Death Rates Table
Death Rate Report for Kentucky by County
Colon & Rectum, 2019-2023
All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes, All Ages
Sorted by CI*Rank
County
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2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ
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Met Healthy People Objective of 8.9? |
Age-Adjusted Death Rate † deaths per 100,000 (95% Confidence Interval)
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CI*Rank ⋔ (95% Confidence Interval) 
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Average Annual Count
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Recent Trend |
Recent 5-Year Trend ‡ in Death Rates (95% Confidence Interval)
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| Wolfe County | Rural | No | 36.6 (20.3, 61.7) | 1 (1, 84) | 3 |
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| Perry County | Rural | No | 32.1 (24.1, 42.1) | 2 (1, 39) | 11 |
rising 
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10.8 (0.2, 33.5) |
| Clay County | Rural | No | 30.6 (21.4, 42.6) | 3 (1, 59) | 7 |
stable 
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0.1 (-3.2, 3.6) |
| Powell County | Rural | No | 30.4 (18.0, 48.1) | 4 (1, 82) | 4 |
stable
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1.8 (-1.4, 5.5) |
| Monroe County | Rural | No | 28.6 (17.9, 44.1) | 5 (1, 83) | 4 |
stable
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1.9 (-1.7, 6.2) |
| Clinton County | Rural | No | 26.9 (15.7, 44.0) | 6 (1, 86) | 3 |
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| Rockcastle County | Rural | No | 26.6 (17.4, 39.3) | 7 (1, 78) | 5 |
stable
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25.6 (-0.7, 52.9) |
| Leslie County | Rural | No | 26.5 (16.1, 42.1) | 8 (1, 84) | 4 |
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| Carter County | Urban | No | 25.9 (18.9, 34.8) | 9 (1, 66) | 9 |
stable
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-0.6 (-3.4, 2.4) |
| Harlan County | Rural | No | 25.6 (18.7, 34.5) | 10 (1, 64) | 9 |
stable
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-1.2 (-3.8, 1.1) |
| Lincoln County | Rural | No | 25.1 (17.9, 34.5) | 11 (1, 73) | 8 |
stable
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19.3 (-0.1, 37.7) |
| Lawrence County | Urban | No | 24.4 (15.3, 37.1) | 12 (1, 85) | 4 |
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| Knox County | Rural | No | 24.3 (17.8, 32.7) | 13 (1, 71) | 9 |
stable
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0.9 (-1.7, 4.0) |
| Clark County | Urban | No | 23.9 (18.1, 31.2) | 14 (2, 67) | 11 |
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| Bath County | Rural | No | 23.7 (14.1, 37.8) | 15 (1, 86) | 4 |
stable
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-2.3 (-6.4, 1.4) |
| Harrison County | Rural | No | 23.7 (16.0, 34.2) | 16 (1, 82) | 6 |
stable
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-0.3 (-3.9, 3.4) |
| Lewis County | Rural | No | 23.4 (14.0, 37.1) | 17 (1, 86) | 4 |
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| Bell County | Rural | No | 23.3 (16.4, 32.4) | 18 (2, 79) | 8 |
stable
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-0.8 (-3.1, 1.5) |
| Morgan County | Rural | No | 23.1 (13.8, 36.7) | 19 (1, 86) | 4 |
stable
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-0.3 (-4.0, 3.6) |
| Magoffin County | Rural | No | 22.9 (13.0, 37.8) | 20 (1, 86) | 3 |
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| Logan County | Rural | No | 22.8 (16.5, 30.9) | 21 (2, 78) | 9 |
stable
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3.8 (-2.1, 29.7) |
| Nelson County | Urban | No | 22.7 (17.2, 29.4) | 22 (3, 73) | 12 |
stable
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-1.9 (-4.4, 0.6) |
| Grayson County | Rural | No | 22.2 (15.4, 31.2) | 23 (1, 81) | 7 |
stable
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0.2 (-3.0, 3.6) |
| McCreary County | Rural | No | 21.8 (13.7, 33.3) | 24 (1, 86) | 4 |
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| Todd County | Rural | No | 21.8 (12.2, 36.2) | 25 (1, 86) | 3 |
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| Marion County | Rural | No | 21.6 (14.1, 31.8) | 26 (2, 85) | 5 |
stable
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0.3 (-2.5, 3.3) |
| Pike County | Rural | No | 21.3 (17.0, 26.7) | 27 (6, 69) | 17 |
stable
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-0.9 (-2.6, 0.8) |
| Pendleton County | Urban | No | 21.3 (12.2, 34.6) | 28 (1, 86) | 3 |
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| Floyd County | Rural | No | 20.9 (15.1, 28.3) | 29 (4, 80) | 9 |
stable
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-1.1 (-3.4, 1.1) |
| Garrard County | Rural | No | 20.9 (13.2, 31.8) | 30 (2, 86) | 4 |
stable
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-1.6 (-5.2, 2.3) |
| Fleming County | Rural | No | 20.9 (13.0, 32.3) | 31 (1, 86) | 4 |
stable
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-1.9 (-4.7, 1.0) |
| Barren County | Rural | No | 20.6 (15.5, 26.9) | 32 (5, 78) | 11 |
stable
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1.0 (-1.1, 3.3) |
| Mercer County | Rural | No | 20.5 (13.9, 29.4) | 33 (3, 84) | 6 |
stable
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-0.5 (-3.8, 2.8) |
| Breathitt County | Rural | No | 20.4 (12.0, 33.1) | 34 (1, 86) | 3 |
stable
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-1.8 (-4.9, 1.4) |
| Johnson County | Rural | No | 19.9 (13.0, 29.5) | 35 (3, 85) | 5 |
stable
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-0.4 (-2.9, 2.1) |
| Edmonson County | Urban | No | 19.8 (11.3, 32.9) | 36 (2, 86) | 3 |
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| Taylor County | Rural | No | 19.8 (13.5, 28.2) | 37 (4, 86) | 6 |
stable
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-0.7 (-3.7, 2.5) |
| Montgomery County | Rural | No | 19.7 (13.5, 28.0) | 38 (4, 85) | 6 |
stable
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-0.1 (-3.4, 3.3) |
| Simpson County | Rural | No | 19.7 (12.3, 30.1) | 39 (2, 86) | 4 |
stable
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-1.8 (-4.9, 1.2) |
| Mason County | Rural | No | 19.6 (12.2, 30.1) | 40 (3, 86) | 4 |
stable
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-2.1 (-4.8, 0.4) |
| Laurel County | Rural | No | 19.5 (15.1, 24.8) | 41 (9, 78) | 14 |
stable
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15.2 (-1.6, 29.5) |
| Henry County | Urban | No | 19.3 (11.5, 30.7) | 42 (2, 86) | 4 |
stable
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-1.5 (-4.1, 1.1) |
| Letcher County | Rural | No | 19.2 (12.8, 28.3) | 43 (4, 86) | 6 |
stable
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-1.4 (-4.2, 1.4) |
| Russell County | Rural | No | 18.9 (11.5, 29.5) | 44 (3, 86) | 4 |
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| Hart County | Rural | No | 18.8 (11.7, 28.9) | 45 (3, 86) | 4 |
stable
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-1.0 (-4.4, 2.3) |
| Caldwell County | Rural | No | 18.7 (10.9, 30.7) | 46 (2, 86) | 3 |
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| Adair County | Rural | No | 18.2 (11.7, 27.6) | 47 (4, 86) | 5 |
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| Casey County | Rural | No | 18.0 (10.9, 28.7) | 48 (4, 86) | 4 |
stable
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-1.7 (-4.7, 1.4) |
| Ohio County | Rural | No | 18.0 (11.9, 26.4) | 49 (6, 86) | 5 |
stable
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-0.7 (-3.0, 1.7) |
| Hardin County | Urban | No | 18.0 (14.7, 21.7) | 50 (18, 78) | 22 |
falling 
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-1.9 (-3.3, -0.5) |
| Boyd County | Urban | No | 17.7 (13.5, 23.1) | 51 (11, 83) | 12 |
falling
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-1.7 (-3.3, -0.3) |
| Henderson County | Rural | No | 17.4 (12.8, 23.2) | 52 (12, 85) | 10 |
falling
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-1.8 (-3.4, -0.3) |
| Christian County | Urban | No | 17.2 (12.9, 22.4) | 53 (15, 84) | 11 |
stable
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-0.4 (-2.8, 2.0) |
| Bullitt County | Urban | No | 17.1 (13.6, 21.4) | 54 (19, 82) | 16 |
rising
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21.4 (8.2, 29.7) |
| Muhlenberg County | Rural | No | 17.1 (11.9, 23.9) | 55 (10, 86) | 7 |
stable
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-0.7 (-4.2, 2.6) |
| Warren County | Urban | No | 16.8 (13.8, 20.3) | 56 (24, 80) | 22 |
stable
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-1.2 (-2.6, 0.2) |
| Whitley County | Rural | No | 16.7 (11.6, 23.5) | 57 (11, 86) | 7 |
stable
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-3.2 (-23.9, 2.0) |
| Kenton County | Urban | No | 16.5 (14.0, 19.4) | 58 (28, 79) | 31 |
stable
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7.8 (-2.7, 15.6) |
| Bourbon County | Urban | No | 16.5 (10.4, 25.3) | 59 (6, 86) | 4 |
falling
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-3.6 (-6.7, -0.8) |
| Madison County | Rural | No | 16.4 (13.0, 20.5) | 60 (22, 84) | 16 |
stable
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-0.7 (-3.0, 1.8) |
| Hopkins County | Rural | No | 16.2 (11.7, 21.9) | 61 (16, 86) | 9 |
stable
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-1.8 (-4.2, 0.4) |
| Greenup County | Urban | No | 16.1 (11.6, 22.1) | 62 (13, 86) | 8 |
stable
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-0.9 (-2.7, 0.9) |
| Pulaski County | Rural | No | 16.0 (12.4, 20.4) | 63 (22, 85) | 14 |
falling
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-2.3 (-4.1, -0.6) |
| Oldham County | Urban | No | 15.6 (11.7, 20.4) | 64 (21, 86) | 11 |
stable
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-2.5 (-4.8, 0.2) |
| Shelby County | Urban | No | 15.5 (11.0, 21.3) | 65 (17, 86) | 8 |
stable
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-1.9 (-3.9, 0.2) |
| Franklin County | Rural | No | 15.5 (11.4, 20.6) | 66 (19, 86) | 10 |
stable
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-1.9 (-3.9, 0.1) |
| Marshall County | Rural | No | 15.5 (11.0, 21.5) | 67 (16, 86) | 8 |
stable
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-0.9 (-2.8, 1.0) |
| Woodford County | Urban | No | 15.3 (9.9, 22.7) | 68 (11, 86) | 5 |
stable
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-2.0 (-4.6, 0.8) |
| Anderson County | Rural | No | 15.1 (9.3, 23.4) | 69 (10, 86) | 4 |
stable
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-1.9 (-3.9, 0.2) |
| Breckinridge County | Rural | No | 15.1 (9.4, 23.4) | 70 (12, 86) | 4 |
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| Boyle County | Rural | No | 15.0 (10.2, 21.6) | 71 (17, 86) | 6 |
falling
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-23.6 (-42.2, -2.8) |
| Rowan County | Rural | No | 14.9 (8.9, 23.6) | 72 (10, 86) | 3 |
stable
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0.1 (-4.0, 4.6) |
| Daviess County | Urban | No | 14.9 (12.0, 18.3) | 73 (34, 85) | 19 |
stable
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14.4 (-2.1, 27.8) |
| Meade County | Urban | No | 14.7 (9.6, 21.9) | 74 (14, 86) | 5 |
stable
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-0.5 (-4.0, 3.7) |
| Grant County | Urban | No | 14.6 (8.8, 22.9) | 75 (10, 86) | 4 |
stable
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-1.8 (-5.7, 2.3) |
| Wayne County | Rural | No | 14.3 (8.8, 22.5) | 76 (14, 86) | 4 |
stable
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-0.2 (-4.0, 4.1) |
| Calloway County | Rural | No | 13.8 (9.1, 20.2) | 77 (21, 86) | 5 |
stable
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-2.2 (-4.7, 0.0) |
| Jefferson County | Urban | No | 13.8 (12.7, 14.9) | 78 (59, 82) | 130 |
falling
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-3.3 (-4.1, -2.6) |
| Allen County | Urban | No | 13.7 (8.4, 21.5) | 79 (17, 86) | 4 |
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| Scott County | Urban | No | 13.5 (9.3, 18.9) | 80 (27, 86) | 7 |
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| Graves County | Rural | No | 13.1 (9.0, 18.7) | 81 (27, 86) | 6 |
falling
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-3.2 (-5.5, -1.4) |
| Campbell County | Urban | No | 12.4 (9.6, 15.7) | 82 (49, 86) | 14 |
falling
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-4.0 (-5.7, -2.5) |
| Boone County | Urban | No | 11.8 (9.4, 14.6) | 83 (55, 86) | 17 |
falling
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-3.0 (-4.4, -1.4) |
| McCracken County | Urban | No | 11.6 (8.6, 15.4) | 84 (52, 86) | 11 |
falling
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-2.5 (-4.0, -1.1) |
| Fayette County | Urban | No | 11.5 (9.9, 13.3) | 85 (67, 86) | 39 |
falling
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-2.5 (-3.7, -1.4) |
| Jessamine County | Urban | No | 10.8 (7.5, 15.2) | 86 (49, 86) | 7 |
falling
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-3.0 (-5.1, -0.9) |
| Ballard County | Urban | *** |
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| Bracken County | Urban | *** |
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| Butler County | Urban | *** |
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| Carlisle County | Urban | *** |
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| Carroll County | Rural | *** |
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| Crittenden County | Rural | *** |
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| Cumberland County | Rural | *** |
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| Elliott County | Rural | *** |
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| Estill County | Rural | *** |
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| Fulton County | Rural | *** |
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| Gallatin County | Urban | *** |
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| Green County | Rural | *** |
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| Hancock County | Rural | *** |
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| Hickman County | Rural | *** |
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| Jackson County | Rural | *** |
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| Knott County | Rural | *** |
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| Larue County | Urban | *** |
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| Lee County | Rural | *** |
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| Livingston County | Urban | *** |
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| Lyon County | Rural | *** |
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| Martin County | Rural | *** |
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| McLean County | Urban | *** |
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| Menifee County | Rural | *** |
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| Metcalfe County | Rural | *** |
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| Nicholas County | Rural | *** |
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| Owen County | Rural | *** |
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| Owsley County | Rural | *** |
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| Robertson County | Rural | *** |
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| Spencer County | Urban | *** |
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| Trigg County | Urban | *** |
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| Trimble County | Rural | *** |
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| Union County | Rural | *** |
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| Washington County | Rural | *** |
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| Webster County | Rural | *** |
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Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/22/2026 7:50 pm.
State Cancer Registries may provide more current or more local data.
† 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+).
Population counts for denominators are based on Census populations as modified by NCI.
The US Population Data File is used with mortality data.
⋔ 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.
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.