Death Rates Table
Death Rate Report for Kentucky by County
Lung & Bronchus, 2019-2023
All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes, All Ages
Sorted by Recentaapc
County
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2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ
|
Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? |
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) 
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicholas County | Rural | No | 34.7 (20.7, 55.8) | 116 (28, 119) | 3 |
falling 
|
-14.2 (-44.0, -4.6) |
| Boone County | Urban | No | 33.7 (29.7, 38.2) | 118 (102, 119) | 52 |
falling
|
-9.8 (-19.6, -3.7) |
| Johnson County | Rural | No | 54.4 (43.3, 67.7) | 67 (15, 113) | 17 |
falling
|
-7.9 (-21.7, -2.5) |
| Franklin County | Rural | No | 36.7 (30.5, 44.0) | 114 (81, 119) | 25 |
falling
|
-7.8 (-15.8, -5.0) |
| Jessamine County | Urban | No | 43.2 (36.4, 51.1) | 103 (58, 118) | 29 |
falling
|
-7.8 (-17.2, -3.8) |
| Mason County | Rural | No | 52.1 (39.7, 67.6) | 74 (15, 118) | 12 |
falling
|
-7.8 (-24.0, -2.5) |
| Caldwell County | Rural | No | 47.4 (34.3, 64.4) | 95 (19, 119) | 9 |
falling
|
-7.6 (-30.2, -3.1) |
| Trimble County | Rural | No | 46.2 (29.6, 69.4) | 98 (9, 119) | 5 |
falling
|
-7.4 (-20.3, -2.7) |
| Jackson County | Rural | No | 52.7 (38.4, 71.1) | 70 (8, 118) | 9 |
falling
|
-6.3 (-29.9, -2.0) |
| Fayette County | Urban | No | 33.8 (31.1, 36.7) | 117 (108, 119) | 119 |
falling
|
-6.2 (-12.7, -4.0) |
| Nelson County | Urban | No | 46.5 (39.1, 55.0) | 97 (46, 115) | 29 |
falling
|
-6.2 (-19.0, -1.3) |
| Shelby County | Urban | No | 43.6 (36.3, 52.1) | 102 (56, 118) | 26 |
falling
|
-6.2 (-14.2, -1.5) |
| Union County | Rural | No | 49.2 (35.9, 66.4) | 88 (14, 119) | 9 |
falling
|
-6.2 (-35.7, -2.8) |
| Casey County | Rural | No | 58.0 (45.2, 73.7) | 57 (7, 111) | 14 |
stable 
|
-5.3 (-9.8, 4.3) |
| Garrard County | Rural | No | 55.1 (42.8, 70.4) | 62 (11, 114) | 14 |
falling
|
-5.1 (-17.5, -1.6) |
| Taylor County | Rural | No | 59.5 (48.4, 72.6) | 51 (8, 107) | 20 |
falling
|
-4.9 (-17.2, -1.6) |
| Meade County | Urban | No | 52.7 (42.4, 64.8) | 71 (19, 113) | 19 |
falling
|
-4.8 (-8.5, -2.4) |
| Logan County | Rural | No | 50.2 (40.8, 61.5) | 85 (24, 116) | 20 |
falling
|
-4.6 (-9.3, -3.2) |
| Jefferson County | Urban | No | 41.6 (39.8, 43.5) | 108 (93, 113) | 411 |
falling
|
-4.5 (-7.5, -3.4) |
| Hancock County | Rural | No | 50.2 (34.4, 71.6) | 86 (6, 119) | 6 |
falling
|
-4.4 (-22.1, -0.7) |
| Oldham County | Urban | No | 30.9 (25.4, 37.2) | 119 (105, 119) | 23 |
falling
|
-4.2 (-5.9, -2.4) |
| Boyle County | Rural | No | 42.1 (33.9, 52.0) | 106 (56, 119) | 18 |
falling
|
-3.8 (-5.4, -2.4) |
| Anderson County | Rural | No | 40.4 (30.7, 52.3) | 111 (50, 119) | 12 |
falling
|
-3.7 (-5.3, -2.1) |
| Gallatin County | Urban | No | 51.7 (34.0, 76.2) | 76 (5, 119) | 5 |
falling
|
-3.7 (-6.0, -1.5) |
| Kenton County | Urban | No | 47.6 (43.3, 52.3) | 93 (55, 108) | 93 |
falling
|
-3.7 (-10.6, -2.9) |
| Lee County | Rural | No | 65.2 (45.2, 92.3) | 32 (1, 116) | 7 |
falling
|
-3.7 (-5.8, -1.9) |
| McCracken County | Urban | No | 42.0 (36.5, 48.2) | 107 (71, 117) | 43 |
falling
|
-3.6 (-6.9, -2.8) |
| Woodford County | Urban | No | 40.5 (32.1, 50.8) | 110 (55, 119) | 17 |
falling
|
-3.5 (-5.3, -1.7) |
| Campbell County | Urban | No | 44.0 (38.8, 49.8) | 101 (68, 116) | 53 |
falling
|
-3.2 (-4.2, -2.3) |
| Letcher County | Rural | No | 52.2 (41.6, 65.1) | 72 (21, 115) | 17 |
falling
|
-3.2 (-5.4, -1.1) |
| Menifee County | Rural | No | 66.1 (45.5, 94.9) | 28 (1, 115) | 7 |
stable
|
-3.2 (-22.5, 1.1) |
| Rockcastle County | Rural | No | 67.4 (53.2, 84.7) | 23 (2, 97) | 16 |
falling
|
-3.1 (-9.8, -1.0) |
| Scott County | Urban | No | 42.4 (35.0, 51.0) | 105 (54, 119) | 24 |
falling
|
-3.0 (-4.5, -1.6) |
| Elliott County | Rural | No | 59.6 (41.0, 85.5) | 50 (1, 119) | 6 |
stable
|
-2.9 (-5.7, 0.0) |
| Bourbon County | Urban | No | 41.0 (31.4, 53.0) | 109 (47, 119) | 12 |
falling
|
-2.7 (-4.7, -0.9) |
| Bullitt County | Urban | No | 43.0 (37.5, 49.1) | 104 (68, 116) | 46 |
falling
|
-2.7 (-3.7, -1.7) |
| Henry County | Urban | No | 50.9 (38.5, 66.6) | 82 (15, 118) | 11 |
stable
|
-2.7 (-5.9, 0.3) |
| Spencer County | Urban | No | 37.8 (27.2, 51.4) | 112 (51, 119) | 9 |
falling
|
-2.7 (-4.7, -0.7) |
| Lyon County | Rural | No | 36.3 (24.3, 54.4) | 115 (43, 119) | 6 |
stable
|
-2.6 (-5.8, 0.3) |
| Madison County | Rural | No | 51.2 (45.2, 57.9) | 79 (41, 106) | 53 |
stable
|
-2.6 (-18.3, 2.5) |
| Warren County | Urban | No | 48.8 (43.7, 54.3) | 91 (53, 109) | 69 |
falling
|
-2.6 (-3.5, -1.7) |
| Greenup County | Urban | No | 47.1 (39.4, 56.2) | 96 (43, 115) | 27 |
falling
|
-2.5 (-4.0, -1.2) |
| Hopkins County | Rural | No | 53.2 (45.5, 62.0) | 69 (28, 107) | 35 |
falling
|
-2.5 (-3.4, -1.6) |
| Lincoln County | Rural | No | 61.3 (50.1, 74.6) | 41 (6, 100) | 21 |
falling
|
-2.5 (-3.9, -1.1) |
| Metcalfe County | Rural | No | 76.1 (58.1, 99.0) | 11 (1, 98) | 12 |
falling
|
-2.4 (-4.6, -0.4) |
| Muhlenberg County | Rural | No | 51.4 (42.3, 62.1) | 78 (26, 114) | 23 |
falling
|
-2.4 (-4.0, -1.1) |
| Webster County | Rural | No | 54.4 (40.0, 72.8) | 66 (6, 118) | 9 |
falling
|
-2.4 (-3.5, -1.4) |
| Allen County | Urban | No | 61.0 (48.9, 75.5) | 43 (7, 106) | 18 |
falling
|
-2.3 (-4.0, -0.6) |
| Edmonson County | Urban | No | 58.9 (44.4, 77.4) | 54 (4, 114) | 11 |
falling
|
-2.3 (-3.9, -0.8) |
| Hardin County | Urban | No | 51.0 (45.6, 56.9) | 81 (42, 105) | 67 |
falling
|
-2.3 (-3.3, -1.3) |
| Magoffin County | Rural | No | 59.1 (43.1, 79.7) | 53 (2, 115) | 9 |
falling
|
-2.3 (-4.5, -0.2) |
| McCreary County | Rural | No | 81.4 (64.7, 101.4) | 5 (1, 67) | 17 |
falling
|
-2.3 (-4.0, -0.6) |
| Perry County | Rural | No | 83.1 (70.5, 97.6) | 4 (1, 40) | 33 |
falling
|
-2.3 (-3.8, -0.9) |
| Simpson County | Rural | No | 50.5 (38.8, 64.9) | 84 (17, 118) | 13 |
falling
|
-2.3 (-4.3, -0.5) |
| Boyd County | Urban | No | 48.2 (41.2, 56.2) | 92 (44, 113) | 34 |
falling
|
-2.2 (-3.1, -1.4) |
| Henderson County | Rural | No | 45.1 (38.0, 53.4) | 99 (49, 116) | 29 |
falling
|
-2.2 (-3.7, -0.9) |
| Knott County | Rural | No | 64.9 (50.2, 83.3) | 33 (2, 103) | 14 |
falling
|
-2.2 (-4.3, -0.3) |
| Martin County | Rural | No | 66.0 (48.6, 88.2) | 29 (1, 112) | 10 |
falling
|
-2.2 (-3.9, -0.5) |
| Mercer County | Rural | No | 54.4 (43.6, 67.5) | 65 (13, 113) | 18 |
falling
|
-2.2 (-3.7, -0.9) |
| Floyd County | Rural | No | 77.0 (66.5, 88.9) | 9 (1, 50) | 40 |
falling
|
-2.1 (-3.0, -1.2) |
| Grant County | Urban | No | 51.9 (40.4, 65.7) | 75 (18, 115) | 15 |
stable
|
-2.1 (-4.2, 0.0) |
| Owen County | Rural | No | 52.1 (37.4, 71.5) | 73 (9, 119) | 8 |
stable
|
-2.1 (-4.2, 0.1) |
| Graves County | Rural | No | 51.1 (42.7, 60.8) | 80 (31, 112) | 27 |
falling
|
-2.0 (-3.6, -0.5) |
| Lawrence County | Urban | No | 66.2 (51.9, 83.6) | 27 (2, 102) | 15 |
falling
|
-2.0 (-3.3, -0.6) |
| Hart County | Rural | No | 57.9 (45.3, 73.2) | 58 (9, 112) | 15 |
falling
|
-1.9 (-3.3, -0.5) |
| Morgan County | Rural | No | 61.1 (46.0, 80.0) | 42 (3, 113) | 11 |
falling
|
-1.9 (-7.0, -0.2) |
| Ohio County | Rural | No | 59.1 (47.8, 72.6) | 52 (8, 109) | 19 |
falling
|
-1.9 (-3.8, -0.2) |
| Pike County | Rural | No | 66.7 (59.0, 75.2) | 26 (8, 66) | 57 |
falling
|
-1.9 (-2.7, -1.0) |
| Adair County | Rural | No | 57.6 (45.4, 72.5) | 60 (7, 111) | 15 |
falling
|
-1.8 (-3.1, -0.5) |
| Christian County | Urban | No | 53.3 (45.7, 61.7) | 68 (29, 107) | 36 |
falling
|
-1.8 (-3.0, -0.7) |
| Crittenden County | Rural | No | 45.1 (30.4, 65.5) | 100 (15, 119) | 6 |
stable
|
-1.8 (-5.2, 1.3) |
| Estill County | Rural | No | 62.4 (48.1, 80.4) | 37 (3, 109) | 13 |
stable
|
-1.8 (-3.9, 0.2) |
| Wayne County | Rural | No | 50.8 (39.7, 64.5) | 83 (18, 117) | 15 |
falling
|
-1.8 (-3.4, -0.3) |
| Pulaski County | Rural | No | 54.7 (48.2, 61.9) | 63 (29, 97) | 53 |
falling
|
-1.7 (-3.1, -0.5) |
| Breathitt County | Rural | No | 74.0 (57.1, 94.8) | 13 (1, 90) | 14 |
stable
|
-1.6 (-3.7, 0.5) |
| Butler County | Urban | No | 79.2 (61.3, 101.2) | 7 (1, 78) | 13 |
stable
|
-1.6 (-3.9, 0.7) |
| Clark County | Urban | No | 49.9 (41.6, 59.5) | 87 (32, 113) | 26 |
stable
|
-1.6 (-3.2, 0.1) |
| Harlan County | Rural | No | 76.0 (63.8, 90.1) | 12 (1, 61) | 29 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-2.9, -0.3) |
| Marshall County | Rural | No | 56.2 (47.3, 66.5) | 61 (19, 105) | 29 |
stable
|
-1.6 (-3.3, 0.1) |
| Trigg County | Urban | No | 57.8 (44.7, 74.4) | 59 (5, 113) | 14 |
stable
|
-1.6 (-3.8, 0.6) |
| Laurel County | Rural | No | 59.9 (52.4, 68.2) | 48 (17, 88) | 48 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-2.6, -0.3) |
| Livingston County | Urban | No | 67.2 (49.3, 90.6) | 24 (1, 110) | 10 |
stable
|
-1.5 (-3.5, 0.5) |
| Russell County | Rural | No | 70.7 (57.2, 86.9) | 22 (1, 81) | 20 |
stable
|
-1.5 (-3.7, 0.7) |
| Ballard County | Urban | No | 49.1 (33.2, 71.7) | 90 (8, 119) | 6 |
stable
|
-1.4 (-4.1, 1.2) |
| Bath County | Rural | No | 58.7 (43.6, 77.9) | 55 (3, 116) | 10 |
stable
|
-1.4 (-3.5, 0.7) |
| Carter County | Urban | No | 66.0 (55.1, 78.7) | 30 (3, 86) | 26 |
stable
|
-1.3 (-3.0, 0.3) |
| Fleming County | Rural | No | 51.6 (38.6, 68.0) | 77 (15, 118) | 11 |
stable
|
-1.3 (-3.0, 0.5) |
| Larue County | Urban | No | 49.1 (36.3, 65.5) | 89 (14, 119) | 10 |
stable
|
-1.3 (-3.7, 1.0) |
| Wolfe County | Rural | No | 60.7 (40.2, 89.4) | 44 (1, 119) | 6 |
stable
|
-1.3 (-3.7, 1.0) |
| Marion County | Rural | No | 54.6 (42.5, 69.5) | 64 (12, 114) | 14 |
stable
|
-1.2 (-3.4, 1.1) |
| Bell County | Rural | No | 73.8 (61.2, 88.5) | 15 (1, 69) | 25 |
stable
|
-1.1 (-3.4, 1.1) |
| Lewis County | Rural | No | 76.7 (59.7, 97.4) | 10 (1, 77) | 14 |
stable
|
-1.1 (-3.8, 1.7) |
| Clay County | Rural | No | 84.3 (68.7, 102.6) | 2 (1, 51) | 21 |
stable
|
-1.0 (-2.3, 0.3) |
| Green County | Rural | No | 61.5 (46.1, 81.3) | 40 (2, 112) | 11 |
stable
|
-1.0 (-3.2, 1.2) |
| Knox County | Rural | No | 73.5 (62.2, 86.6) | 18 (1, 63) | 30 |
stable
|
-1.0 (-2.3, 0.4) |
| Rowan County | Rural | No | 60.2 (47.8, 75.1) | 46 (6, 110) | 16 |
stable
|
-1.0 (-2.5, 0.6) |
| Hickman County | Rural | No | 62.0 (41.1, 93.9) | 39 (1, 119) | 5 |
stable
|
-0.9 (-3.8, 2.2) |
| Leslie County | Rural | No | 84.0 (64.3, 108.7) | 3 (1, 78) | 12 |
stable
|
-0.9 (-3.0, 1.3) |
| Todd County | Rural | No | 64.6 (48.0, 85.5) | 34 (1, 112) | 10 |
stable
|
-0.9 (-2.6, 0.7) |
| Whitley County | Rural | No | 73.6 (62.7, 85.9) | 17 (1, 61) | 33 |
stable
|
-0.9 (-2.4, 0.5) |
| Barren County | Rural | No | 60.4 (51.8, 70.2) | 45 (13, 93) | 36 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-2.3, 0.7) |
| McLean County | Urban | No | 64.0 (46.3, 87.3) | 35 (1, 114) | 8 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-3.0, 1.4) |
| Powell County | Rural | No | 73.3 (55.9, 94.9) | 19 (1, 96) | 12 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-3.0, 1.4) |
| Bracken County | Urban | No | 62.3 (42.7, 88.5) | 38 (1, 118) | 6 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-3.7, 2.4) |
| Fulton County | Rural | No | 73.8 (51.0, 104.7) | 16 (1, 111) | 7 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-2.6, 1.5) |
| Owsley County | Rural | No | 90.8 (58.5, 136.5) | 1 (1, 110) | 5 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-3.6, 2.5) |
| Breckinridge County | Rural | No | 58.3 (46.7, 72.3) | 56 (9, 110) | 18 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-1.7, 1.1) |
| Montgomery County | Rural | No | 66.9 (55.4, 80.3) | 25 (2, 88) | 24 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-2.1, 1.6) |
| Carlisle County | Urban | No | 73.9 (49.1, 109.1) | 14 (1, 115) | 5 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-4.0, 3.9) |
| Pendleton County | Urban | No | 70.8 (54.3, 91.2) | 21 (1, 107) | 13 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-1.8, 1.6) |
| Calloway County | Rural | No | 59.9 (50.4, 70.9) | 47 (11, 99) | 29 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-1.5, 1.4) |
| Clinton County | Rural | No | 77.4 (58.4, 101.8) | 8 (1, 88) | 11 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-2.7, 2.5) |
| Monroe County | Rural | No | 63.2 (46.8, 84.3) | 36 (1, 114) | 10 |
stable
|
0.0 (-2.5, 2.6) |
| Washington County | Rural | No | 36.7 (24.9, 52.9) | 113 (47, 119) | 6 |
stable
|
0.4 (-2.5, 3.8) |
| Harrison County | Rural | No | 59.7 (47.2, 74.9) | 49 (7, 110) | 16 |
stable
|
0.6 (-0.8, 2.1) |
| Carroll County | Rural | No | 72.3 (53.6, 95.9) | 20 (1, 102) | 10 |
stable
|
0.7 (-1.7, 3.5) |
| Cumberland County | Rural | No | 65.4 (45.0, 94.3) | 31 (1, 115) | 6 |
stable
|
1.2 (-0.7, 3.4) |
| Daviess County | Urban | No | 47.5 (42.4, 53.1) | 94 (52, 110) | 65 |
stable
|
5.2 (-3.8, 11.4) |
| Grayson County | Rural | No | 79.2 (66.4, 94.0) | 6 (1, 48) | 28 |
rising 
|
7.9 (1.5, 16.3) |
| Robertson County | Rural | *** |
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Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/21/2026 2:57 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.