Death Rates Table
Death Rate Report for Kentucky by County
All Cancer Sites, 2019-2023
All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes, 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 | 180.4 (178.8, 182.0) | N/A | 10,264 |
falling 
|
-1.1 (-1.3, -1.0) |
| United States | N/A | No | 145.4 (145.2, 145.6) | N/A | 605,771 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-1.5, -1.2) |
| Robertson County | Rural | Yes | 111.1 (70.2, 174.6) | 120 (59, 120) | 4 |
falling
|
-13.5 (-40.7, -3.4) |
| Hickman County | Rural | No | 178.2 (139.2, 227.8) | 92 (8, 120) | 15 |
stable 
|
0.5 (-1.4, 2.7) |
| Owsley County | Rural | No | 265.8 (207.4, 336.9) | 1 (1, 91) | 15 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-1.7, 1.4) |
| Carlisle County | Urban | No | 256.3 (205.1, 317.9) | 2 (1, 99) | 18 |
stable
|
1.4 (-0.6, 3.5) |
| Nicholas County | Rural | No | 185.1 (148.0, 229.2) | 75 (4, 120) | 18 |
falling
|
-4.6 (-16.3, -1.4) |
| Trimble County | Rural | No | 165.8 (132.9, 205.0) | 105 (20, 120) | 18 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-2.8, 1.2) |
| Bracken County | Urban | No | 180.8 (145.7, 222.4) | 80 (9, 120) | 19 |
stable
|
-1.3 (-3.0, 0.4) |
| Fulton County | Rural | No | 221.6 (178.8, 272.5) | 19 (1, 116) | 20 |
stable
|
0.0 (-1.3, 1.3) |
| Elliott County | Rural | No | 180.0 (146.4, 220.3) | 85 (10, 120) | 20 |
falling
|
-2.9 (-4.7, -1.1) |
| Gallatin County | Urban | No | 198.0 (160.0, 242.7) | 52 (2, 119) | 20 |
falling
|
-1.8 (-3.5, -0.1) |
| Menifee County | Rural | No | 216.4 (175.0, 266.1) | 26 (1, 115) | 20 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-2.2, 1.3) |
| Hancock County | Rural | No | 174.6 (142.7, 212.3) | 96 (14, 120) | 21 |
stable
|
-1.4 (-3.2, 0.4) |
| Wolfe County | Rural | No | 237.6 (193.1, 290.2) | 12 (1, 102) | 21 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-1.9, 1.7) |
| Ballard County | Urban | No | 193.2 (159.0, 233.7) | 60 (5, 119) | 23 |
stable
|
-0.9 (-2.6, 0.8) |
| McLean County | Urban | No | 177.5 (146.1, 214.4) | 93 (13, 120) | 23 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-2.7, -0.1) |
| Lee County | Rural | No | 240.3 (198.3, 289.6) | 10 (1, 100) | 24 |
stable
|
-1.1 (-2.3, 0.1) |
| Lyon County | Rural | No | 165.2 (136.1, 200.2) | 107 (26, 120) | 24 |
stable
|
-1.3 (-3.0, 0.4) |
| Cumberland County | Rural | No | 255.9 (212.2, 307.5) | 3 (1, 73) | 25 |
stable
|
1.0 (-0.6, 2.6) |
| Owen County | Rural | No | 165.1 (137.8, 196.9) | 108 (30, 120) | 27 |
stable
|
-1.3 (-2.6, 0.1) |
| Crittenden County | Rural | No | 202.9 (169.2, 242.1) | 41 (3, 115) | 27 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-1.9, 1.4) |
| Carroll County | Rural | No | 204.7 (171.4, 242.9) | 39 (3, 116) | 28 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.6, 0.8) |
| Washington County | Rural | No | 167.9 (140.9, 199.1) | 102 (28, 120) | 28 |
stable
|
0.1 (-1.8, 2.1) |
| Martin County | Rural | No | 203.5 (170.9, 240.8) | 40 (3, 114) | 29 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-2.0, 0.8) |
| Magoffin County | Rural | No | 190.1 (159.5, 225.3) | 65 (8, 118) | 29 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-2.7, -0.3) |
| Jackson County | Rural | No | 175.9 (148.4, 207.4) | 94 (21, 119) | 31 |
stable
|
-5.2 (-11.0, 2.9) |
| Webster County | Rural | No | 189.8 (160.6, 223.2) | 66 (9, 118) | 31 |
stable
|
-0.9 (-1.9, 0.1) |
| Livingston County | Urban | No | 220.3 (186.3, 259.7) | 22 (1, 106) | 31 |
stable
|
0.4 (-1.2, 2.1) |
| Todd County | Rural | No | 208.5 (176.9, 244.5) | 35 (2, 113) | 32 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-1.5, 1.1) |
| Larue County | Urban | No | 179.5 (152.6, 209.9) | 86 (19, 119) | 33 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-2.1, 0.5) |
| Edmonson County | Urban | No | 178.2 (151.7, 208.8) | 91 (17, 119) | 34 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-1.6, 0.1) |
| Caldwell County | Rural | No | 173.9 (148.0, 203.5) | 97 (25, 120) | 34 |
falling
|
-1.7 (-2.9, -0.6) |
| Metcalfe County | Rural | No | 227.8 (194.3, 266.0) | 18 (1, 96) | 34 |
stable
|
-0.9 (-2.5, 0.7) |
| Clinton County | Rural | No | 251.6 (214.6, 294.0) | 5 (1, 60) | 34 |
stable
|
0.4 (-0.7, 1.7) |
| Green County | Rural | No | 198.9 (170.0, 232.0) | 49 (5, 113) | 35 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-1.9, 1.3) |
| Bath County | Rural | No | 212.1 (181.4, 246.9) | 29 (2, 110) | 35 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-1.4, 0.6) |
| Leslie County | Rural | No | 241.7 (206.5, 281.9) | 9 (1, 75) | 35 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-1.5, 1.0) |
| Morgan County | Rural | No | 202.3 (172.9, 235.5) | 43 (5, 113) | 36 |
falling
|
-2.5 (-9.8, -0.3) |
| Butler County | Urban | No | 218.4 (187.3, 253.6) | 23 (2, 106) | 37 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-1.5, 0.9) |
| Spencer County | Urban | No | 165.0 (140.7, 192.4) | 109 (37, 120) | 37 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-1.7, 0.3) |
| Monroe County | Rural | No | 234.0 (200.5, 272.0) | 14 (1, 88) | 37 |
stable
|
0.8 (-0.3, 2.0) |
| Powell County | Rural | No | 240.1 (205.1, 279.5) | 11 (1, 80) | 37 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-2.2, 0.8) |
| Breathitt County | Rural | No | 210.3 (180.3, 244.2) | 33 (3, 109) | 38 |
stable
|
-0.9 (-2.3, 0.5) |
| Pendleton County | Urban | No | 210.9 (180.9, 244.6) | 30 (3, 108) | 38 |
stable
|
0.1 (-0.8, 1.2) |
| Union County | Rural | No | 209.1 (179.7, 242.5) | 34 (4, 107) | 38 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-2.4, 0.8) |
| Lewis County | Rural | No | 215.1 (185.2, 248.7) | 27 (3, 103) | 39 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.8, 0.7) |
| Knott County | Rural | No | 200.1 (172.4, 231.5) | 48 (6, 113) | 41 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.5, 0.3) |
| Fleming County | Rural | No | 206.9 (179.2, 237.9) | 37 (5, 105) | 42 |
stable
|
0.2 (-0.9, 1.5) |
| Trigg County | Urban | No | 181.8 (157.2, 209.8) | 77 (21, 118) | 42 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-2.5, -0.3) |
| Estill County | Rural | No | 220.5 (190.8, 254.0) | 21 (1, 96) | 43 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.6, 0.6) |
| Garrard County | Rural | No | 181.5 (157.5, 208.4) | 78 (20, 117) | 43 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-1.3, 1.1) |
| Henry County | Urban | No | 201.4 (174.7, 231.4) | 45 (6, 111) | 43 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.6, 0.3) |
| Mason County | Rural | No | 192.0 (166.8, 220.2) | 62 (13, 116) | 44 |
stable
|
-0.9 (-2.1, 0.2) |
| Simpson County | Rural | No | 190.6 (165.8, 218.2) | 64 (13, 114) | 45 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.7, 0.8) |
| Marion County | Rural | No | 179.0 (155.9, 204.7) | 88 (22, 118) | 45 |
stable
|
-1.2 (-2.5, 0.1) |
| Casey County | Rural | No | 198.1 (172.6, 226.6) | 51 (8, 111) | 45 |
falling
|
-2.9 (-13.0, -1.1) |
| McCreary County | Rural | No | 228.4 (199.8, 260.3) | 17 (1, 77) | 48 |
stable
|
-1.2 (-2.6, 0.1) |
| Hart County | Rural | No | 197.3 (172.6, 224.8) | 54 (9, 111) | 48 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-1.8, 1.3) |
| Rockcastle County | Rural | No | 216.6 (189.5, 246.9) | 25 (3, 93) | 49 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-1.6, 0.8) |
| Rowan County | Rural | No | 186.8 (163.7, 212.2) | 69 (20, 115) | 49 |
falling
|
-2.9 (-11.0, -0.8) |
| Grant County | Urban | No | 185.5 (162.4, 210.9) | 73 (19, 116) | 50 |
stable
|
-0.9 (-1.9, 0.1) |
| Adair County | Rural | No | 191.7 (168.2, 217.8) | 63 (14, 114) | 50 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-1.5, 0.7) |
| Allen County | Urban | No | 181.0 (159.0, 205.4) | 79 (24, 117) | 51 |
stable
|
-1.2 (-2.5, 0.1) |
| Harrison County | Rural | No | 193.6 (170.3, 219.5) | 59 (13, 112) | 51 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-1.4, 1.1) |
| Anderson County | Rural | No | 172.0 (151.2, 195.1) | 99 (34, 119) | 51 |
stable
|
-1.1 (-2.3, 0.2) |
| Lawrence County | Urban | No | 249.5 (219.1, 283.1) | 7 (1, 48) | 52 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-1.1, 0.6) |
| Wayne County | Rural | No | 178.3 (157.0, 202.2) | 90 (26, 117) | 54 |
stable
|
-0.9 (-1.7, 0.0) |
| Bourbon County | Urban | No | 186.0 (164.3, 210.0) | 71 (19, 114) | 55 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-2.3, -0.1) |
| Russell County | Rural | No | 210.4 (185.6, 238.1) | 32 (5, 98) | 56 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-1.6, 0.8) |
| Breckinridge County | Rural | No | 185.7 (164.0, 209.8) | 72 (19, 115) | 56 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-2.4, -0.5) |
| Ohio County | Rural | No | 186.5 (165.6, 209.5) | 70 (20, 114) | 60 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.8, -0.2) |
| Johnson County | Rural | No | 200.9 (178.2, 225.9) | 47 (10, 107) | 60 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-2.1, -0.2) |
| Meade County | Urban | No | 171.6 (152.1, 193.0) | 100 (37, 118) | 60 |
falling
|
-2.3 (-3.6, -1.4) |
| Mercer County | Rural | No | 197.5 (175.8, 221.5) | 53 (11, 108) | 63 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-2.0, -0.2) |
| Clay County | Rural | No | 255.4 (227.4, 286.1) | 4 (1, 33) | 64 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-0.9, 0.7) |
| Woodford County | Urban | No | 166.5 (148.3, 186.7) | 103 (47, 119) | 64 |
falling
|
-2.0 (-2.8, -1.1) |
| Letcher County | Rural | No | 207.5 (184.5, 232.9) | 36 (8, 99) | 65 |
stable
|
-0.9 (-2.1, 0.3) |
| Lincoln County | Rural | No | 202.3 (180.6, 226.0) | 42 (10, 104) | 67 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.4, 0.1) |
| Montgomery County | Rural | No | 194.3 (173.9, 216.6) | 58 (16, 106) | 68 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-1.3, 0.7) |
| Boyle County | Rural | No | 162.5 (145.6, 181.0) | 111 (53, 119) | 70 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-2.3, -0.7) |
| Logan County | Rural | No | 187.6 (168.1, 208.8) | 68 (22, 112) | 70 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-1.9, -0.3) |
| Taylor County | Rural | No | 217.5 (195.1, 241.8) | 24 (4, 81) | 73 |
stable
|
0.1 (-0.8, 1.0) |
| Grayson County | Rural | No | 221.1 (198.9, 245.2) | 20 (3, 72) | 78 |
stable
|
0.2 (-0.3, 0.8) |
| Bell County | Rural | No | 228.6 (206.0, 253.2) | 16 (2, 63) | 79 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-1.4, 0.6) |
| Carter County | Urban | No | 210.6 (190.0, 233.0) | 31 (8, 87) | 80 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.7, 0.2) |
| Muhlenberg County | Rural | No | 180.8 (163.2, 200.0) | 81 (32, 114) | 80 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-2.3, -0.5) |
| Harlan County | Rural | No | 234.4 (212.0, 258.6) | 13 (1, 52) | 86 |
stable
|
-0.9 (-1.8, 0.0) |
| Clark County | Urban | No | 180.3 (163.6, 198.4) | 82 (36, 115) | 88 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.5, 0.3) |
| Scott County | Urban | No | 161.5 (146.3, 177.9) | 112 (61, 119) | 89 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-2.2, -0.4) |
| Shelby County | Urban | No | 157.0 (142.6, 172.6) | 114 (72, 119) | 92 |
falling
|
-3.8 (-11.3, -0.1) |
| Perry County | Rural | No | 249.8 (226.8, 274.8) | 6 (1, 30) | 92 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.5, 0.5) |
| Whitley County | Rural | No | 214.5 (195.2, 235.3) | 28 (7, 74) | 94 |
stable
|
0.0 (-1.1, 1.2) |
| Calloway County | Rural | No | 204.8 (186.3, 224.8) | 38 (12, 92) | 94 |
stable
|
0.2 (-0.3, 0.7) |
| Marshall County | Rural | No | 189.3 (172.2, 207.9) | 67 (26, 108) | 95 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-1.0, 0.4) |
| Knox County | Rural | No | 248.2 (226.2, 271.8) | 8 (1, 32) | 97 |
rising 
|
1.2 (0.1, 4.3) |
| Graves County | Rural | No | 195.9 (178.6, 214.6) | 56 (18, 101) | 99 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.1, 0.1) |
| Greenup County | Urban | No | 179.1 (163.3, 196.2) | 87 (40, 114) | 99 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-2.5, -0.6) |
| Oldham County | Urban | No | 140.4 (128.1, 153.5) | 118 (106, 120) | 103 |
falling
|
-2.0 (-2.7, -1.2) |
| Jessamine County | Urban | No | 161.0 (147.3, 175.7) | 113 (72, 119) | 106 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-1.9, -0.5) |
| Franklin County | Rural | No | 155.2 (142.0, 169.4) | 115 (81, 120) | 106 |
falling
|
-3.5 (-9.7, -2.1) |
| Henderson County | Rural | No | 180.3 (165.0, 196.7) | 83 (38, 112) | 108 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.2, 0.1) |
| Hopkins County | Rural | No | 174.8 (160.1, 190.7) | 95 (41, 115) | 109 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-2.1, -0.5) |
| Floyd County | Rural | No | 233.0 (213.5, 254.0) | 15 (2, 50) | 113 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-1.7, -0.5) |
| Barren County | Rural | No | 192.1 (176.3, 209.0) | 61 (24, 105) | 114 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.3, 0.1) |
| Nelson County | Urban | No | 198.5 (182.0, 216.1) | 50 (17, 97) | 114 |
stable
|
2.5 (-0.4, 8.6) |
| Boyd County | Urban | No | 185.0 (170.8, 200.3) | 76 (34, 108) | 130 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-1.9, -0.9) |
| Christian County | Urban | No | 195.1 (180.3, 210.7) | 57 (23, 96) | 133 |
stable
|
0.6 (-0.7, 5.3) |
| Laurel County | Rural | No | 196.4 (182.4, 211.3) | 55 (23, 95) | 153 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-1.8, -0.5) |
| Bullitt County | Urban | No | 154.9 (143.9, 166.5) | 116 (89, 119) | 158 |
falling
|
-1.7 (-2.3, -1.0) |
| McCracken County | Urban | No | 166.3 (154.8, 178.5) | 104 (68, 116) | 164 |
falling
|
-0.8 (-1.3, -0.2) |
| Pike County | Rural | No | 201.3 (187.4, 216.1) | 46 (19, 88) | 165 |
falling
|
-2.2 (-5.8, -1.2) |
| Madison County | Rural | No | 180.1 (168.3, 192.4) | 84 (47, 108) | 183 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-2.2, -0.4) |
| Pulaski County | Rural | No | 202.1 (189.0, 215.9) | 44 (20, 81) | 188 |
falling
|
-0.6 (-1.1, -0.2) |
| Campbell County | Urban | No | 163.1 (152.7, 174.1) | 110 (76, 116) | 193 |
falling
|
-1.8 (-2.3, -1.4) |
| Boone County | Urban | No | 138.6 (130.1, 147.5) | 119 (112, 120) | 209 |
falling
|
-2.3 (-2.8, -1.8) |
| Hardin County | Urban | No | 185.4 (174.7, 196.6) | 74 (41, 99) | 234 |
falling
|
-0.9 (-1.3, -0.5) |
| Daviess County | Urban | No | 178.8 (168.5, 189.6) | 89 (52, 108) | 235 |
stable
|
5.4 (-0.9, 9.0) |
| Warren County | Urban | No | 172.8 (163.0, 183.1) | 98 (61, 113) | 238 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-1.8, -0.8) |
| Kenton County | Urban | No | 170.3 (162.0, 179.0) | 101 (71, 113) | 330 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-1.9, -1.3) |
| Fayette County | Urban | No | 145.9 (140.1, 151.8) | 117 (110, 120) | 503 |
falling
|
-1.7 (-2.1, -1.3) |
| Jefferson County | Urban | No | 165.2 (161.5, 169.0) | 106 (92, 112) | 1,597 |
falling
|
-1.7 (-1.9, -1.5) |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/23/2026 6:37 am.
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.
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.