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