyon County | Rural | No | 183.0 (138.7, 239.2) | 113 (26, 119) | 12 |
stable
|
-2.3 (-4.5, 0.0) |
| Hancock County | Rural | No | 231.3 (176.6, 298.5) | 61 (2, 119) | 13 |
stable
|
-1.6 (-4.7, 1.7) |
| Cumberland County | Rural | No | 282.2 (215.6, 366.3) | 10 (1, 113) | 13 |
stable
|
0.6 (-1.9, 3.1) |
| Lee County | Rural | No | 287.1 (221.2, 367.7) | 7 (1, 111) | 14 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-2.2, 1.4) |
| Martin County | Rural | No | 208.6 (160.8, 266.7) | 94 (6, 119) | 14 |
falling
|
-2.0 (-3.8, -0.2) |
| Crittenden County | Rural | No | 236.0 (182.8, 301.1) | 55 (1, 119) | 14 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-2.9, 1.6) |
| Washington County | Rural | No | 234.5 (182.0, 297.7) | 57 (2, 119) | 15 |
stable
|
0.5 (-1.5, 2.7) |
| Todd County | Rural | No | 212.7 (166.6, 268.1) | 85 (7, 119) | 15 |
falling
|
-2.0 (-3.8, -0.1) |
| Owen County | Rural | No | 216.5 (169.0, 274.2) | 83 (7, 119) | 16 |
stable
|
-2.1 (-4.5, 0.1) |
| Caldwell County | Rural | No | 178.9 (141.5, 224.4) | 116 (36, 119) | 16 |
falling
|
-2.8 (-4.4, -1.3) |
| Carroll County | Rural | No | 259.0 (203.9, 324.9) | 32 (1, 114) | 16 |
stable
|
0.2 (-1.9, 2.4) |
| Larue County | Urban | No | 188.1 (148.5, 235.5) | 108 (28, 119) | 16 |
stable
|
-1.8 (-4.1, 0.5) |
| Webster County | Rural | No | 229.6 (181.3, 287.1) | 64 (3, 119) | 16 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-3.2, -0.1) |
| Magoffin County | Rural | No | 234.0 (184.2, 293.8) | 60 (2, 119) | 17 |
stable
|
-1.0 (-2.5, 0.5) |
| Edmonson County | Urban | No | 188.4 (149.7, 235.6) | 107 (23, 119) | 17 |
falling
|
-1.8 (-3.4, -0.3) |
| Leslie County | Rural | No | 248.8 (196.4, 312.0) | 42 (1, 117) | 17 |
stable
|
-1.5 (-3.3, 0.3) |
| Jackson County | Rural | No | 216.9 (171.1, 271.8) | 82 (6, 119) | 17 |
stable
|
-1.0 (-2.9, 0.8) |
| Green County | Rural | No | 208.7 (166.5, 260.1) | 93 (12, 119) | 17 |
stable
|
-1.2 (-3.1, 0.7) |
| Bath County | Rural | No | 228.9 (182.6, 284.1) | 65 (4, 119) | 18 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-2.3, 1.8) |
| Livingston County | Urban | No | 259.8 (208.2, 322.7) | 29 (1, 114) | 18 |
stable
|
0.1 (-1.9, 2.2) |
| Metcalfe County | Rural | No | 285.6 (228.9, 353.1) | 8 (1, 99) | 19 |
stable
|
-1.5 (-3.8, 0.8) |
| Clinton County | Rural | No | 306.3 (246.2, 378.1) | 2 (1, 93) | 19 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-1.8, 1.2) |
| Morgan County | Rural | No | 217.4 (174.9, 267.5) | 81 (7, 119) | 20 |
falling
|
-7.2 (-22.5, -0.5) |
| Butler County | Urban | No | 254.0 (205.0, 311.8) | 37 (1, 112) | 20 |
stable
|
-1.6 (-3.8, 0.5) |
| Powell County | Rural | No | 278.4 (221.9, 345.4) | 12 (1, 107) | 20 |
stable
|
-1.2 (-2.8, 0.6) |
| Union County | Rural | No | 275.0 (220.1, 339.6) | 16 (1, 109) | 20 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-2.4, 1.4) |
| Knott County | Rural | No | 210.5 (170.1, 259.0) | 89 (12, 119) | 21 |
stable
|
-2.0 (-4.1, 0.0) |
| Monroe County | Rural | No | 290.1 (234.7, 355.5) | 5 (1, 91) | 21 |
stable
|
0.3 (-1.5, 2.2) |
| Spencer County | Urban | No | 199.9 (161.0, 245.6) | 98 (21, 119) | 21 |
stable
|
-1.3 (-2.6, 0.2) |
| Breathitt County | Rural | No | 276.0 (223.8, 337.3) | 15 (1, 103) | 23 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-1.8, 1.2) |
| Pendleton County | Urban | No | 265.0 (216.4, 321.6) | 25 (1, 109) | 23 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-1.8, 1.7) |
| Estill County | Rural | No | 265.5 (217.1, 322.2) | 24 (1, 105) | 23 |
stable
|
-1.3 (-2.7, 0.1) |
| Fleming County | Rural | No | 247.2 (202.9, 299.0) | 45 (2, 113) | 23 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.8, 0.8) |
| Lewis County | Rural | No | 269.2 (221.3, 325.2) | 22 (1, 106) | 23 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-2.7, 1.7) |
| Mason County | Rural | No | 242.8 (199.3, 293.4) | 48 (2, 113) | 24 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-2.0, 0.8) |
| Marion County | Rural | No | 234.1 (192.7, 282.0) | 58 (5, 118) | 25 |
stable
|
-1.2 (-2.7, 0.3) |
| Anderson County | Rural | No | 195.8 (160.6, 236.6) | 102 (31, 119) | 25 |
stable
|
-1.5 (-3.2, 0.3) |
| Garrard County | Rural | No | 238.6 (196.3, 287.6) | 51 (3, 115) | 25 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-2.1, 1.7) |
| Trigg County | Urban | No | 224.1 (184.8, 270.5) | 74 (7, 118) | 25 |
stable
|
-1.2 (-2.9, 0.5) |
| Simpson County | Rural | No | 256.6 (211.3, 308.6) | 36 (2, 110) | 25 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-2.3, 2.1) |
| Henry County | Urban | No | 278.0 (229.0, 334.7) | 13 (1, 96) | 26 |
stable
|
-1.3 (-3.0, 0.3) |
| Rowan County | Rural | No | 225.3 (187.7, 268.3) | 72 (5, 117) | 26 |
falling
|
-2.6 (-7.2, -1.2) |
| Rockcastle County | Rural | No | 259.6 (215.2, 311.2) | 30 (1, 110) | 26 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-2.1, 0.5) |
| Hart County | Rural | No | 247.5 (204.2, 297.3) | 44 (2, 113) | 26 |
falling
|
-4.3 (-11.8, -0.9) |
| Harrison County | Rural | No | 236.2 (196.5, 281.9) | 54 (5, 115) | 27 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.8, 0.6) |
| Grant County | Urban | No | 238.2 (195.9, 286.5) | 52 (3, 114) | 27 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-2.2, 0.8) |
| Casey County | Rural | No | 288.2 (239.4, 344.3) | 6 (1, 89) | 27 |
falling
|
-18.1 (-31.8, -1.0) |
| McCreary County | Rural | No | 271.0 (226.4, 322.1) | 20 (1, 99) | 27 |
falling
|
-1.7 (-3.2, -0.1) |
| Lawrence County | Urban | No | 305.0 (252.3, 365.5) | 3 (1, 75) | 28 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-1.3, 1.1) |
| Russell County | Rural | No | 230.6 (192.6, 274.5) | 62 (7, 115) | 28 |
stable
|
-1.3 (-3.2, 0.6) |
| Allen County | Urban | No | 212.0 (177.2, 252.0) | 86 (18, 118) | 28 |
falling
|
-1.9 (-3.1, -0.8) |
| Bourbon County | Urban | No | 218.4 (183.8, 258.2) | 79 (11, 118) | 29 |
stable
|
0.4 (-1.5, 8.6) |
| Adair County | Rural | No | 250.9 (211.5, 296.0) | 39 (2, 107) | 30 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-2.3, 1.6) |
| Wayne County | Rural | No | 210.2 (177.5, 248.0) | 91 (21, 119) | 31 |
stable
|
-11.8 (-25.6, 0.1) |
| Johnson County | Rural | No | 222.9 (187.5, 263.5) | 75 (13, 117) | 31 |
falling
|
-2.0 (-3.2, -0.7) |
| Clay County | Rural | No | 271.0 (228.8, 319.0) | 19 (1, 95) | 32 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-2.1, 0.4) |
| Breckinridge County | Rural | No | 228.2 (193.2, 268.3) | 67 (9, 115) | 32 |
stable
|
-1.4 (-3.0, 0.3) |
| Mercer County | Rural | No | 248.6 (209.1, 293.6) | 43 (2, 107) | 33 |
stable
|
-1.4 (-2.9, 0.0) |
| Ohio County | Rural | No | 230.5 (195.4, 270.4) | 63 (10, 115) | 33 |
stable
|
-1.3 (-2.8, 0.1) |
| Lincoln County | Rural | No | 214.1 (181.8, 250.8) | 84 (22, 118) | 33 |
falling
|
-1.9 (-3.1, -0.7) |
| Woodford County | Urban | No | 197.3 (167.7, 231.0) | 100 (35, 119) | 35 |
falling
|
-2.4 (-3.8, -0.9) |
| Boyle County | Rural | No | 186.9 (159.9, 217.5) | 110 (52, 119) | 35 |
falling
|
-2.3 (-3.5, -1.1) |
| Meade County | Urban | No | 204.1 (173.6, 238.6) | 97 (30, 119) | 35 |
falling
|
-1.8 (-3.2, -0.3) |
| Letcher County | Rural | No | 276.8 (237.3, 321.5) | 14 (1, 83) | 40 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-2.2, 0.9) |
| Logan County | Rural | No | 227.2 (196.3, 261.9) | 71 (14, 111) | 40 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-2.2, -0.8) |
| Bell County | Rural | No | 257.0 (221.4, 297.2) | 35 (2, 99) | 40 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-2.7, -0.4) |
| Montgomery County | Rural | No | 259.1 (223.5, 299.0) | 31 (2, 93) | 40 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-1.6, 1.0) |
| Taylor County | Rural | No | 284.7 (245.2, 328.9) | 9 (1, 74) | 41 |
stable
|
0.1 (-1.1, 1.4) |
| Grayson County | Rural | No | 260.2 (224.7, 300.0) | 28 (3, 95) | 43 |
stable
|
0.0 (-0.8, 0.9) |
| Carter County | Urban | No | 250.7 (217.7, 287.6) | 40 (5, 97) | 44 |
stable
|
-1.0 (-2.0, 0.2) |
| Harlan County | Rural | No | 270.5 (234.5, 310.8) | 21 (1, 85) | 44 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-2.3, -0.3) |
| Clark County | Urban | No | 207.1 (180.1, 237.2) | 95 (28, 118) | 45 |
stable
|
-1.1 (-2.8, 0.5) |
| Muhlenberg County | Rural | No | 228.1 (198.3, 261.5) | 69 (15, 111) | 45 |
falling
|
-1.8 (-3.0, -0.6) |
| Scott County | Urban | No | 184.8 (159.6, 212.7) | 111 (59, 119) | 45 |
falling
|
-2.2 (-3.7, -0.5) |
| Shelby County | Urban | No | 171.6 (149.2, 196.7) | 118 (84, 119) | 47 |
falling
|
-1.7 (-2.9, -0.4) |
| Perry County | Rural | No | 273.3 (238.8, 311.6) | 17 (1, 76) | 49 |
stable
|
-1.1 (-2.3, 0.1) |
| Knox County | Rural | No | 293.1 (257.3, 332.6) | 4 (1, 60) | 51 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-1.9, -0.2) |
| Calloway County | Rural | No | 251.9 (221.2, 285.8) | 38 (5, 95) | 51 |
stable
|
0.1 (-0.6, 0.9) |
| Floyd County | Rural | No | 238.8 (209.3, 271.4) | 50 (11, 107) | 52 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-2.9, -0.4) |
| Greenup County | Urban | No | 218.9 (192.5, 248.2) | 78 (26, 112) | 53 |
falling
|
-2.0 (-3.4, -0.7) |
| Graves County | Rural | No | 228.4 (201.0, 258.8) | 66 (16, 107) | 53 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-2.3, -0.3) |
| Whitley County | Rural | No | 271.2 (238.7, 307.0) | 18 (2, 77) | 54 |
stable
|
-4.1 (-15.9, 1.0) |
| Marshall County | Rural | No | 250.4 (220.7, 283.5) | 41 (6, 95) | 55 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-1.1, 0.5) |
| Franklin County | Rural | No | 187.6 (165.4, 212.0) | 109 (60, 119) | 55 |
falling
|
-2.1 (-2.9, -1.2) |
| Henderson County | Rural | No | 211.0 (185.9, 238.6) | 88 (34, 115) | 55 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-2.0, -0.1) |
| Hopkins County | Rural | No | 224.2 (199.1, 251.8) | 73 (24, 109) | 62 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-2.6, -0.5) |
| Oldham County | Urban | No | 179.9 (159.1, 202.5) | 114 (79, 119) | 62 |
falling
|
-2.1 (-3.0, -1.1) |
| Jessamine County | Urban | No | 206.2 (183.5, 230.9) | 96 (41, 116) | 63 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.9, -0.1) |
| Barren County | Rural | No | 258.9 (230.1, 290.4) | 33 (3, 84) | 64 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.8, 0.5) |
| Nelson County | Urban | No | 261.4 (231.4, 294.2) | 26 (3, 82) | 65 |
stable
|
2.4 (-0.9, 10.6) |
| Christian County | Urban | No | 228.2 (204.0, 254.4) | 68 (20, 106) | 67 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-2.2, -0.3) |
| Boyd County | Urban | No | 227.9 (203.9, 254.2) | 70 (20, 106) | 69 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-2.5, -0.8) |
| Bullitt County | Urban | No | 173.1 (155.8, 191.9) | 117 (90, 119) | 81 |
falling
|
-2.3 (-3.2, -1.3) |
| McCracken County | Urban | No | 199.5 (180.3, 220.3) | 99 (57, 116) | 83 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-2.0, -0.4) |
| Laurel County | Rural | No | 234.0 (211.5, 258.5) | 59 (20, 97) | 84 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-2.2, -0.9) |
| Pike County | Rural | No | 241.5 (218.7, 266.1) | 49 (14, 89) | 90 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-2.4, -0.8) |
| Pulaski County | Rural | No | 235.6 (214.3, 258.6) | 56 (20, 95) | 98 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-1.9, -0.7) |
| Madison County | Rural | No | 221.2 (201.2, 242.7) | 76 (35, 104) | 99 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-3.0, -0.6) |
| Campbell County | Urban | No | 184.4 (167.9, 202.1) | 112 (80, 119) | 100 |
falling
|
-2.4 (-3.1, -1.7) |
| Boone County | Urban | No | 165.1 (150.9, 180.2) | 119 (102, 119) | 112 |
falling
|
-2.9 (-3.5, -2.2) |
| Warren County | Urban | No | 194.2 (178.4, 211.1) | 103 (69, 116) | 119 |
falling
|
-2.1 (-3.1, -1.1) |
| Hardin County | Urban | No | 219.3 (201.5, 238.2) | 77 (38, 105) | 121 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-2.1, -0.5) |
| Daviess County | Urban | No | 218.2 (201.0, 236.6) | 80 (39, 105) | 125 |
stable
|
3.4 (-1.5, 6.6) |
| Kenton County | Urban | No | 210.3 (195.9, 225.5) | 90 (54, 108) | 178 |
falling
|
-1.9 (-2.5, -1.3) |
| Fayette County | Urban | No | 179.6 (169.7, 189.9) | 115 (95, 118) | 265 |
falling
|
-2.1 (-2.5, -1.7) |
| Jefferson County | Urban | No | 193.4 (187.2, 199.7) | 105 (88, 111) | 807 |
falling
|
-1.8 (-2.2, -0.4) |
| Robertson County | Rural | *** |
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Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/22/2026 9:20 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 has been suppressed to ensure confidentiality and stability of rate estimates. Counts are suppressed if fewer than 16 records were reported in a specific area-sex-race category.
If an average count of 3 is shown, the total number of cases for the time period is 16 or more which exceeds suppression threshold (but is rounded to 3).
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.