Death Rates Table
Death Rate Report for Kentucky by County
All Cancer Sites, 2019-2023
All Races (includes Hispanic), Male, All Ages
Sorted by Rate
County
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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)
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) |
| Boone County | Urban | No | 165.1 (150.9, 180.2) | 119 (102, 119) | 112 |
falling
|
-2.9 (-3.5, -2.2) |
| Shelby County | Urban | No | 171.6 (149.2, 196.7) | 118 (84, 119) | 47 |
falling
|
-1.7 (-2.9, -0.4) |
| Bullitt County | Urban | No | 173.1 (155.8, 191.9) | 117 (90, 119) | 81 |
falling
|
-2.3 (-3.2, -1.3) |
| Caldwell County | Rural | No | 178.9 (141.5, 224.4) | 116 (36, 119) | 16 |
falling
|
-2.8 (-4.4, -1.3) |
| Fayette County | Urban | No | 179.6 (169.7, 189.9) | 115 (95, 118) | 265 |
falling
|
-2.1 (-2.5, -1.7) |
| Oldham County | Urban | No | 179.9 (159.1, 202.5) | 114 (79, 119) | 62 |
falling
|
-2.1 (-3.0, -1.1) |
| Lyon County | Rural | No | 183.0 (138.7, 239.2) | 113 (26, 119) | 12 |
stable 
|
-2.3 (-4.5, 0.0) |
| Campbell County | Urban | No | 184.4 (167.9, 202.1) | 112 (80, 119) | 100 |
falling
|
-2.4 (-3.1, -1.7) |
| Scott County | Urban | No | 184.8 (159.6, 212.7) | 111 (59, 119) | 45 |
falling
|
-2.2 (-3.7, -0.5) |
| Boyle County | Rural | No | 186.9 (159.9, 217.5) | 110 (52, 119) | 35 |
falling
|
-2.3 (-3.5, -1.1) |
| Franklin County | Rural | No | 187.6 (165.4, 212.0) | 109 (60, 119) | 55 |
falling
|
-2.1 (-2.9, -1.2) |
| Larue County | Urban | No | 188.1 (148.5, 235.5) | 108 (28, 119) | 16 |
stable
|
-1.8 (-4.1, 0.5) |
| Edmonson County | Urban | No | 188.4 (149.7, 235.6) | 107 (23, 119) | 17 |
falling
|
-1.8 (-3.4, -0.3) |
| Nicholas County | Rural | No | 192.6 (139.5, 260.3) | 106 (8, 119) | 9 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-3.3, 1.7) |
| Jefferson County | Urban | No | 193.4 (187.2, 199.7) | 105 (88, 111) | 807 |
falling
|
-1.8 (-2.2, -0.4) |
| Trimble County | Rural | No | 193.6 (143.0, 257.5) | 104 (12, 119) | 10 |
stable
|
-1.3 (-3.8, 1.4) |
| Warren County | Urban | No | 194.2 (178.4, 211.1) | 103 (69, 116) | 119 |
falling
|
-2.1 (-3.1, -1.1) |
| Anderson County | Rural | No | 195.8 (160.6, 236.6) | 102 (31, 119) | 25 |
stable
|
-1.5 (-3.2, 0.3) |
| McLean County | Urban | No | 196.4 (149.3, 254.9) | 101 (13, 119) | 12 |
falling
|
-2.3 (-4.1, -0.5) |
| Woodford County | Urban | No | 197.3 (167.7, 231.0) | 100 (35, 119) | 35 |
falling
|
-2.4 (-3.8, -0.9) |
| McCracken County | Urban | No | 199.5 (180.3, 220.3) | 99 (57, 116) | 83 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-2.0, -0.4) |
| Spencer County | Urban | No | 199.9 (161.0, 245.6) | 98 (21, 119) | 21 |
stable
|
-1.3 (-2.6, 0.2) |
| Meade County | Urban | No | 204.1 (173.6, 238.6) | 97 (30, 119) | 35 |
falling
|
-1.8 (-3.2, -0.3) |
| Jessamine County | Urban | No | 206.2 (183.5, 230.9) | 96 (41, 116) | 63 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.9, -0.1) |
| Clark County | Urban | No | 207.1 (180.1, 237.2) | 95 (28, 118) | 45 |
stable
|
-1.1 (-2.8, 0.5) |
| Martin County | Rural | No | 208.6 (160.8, 266.7) | 94 (6, 119) | 14 |
falling
|
-2.0 (-3.8, -0.2) |
| Green County | Rural | No | 208.7 (166.5, 260.1) | 93 (12, 119) | 17 |
stable
|
-1.2 (-3.1, 0.7) |
| Bracken County | Urban | No | 209.5 (152.6, 281.0) | 92 (2, 119) | 10 |
falling
|
-2.8 (-5.1, -0.6) |
| Wayne County | Rural | No | 210.2 (177.5, 248.0) | 91 (21, 119) | 31 |
stable
|
-11.8 (-25.6, 0.1) |
| Kenton County | Urban | No | 210.3 (195.9, 225.5) | 90 (54, 108) | 178 |
falling
|
-1.9 (-2.5, -1.3) |
| Knott County | Rural | No | 210.5 (170.1, 259.0) | 89 (12, 119) | 21 |
stable
|
-2.0 (-4.1, 0.0) |
| Henderson County | Rural | No | 211.0 (185.9, 238.6) | 88 (34, 115) | 55 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-2.0, -0.1) |
| Ballard County | Urban | No | 211.8 (159.1, 278.4) | 87 (3, 119) | 11 |
falling
|
-1.9 (-3.4, -0.3) |
| Allen County | Urban | No | 212.0 (177.2, 252.0) | 86 (18, 118) | 28 |
falling
|
-1.9 (-3.1, -0.8) |
| Todd County | Rural | No | 212.7 (166.6, 268.1) | 85 (7, 119) | 15 |
falling
|
-2.0 (-3.8, -0.1) |
| Lincoln County | Rural | No | 214.1 (181.8, 250.8) | 84 (22, 118) | 33 |
falling
|
-1.9 (-3.1, -0.7) |
| Owen County | Rural | No | 216.5 (169.0, 274.2) | 83 (7, 119) | 16 |
stable
|
-2.1 (-4.5, 0.1) |
| Jackson County | Rural | No | 216.9 (171.1, 271.8) | 82 (6, 119) | 17 |
stable
|
-1.0 (-2.9, 0.8) |
| Morgan County | Rural | No | 217.4 (174.9, 267.5) | 81 (7, 119) | 20 |
falling
|
-7.2 (-22.5, -0.5) |
| Daviess County | Urban | No | 218.2 (201.0, 236.6) | 80 (39, 105) | 125 |
stable
|
3.4 (-1.5, 6.6) |
| Bourbon County | Urban | No | 218.4 (183.8, 258.2) | 79 (11, 118) | 29 |
stable
|
0.4 (-1.5, 8.6) |
| Greenup County | Urban | No | 218.9 (192.5, 248.2) | 78 (26, 112) | 53 |
falling
|
-2.0 (-3.4, -0.7) |
| Hardin County | Urban | No | 219.3 (201.5, 238.2) | 77 (38, 105) | 121 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-2.1, -0.5) |
| Madison County | Rural | No | 221.2 (201.2, 242.7) | 76 (35, 104) | 99 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-3.0, -0.6) |
| Johnson County | Rural | No | 222.9 (187.5, 263.5) | 75 (13, 117) | 31 |
falling
|
-2.0 (-3.2, -0.7) |
| Trigg County | Urban | No | 224.1 (184.8, 270.5) | 74 (7, 118) | 25 |
stable
|
-1.2 (-2.9, 0.5) |
| Hopkins County | Rural | No | 224.2 (199.1, 251.8) | 73 (24, 109) | 62 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-2.6, -0.5) |
| Rowan County | Rural | No | 225.3 (187.7, 268.3) | 72 (5, 117) | 26 |
falling
|
-2.6 (-7.2, -1.2) |
| Logan County | Rural | No | 227.2 (196.3, 261.9) | 71 (14, 111) | 40 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-2.2, -0.8) |
| Boyd County | Urban | No | 227.9 (203.9, 254.2) | 70 (20, 106) | 69 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-2.5, -0.8) |
| Muhlenberg County | Rural | No | 228.1 (198.3, 261.5) | 69 (15, 111) | 45 |
falling
|
-1.8 (-3.0, -0.6) |
| Christian County | Urban | No | 228.2 (204.0, 254.4) | 68 (20, 106) | 67 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-2.2, -0.3) |
| Breckinridge County | Rural | No | 228.2 (193.2, 268.3) | 67 (9, 115) | 32 |
stable
|
-1.4 (-3.0, 0.3) |
| Graves County | Rural | No | 228.4 (201.0, 258.8) | 66 (16, 107) | 53 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-2.3, -0.3) |
| Bath County | Rural | No | 228.9 (182.6, 284.1) | 65 (4, 119) | 18 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-2.3, 1.8) |
| Webster County | Rural | No | 229.6 (181.3, 287.1) | 64 (3, 119) | 16 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-3.2, -0.1) |
| Ohio County | Rural | No | 230.5 (195.4, 270.4) | 63 (10, 115) | 33 |
stable
|
-1.3 (-2.8, 0.1) |
| Russell County | Rural | No | 230.6 (192.6, 274.5) | 62 (7, 115) | 28 |
stable
|
-1.3 (-3.2, 0.6) |
| Hancock County | Rural | No | 231.3 (176.6, 298.5) | 61 (2, 119) | 13 |
stable
|
-1.6 (-4.7, 1.7) |
| Magoffin County | Rural | No | 234.0 (184.2, 293.8) | 60 (2, 119) | 17 |
stable
|
-1.0 (-2.5, 0.5) |
| Laurel County | Rural | No | 234.0 (211.5, 258.5) | 59 (20, 97) | 84 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-2.2, -0.9) |
| Marion County | Rural | No | 234.1 (192.7, 282.0) | 58 (5, 118) | 25 |
stable
|
-1.2 (-2.7, 0.3) |
| Washington County | Rural | No | 234.5 (182.0, 297.7) | 57 (2, 119) | 15 |
stable
|
0.5 (-1.5, 2.7) |
| Pulaski County | Rural | No | 235.6 (214.3, 258.6) | 56 (20, 95) | 98 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-1.9, -0.7) |
| Crittenden County | Rural | No | 236.0 (182.8, 301.1) | 55 (1, 119) | 14 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-2.9, 1.6) |
| Harrison County | Rural | No | 236.2 (196.5, 281.9) | 54 (5, 115) | 27 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.8, 0.6) |
| Elliott County | Rural | No | 236.2 (179.6, 306.9) | 53 (1, 119) | 12 |
rising 
|
22.2 (1.0, 39.7) |
| Grant County | Urban | No | 238.2 (195.9, 286.5) | 52 (3, 114) | 27 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-2.2, 0.8) |
| Garrard County | Rural | No | 238.6 (196.3, 287.6) | 51 (3, 115) | 25 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-2.1, 1.7) |
| Floyd County | Rural | No | 238.8 (209.3, 271.4) | 50 (11, 107) | 52 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-2.9, -0.4) |
| Pike County | Rural | No | 241.5 (218.7, 266.1) | 49 (14, 89) | 90 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-2.4, -0.8) |
| Mason County | Rural | No | 242.8 (199.3, 293.4) | 48 (2, 113) | 24 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-2.0, 0.8) |
| 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) |
| Fleming County | Rural | No | 247.2 (202.9, 299.0) | 45 (2, 113) | 23 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.8, 0.8) |
| Hart County | Rural | No | 247.5 (204.2, 297.3) | 44 (2, 113) | 26 |
falling
|
-4.3 (-11.8, -0.9) |
| Mercer County | Rural | No | 248.6 (209.1, 293.6) | 43 (2, 107) | 33 |
stable
|
-1.4 (-2.9, 0.0) |
| Leslie County | Rural | No | 248.8 (196.4, 312.0) | 42 (1, 117) | 17 |
stable
|
-1.5 (-3.3, 0.3) |
| Marshall County | Rural | No | 250.4 (220.7, 283.5) | 41 (6, 95) | 55 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-1.1, 0.5) |
| Carter County | Urban | No | 250.7 (217.7, 287.6) | 40 (5, 97) | 44 |
stable
|
-1.0 (-2.0, 0.2) |
| Adair County | Rural | No | 250.9 (211.5, 296.0) | 39 (2, 107) | 30 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-2.3, 1.6) |
| Calloway County | Rural | No | 251.9 (221.2, 285.8) | 38 (5, 95) | 51 |
stable
|
0.1 (-0.6, 0.9) |
| Butler County | Urban | No | 254.0 (205.0, 311.8) | 37 (1, 112) | 20 |
stable
|
-1.6 (-3.8, 0.5) |
| Simpson County | Rural | No | 256.6 (211.3, 308.6) | 36 (2, 110) | 25 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-2.3, 2.1) |
| Bell County | Rural | No | 257.0 (221.4, 297.2) | 35 (2, 99) | 40 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-2.7, -0.4) |
| Fulton County | Rural | No | 257.6 (190.2, 342.4) | 34 (1, 119) | 10 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-2.3, 1.3) |
| Barren County | Rural | No | 258.9 (230.1, 290.4) | 33 (3, 84) | 64 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.8, 0.5) |
| Carroll County | Rural | No | 259.0 (203.9, 324.9) | 32 (1, 114) | 16 |
stable
|
0.2 (-1.9, 2.4) |
| Montgomery County | Rural | No | 259.1 (223.5, 299.0) | 31 (2, 93) | 40 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-1.6, 1.0) |
| Rockcastle County | Rural | No | 259.6 (215.2, 311.2) | 30 (1, 110) | 26 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-2.1, 0.5) |
| Livingston County | Urban | No | 259.8 (208.2, 322.7) | 29 (1, 114) | 18 |
stable
|
0.1 (-1.9, 2.2) |
| Grayson County | Rural | No | 260.2 (224.7, 300.0) | 28 (3, 95) | 43 |
stable
|
0.0 (-0.8, 0.9) |
| Gallatin County | Urban | No | 260.2 (193.3, 343.2) | 27 (1, 118) | 12 |
stable
|
-2.1 (-4.4, 0.1) |
| Nelson County | Urban | No | 261.4 (231.4, 294.2) | 26 (3, 82) | 65 |
stable
|
2.4 (-0.9, 10.6) |
| 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) |
| Menifee County | Rural | No | 265.9 (198.2, 351.8) | 23 (1, 118) | 12 |
falling
|
-2.3 (-10.4, -0.3) |
| Lewis County | Rural | No | 269.2 (221.3, 325.2) | 22 (1, 106) | 23 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-2.7, 1.7) |
| Harlan County | Rural | No | 270.5 (234.5, 310.8) | 21 (1, 85) | 44 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-2.3, -0.3) |
| McCreary County | Rural | No | 271.0 (226.4, 322.1) | 20 (1, 99) | 27 |
falling
|
-1.7 (-3.2, -0.1) |
| Clay County | Rural | No | 271.0 (228.8, 319.0) | 19 (1, 95) | 32 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-2.1, 0.4) |
| Whitley County | Rural | No | 271.2 (238.7, 307.0) | 18 (2, 77) | 54 |
stable
|
-4.1 (-15.9, 1.0) |
| Perry County | Rural | No | 273.3 (238.8, 311.6) | 17 (1, 76) | 49 |
stable
|
-1.1 (-2.3, 0.1) |
| Union County | Rural | No | 275.0 (220.1, 339.6) | 16 (1, 109) | 20 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-2.4, 1.4) |
| Breathitt County | Rural | No | 276.0 (223.8, 337.3) | 15 (1, 103) | 23 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-1.8, 1.2) |
| Letcher County | Rural | No | 276.8 (237.3, 321.5) | 14 (1, 83) | 40 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-2.2, 0.9) |
| Henry County | Urban | No | 278.0 (229.0, 334.7) | 13 (1, 96) | 26 |
stable
|
-1.3 (-3.0, 0.3) |
| Powell County | Rural | No | 278.4 (221.9, 345.4) | 12 (1, 107) | 20 |
stable
|
-1.2 (-2.8, 0.6) |
| Wolfe County | Rural | No | 280.3 (208.5, 370.5) | 11 (1, 117) | 11 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-2.9, 1.5) |
| Cumberland County | Rural | No | 282.2 (215.6, 366.3) | 10 (1, 113) | 13 |
stable
|
0.6 (-1.9, 3.1) |
| Taylor County | Rural | No | 284.7 (245.2, 328.9) | 9 (1, 74) | 41 |
stable
|
0.1 (-1.1, 1.4) |
| Metcalfe County | Rural | No | 285.6 (228.9, 353.1) | 8 (1, 99) | 19 |
stable
|
-1.5 (-3.8, 0.8) |
| Lee County | Rural | No | 287.1 (221.2, 367.7) | 7 (1, 111) | 14 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-2.2, 1.4) |
| Casey County | Rural | No | 288.2 (239.4, 344.3) | 6 (1, 89) | 27 |
falling
|
-18.1 (-31.8, -1.0) |
| Monroe County | Rural | No | 290.1 (234.7, 355.5) | 5 (1, 91) | 21 |
stable
|
0.3 (-1.5, 2.2) |
| Knox County | Rural | No | 293.1 (257.3, 332.6) | 4 (1, 60) | 51 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-1.9, -0.2) |
| Lawrence County | Urban | No | 305.0 (252.3, 365.5) | 3 (1, 75) | 28 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-1.3, 1.1) |
| Clinton County | Rural | No | 306.3 (246.2, 378.1) | 2 (1, 93) | 19 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-1.8, 1.2) |
| Owsley County | Rural | No | 330.5 (235.3, 454.0) | 1 (1, 109) | 8 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-2.3, 1.5) |
| Robertson County | Rural | *** |
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Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/23/2026 3:00 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.