Death Rates Table
Death Rate Report for Kentucky by County
All Cancer Sites, 2019-2023
All Races (includes Hispanic), Female, All Ages
Sorted by Rate
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 | 154.6 (152.6, 156.6) | N/A | 4,783 |
falling 
|
-0.8 (-0.9, -0.7) |
| United States | N/A | No | 126.3 (126.1, 126.6) | N/A | 287,034 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-1.2, -1.0) |
| Oldham County | Urban | Yes | 108.7 (94.1, 125.1) | 119 (103, 119) | 41 |
falling
|
-2.0 (-3.0, -0.8) |
| Boone County | Urban | Yes | 118.7 (108.2, 129.9) | 118 (101, 119) | 97 |
falling
|
-2.1 (-2.8, -1.3) |
| Jessamine County | Urban | Yes | 122.0 (105.9, 140.0) | 117 (76, 119) | 43 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-2.9, -0.3) |
| Fayette County | Urban | Yes | 122.1 (115.1, 129.4) | 116 (102, 119) | 237 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-2.2, -1.0) |
| Hickman County | Rural | No | 129.0 (87.8, 191.6) | 115 (14, 119) | 6 |
stable 
|
0.8 (-1.8, 3.6) |
| Owen County | Rural | No | 131.3 (97.6, 174.3) | 114 (18, 119) | 10 |
stable
|
0.1 (-1.7, 2.0) |
| Franklin County | Rural | No | 131.8 (115.7, 149.6) | 113 (63, 119) | 51 |
falling
|
-2.6 (-4.6, -1.8) |
| Hancock County | Rural | No | 132.2 (94.1, 182.1) | 112 (14, 119) | 8 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-2.6, 1.3) |
| Spencer County | Urban | No | 134.2 (104.8, 169.8) | 111 (26, 119) | 15 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-2.1, 1.2) |
| Washington County | Rural | No | 134.7 (102.7, 174.8) | 110 (23, 119) | 13 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-2.9, 1.8) |
| Elliott County | Rural | No | 135.6 (95.8, 191.0) | 109 (13, 119) | 7 |
stable
|
-1.9 (-4.6, 0.8) |
| Hopkins County | Rural | No | 136.9 (119.5, 156.5) | 108 (50, 118) | 47 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-2.5, -0.4) |
| Casey County | Rural | No | 138.6 (110.7, 172.6) | 107 (25, 119) | 18 |
stable
|
-3.6 (-23.9, 0.8) |
| Garrard County | Rural | No | 139.6 (111.6, 173.3) | 106 (24, 119) | 18 |
stable
|
0.2 (-1.3, 1.8) |
| Trigg County | Urban | No | 140.8 (111.7, 176.9) | 105 (21, 119) | 17 |
falling
|
-1.7 (-3.1, -0.3) |
| Meade County | Urban | No | 140.9 (116.8, 168.8) | 104 (29, 119) | 25 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-2.2, 0.9) |
| Trimble County | Rural | No | 141.0 (100.1, 194.6) | 103 (10, 119) | 8 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-2.8, 2.0) |
| Bullitt County | Urban | No | 141.7 (127.6, 157.1) | 102 (50, 116) | 77 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.7, -0.1) |
| Jackson County | Rural | No | 142.0 (109.4, 182.4) | 101 (16, 119) | 13 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-2.9, 1.4) |
| Kenton County | Urban | No | 142.2 (132.0, 153.0) | 100 (62, 113) | 151 |
falling
|
-1.7 (-6.0, -0.9) |
| Marion County | Rural | No | 142.3 (115.2, 174.4) | 99 (23, 119) | 20 |
stable
|
-1.5 (-3.6, 0.7) |
| Woodford County | Urban | No | 144.4 (121.0, 171.5) | 98 (25, 119) | 29 |
stable
|
0.6 (-6.9, 13.6) |
| Montgomery County | Rural | No | 144.4 (121.0, 171.4) | 97 (29, 119) | 27 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-2.3, 1.0) |
| Scott County | Urban | No | 145.6 (126.6, 166.6) | 96 (36, 117) | 44 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.9, 0.5) |
| Muhlenberg County | Rural | No | 145.8 (124.4, 170.4) | 95 (31, 118) | 35 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-2.2, -0.2) |
| Shelby County | Urban | No | 146.0 (127.2, 167.0) | 94 (34, 116) | 45 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.7, 0.7) |
| Jefferson County | Urban | No | 146.0 (141.4, 150.8) | 93 (68, 104) | 790 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-1.6, -1.0) |
| McCracken County | Urban | No | 146.1 (131.6, 162.0) | 92 (45, 113) | 80 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.2, 0.2) |
| Marshall County | Rural | No | 146.2 (125.9, 169.5) | 91 (30, 118) | 39 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-1.7, 1.0) |
| Campbell County | Urban | No | 146.7 (133.3, 161.2) | 90 (45, 114) | 92 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-2.1, -0.7) |
| Adair County | Rural | No | 146.8 (118.5, 180.6) | 89 (21, 119) | 20 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-2.2, 1.1) |
| Gallatin County | Urban | No | 147.8 (104.6, 203.9) | 88 (6, 119) | 8 |
stable
|
-1.9 (-4.4, 0.5) |
| Barren County | Rural | No | 148.1 (129.7, 168.6) | 87 (32, 116) | 49 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.5, 0.3) |
| Boyle County | Rural | No | 149.0 (126.9, 174.4) | 86 (28, 118) | 34 |
stable
|
-1.0 (-2.4, 0.5) |
| Simpson County | Rural | No | 149.3 (120.1, 183.9) | 85 (16, 119) | 19 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-2.2, 0.9) |
| Breckinridge County | Rural | No | 150.1 (123.5, 181.5) | 84 (20, 118) | 23 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-2.6, -0.4) |
| Wayne County | Rural | No | 150.8 (123.1, 183.6) | 83 (19, 119) | 23 |
stable
|
-1.0 (-2.4, 0.4) |
| Letcher County | Rural | No | 150.8 (124.2, 182.0) | 82 (20, 118) | 25 |
stable
|
-1.3 (-2.7, 0.1) |
| Madison County | Rural | No | 151.6 (137.1, 167.2) | 81 (38, 112) | 83 |
falling
|
-0.8 (-1.6, -0.2) |
| Greenup County | Urban | No | 151.7 (132.1, 173.8) | 80 (29, 116) | 46 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-2.0, -0.3) |
| Daviess County | Urban | No | 151.7 (138.9, 165.5) | 79 (41, 109) | 109 |
stable
|
8.2 (-0.7, 14.0) |
| Henry County | Urban | No | 152.1 (120.6, 190.2) | 78 (13, 119) | 17 |
stable
|
0.1 (-1.6, 1.9) |
| Nelson County | Urban | No | 152.8 (133.9, 173.8) | 77 (30, 113) | 49 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-1.5, 1.1) |
| Logan County | Rural | No | 153.7 (129.5, 181.4) | 76 (20, 117) | 30 |
stable
|
-0.9 (-2.6, 0.7) |
| Grant County | Urban | No | 154.2 (126.7, 186.1) | 75 (16, 118) | 23 |
stable
|
-1.1 (-2.5, 0.3) |
| Allen County | Urban | No | 154.8 (127.2, 187.2) | 74 (16, 118) | 23 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-3.0, 2.0) |
| Rowan County | Rural | No | 155.7 (127.9, 188.2) | 73 (16, 118) | 22 |
stable
|
0.1 (-2.0, 2.5) |
| Mason County | Rural | No | 155.9 (126.1, 191.4) | 72 (14, 118) | 20 |
stable
|
-1.1 (-2.9, 0.5) |
| Boyd County | Urban | No | 156.2 (138.5, 175.8) | 71 (27, 111) | 60 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-2.1, -0.8) |
| Anderson County | Rural | No | 157.3 (131.4, 187.3) | 70 (18, 117) | 26 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-2.2, 0.7) |
| Warren County | Urban | No | 157.3 (144.7, 170.7) | 69 (33, 103) | 119 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.4, 0.0) |
| Henderson County | Rural | No | 157.4 (138.4, 178.5) | 68 (24, 112) | 53 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-1.2, 0.6) |
| Magoffin County | Rural | No | 157.9 (120.2, 204.9) | 67 (7, 119) | 12 |
falling
|
-2.4 (-4.3, -0.6) |
| Ohio County | Rural | No | 158.1 (131.9, 188.5) | 66 (15, 117) | 27 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-2.4, 0.8) |
| Clark County | Urban | No | 160.6 (139.5, 184.3) | 65 (18, 112) | 43 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-1.3, 0.5) |
| Hardin County | Urban | No | 161.3 (148.0, 175.4) | 64 (30, 99) | 113 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.2, 0.0) |
| Lyon County | Rural | No | 161.4 (118.1, 219.7) | 63 (3, 119) | 11 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-3.3, 2.7) |
| Breathitt County | Rural | No | 161.5 (126.1, 204.8) | 62 (7, 119) | 15 |
stable
|
-1.4 (-3.5, 0.4) |
| Pendleton County | Urban | No | 161.7 (126.3, 204.7) | 61 (7, 119) | 15 |
stable
|
0.4 (-1.8, 2.8) |
| McLean County | Urban | No | 161.7 (121.0, 213.5) | 60 (5, 119) | 11 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-1.6, 1.4) |
| Harrison County | Rural | No | 161.9 (134.0, 194.7) | 59 (12, 117) | 24 |
stable
|
0.2 (-2.0, 2.4) |
| Bourbon County | Urban | No | 161.9 (134.5, 194.1) | 58 (13, 115) | 25 |
stable
|
-1.2 (-2.7, 0.3) |
| Bracken County | Urban | No | 163.2 (119.0, 219.9) | 57 (3, 119) | 9 |
stable
|
0.3 (-2.0, 2.7) |
| Webster County | Rural | No | 164.9 (128.3, 209.6) | 56 (5, 118) | 14 |
stable
|
0.1 (-1.3, 1.6) |
| Laurel County | Rural | No | 165.4 (148.0, 184.5) | 55 (21, 106) | 68 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-2.1, -0.1) |
| Carroll County | Rural | No | 165.6 (124.7, 216.3) | 54 (4, 119) | 11 |
stable
|
-1.2 (-2.9, 0.5) |
| Lewis County | Rural | No | 167.0 (131.2, 210.7) | 53 (6, 118) | 15 |
stable
|
-1.0 (-2.6, 0.6) |
| Hart County | Rural | No | 168.1 (137.2, 204.3) | 52 (8, 116) | 22 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-2.3, 1.6) |
| Graves County | Rural | No | 168.8 (147.0, 193.3) | 51 (14, 106) | 45 |
stable
|
0.2 (-1.1, 1.4) |
| Taylor County | Rural | No | 169.6 (143.3, 199.7) | 50 (11, 112) | 32 |
stable
|
0.1 (-1.6, 1.9) |
| Edmonson County | Urban | No | 170.0 (134.3, 213.8) | 49 (5, 118) | 16 |
stable
|
0.0 (-1.3, 1.3) |
| Whitley County | Rural | No | 170.3 (147.1, 196.4) | 48 (12, 107) | 40 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-1.9, 1.0) |
| Pike County | Rural | No | 170.7 (153.3, 189.7) | 47 (18, 97) | 75 |
falling
|
-3.0 (-6.8, -1.4) |
| Mercer County | Rural | No | 170.8 (144.0, 201.8) | 46 (10, 111) | 30 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-2.1, 0.8) |
| Caldwell County | Rural | No | 170.9 (135.5, 213.8) | 45 (4, 118) | 17 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-2.7, 1.0) |
| Crittenden County | Rural | No | 172.4 (131.8, 223.8) | 44 (2, 119) | 12 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-2.5, 2.2) |
| Calloway County | Rural | No | 172.8 (149.6, 198.9) | 43 (11, 104) | 42 |
stable
|
4.3 (0.0, 11.1) |
| Union County | Rural | No | 173.1 (138.1, 215.5) | 42 (4, 116) | 18 |
stable
|
-1.2 (-3.2, 0.6) |
| Larue County | Urban | No | 173.1 (137.4, 216.0) | 41 (4, 116) | 17 |
stable
|
0.4 (-1.3, 2.0) |
| Christian County | Urban | No | 173.4 (154.8, 193.7) | 40 (15, 97) | 66 |
rising 
|
5.7 (0.9, 13.0) |
| Nicholas County | Rural | No | 176.6 (127.5, 239.9) | 39 (1, 119) | 9 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-2.5, 1.7) |
| Carter County | Urban | No | 176.7 (151.4, 205.7) | 38 (8, 104) | 36 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.4, 0.3) |
| Fleming County | Rural | No | 177.6 (142.1, 219.8) | 37 (2, 115) | 18 |
stable
|
1.1 (-0.7, 3.1) |
| Pulaski County | Rural | No | 178.3 (161.8, 196.3) | 36 (12, 79) | 89 |
stable
|
0.1 (-0.7, 0.8) |
| Ballard County | Urban | No | 180.9 (137.0, 237.5) | 35 (1, 118) | 11 |
stable
|
11.8 (-0.9, 28.6) |
| Livingston County | Urban | No | 181.6 (138.4, 236.1) | 34 (2, 118) | 13 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-2.4, 1.9) |
| Estill County | Rural | No | 183.6 (147.6, 226.9) | 33 (3, 111) | 19 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-2.1, 1.8) |
| Menifee County | Rural | No | 184.3 (131.1, 254.8) | 32 (1, 119) | 8 |
stable
|
0.2 (-2.1, 2.8) |
| Lee County | Rural | No | 184.6 (135.8, 248.9) | 31 (1, 119) | 10 |
falling
|
-2.2 (-3.5, -0.9) |
| Rockcastle County | Rural | No | 185.7 (152.0, 225.6) | 30 (2, 109) | 22 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-1.3, 1.0) |
| Johnson County | Rural | No | 185.8 (156.0, 220.1) | 29 (4, 103) | 29 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-1.3, 0.5) |
| McCreary County | Rural | No | 189.4 (153.4, 232.1) | 28 (2, 107) | 20 |
stable
|
-0.9 (-2.8, 1.0) |
| Grayson County | Rural | No | 189.7 (161.7, 221.7) | 27 (4, 96) | 34 |
stable
|
0.4 (-0.6, 1.4) |
| Metcalfe County | Rural | No | 190.5 (149.3, 241.3) | 26 (1, 111) | 15 |
stable
|
0.0 (-1.9, 2.1) |
| Knott County | Rural | No | 190.5 (153.1, 235.4) | 25 (2, 107) | 19 |
stable
|
0.9 (-1.0, 3.0) |
| Green County | Rural | No | 190.6 (152.0, 237.7) | 24 (1, 110) | 17 |
stable
|
0.6 (-1.4, 2.8) |
| Monroe County | Rural | No | 191.3 (149.8, 242.0) | 23 (1, 112) | 15 |
stable
|
0.9 (-0.7, 2.5) |
| Butler County | Urban | No | 192.2 (151.9, 240.8) | 22 (1, 110) | 16 |
stable
|
0.8 (-1.6, 3.3) |
| Lincoln County | Rural | No | 192.9 (164.1, 225.7) | 21 (3, 91) | 33 |
stable
|
0.6 (-0.2, 1.5) |
| Morgan County | Rural | No | 195.4 (153.4, 246.5) | 20 (1, 110) | 16 |
stable
|
0.4 (-1.5, 2.3) |
| Fulton County | Rural | No | 195.5 (141.6, 266.0) | 19 (1, 118) | 9 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-4.5, 1.1) |
| Bath County | Rural | No | 195.7 (156.1, 243.2) | 18 (1, 106) | 17 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-3.0, 1.8) |
| Russell County | Rural | No | 197.2 (164.3, 235.4) | 17 (2, 93) | 28 |
stable
|
0.7 (-0.6, 2.0) |
| Owsley County | Rural | No | 202.5 (137.5, 292.4) | 16 (1, 119) | 6 |
stable
|
0.2 (-3.2, 3.5) |
| Powell County | Rural | No | 202.6 (160.3, 253.4) | 15 (1, 105) | 16 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-2.4, 1.6) |
| Harlan County | Rural | No | 205.3 (177.5, 236.8) | 14 (2, 66) | 41 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-2.0, 0.6) |
| Todd County | Rural | No | 206.0 (163.2, 257.2) | 13 (1, 106) | 16 |
stable
|
1.4 (-0.1, 3.1) |
| Bell County | Rural | No | 206.9 (177.9, 239.9) | 12 (1, 64) | 39 |
stable
|
0.5 (-0.6, 1.7) |
| Martin County | Rural | No | 208.1 (161.5, 265.2) | 11 (1, 103) | 14 |
stable
|
0.8 (-1.4, 3.1) |
| Clinton County | Rural | No | 208.6 (163.2, 264.5) | 10 (1, 101) | 15 |
stable
|
1.2 (-1.1, 3.7) |
| Knox County | Rural | No | 215.6 (188.1, 246.3) | 9 (1, 51) | 46 |
stable
|
0.4 (-0.4, 1.3) |
| Lawrence County | Urban | No | 216.3 (178.5, 260.5) | 8 (1, 75) | 24 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-1.8, 1.2) |
| Wolfe County | Rural | No | 216.4 (158.5, 290.4) | 7 (1, 113) | 10 |
stable
|
0.8 (-2.1, 4.2) |
| Floyd County | Rural | No | 228.8 (202.9, 257.5) | 6 (1, 35) | 61 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.7, 0.5) |
| Perry County | Rural | No | 229.9 (199.3, 264.2) | 5 (1, 35) | 43 |
stable
|
0.0 (-1.3, 1.3) |
| Cumberland County | Rural | No | 233.2 (176.9, 305.5) | 4 (1, 100) | 12 |
stable
|
1.4 (-0.8, 3.8) |
| Leslie County | Rural | No | 239.0 (191.3, 296.5) | 3 (1, 62) | 18 |
stable
|
0.7 (-1.8, 3.3) |
| Clay County | Rural | No | 243.8 (206.5, 286.5) | 2 (1, 32) | 32 |
stable
|
0.5 (-0.7, 1.7) |
| Carlisle County | Urban | No | 266.8 (193.3, 362.1) | 1 (1, 88) | 10 |
stable
|
2.8 (-0.3, 6.5) |
| Robertson County | Rural | *** |
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Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/22/2026 3:47 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.