Death Rates Table
Death Rate Report for Kentucky by County
Colon & Rectum, 2019-2023
All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes, All Ages
Sorted by Name
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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| 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) |
| Wolfe County | Rural | No | 36.6 (20.3, 61.7) | 1 (1, 84) | 3 |
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| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| Todd County | Rural | No | 21.8 (12.2, 36.2) | 25 (1, 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| Scott County | Urban | No | 13.5 (9.3, 18.9) | 80 (27, 86) | 7 |
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| Russell County | Rural | No | 18.9 (11.5, 29.5) | 44 (3, 86) | 4 |
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| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| Perry County | Rural | No | 32.1 (24.1, 42.1) | 2 (1, 39) | 11 |
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10.8 (0.2, 33.5) |
| Pendleton County | Urban | No | 21.3 (12.2, 34.6) | 28 (1, 86) | 3 |
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| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| McCreary County | Rural | No | 21.8 (13.7, 33.3) | 24 (1, 86) | 4 |
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| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| Magoffin County | Rural | No | 22.9 (13.0, 37.8) | 20 (1, 86) | 3 |
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| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| Lewis County | Rural | No | 23.4 (14.0, 37.1) | 17 (1, 86) | 4 |
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| 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) |
| Leslie County | Rural | No | 26.5 (16.1, 42.1) | 8 (1, 84) | 4 |
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| Lawrence County | Urban | No | 24.4 (15.3, 37.1) | 12 (1, 85) | 4 |
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| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| Edmonson County | Urban | No | 19.8 (11.3, 32.9) | 36 (2, 86) | 3 |
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| 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) |
| Clinton County | Rural | No | 26.9 (15.7, 44.0) | 6 (1, 86) | 3 |
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| 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) |
| Clark County | Urban | No | 23.9 (18.1, 31.2) | 14 (2, 67) | 11 |
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| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| Caldwell County | Rural | No | 18.7 (10.9, 30.7) | 46 (2, 86) | 3 |
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| 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) |
| Breckinridge County | Rural | No | 15.1 (9.4, 23.4) | 70 (12, 86) | 4 |
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| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| Allen County | Urban | No | 13.7 (8.4, 21.5) | 79 (17, 86) | 4 |
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| Adair County | Rural | No | 18.2 (11.7, 27.6) | 47 (4, 86) | 5 |
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| 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 03/30/2026 12:45 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.