Death Rates Table
Death Rate Report for Kentucky by County
All Cancer Sites, 2019-2023
All Races (includes Hispanic), Male, All Ages
Sorted by CI*Rank
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 | 215.5 (212.9, 218.2) | N/A | 5,480 |
falling 
|
-1.6 (-1.7, -1.4) |
| United States | N/A | No | 171.5 (171.3, 171.8) | N/A | 318,737 |
falling
|
-1.8 (-1.8, -1.7) |
| Owsley County | Rural | No | 330.5 (235.3, 454.0) | 1 (1, 109) | 8 |
stable 
|
-0.3 (-2.3, 1.5) |
| Clinton County | Rural | No | 306.3 (246.2, 378.1) | 2 (1, 93) | 19 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-1.8, 1.2) |
| Lawrence County | Urban | No | 305.0 (252.3, 365.5) | 3 (1, 75) | 28 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-1.3, 1.1) |
| Knox County | Rural | No | 293.1 (257.3, 332.6) | 4 (1, 60) | 51 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-1.9, -0.2) |
| Monroe County | Rural | No | 290.1 (234.7, 355.5) | 5 (1, 91) | 21 |
stable
|
0.3 (-1.5, 2.2) |
| Casey County | Rural | No | 288.2 (239.4, 344.3) | 6 (1, 89) | 27 |
falling
|
-18.1 (-31.8, -1.0) |
| Lee County | Rural | No | 287.1 (221.2, 367.7) | 7 (1, 111) | 14 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-2.2, 1.4) |
| Metcalfe County | Rural | No | 285.6 (228.9, 353.1) | 8 (1, 99) | 19 |
stable
|
-1.5 (-3.8, 0.8) |
| Taylor County | Rural | No | 284.7 (245.2, 328.9) | 9 (1, 74) | 41 |
stable
|
0.1 (-1.1, 1.4) |
| Cumberland County | Rural | No | 282.2 (215.6, 366.3) | 10 (1, 113) | 13 |
stable
|
0.6 (-1.9, 3.1) |
| Wolfe County | Rural | No | 280.3 (208.5, 370.5) | 11 (1, 117) | 11 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-2.9, 1.5) |
| Powell County | Rural | No | 278.4 (221.9, 345.4) | 12 (1, 107) | 20 |
stable
|
-1.2 (-2.8, 0.6) |
| Henry County | Urban | No | 278.0 (229.0, 334.7) | 13 (1, 96) | 26 |
stable
|
-1.3 (-3.0, 0.3) |
| Letcher County | Rural | No | 276.8 (237.3, 321.5) | 14 (1, 83) | 40 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-2.2, 0.9) |
| Breathitt County | Rural | No | 276.0 (223.8, 337.3) | 15 (1, 103) | 23 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-1.8, 1.2) |
| Union County | Rural | No | 275.0 (220.1, 339.6) | 16 (1, 109) | 20 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-2.4, 1.4) |
| Perry County | Rural | No | 273.3 (238.8, 311.6) | 17 (1, 76) | 49 |
stable
|
-1.1 (-2.3, 0.1) |
| Whitley County | Rural | No | 271.2 (238.7, 307.0) | 18 (2, 77) | 54 |
stable
|
-4.1 (-15.9, 1.0) |
| Clay County | Rural | No | 271.0 (228.8, 319.0) | 19 (1, 95) | 32 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-2.1, 0.4) |
| McCreary County | Rural | No | 271.0 (226.4, 322.1) | 20 (1, 99) | 27 |
falling
|
-1.7 (-3.2, -0.1) |
| Harlan County | Rural | No | 270.5 (234.5, 310.8) | 21 (1, 85) | 44 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-2.3, -0.3) |
| Lewis County | Rural | No | 269.2 (221.3, 325.2) | 22 (1, 106) | 23 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-2.7, 1.7) |
| Menifee County | Rural | No | 265.9 (198.2, 351.8) | 23 (1, 118) | 12 |
falling
|
-2.3 (-10.4, -0.3) |
| Estill County | Rural | No | 265.5 (217.1, 322.2) | 24 (1, 105) | 23 |
stable
|
-1.3 (-2.7, 0.1) |
| Pendleton County | Urban | No | 265.0 (216.4, 321.6) | 25 (1, 109) | 23 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-1.8, 1.7) |
| Nelson County | Urban | No | 261.4 (231.4, 294.2) | 26 (3, 82) | 65 |
stable
|
2.4 (-0.9, 10.6) |
| Gallatin County | Urban | No | 260.2 (193.3, 343.2) | 27 (1, 118) | 12 |
stable
|
-2.1 (-4.4, 0.1) |
| Grayson County | Rural | No | 260.2 (224.7, 300.0) | 28 (3, 95) | 43 |
stable
|
0.0 (-0.8, 0.9) |
| Livingston County | Urban | No | 259.8 (208.2, 322.7) | 29 (1, 114) | 18 |
stable
|
0.1 (-1.9, 2.2) |
| Rockcastle County | Rural | No | 259.6 (215.2, 311.2) | 30 (1, 110) | 26 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-2.1, 0.5) |
| Montgomery County | Rural | No | 259.1 (223.5, 299.0) | 31 (2, 93) | 40 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-1.6, 1.0) |
| Carroll County | Rural | No | 259.0 (203.9, 324.9) | 32 (1, 114) | 16 |
stable
|
0.2 (-1.9, 2.4) |
| Barren County | Rural | No | 258.9 (230.1, 290.4) | 33 (3, 84) | 64 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.8, 0.5) |
| Fulton County | Rural | No | 257.6 (190.2, 342.4) | 34 (1, 119) | 10 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-2.3, 1.3) |
| Bell County | Rural | No | 257.0 (221.4, 297.2) | 35 (2, 99) | 40 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-2.7, -0.4) |
| Simpson County | Rural | No | 256.6 (211.3, 308.6) | 36 (2, 110) | 25 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-2.3, 2.1) |
| Butler County | Urban | No | 254.0 (205.0, 311.8) | 37 (1, 112) | 20 |
stable
|
-1.6 (-3.8, 0.5) |
| Calloway County | Rural | No | 251.9 (221.2, 285.8) | 38 (5, 95) | 51 |
stable
|
0.1 (-0.6, 0.9) |
| Adair County | Rural | No | 250.9 (211.5, 296.0) | 39 (2, 107) | 30 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-2.3, 1.6) |
| Carter County | Urban | No | 250.7 (217.7, 287.6) | 40 (5, 97) | 44 |
stable
|
-1.0 (-2.0, 0.2) |
| Marshall County | Rural | No | 250.4 (220.7, 283.5) | 41 (6, 95) | 55 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-1.1, 0.5) |
| Leslie County | Rural | No | 248.8 (196.4, 312.0) | 42 (1, 117) | 17 |
stable
|
-1.5 (-3.3, 0.3) |
| Mercer County | Rural | No | 248.6 (209.1, 293.6) | 43 (2, 107) | 33 |
stable
|
-1.4 (-2.9, 0.0) |
| Hart County | Rural | No | 247.5 (204.2, 297.3) | 44 (2, 113) | 26 |
falling
|
-4.3 (-11.8, -0.9) |
| Fleming County | Rural | No | 247.2 (202.9, 299.0) | 45 (2, 113) | 23 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.8, 0.8) |
| Hickman County | Rural | No | 247.0 (177.1, 340.8) | 46 (1, 119) | 8 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-3.2, 3.1) |
| Carlisle County | Urban | No | 246.9 (175.1, 341.3) | 47 (1, 119) | 8 |
stable
|
0.0 (-2.4, 2.3) |
| Mason County | Rural | No | 242.8 (199.3, 293.4) | 48 (2, 113) | 24 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-2.0, 0.8) |
| Pike County | Rural | No | 241.5 (218.7, 266.1) | 49 (14, 89) | 90 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-2.4, -0.8) |
| Floyd County | Rural | No | 238.8 (209.3, 271.4) | 50 (11, 107) | 52 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-2.9, -0.4) |
| Garrard County | Rural | No | 238.6 (196.3, 287.6) | 51 (3, 115) | 25 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-2.1, 1.7) |
| Grant County | Urban | No | 238.2 (195.9, 286.5) | 52 (3, 114) | 27 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-2.2, 0.8) |
| Elliott County | Rural | No | 236.2 (179.6, 306.9) | 53 (1, 119) | 12 |
rising 
|
22.2 (1.0, 39.7) |
| Harrison County | Rural | No | 236.2 (196.5, 281.9) | 54 (5, 115) | 27 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.8, 0.6) |
| Crittenden County | Rural | No | 236.0 (182.8, 301.1) | 55 (1, 119) | 14 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-2.9, 1.6) |
| Pulaski County | Rural | No | 235.6 (214.3, 258.6) | 56 (20, 95) | 98 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-1.9, -0.7) |
| Washington County | Rural | No | 234.5 (182.0, 297.7) | 57 (2, 119) | 15 |
stable
|
0.5 (-1.5, 2.7) |
| Marion County | Rural | No | 234.1 (192.7, 282.0) | 58 (5, 118) | 25 |
stable
|
-1.2 (-2.7, 0.3) |
| Laurel County | Rural | No | 234.0 (211.5, 258.5) | 59 (20, 97) | 84 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-2.2, -0.9) |
| Magoffin County | Rural | No | 234.0 (184.2, 293.8) | 60 (2, 119) | 17 |
stable
|
-1.0 (-2.5, 0.5) |
| Hancock County | Rural | No | 231.3 (176.6, 298.5) | 61 (2, 119) | 13 |
stable
|
-1.6 (-4.7, 1.7) |
| Russell County | Rural | No | 230.6 (192.6, 274.5) | 62 (7, 115) | 28 |
stable
|
-1.3 (-3.2, 0.6) |
| Ohio County | Rural | No | 230.5 (195.4, 270.4) | 63 (10, 115) | 33 |
stable
|
-1.3 (-2.8, 0.1) |
| Webster County | Rural | No | 229.6 (181.3, 287.1) | 64 (3, 119) | 16 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-3.2, -0.1) |
| Bath County | Rural | No | 228.9 (182.6, 284.1) | 65 (4, 119) | 18 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-2.3, 1.8) |
| Graves County | Rural | No | 228.4 (201.0, 258.8) | 66 (16, 107) | 53 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-2.3, -0.3) |
| Breckinridge County | Rural | No | 228.2 (193.2, 268.3) | 67 (9, 115) | 32 |
stable
|
-1.4 (-3.0, 0.3) |
| Christian County | Urban | No | 228.2 (204.0, 254.4) | 68 (20, 106) | 67 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-2.2, -0.3) |
| Muhlenberg County | Rural | No | 228.1 (198.3, 261.5) | 69 (15, 111) | 45 |
falling
|
-1.8 (-3.0, -0.6) |
| Boyd County | Urban | No | 227.9 (203.9, 254.2) | 70 (20, 106) | 69 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-2.5, -0.8) |
| Logan County | Rural | No | 227.2 (196.3, 261.9) | 71 (14, 111) | 40 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-2.2, -0.8) |
| Rowan County | Rural | No | 225.3 (187.7, 268.3) | 72 (5, 117) | 26 |
falling
|
-2.6 (-7.2, -1.2) |
| Hopkins County | Rural | No | 224.2 (199.1, 251.8) | 73 (24, 109) | 62 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-2.6, -0.5) |
| Trigg County | Urban | No | 224.1 (184.8, 270.5) | 74 (7, 118) | 25 |
stable
|
-1.2 (-2.9, 0.5) |
| Johnson County | Rural | No | 222.9 (187.5, 263.5) | 75 (13, 117) | 31 |
falling
|
-2.0 (-3.2, -0.7) |
| Madison County | Rural | No | 221.2 (201.2, 242.7) | 76 (35, 104) | 99 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-3.0, -0.6) |
| Hardin County | Urban | No | 219.3 (201.5, 238.2) | 77 (38, 105) | 121 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-2.1, -0.5) |
| Greenup County | Urban | No | 218.9 (192.5, 248.2) | 78 (26, 112) | 53 |
falling
|
-2.0 (-3.4, -0.7) |
| Bourbon County | Urban | No | 218.4 (183.8, 258.2) | 79 (11, 118) | 29 |
stable
|
0.4 (-1.5, 8.6) |
| Daviess County | Urban | No | 218.2 (201.0, 236.6) | 80 (39, 105) | 125 |
stable
|
3.4 (-1.5, 6.6) |
| Morgan County | Rural | No | 217.4 (174.9, 267.5) | 81 (7, 119) | 20 |
falling
|
-7.2 (-22.5, -0.5) |
| Jackson County | Rural | No | 216.9 (171.1, 271.8) | 82 (6, 119) | 17 |
stable
|
-1.0 (-2.9, 0.8) |
| Owen County | Rural | No | 216.5 (169.0, 274.2) | 83 (7, 119) | 16 |
stable
|
-2.1 (-4.5, 0.1) |
| Lincoln County | Rural | No | 214.1 (181.8, 250.8) | 84 (22, 118) | 33 |
falling
|
-1.9 (-3.1, -0.7) |
| Todd County | Rural | No | 212.7 (166.6, 268.1) | 85 (7, 119) | 15 |
falling
|
-2.0 (-3.8, -0.1) |
| Allen County | Urban | No | 212.0 (177.2, 252.0) | 86 (18, 118) | 28 |
falling
|
-1.9 (-3.1, -0.8) |
| Ballard County | Urban | No | 211.8 (159.1, 278.4) | 87 (3, 119) | 11 |
falling
|
-1.9 (-3.4, -0.3) |
| Henderson County | Rural | No | 211.0 (185.9, 238.6) | 88 (34, 115) | 55 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-2.0, -0.1) |
| Knott County | Rural | No | 210.5 (170.1, 259.0) | 89 (12, 119) | 21 |
stable
|
-2.0 (-4.1, 0.0) |
| Kenton County | Urban | No | 210.3 (195.9, 225.5) | 90 (54, 108) | 178 |
falling
|
-1.9 (-2.5, -1.3) |
| Wayne County | Rural | No | 210.2 (177.5, 248.0) | 91 (21, 119) | 31 |
stable
|
-11.8 (-25.6, 0.1) |
| Bracken County | Urban | No | 209.5 (152.6, 281.0) | 92 (2, 119) | 10 |
falling
|
-2.8 (-5.1, -0.6) |
| Green County | Rural | No | 208.7 (166.5, 260.1) | 93 (12, 119) | 17 |
stable
|
-1.2 (-3.1, 0.7) |
| Martin County | Rural | No | 208.6 (160.8, 266.7) | 94 (6, 119) | 14 |
falling
|
-2.0 (-3.8, -0.2) |
| Clark County | Urban | No | 207.1 (180.1, 237.2) | 95 (28, 118) | 45 |
stable
|
-1.1 (-2.8, 0.5) |
| Jessamine County | Urban | No | 206.2 (183.5, 230.9) | 96 (41, 116) | 63 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.9, -0.1) |
| Meade County | Urban | No | 204.1 (173.6, 238.6) | 97 (30, 119) | 35 |
falling
|
-1.8 (-3.2, -0.3) |
| Spencer County | Urban | No | 199.9 (161.0, 245.6) | 98 (21, 119) | 21 |
stable
|
-1.3 (-2.6, 0.2) |
| McCracken County | Urban | No | 199.5 (180.3, 220.3) | 99 (57, 116) | 83 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-2.0, -0.4) |
| Woodford County | Urban | No | 197.3 (167.7, 231.0) | 100 (35, 119) | 35 |
falling
|
-2.4 (-3.8, -0.9) |
| McLean County | Urban | No | 196.4 (149.3, 254.9) | 101 (13, 119) | 12 |
falling
|
-2.3 (-4.1, -0.5) |
| Anderson County | Rural | No | 195.8 (160.6, 236.6) | 102 (31, 119) | 25 |
stable
|
-1.5 (-3.2, 0.3) |
| Warren County | Urban | No | 194.2 (178.4, 211.1) | 103 (69, 116) | 119 |
falling
|
-2.1 (-3.1, -1.1) |
| Trimble County | Rural | No | 193.6 (143.0, 257.5) | 104 (12, 119) | 10 |
stable
|
-1.3 (-3.8, 1.4) |
| Jefferson County | Urban | No | 193.4 (187.2, 199.7) | 105 (88, 111) | 807 |
falling
|
-1.8 (-2.2, -0.4) |
| Nicholas County | Rural | No | 192.6 (139.5, 260.3) | 106 (8, 119) | 9 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-3.3, 1.7) |
| Edmonson County | Urban | No | 188.4 (149.7, 235.6) | 107 (23, 119) | 17 |
falling
|
-1.8 (-3.4, -0.3) |
| Larue County | Urban | No | 188.1 (148.5, 235.5) | 108 (28, 119) | 16 |
stable
|
-1.8 (-4.1, 0.5) |
| Franklin County | Rural | No | 187.6 (165.4, 212.0) | 109 (60, 119) | 55 |
falling
|
-2.1 (-2.9, -1.2) |
| Boyle County | Rural | No | 186.9 (159.9, 217.5) | 110 (52, 119) | 35 |
falling
|
-2.3 (-3.5, -1.1) |
| Scott County | Urban | No | 184.8 (159.6, 212.7) | 111 (59, 119) | 45 |
falling
|
-2.2 (-3.7, -0.5) |
| Campbell County | Urban | No | 184.4 (167.9, 202.1) | 112 (80, 119) | 100 |
falling
|
-2.4 (-3.1, -1.7) |
| Lyon County | Rural | No | 183.0 (138.7, 239.2) | 113 (26, 119) | 12 |
stable
|
-2.3 (-4.5, 0.0) |
| Oldham County | Urban | No | 179.9 (159.1, 202.5) | 114 (79, 119) | 62 |
falling
|
-2.1 (-3.0, -1.1) |
| Fayette County | Urban | No | 179.6 (169.7, 189.9) | 115 (95, 118) | 265 |
falling
|
-2.1 (-2.5, -1.7) |
| Caldwell County | Rural | No | 178.9 (141.5, 224.4) | 116 (36, 119) | 16 |
falling
|
-2.8 (-4.4, -1.3) |
| Bullitt County | Urban | No | 173.1 (155.8, 191.9) | 117 (90, 119) | 81 |
falling
|
-2.3 (-3.2, -1.3) |
| Shelby County | Urban | No | 171.6 (149.2, 196.7) | 118 (84, 119) | 47 |
falling
|
-1.7 (-2.9, -0.4) |
| Boone County | Urban | No | 165.1 (150.9, 180.2) | 119 (102, 119) | 112 |
falling
|
-2.9 (-3.5, -2.2) |
| Robertson County | Rural | *** |
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Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/22/2026 7:47 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 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.