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Interpretation of Death Rates Data

Death Rate Report for Kentucky by County

All Cancer Sites, 2019-2023

White Non-Hispanic, Both Sexes, All Ages

Sorted by CI*Rank

Explanation of Column Headers

Death Rate (95% Confidence Interval) - The death rate is based upon 100,000 people and is for 5 year(s). Rates are age-adjusted by 5-year age groups to the 2000 U.S. standard million population (the Healthy People 2020 goals are based on rates adjusted using different methods but the differences should be minimal).

Recent Trends - This is an interpretation of the AAPC:

AAPC (95% Confidence Interval) - The Average Annual Percent Change is the change in rate over time. These AAPCs are based upon APCs that were calculated by Joinpoint Regression Program


Other Notes


Line by Line Interpretation of the Report


Kentucky


United States


Owsley County


Cumberland County


Carlisle County


Clinton County


Clay County


Perry County


Lawrence County


Knox County


Powell County


Leslie County


Lee County


Wolfe County


Monroe County


Fulton County


McCreary County


Harlan County


Floyd County


Bell County


Metcalfe County


Grayson County


Estill County


Livingston County


Butler County


Taylor County


Rockcastle County


Whitley County


Bath County


Russell County


Lewis County


Pendleton County


Todd County


Breathitt County


Carter County


Menifee County


Calloway County


Morgan County


Henry County


Martin County


Carroll County


Letcher County


Fleming County


Mercer County


Union County


Pike County


Crittenden County


Pulaski County


Johnson County


Gallatin County


Hart County


Lincoln County


Green County


Casey County


Knott County


Nelson County


Ballard County


Laurel County


Christian County


Barren County


Harrison County


Mason County


Graves County


Simpson County


Montgomery County


Hardin County


Logan County


Adair County


Webster County


Bourbon County


Marshall County


Magoffin County


Rowan County


Ohio County


Grant County


Breckinridge County


Boyd County


Marion County


Henderson County


Garrard County


Allen County


Muhlenberg County


Madison County


Elliott County


Edmonson County


Nicholas County


Trigg County


Daviess County


Larue County


Wayne County


Bracken County


McLean County


Greenup County


Hancock County


Clark County


Jackson County


Hickman County


Anderson County


Meade County


Warren County


Caldwell County


Hopkins County


Lyon County


Kenton County


Scott County


Washington County


Trimble County


Owen County


Woodford County


McCracken County


Boyle County


Jessamine County


Spencer County


Campbell County


Shelby County


Jefferson County


Bullitt County


Franklin County


Fayette County


Oldham County


Boone County


Robertson County





Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/23/2026 2:38 pm.

State Cancer Registries may provide more current or more local data.

Trend
Rising when 95% confidence interval of average annual percent change is above 0.
Stable when 95% confidence interval of average annual percent change includes 0.
Falling when 95% confidence interval of average annual percent change is below 0.


† 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+).

The Healthy People 2030 goals are based on rates adjusted using different methods but the differences should be minimal.

Population counts for denominators are based on Census populations as modified by NCI.

The US Population Data File is used with mortality data.

‡ The Average Annual Percent Change (AAPC) is based on the APCs calculated by Joinpoint. Due to data availability issues, the time period used in the calculation of the joinpoint regression model may differ for selected counties.

⋔ Results presented with the CI*Rank statistics help show the usefulness of ranks. For example, ranks for relatively rare diseases or less populated areas may be essentially meaningless because of their large variability, but ranks for more common diseases in densely populated regions can be very useful. More information about methodology can be found on the CI*Rank website.

When displaying county information, the CI*Rank for the state is not shown because it's not comparable. To see the state CI*Rank please view the statistics at the US By State level.

Healthy People 2030 Objectives provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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.