Death Rates Table
Death Rate Report for Kentucky by County
All Cancer Sites, 2019-2023
White Non-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 | 183.8 (182.1, 185.5) | N/A | 9,479 |
falling 
|
-1.0 (-1.1, -0.9) |
| United States | N/A | No | 151.2 (151.0, 151.4) | N/A | 464,032 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-1.3, -1.0) |
| Robertson County | Rural | Yes | 112.8 (71.3, 177.6) | 120 (48, 120) | 4 |
falling
|
-13.6 (-40.7, -3.4) |
| Nicholas County | Rural | No | 182.4 (145.3, 226.7) | 84 (6, 120) | 17 |
falling
|
-5.3 (-19.0, -1.4) |
| Jackson County | Rural | No | 178.2 (150.3, 210.2) | 94 (15, 120) | 31 |
stable 
|
-5.1 (-9.8, 1.5) |
| Shelby County | Urban | No | 162.3 (146.9, 179.1) | 113 (71, 120) | 85 |
falling
|
-4.0 (-10.6, -0.9) |
| Elliott County | Rural | No | 183.0 (148.8, 224.2) | 82 (10, 120) | 20 |
falling
|
-2.9 (-4.7, -1.1) |
| Casey County | Rural | No | 202.2 (176.0, 231.6) | 52 (8, 110) | 45 |
falling
|
-2.7 (-12.8, -0.8) |
| Rowan County | Rural | No | 190.8 (167.2, 217.0) | 71 (14, 115) | 49 |
falling
|
-2.7 (-10.6, -0.7) |
| Boone County | Urban | No | 142.1 (133.3, 151.4) | 119 (111, 120) | 202 |
falling
|
-2.2 (-2.8, -1.7) |
| Morgan County | Rural | No | 211.4 (180.6, 246.5) | 36 (2, 112) | 36 |
stable
|
-2.2 (-10.0, 0.0) |
| Meade County | Urban | No | 175.6 (155.3, 198.0) | 97 (35, 119) | 58 |
falling
|
-2.1 (-3.5, -1.3) |
| Franklin County | Rural | No | 157.1 (143.2, 172.1) | 116 (81, 120) | 99 |
falling
|
-2.0 (-2.7, -1.2) |
| Pike County | Rural | No | 205.6 (191.3, 220.8) | 44 (19, 87) | 165 |
falling
|
-2.0 (-6.1, -1.0) |
| Oldham County | Urban | No | 143.2 (130.4, 156.9) | 118 (103, 120) | 98 |
falling
|
-1.9 (-2.8, -1.0) |
| Campbell County | Urban | No | 164.9 (154.3, 176.2) | 112 (79, 117) | 189 |
falling
|
-1.8 (-2.2, -1.3) |
| Bullitt County | Urban | No | 157.6 (146.4, 169.4) | 115 (89, 119) | 156 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-2.3, -0.8) |
| Fayette County | Urban | No | 146.6 (140.2, 153.2) | 117 (110, 120) | 411 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-2.0, -1.2) |
| Gallatin County | Urban | No | 204.4 (164.6, 251.3) | 48 (2, 119) | 20 |
stable
|
-1.6 (-3.5, 0.2) |
| Jefferson County | Urban | No | 160.9 (156.8, 165.1) | 114 (100, 116) | 1,221 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-1.8, -1.4) |
| Kenton County | Urban | No | 171.4 (162.8, 180.4) | 102 (73, 114) | 313 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-1.9, -1.3) |
| Caldwell County | Rural | No | 175.2 (148.5, 205.9) | 99 (24, 119) | 32 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-2.7, -0.3) |
| Greenup County | Urban | No | 181.1 (165.0, 198.6) | 91 (39, 115) | 98 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-2.4, -0.5) |
| Magoffin County | Rural | No | 191.5 (160.6, 227.1) | 70 (9, 119) | 29 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-2.7, -0.2) |
| Boyd County | Urban | No | 187.5 (172.9, 203.2) | 75 (36, 108) | 128 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-2.0, -0.9) |
| Bracken County | Urban | No | 181.2 (145.9, 223.2) | 89 (7, 120) | 19 |
stable
|
-1.3 (-3.0, 0.4) |
| Breckinridge County | Rural | No | 189.4 (167.0, 214.3) | 74 (19, 115) | 55 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-2.4, -0.3) |
| McLean County | Urban | No | 181.1 (149.0, 219.0) | 90 (12, 120) | 23 |
stable
|
-1.3 (-2.7, 0.1) |
| Boyle County | Rural | No | 167.4 (149.4, 187.2) | 109 (57, 119) | 65 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-2.0, -0.4) |
| Hancock County | Rural | No | 180.2 (147.2, 219.2) | 92 (13, 120) | 21 |
stable
|
-1.2 (-3.0, 0.7) |
| Hopkins County | Rural | No | 173.5 (158.3, 190.0) | 100 (50, 117) | 100 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-2.1, -0.4) |
| Laurel County | Rural | No | 198.7 (184.5, 213.9) | 56 (24, 96) | 151 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-1.8, -0.5) |
| Muhlenberg County | Rural | No | 185.1 (166.8, 205.1) | 80 (28, 114) | 78 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-2.1, -0.4) |
| Owen County | Rural | No | 169.2 (141.1, 202.1) | 106 (30, 120) | 26 |
stable
|
-1.2 (-2.5, 0.2) |
| Trigg County | Urban | No | 182.3 (156.5, 211.9) | 85 (19, 119) | 39 |
stable
|
-1.2 (-2.3, 0.0) |
| Allen County | Urban | No | 185.8 (163.2, 211.0) | 79 (23, 116) | 51 |
stable
|
-1.1 (-2.3, 0.1) |
| Lyon County | Rural | No | 172.9 (141.8, 210.6) | 101 (17, 120) | 24 |
stable
|
-1.1 (-3.0, 0.9) |
| Marion County | Rural | No | 186.1 (161.4, 213.9) | 76 (17, 118) | 42 |
stable
|
-1.1 (-2.4, 0.3) |
| McCreary County | Rural | No | 236.3 (206.6, 269.5) | 15 (1, 87) | 48 |
stable
|
-1.1 (-2.4, 0.2) |
| Warren County | Urban | No | 175.3 (164.7, 186.4) | 98 (65, 113) | 212 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-1.6, -0.6) |
| Floyd County | Rural | No | 235.4 (215.6, 256.8) | 17 (2, 52) | 113 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.6, -0.4) |
| Jessamine County | Urban | No | 166.1 (151.7, 181.5) | 110 (68, 119) | 102 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.6, -0.3) |
| Johnson County | Rural | No | 204.5 (181.4, 230.1) | 47 (9, 105) | 60 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-2.0, -0.1) |
| Scott County | Urban | No | 170.3 (153.9, 187.9) | 103 (53, 118) | 86 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.6, -0.2) |
| Anderson County | Rural | No | 175.9 (154.4, 199.9) | 96 (32, 119) | 50 |
stable
|
-0.9 (-2.0, 0.3) |
| Bourbon County | Urban | No | 192.2 (169.0, 218.1) | 68 (17, 114) | 51 |
stable
|
-0.9 (-2.1, 0.3) |
| Lee County | Rural | No | 244.5 (201.5, 295.1) | 11 (1, 93) | 24 |
stable
|
-0.9 (-2.2, 0.2) |
| Madison County | Rural | No | 183.6 (171.3, 196.5) | 81 (44, 109) | 173 |
falling
|
-0.9 (-2.0, -0.1) |
| Metcalfe County | Rural | No | 231.0 (196.6, 270.4) | 19 (1, 93) | 33 |
stable
|
-0.9 (-2.7, 1.0) |
| Ohio County | Rural | No | 190.5 (169.1, 214.2) | 72 (22, 114) | 59 |
falling
|
-0.9 (-1.7, -0.1) |
| Union County | Rural | No | 206.8 (176.3, 241.7) | 43 (4, 114) | 35 |
stable
|
-0.9 (-2.3, 0.5) |
| Wayne County | Rural | No | 181.2 (159.1, 206.0) | 88 (26, 118) | 52 |
stable
|
-0.9 (-1.8, 0.1) |
| Breathitt County | Rural | No | 214.6 (184.0, 249.4) | 32 (2, 106) | 38 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-2.3, 0.6) |
| Grant County | Urban | No | 189.6 (166.0, 215.7) | 73 (18, 116) | 50 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-1.8, 0.2) |
| Harlan County | Rural | No | 235.5 (212.7, 260.3) | 16 (1, 61) | 83 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-1.7, 0.0) |
| Larue County | Urban | No | 181.4 (153.7, 213.1) | 87 (19, 119) | 32 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-2.4, 0.7) |
| Letcher County | Rural | No | 208.7 (185.5, 234.4) | 40 (7, 98) | 64 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-2.1, 0.4) |
| Logan County | Rural | No | 194.4 (173.8, 217.1) | 65 (18, 111) | 67 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-1.6, 0.1) |
| Mason County | Rural | No | 196.6 (170.2, 226.4) | 60 (11, 115) | 42 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-2.0, 0.3) |
| Mercer County | Rural | No | 208.1 (185.0, 233.6) | 42 (8, 101) | 62 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-1.8, 0.1) |
| Carter County | Urban | No | 213.1 (192.2, 235.8) | 33 (9, 89) | 80 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.7, 0.3) |
| Edmonson County | Urban | No | 182.8 (155.6, 214.3) | 83 (15, 119) | 34 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.5, 0.2) |
| Lincoln County | Rural | No | 202.5 (180.5, 226.7) | 50 (12, 105) | 64 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.4, 0.0) |
| Trimble County | Rural | No | 169.6 (135.7, 210.1) | 105 (16, 120) | 18 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-2.6, 1.3) |
| Webster County | Rural | No | 193.8 (163.0, 229.3) | 67 (8, 118) | 29 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.8, 0.4) |
| Ballard County | Urban | No | 199.1 (163.3, 241.6) | 55 (3, 118) | 22 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-2.4, 1.0) |
| Clark County | Urban | No | 178.7 (161.3, 197.5) | 93 (40, 116) | 81 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.6, 0.3) |
| Knott County | Rural | No | 202.0 (173.8, 233.9) | 53 (6, 114) | 40 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.6, 0.4) |
| Lewis County | Rural | No | 215.2 (185.1, 249.2) | 29 (3, 104) | 39 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.9, 0.8) |
| Menifee County | Rural | No | 211.8 (170.8, 261.3) | 34 (1, 117) | 20 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-2.4, 1.3) |
| Powell County | Rural | No | 248.3 (211.8, 289.6) | 9 (1, 77) | 37 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-2.1, 0.9) |
| Pulaski County | Rural | No | 205.1 (191.7, 219.3) | 46 (20, 84) | 184 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.1, 0.0) |
| Spencer County | Urban | No | 166.0 (141.2, 194.1) | 111 (34, 120) | 35 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.5, 0.5) |
| Barren County | Rural | No | 198.4 (181.8, 216.2) | 58 (20, 100) | 110 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.2, 0.3) |
| Estill County | Rural | No | 223.7 (193.5, 257.8) | 21 (1, 96) | 43 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.5, 0.6) |
| Martin County | Rural | No | 210.3 (176.4, 249.4) | 38 (2, 115) | 29 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-2.0, 1.0) |
| Carroll County | Rural | No | 209.2 (174.8, 249.0) | 39 (2, 115) | 27 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-1.6, 0.9) |
| Graves County | Rural | No | 196.3 (178.3, 215.8) | 61 (20, 104) | 92 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-1.1, 0.2) |
| Hardin County | Urban | No | 195.3 (183.4, 207.8) | 64 (31, 95) | 209 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-1.1, 1.6) |
| Henderson County | Rural | No | 186.0 (169.7, 203.6) | 77 (32, 112) | 102 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-1.0, 0.2) |
| Henry County | Urban | No | 210.7 (182.4, 242.6) | 37 (4, 111) | 42 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-1.4, 0.6) |
| Perry County | Rural | No | 254.8 (231.1, 280.4) | 6 (1, 34) | 91 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-1.3, 0.5) |
| Woodford County | Urban | No | 168.7 (149.4, 190.1) | 107 (50, 119) | 59 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-1.7, 3.4) |
| Adair County | Rural | No | 194.1 (169.9, 221.1) | 66 (15, 115) | 49 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-1.5, 0.9) |
| Green County | Rural | No | 202.3 (172.4, 236.7) | 51 (6, 114) | 34 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-2.1, 1.6) |
| Montgomery County | Rural | No | 195.8 (174.7, 218.9) | 63 (17, 110) | 65 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-1.2, 0.7) |
| Rockcastle County | Rural | No | 218.8 (191.4, 249.5) | 25 (2, 98) | 49 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-1.5, 0.8) |
| Russell County | Rural | No | 217.2 (191.3, 245.9) | 28 (4, 98) | 55 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-1.5, 0.9) |
| Bell County | Rural | No | 232.3 (209.0, 257.7) | 18 (2, 68) | 77 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-1.2, 0.7) |
| Butler County | Urban | No | 222.9 (190.8, 259.3) | 23 (1, 100) | 36 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-1.4, 1.0) |
| Leslie County | Rural | No | 245.5 (209.7, 286.4) | 10 (1, 80) | 35 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-1.5, 1.1) |
| Marshall County | Rural | No | 192.2 (174.7, 211.1) | 69 (22, 107) | 94 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-0.9, 0.6) |
| Clay County | Rural | No | 256.1 (227.5, 287.5) | 5 (1, 42) | 62 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-0.9, 0.8) |
| Crittenden County | Rural | No | 205.5 (171.1, 245.7) | 45 (3, 116) | 26 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-2.0, 1.7) |
| Lawrence County | Urban | No | 253.8 (222.8, 288.2) | 7 (1, 57) | 52 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-1.0, 0.7) |
| Simpson County | Rural | No | 195.9 (169.2, 225.8) | 62 (11, 115) | 41 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-1.2, 1.0) |
| Harrison County | Rural | No | 197.1 (173.1, 223.9) | 59 (12, 113) | 50 |
stable
|
0.0 (-1.1, 1.3) |
| Owsley County | Rural | No | 272.6 (212.6, 345.9) | 1 (1, 94) | 15 |
stable
|
0.0 (-1.6, 1.5) |
| Wolfe County | Rural | No | 242.6 (197.1, 296.4) | 12 (1, 102) | 21 |
stable
|
0.0 (-1.8, 1.9) |
| Fulton County | Rural | No | 237.0 (186.3, 299.0) | 14 (1, 114) | 17 |
stable
|
0.1 (-1.4, 1.5) |
| Garrard County | Rural | No | 186.0 (161.2, 213.9) | 78 (18, 118) | 42 |
stable
|
0.1 (-0.8, 1.2) |
| Hart County | Rural | No | 204.2 (177.9, 233.5) | 49 (6, 111) | 46 |
stable
|
0.1 (-1.2, 1.4) |
| Whitley County | Rural | No | 218.0 (198.3, 239.2) | 26 (6, 79) | 93 |
stable
|
0.1 (-1.0, 1.3) |
| Fleming County | Rural | No | 208.6 (180.4, 240.4) | 41 (5, 107) | 41 |
stable
|
0.2 (-1.0, 1.5) |
| Pendleton County | Urban | No | 215.1 (184.5, 249.6) | 30 (2, 106) | 38 |
stable
|
0.2 (-0.7, 1.3) |
| Calloway County | Rural | No | 211.6 (192.2, 232.6) | 35 (9, 89) | 92 |
stable
|
0.3 (-0.2, 0.9) |
| Taylor County | Rural | No | 221.9 (198.6, 247.4) | 24 (4, 83) | 70 |
stable
|
0.3 (-0.6, 1.2) |
| Todd County | Rural | No | 214.9 (180.6, 254.1) | 31 (2, 112) | 29 |
stable
|
0.3 (-1.2, 1.8) |
| Grayson County | Rural | No | 225.5 (202.8, 250.2) | 20 (3, 77) | 77 |
stable
|
0.4 (-0.2, 1.0) |
| Hickman County | Rural | No | 176.8 (135.8, 230.1) | 95 (8, 120) | 13 |
stable
|
0.5 (-1.9, 3.0) |
| Livingston County | Urban | No | 223.7 (188.9, 264.2) | 22 (1, 109) | 31 |
stable
|
0.5 (-1.2, 2.2) |
| McCracken County | Urban | No | 168.3 (156.1, 181.3) | 108 (71, 116) | 149 |
stable
|
0.5 (-0.9, 4.5) |
| Clinton County | Rural | No | 257.9 (219.8, 301.6) | 4 (1, 67) | 34 |
stable
|
0.6 (-0.6, 1.8) |
| Christian County | Urban | No | 198.6 (181.6, 216.7) | 57 (17, 100) | 105 |
stable
|
1.0 (-0.3, 6.3) |
| Monroe County | Rural | No | 240.4 (205.6, 280.1) | 13 (1, 84) | 36 |
stable
|
1.0 (-0.1, 2.2) |
| Cumberland County | Rural | No | 262.0 (216.8, 315.8) | 2 (1, 71) | 24 |
stable
|
1.2 (-0.5, 3.0) |
| Knox County | Rural | No | 251.6 (229.2, 275.7) | 8 (1, 37) | 96 |
rising 
|
1.3 (0.2, 4.4) |
| Carlisle County | Urban | No | 259.0 (206.2, 322.8) | 3 (1, 99) | 17 |
stable
|
1.5 (-0.6, 3.8) |
| Washington County | Rural | No | 170.0 (141.6, 203.0) | 104 (24, 120) | 26 |
stable
|
1.8 (-0.4, 11.3) |
| Nelson County | Urban | No | 201.1 (184.0, 219.4) | 54 (18, 99) | 108 |
stable
|
2.1 (-0.4, 8.1) |
| Daviess County | Urban | No | 182.2 (171.5, 193.5) | 86 (51, 108) | 224 |
stable
|
5.3 (-0.6, 8.9) |
| Bath County | Rural | No | 217.3 (185.5, 253.3) | 27 (2, 104) | 35 |
stable
|
7.5 (-0.7, 12.9) |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/21/2026 7:00 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.