Death Rates Table
Death Rate Report for Kentucky by County
Colon & Rectum, 2019-2023
All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes, All Ages
Sorted by Rate
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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| Kentucky | N/A | No | 16.5 (16.0, 17.0) | N/A | 917 |
stable 
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-0.2 (-1.0, 2.1) |
| United States | N/A | No | 12.9 (12.8, 12.9) | N/A | 52,648 |
falling 
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-0.8 (-1.5, -0.4) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| Scott County | Urban | No | 13.5 (9.3, 18.9) | 80 (27, 86) | 7 |
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| Allen County | Urban | No | 13.7 (8.4, 21.5) | 79 (17, 86) | 4 |
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| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| Breckinridge County | Rural | No | 15.1 (9.4, 23.4) | 70 (12, 86) | 4 |
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| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| Adair County | Rural | No | 18.2 (11.7, 27.6) | 47 (4, 86) | 5 |
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| Caldwell County | Rural | No | 18.7 (10.9, 30.7) | 46 (2, 86) | 3 |
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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) |
| Russell County | Rural | No | 18.9 (11.5, 29.5) | 44 (3, 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| Edmonson County | Urban | No | 19.8 (11.3, 32.9) | 36 (2, 86) | 3 |
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| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| Pendleton County | Urban | No | 21.3 (12.2, 34.6) | 28 (1, 86) | 3 |
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| 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) |
| 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) |
| Todd County | Rural | No | 21.8 (12.2, 36.2) | 25 (1, 86) | 3 |
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| McCreary County | Rural | No | 21.8 (13.7, 33.3) | 24 (1, 86) | 4 |
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| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| Magoffin County | Rural | No | 22.9 (13.0, 37.8) | 20 (1, 86) | 3 |
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| 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) |
| 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) |
| Lewis County | Rural | No | 23.4 (14.0, 37.1) | 17 (1, 86) | 4 |
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| 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) |
| 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) |
| Clark County | Urban | No | 23.9 (18.1, 31.2) | 14 (2, 67) | 11 |
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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) |
| Lawrence County | Urban | No | 24.4 (15.3, 37.1) | 12 (1, 85) | 4 |
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| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| Leslie County | Rural | No | 26.5 (16.1, 42.1) | 8 (1, 84) | 4 |
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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) |
| Clinton County | Rural | No | 26.9 (15.7, 44.0) | 6 (1, 86) | 3 |
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| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| Wolfe County | Rural | No | 36.6 (20.3, 61.7) | 1 (1, 84) | 3 |
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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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Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/22/2026 11:17 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.
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.