Death Rates Table
Death Rate Report for Kentucky by County
All Cancer Sites, 2019-2023
All Races (includes Hispanic), Female, 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)
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) |
| Jefferson County | Urban | No | 146.0 (141.4, 150.8) | 93 (68, 104) | 790 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-1.6, -1.0) |
| Fayette County | Urban | Yes | 122.1 (115.1, 129.4) | 116 (102, 119) | 237 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-2.2, -1.0) |
| Kenton County | Urban | No | 142.2 (132.0, 153.0) | 100 (62, 113) | 151 |
falling
|
-1.7 (-6.0, -0.9) |
| Warren County | Urban | No | 157.3 (144.7, 170.7) | 69 (33, 103) | 119 |
stable 
|
-0.7 (-1.4, 0.0) |
| Hardin County | Urban | No | 161.3 (148.0, 175.4) | 64 (30, 99) | 113 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.2, 0.0) |
| Daviess County | Urban | No | 151.7 (138.9, 165.5) | 79 (41, 109) | 109 |
stable
|
8.2 (-0.7, 14.0) |
| Boone County | Urban | Yes | 118.7 (108.2, 129.9) | 118 (101, 119) | 97 |
falling
|
-2.1 (-2.8, -1.3) |
| Campbell County | Urban | No | 146.7 (133.3, 161.2) | 90 (45, 114) | 92 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-2.1, -0.7) |
| Pulaski County | Rural | No | 178.3 (161.8, 196.3) | 36 (12, 79) | 89 |
stable
|
0.1 (-0.7, 0.8) |
| Madison County | Rural | No | 151.6 (137.1, 167.2) | 81 (38, 112) | 83 |
falling
|
-0.8 (-1.6, -0.2) |
| McCracken County | Urban | No | 146.1 (131.6, 162.0) | 92 (45, 113) | 80 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.2, 0.2) |
| Bullitt County | Urban | No | 141.7 (127.6, 157.1) | 102 (50, 116) | 77 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.7, -0.1) |
| Pike County | Rural | No | 170.7 (153.3, 189.7) | 47 (18, 97) | 75 |
falling
|
-3.0 (-6.8, -1.4) |
| Laurel County | Rural | No | 165.4 (148.0, 184.5) | 55 (21, 106) | 68 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-2.1, -0.1) |
| Christian County | Urban | No | 173.4 (154.8, 193.7) | 40 (15, 97) | 66 |
rising 
|
5.7 (0.9, 13.0) |
| Floyd County | Rural | No | 228.8 (202.9, 257.5) | 6 (1, 35) | 61 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.7, 0.5) |
| Boyd County | Urban | No | 156.2 (138.5, 175.8) | 71 (27, 111) | 60 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-2.1, -0.8) |
| Henderson County | Rural | No | 157.4 (138.4, 178.5) | 68 (24, 112) | 53 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-1.2, 0.6) |
| Franklin County | Rural | No | 131.8 (115.7, 149.6) | 113 (63, 119) | 51 |
falling
|
-2.6 (-4.6, -1.8) |
| Barren County | Rural | No | 148.1 (129.7, 168.6) | 87 (32, 116) | 49 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.5, 0.3) |
| Nelson County | Urban | No | 152.8 (133.9, 173.8) | 77 (30, 113) | 49 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-1.5, 1.1) |
| Hopkins County | Rural | No | 136.9 (119.5, 156.5) | 108 (50, 118) | 47 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-2.5, -0.4) |
| Knox County | Rural | No | 215.6 (188.1, 246.3) | 9 (1, 51) | 46 |
stable
|
0.4 (-0.4, 1.3) |
| Greenup County | Urban | No | 151.7 (132.1, 173.8) | 80 (29, 116) | 46 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-2.0, -0.3) |
| Graves County | Rural | No | 168.8 (147.0, 193.3) | 51 (14, 106) | 45 |
stable
|
0.2 (-1.1, 1.4) |
| Shelby County | Urban | No | 146.0 (127.2, 167.0) | 94 (34, 116) | 45 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.7, 0.7) |
| Scott County | Urban | No | 145.6 (126.6, 166.6) | 96 (36, 117) | 44 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.9, 0.5) |
| Clark County | Urban | No | 160.6 (139.5, 184.3) | 65 (18, 112) | 43 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-1.3, 0.5) |
| Perry County | Rural | No | 229.9 (199.3, 264.2) | 5 (1, 35) | 43 |
stable
|
0.0 (-1.3, 1.3) |
| Jessamine County | Urban | Yes | 122.0 (105.9, 140.0) | 117 (76, 119) | 43 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-2.9, -0.3) |
| Calloway County | Rural | No | 172.8 (149.6, 198.9) | 43 (11, 104) | 42 |
stable
|
4.3 (0.0, 11.1) |
| Harlan County | Rural | No | 205.3 (177.5, 236.8) | 14 (2, 66) | 41 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-2.0, 0.6) |
| Oldham County | Urban | Yes | 108.7 (94.1, 125.1) | 119 (103, 119) | 41 |
falling
|
-2.0 (-3.0, -0.8) |
| Whitley County | Rural | No | 170.3 (147.1, 196.4) | 48 (12, 107) | 40 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-1.9, 1.0) |
| Marshall County | Rural | No | 146.2 (125.9, 169.5) | 91 (30, 118) | 39 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-1.7, 1.0) |
| Bell County | Rural | No | 206.9 (177.9, 239.9) | 12 (1, 64) | 39 |
stable
|
0.5 (-0.6, 1.7) |
| Carter County | Urban | No | 176.7 (151.4, 205.7) | 38 (8, 104) | 36 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.4, 0.3) |
| Muhlenberg County | Rural | No | 145.8 (124.4, 170.4) | 95 (31, 118) | 35 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-2.2, -0.2) |
| Boyle County | Rural | No | 149.0 (126.9, 174.4) | 86 (28, 118) | 34 |
stable
|
-1.0 (-2.4, 0.5) |
| Grayson County | Rural | No | 189.7 (161.7, 221.7) | 27 (4, 96) | 34 |
stable
|
0.4 (-0.6, 1.4) |
| Lincoln County | Rural | No | 192.9 (164.1, 225.7) | 21 (3, 91) | 33 |
stable
|
0.6 (-0.2, 1.5) |
| Clay County | Rural | No | 243.8 (206.5, 286.5) | 2 (1, 32) | 32 |
stable
|
0.5 (-0.7, 1.7) |
| Taylor County | Rural | No | 169.6 (143.3, 199.7) | 50 (11, 112) | 32 |
stable
|
0.1 (-1.6, 1.9) |
| Mercer County | Rural | No | 170.8 (144.0, 201.8) | 46 (10, 111) | 30 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-2.1, 0.8) |
| Logan County | Rural | No | 153.7 (129.5, 181.4) | 76 (20, 117) | 30 |
stable
|
-0.9 (-2.6, 0.7) |
| Johnson County | Rural | No | 185.8 (156.0, 220.1) | 29 (4, 103) | 29 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-1.3, 0.5) |
| Woodford County | Urban | No | 144.4 (121.0, 171.5) | 98 (25, 119) | 29 |
stable
|
0.6 (-6.9, 13.6) |
| Russell County | Rural | No | 197.2 (164.3, 235.4) | 17 (2, 93) | 28 |
stable
|
0.7 (-0.6, 2.0) |
| Montgomery County | Rural | No | 144.4 (121.0, 171.4) | 97 (29, 119) | 27 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-2.3, 1.0) |
| Ohio County | Rural | No | 158.1 (131.9, 188.5) | 66 (15, 117) | 27 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-2.4, 0.8) |
| Anderson County | Rural | No | 157.3 (131.4, 187.3) | 70 (18, 117) | 26 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-2.2, 0.7) |
| Bourbon County | Urban | No | 161.9 (134.5, 194.1) | 58 (13, 115) | 25 |
stable
|
-1.2 (-2.7, 0.3) |
| Meade County | Urban | No | 140.9 (116.8, 168.8) | 104 (29, 119) | 25 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-2.2, 0.9) |
| Letcher County | Rural | No | 150.8 (124.2, 182.0) | 82 (20, 118) | 25 |
stable
|
-1.3 (-2.7, 0.1) |
| Lawrence County | Urban | No | 216.3 (178.5, 260.5) | 8 (1, 75) | 24 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-1.8, 1.2) |
| Harrison County | Rural | No | 161.9 (134.0, 194.7) | 59 (12, 117) | 24 |
stable
|
0.2 (-2.0, 2.4) |
| Breckinridge County | Rural | No | 150.1 (123.5, 181.5) | 84 (20, 118) | 23 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-2.6, -0.4) |
| Allen County | Urban | No | 154.8 (127.2, 187.2) | 74 (16, 118) | 23 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-3.0, 2.0) |
| Wayne County | Rural | No | 150.8 (123.1, 183.6) | 83 (19, 119) | 23 |
stable
|
-1.0 (-2.4, 0.4) |
| Grant County | Urban | No | 154.2 (126.7, 186.1) | 75 (16, 118) | 23 |
stable
|
-1.1 (-2.5, 0.3) |
| Rowan County | Rural | No | 155.7 (127.9, 188.2) | 73 (16, 118) | 22 |
stable
|
0.1 (-2.0, 2.5) |
| Rockcastle County | Rural | No | 185.7 (152.0, 225.6) | 30 (2, 109) | 22 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-1.3, 1.0) |
| Hart County | Rural | No | 168.1 (137.2, 204.3) | 52 (8, 116) | 22 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-2.3, 1.6) |
| Marion County | Rural | No | 142.3 (115.2, 174.4) | 99 (23, 119) | 20 |
stable
|
-1.5 (-3.6, 0.7) |
| Mason County | Rural | No | 155.9 (126.1, 191.4) | 72 (14, 118) | 20 |
stable
|
-1.1 (-2.9, 0.5) |
| McCreary County | Rural | No | 189.4 (153.4, 232.1) | 28 (2, 107) | 20 |
stable
|
-0.9 (-2.8, 1.0) |
| Adair County | Rural | No | 146.8 (118.5, 180.6) | 89 (21, 119) | 20 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-2.2, 1.1) |
| Knott County | Rural | No | 190.5 (153.1, 235.4) | 25 (2, 107) | 19 |
stable
|
0.9 (-1.0, 3.0) |
| Estill County | Rural | No | 183.6 (147.6, 226.9) | 33 (3, 111) | 19 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-2.1, 1.8) |
| Simpson County | Rural | No | 149.3 (120.1, 183.9) | 85 (16, 119) | 19 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-2.2, 0.9) |
| Fleming County | Rural | No | 177.6 (142.1, 219.8) | 37 (2, 115) | 18 |
stable
|
1.1 (-0.7, 3.1) |
| Leslie County | Rural | No | 239.0 (191.3, 296.5) | 3 (1, 62) | 18 |
stable
|
0.7 (-1.8, 3.3) |
| 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) |
| Union County | Rural | No | 173.1 (138.1, 215.5) | 42 (4, 116) | 18 |
stable
|
-1.2 (-3.2, 0.6) |
| Caldwell County | Rural | No | 170.9 (135.5, 213.8) | 45 (4, 118) | 17 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-2.7, 1.0) |
| Green County | Rural | No | 190.6 (152.0, 237.7) | 24 (1, 110) | 17 |
stable
|
0.6 (-1.4, 2.8) |
| Bath County | Rural | No | 195.7 (156.1, 243.2) | 18 (1, 106) | 17 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-3.0, 1.8) |
| Henry County | Urban | No | 152.1 (120.6, 190.2) | 78 (13, 119) | 17 |
stable
|
0.1 (-1.6, 1.9) |
| Larue County | Urban | No | 173.1 (137.4, 216.0) | 41 (4, 116) | 17 |
stable
|
0.4 (-1.3, 2.0) |
| Trigg County | Urban | No | 140.8 (111.7, 176.9) | 105 (21, 119) | 17 |
falling
|
-1.7 (-3.1, -0.3) |
| Butler County | Urban | No | 192.2 (151.9, 240.8) | 22 (1, 110) | 16 |
stable
|
0.8 (-1.6, 3.3) |
| Edmonson County | Urban | No | 170.0 (134.3, 213.8) | 49 (5, 118) | 16 |
stable
|
0.0 (-1.3, 1.3) |
| Powell County | Rural | No | 202.6 (160.3, 253.4) | 15 (1, 105) | 16 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-2.4, 1.6) |
| Todd County | Rural | No | 206.0 (163.2, 257.2) | 13 (1, 106) | 16 |
stable
|
1.4 (-0.1, 3.1) |
| Morgan County | Rural | No | 195.4 (153.4, 246.5) | 20 (1, 110) | 16 |
stable
|
0.4 (-1.5, 2.3) |
| Lewis County | Rural | No | 167.0 (131.2, 210.7) | 53 (6, 118) | 15 |
stable
|
-1.0 (-2.6, 0.6) |
| Monroe County | Rural | No | 191.3 (149.8, 242.0) | 23 (1, 112) | 15 |
stable
|
0.9 (-0.7, 2.5) |
| Spencer County | Urban | No | 134.2 (104.8, 169.8) | 111 (26, 119) | 15 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-2.1, 1.2) |
| Breathitt County | Rural | No | 161.5 (126.1, 204.8) | 62 (7, 119) | 15 |
stable
|
-1.4 (-3.5, 0.4) |
| Metcalfe County | Rural | No | 190.5 (149.3, 241.3) | 26 (1, 111) | 15 |
stable
|
0.0 (-1.9, 2.1) |
| Clinton County | Rural | No | 208.6 (163.2, 264.5) | 10 (1, 101) | 15 |
stable
|
1.2 (-1.1, 3.7) |
| Pendleton County | Urban | No | 161.7 (126.3, 204.7) | 61 (7, 119) | 15 |
stable
|
0.4 (-1.8, 2.8) |
| Martin County | Rural | No | 208.1 (161.5, 265.2) | 11 (1, 103) | 14 |
stable
|
0.8 (-1.4, 3.1) |
| Webster County | Rural | No | 164.9 (128.3, 209.6) | 56 (5, 118) | 14 |
stable
|
0.1 (-1.3, 1.6) |
| Jackson County | Rural | No | 142.0 (109.4, 182.4) | 101 (16, 119) | 13 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-2.9, 1.4) |
| Livingston County | Urban | No | 181.6 (138.4, 236.1) | 34 (2, 118) | 13 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-2.4, 1.9) |
| Washington County | Rural | No | 134.7 (102.7, 174.8) | 110 (23, 119) | 13 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-2.9, 1.8) |
| Magoffin County | Rural | No | 157.9 (120.2, 204.9) | 67 (7, 119) | 12 |
falling
|
-2.4 (-4.3, -0.6) |
| Crittenden County | Rural | No | 172.4 (131.8, 223.8) | 44 (2, 119) | 12 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-2.5, 2.2) |
| Cumberland County | Rural | No | 233.2 (176.9, 305.5) | 4 (1, 100) | 12 |
stable
|
1.4 (-0.8, 3.8) |
| Ballard County | Urban | No | 180.9 (137.0, 237.5) | 35 (1, 118) | 11 |
stable
|
11.8 (-0.9, 28.6) |
| Carroll County | Rural | No | 165.6 (124.7, 216.3) | 54 (4, 119) | 11 |
stable
|
-1.2 (-2.9, 0.5) |
| Lyon County | Rural | No | 161.4 (118.1, 219.7) | 63 (3, 119) | 11 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-3.3, 2.7) |
| McLean County | Urban | No | 161.7 (121.0, 213.5) | 60 (5, 119) | 11 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-1.6, 1.4) |
| Owen County | Rural | No | 131.3 (97.6, 174.3) | 114 (18, 119) | 10 |
stable
|
0.1 (-1.7, 2.0) |
| Wolfe County | Rural | No | 216.4 (158.5, 290.4) | 7 (1, 113) | 10 |
stable
|
0.8 (-2.1, 4.2) |
| Carlisle County | Urban | No | 266.8 (193.3, 362.1) | 1 (1, 88) | 10 |
stable
|
2.8 (-0.3, 6.5) |
| Lee County | Rural | No | 184.6 (135.8, 248.9) | 31 (1, 119) | 10 |
falling
|
-2.2 (-3.5, -0.9) |
| Fulton County | Rural | No | 195.5 (141.6, 266.0) | 19 (1, 118) | 9 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-4.5, 1.1) |
| Bracken County | Urban | No | 163.2 (119.0, 219.9) | 57 (3, 119) | 9 |
stable
|
0.3 (-2.0, 2.7) |
| Nicholas County | Rural | No | 176.6 (127.5, 239.9) | 39 (1, 119) | 9 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-2.5, 1.7) |
| Menifee County | Rural | No | 184.3 (131.1, 254.8) | 32 (1, 119) | 8 |
stable
|
0.2 (-2.1, 2.8) |
| Hancock County | Rural | No | 132.2 (94.1, 182.1) | 112 (14, 119) | 8 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-2.6, 1.3) |
| Trimble County | Rural | No | 141.0 (100.1, 194.6) | 103 (10, 119) | 8 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-2.8, 2.0) |
| Gallatin County | Urban | No | 147.8 (104.6, 203.9) | 88 (6, 119) | 8 |
stable
|
-1.9 (-4.4, 0.5) |
| Elliott County | Rural | No | 135.6 (95.8, 191.0) | 109 (13, 119) | 7 |
stable
|
-1.9 (-4.6, 0.8) |
| Hickman County | Rural | No | 129.0 (87.8, 191.6) | 115 (14, 119) | 6 |
stable
|
0.8 (-1.8, 3.6) |
| Owsley County | Rural | No | 202.5 (137.5, 292.4) | 16 (1, 119) | 6 |
stable
|
0.2 (-3.2, 3.5) |
| Robertson County | Rural | *** |
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Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/30/2026 7:07 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.