Death Rates Table
Death Rate Report for Kentucky by County
Lung & Bronchus, 2019-2023
All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes, All Ages
Sorted by Count
County
|
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)
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kentucky | N/A | No | 50.2 (49.4, 51.1) | N/A | 2,967 |
falling 
|
-2.4 (-4.1, -1.2) |
| United States | N/A | No | 31.5 (31.4, 31.6) | N/A | 134,731 |
falling
|
-3.7 (-3.9, -3.5) |
| Nicholas County | Rural | No | 34.7 (20.7, 55.8) | 116 (28, 119) | 3 |
falling
|
-14.2 (-44.0, -4.6) |
| Owsley County | Rural | No | 90.8 (58.5, 136.5) | 1 (1, 110) | 5 |
stable 
|
-0.5 (-3.6, 2.5) |
| Trimble County | Rural | No | 46.2 (29.6, 69.4) | 98 (9, 119) | 5 |
falling
|
-7.4 (-20.3, -2.7) |
| Carlisle County | Urban | No | 73.9 (49.1, 109.1) | 14 (1, 115) | 5 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-4.0, 3.9) |
| Gallatin County | Urban | No | 51.7 (34.0, 76.2) | 76 (5, 119) | 5 |
falling
|
-3.7 (-6.0, -1.5) |
| Hickman County | Rural | No | 62.0 (41.1, 93.9) | 39 (1, 119) | 5 |
stable
|
-0.9 (-3.8, 2.2) |
| Lyon County | Rural | No | 36.3 (24.3, 54.4) | 115 (43, 119) | 6 |
stable
|
-2.6 (-5.8, 0.3) |
| Wolfe County | Rural | No | 60.7 (40.2, 89.4) | 44 (1, 119) | 6 |
stable
|
-1.3 (-3.7, 1.0) |
| Ballard County | Urban | No | 49.1 (33.2, 71.7) | 90 (8, 119) | 6 |
stable
|
-1.4 (-4.1, 1.2) |
| Crittenden County | Rural | No | 45.1 (30.4, 65.5) | 100 (15, 119) | 6 |
stable
|
-1.8 (-5.2, 1.3) |
| Washington County | Rural | No | 36.7 (24.9, 52.9) | 113 (47, 119) | 6 |
stable
|
0.4 (-2.5, 3.8) |
| Hancock County | Rural | No | 50.2 (34.4, 71.6) | 86 (6, 119) | 6 |
falling
|
-4.4 (-22.1, -0.7) |
| Bracken County | Urban | No | 62.3 (42.7, 88.5) | 38 (1, 118) | 6 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-3.7, 2.4) |
| Cumberland County | Rural | No | 65.4 (45.0, 94.3) | 31 (1, 115) | 6 |
stable
|
1.2 (-0.7, 3.4) |
| Elliott County | Rural | No | 59.6 (41.0, 85.5) | 50 (1, 119) | 6 |
stable
|
-2.9 (-5.7, 0.0) |
| Menifee County | Rural | No | 66.1 (45.5, 94.9) | 28 (1, 115) | 7 |
stable
|
-3.2 (-22.5, 1.1) |
| Fulton County | Rural | No | 73.8 (51.0, 104.7) | 16 (1, 111) | 7 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-2.6, 1.5) |
| Lee County | Rural | No | 65.2 (45.2, 92.3) | 32 (1, 116) | 7 |
falling
|
-3.7 (-5.8, -1.9) |
| Owen County | Rural | No | 52.1 (37.4, 71.5) | 73 (9, 119) | 8 |
stable
|
-2.1 (-4.2, 0.1) |
| McLean County | Urban | No | 64.0 (46.3, 87.3) | 35 (1, 114) | 8 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-3.0, 1.4) |
| Caldwell County | Rural | No | 47.4 (34.3, 64.4) | 95 (19, 119) | 9 |
falling
|
-7.6 (-30.2, -3.1) |
| Spencer County | Urban | No | 37.8 (27.2, 51.4) | 112 (51, 119) | 9 |
falling
|
-2.7 (-4.7, -0.7) |
| Jackson County | Rural | No | 52.7 (38.4, 71.1) | 70 (8, 118) | 9 |
falling
|
-6.3 (-29.9, -2.0) |
| Union County | Rural | No | 49.2 (35.9, 66.4) | 88 (14, 119) | 9 |
falling
|
-6.2 (-35.7, -2.8) |
| Magoffin County | Rural | No | 59.1 (43.1, 79.7) | 53 (2, 115) | 9 |
falling
|
-2.3 (-4.5, -0.2) |
| Webster County | Rural | No | 54.4 (40.0, 72.8) | 66 (6, 118) | 9 |
falling
|
-2.4 (-3.5, -1.4) |
| Martin County | Rural | No | 66.0 (48.6, 88.2) | 29 (1, 112) | 10 |
falling
|
-2.2 (-3.9, -0.5) |
| Larue County | Urban | No | 49.1 (36.3, 65.5) | 89 (14, 119) | 10 |
stable
|
-1.3 (-3.7, 1.0) |
| Livingston County | Urban | No | 67.2 (49.3, 90.6) | 24 (1, 110) | 10 |
stable
|
-1.5 (-3.5, 0.5) |
| Bath County | Rural | No | 58.7 (43.6, 77.9) | 55 (3, 116) | 10 |
stable
|
-1.4 (-3.5, 0.7) |
| Carroll County | Rural | No | 72.3 (53.6, 95.9) | 20 (1, 102) | 10 |
stable
|
0.7 (-1.7, 3.5) |
| Monroe County | Rural | No | 63.2 (46.8, 84.3) | 36 (1, 114) | 10 |
stable
|
0.0 (-2.5, 2.6) |
| Todd County | Rural | No | 64.6 (48.0, 85.5) | 34 (1, 112) | 10 |
stable
|
-0.9 (-2.6, 0.7) |
| Fleming County | Rural | No | 51.6 (38.6, 68.0) | 77 (15, 118) | 11 |
stable
|
-1.3 (-3.0, 0.5) |
| Green County | Rural | No | 61.5 (46.1, 81.3) | 40 (2, 112) | 11 |
stable
|
-1.0 (-3.2, 1.2) |
| Clinton County | Rural | No | 77.4 (58.4, 101.8) | 8 (1, 88) | 11 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-2.7, 2.5) |
| Edmonson County | Urban | No | 58.9 (44.4, 77.4) | 54 (4, 114) | 11 |
falling
|
-2.3 (-3.9, -0.8) |
| Henry County | Urban | No | 50.9 (38.5, 66.6) | 82 (15, 118) | 11 |
stable
|
-2.7 (-5.9, 0.3) |
| Morgan County | Rural | No | 61.1 (46.0, 80.0) | 42 (3, 113) | 11 |
falling
|
-1.9 (-7.0, -0.2) |
| Anderson County | Rural | No | 40.4 (30.7, 52.3) | 111 (50, 119) | 12 |
falling
|
-3.7 (-5.3, -2.1) |
| Metcalfe County | Rural | No | 76.1 (58.1, 99.0) | 11 (1, 98) | 12 |
falling
|
-2.4 (-4.6, -0.4) |
| Bourbon County | Urban | No | 41.0 (31.4, 53.0) | 109 (47, 119) | 12 |
falling
|
-2.7 (-4.7, -0.9) |
| Mason County | Rural | No | 52.1 (39.7, 67.6) | 74 (15, 118) | 12 |
falling
|
-7.8 (-24.0, -2.5) |
| Powell County | Rural | No | 73.3 (55.9, 94.9) | 19 (1, 96) | 12 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-3.0, 1.4) |
| Leslie County | Rural | No | 84.0 (64.3, 108.7) | 3 (1, 78) | 12 |
stable
|
-0.9 (-3.0, 1.3) |
| Simpson County | Rural | No | 50.5 (38.8, 64.9) | 84 (17, 118) | 13 |
falling
|
-2.3 (-4.3, -0.5) |
| Estill County | Rural | No | 62.4 (48.1, 80.4) | 37 (3, 109) | 13 |
stable
|
-1.8 (-3.9, 0.2) |
| Pendleton County | Urban | No | 70.8 (54.3, 91.2) | 21 (1, 107) | 13 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-1.8, 1.6) |
| Butler County | Urban | No | 79.2 (61.3, 101.2) | 7 (1, 78) | 13 |
stable
|
-1.6 (-3.9, 0.7) |
| Knott County | Rural | No | 64.9 (50.2, 83.3) | 33 (2, 103) | 14 |
falling
|
-2.2 (-4.3, -0.3) |
| Trigg County | Urban | No | 57.8 (44.7, 74.4) | 59 (5, 113) | 14 |
stable
|
-1.6 (-3.8, 0.6) |
| Breathitt County | Rural | No | 74.0 (57.1, 94.8) | 13 (1, 90) | 14 |
stable
|
-1.6 (-3.7, 0.5) |
| Garrard County | Rural | No | 55.1 (42.8, 70.4) | 62 (11, 114) | 14 |
falling
|
-5.1 (-17.5, -1.6) |
| Marion County | Rural | No | 54.6 (42.5, 69.5) | 64 (12, 114) | 14 |
stable
|
-1.2 (-3.4, 1.1) |
| Casey County | Rural | No | 58.0 (45.2, 73.7) | 57 (7, 111) | 14 |
stable
|
-5.3 (-9.8, 4.3) |
| Lewis County | Rural | No | 76.7 (59.7, 97.4) | 10 (1, 77) | 14 |
stable
|
-1.1 (-3.8, 1.7) |
| Grant County | Urban | No | 51.9 (40.4, 65.7) | 75 (18, 115) | 15 |
stable
|
-2.1 (-4.2, 0.0) |
| Hart County | Rural | No | 57.9 (45.3, 73.2) | 58 (9, 112) | 15 |
falling
|
-1.9 (-3.3, -0.5) |
| Lawrence County | Urban | No | 66.2 (51.9, 83.6) | 27 (2, 102) | 15 |
falling
|
-2.0 (-3.3, -0.6) |
| Wayne County | Rural | No | 50.8 (39.7, 64.5) | 83 (18, 117) | 15 |
falling
|
-1.8 (-3.4, -0.3) |
| Adair County | Rural | No | 57.6 (45.4, 72.5) | 60 (7, 111) | 15 |
falling
|
-1.8 (-3.1, -0.5) |
| Harrison County | Rural | No | 59.7 (47.2, 74.9) | 49 (7, 110) | 16 |
stable
|
0.6 (-0.8, 2.1) |
| Rockcastle County | Rural | No | 67.4 (53.2, 84.7) | 23 (2, 97) | 16 |
falling
|
-3.1 (-9.8, -1.0) |
| Rowan County | Rural | No | 60.2 (47.8, 75.1) | 46 (6, 110) | 16 |
stable
|
-1.0 (-2.5, 0.6) |
| McCreary County | Rural | No | 81.4 (64.7, 101.4) | 5 (1, 67) | 17 |
falling
|
-2.3 (-4.0, -0.6) |
| Woodford County | Urban | No | 40.5 (32.1, 50.8) | 110 (55, 119) | 17 |
falling
|
-3.5 (-5.3, -1.7) |
| Johnson County | Rural | No | 54.4 (43.3, 67.7) | 67 (15, 113) | 17 |
falling
|
-7.9 (-21.7, -2.5) |
| Letcher County | Rural | No | 52.2 (41.6, 65.1) | 72 (21, 115) | 17 |
falling
|
-3.2 (-5.4, -1.1) |
| Allen County | Urban | No | 61.0 (48.9, 75.5) | 43 (7, 106) | 18 |
falling
|
-2.3 (-4.0, -0.6) |
| Mercer County | Rural | No | 54.4 (43.6, 67.5) | 65 (13, 113) | 18 |
falling
|
-2.2 (-3.7, -0.9) |
| Boyle County | Rural | No | 42.1 (33.9, 52.0) | 106 (56, 119) | 18 |
falling
|
-3.8 (-5.4, -2.4) |
| Breckinridge County | Rural | No | 58.3 (46.7, 72.3) | 56 (9, 110) | 18 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-1.7, 1.1) |
| Ohio County | Rural | No | 59.1 (47.8, 72.6) | 52 (8, 109) | 19 |
falling
|
-1.9 (-3.8, -0.2) |
| 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) |
| Russell County | Rural | No | 70.7 (57.2, 86.9) | 22 (1, 81) | 20 |
stable
|
-1.5 (-3.7, 0.7) |
| Taylor County | Rural | No | 59.5 (48.4, 72.6) | 51 (8, 107) | 20 |
falling
|
-4.9 (-17.2, -1.6) |
| Lincoln County | Rural | No | 61.3 (50.1, 74.6) | 41 (6, 100) | 21 |
falling
|
-2.5 (-3.9, -1.1) |
| Clay County | Rural | No | 84.3 (68.7, 102.6) | 2 (1, 51) | 21 |
stable
|
-1.0 (-2.3, 0.3) |
| Muhlenberg County | Rural | No | 51.4 (42.3, 62.1) | 78 (26, 114) | 23 |
falling
|
-2.4 (-4.0, -1.1) |
| Oldham County | Urban | No | 30.9 (25.4, 37.2) | 119 (105, 119) | 23 |
falling
|
-4.2 (-5.9, -2.4) |
| Montgomery County | Rural | No | 66.9 (55.4, 80.3) | 25 (2, 88) | 24 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-2.1, 1.6) |
| Scott County | Urban | No | 42.4 (35.0, 51.0) | 105 (54, 119) | 24 |
falling
|
-3.0 (-4.5, -1.6) |
| Bell County | Rural | No | 73.8 (61.2, 88.5) | 15 (1, 69) | 25 |
stable
|
-1.1 (-3.4, 1.1) |
| Franklin County | Rural | No | 36.7 (30.5, 44.0) | 114 (81, 119) | 25 |
falling
|
-7.8 (-15.8, -5.0) |
| Shelby County | Urban | No | 43.6 (36.3, 52.1) | 102 (56, 118) | 26 |
falling
|
-6.2 (-14.2, -1.5) |
| Clark County | Urban | No | 49.9 (41.6, 59.5) | 87 (32, 113) | 26 |
stable
|
-1.6 (-3.2, 0.1) |
| Carter County | Urban | No | 66.0 (55.1, 78.7) | 30 (3, 86) | 26 |
stable
|
-1.3 (-3.0, 0.3) |
| Graves County | Rural | No | 51.1 (42.7, 60.8) | 80 (31, 112) | 27 |
falling
|
-2.0 (-3.6, -0.5) |
| Greenup County | Urban | No | 47.1 (39.4, 56.2) | 96 (43, 115) | 27 |
falling
|
-2.5 (-4.0, -1.2) |
| Grayson County | Rural | No | 79.2 (66.4, 94.0) | 6 (1, 48) | 28 |
rising 
|
7.9 (1.5, 16.3) |
| Calloway County | Rural | No | 59.9 (50.4, 70.9) | 47 (11, 99) | 29 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-1.5, 1.4) |
| Harlan County | Rural | No | 76.0 (63.8, 90.1) | 12 (1, 61) | 29 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-2.9, -0.3) |
| Jessamine County | Urban | No | 43.2 (36.4, 51.1) | 103 (58, 118) | 29 |
falling
|
-7.8 (-17.2, -3.8) |
| Nelson County | Urban | No | 46.5 (39.1, 55.0) | 97 (46, 115) | 29 |
falling
|
-6.2 (-19.0, -1.3) |
| Henderson County | Rural | No | 45.1 (38.0, 53.4) | 99 (49, 116) | 29 |
falling
|
-2.2 (-3.7, -0.9) |
| Marshall County | Rural | No | 56.2 (47.3, 66.5) | 61 (19, 105) | 29 |
stable
|
-1.6 (-3.3, 0.1) |
| Knox County | Rural | No | 73.5 (62.2, 86.6) | 18 (1, 63) | 30 |
stable
|
-1.0 (-2.3, 0.4) |
| Perry County | Rural | No | 83.1 (70.5, 97.6) | 4 (1, 40) | 33 |
falling
|
-2.3 (-3.8, -0.9) |
| Whitley County | Rural | No | 73.6 (62.7, 85.9) | 17 (1, 61) | 33 |
stable
|
-0.9 (-2.4, 0.5) |
| Boyd County | Urban | No | 48.2 (41.2, 56.2) | 92 (44, 113) | 34 |
falling
|
-2.2 (-3.1, -1.4) |
| Hopkins County | Rural | No | 53.2 (45.5, 62.0) | 69 (28, 107) | 35 |
falling
|
-2.5 (-3.4, -1.6) |
| Barren County | Rural | No | 60.4 (51.8, 70.2) | 45 (13, 93) | 36 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-2.3, 0.7) |
| Christian County | Urban | No | 53.3 (45.7, 61.7) | 68 (29, 107) | 36 |
falling
|
-1.8 (-3.0, -0.7) |
| Floyd County | Rural | No | 77.0 (66.5, 88.9) | 9 (1, 50) | 40 |
falling
|
-2.1 (-3.0, -1.2) |
| McCracken County | Urban | No | 42.0 (36.5, 48.2) | 107 (71, 117) | 43 |
falling
|
-3.6 (-6.9, -2.8) |
| Bullitt County | Urban | No | 43.0 (37.5, 49.1) | 104 (68, 116) | 46 |
falling
|
-2.7 (-3.7, -1.7) |
| Laurel County | Rural | No | 59.9 (52.4, 68.2) | 48 (17, 88) | 48 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-2.6, -0.3) |
| Boone County | Urban | No | 33.7 (29.7, 38.2) | 118 (102, 119) | 52 |
falling
|
-9.8 (-19.6, -3.7) |
| Pulaski County | Rural | No | 54.7 (48.2, 61.9) | 63 (29, 97) | 53 |
falling
|
-1.7 (-3.1, -0.5) |
| Campbell County | Urban | No | 44.0 (38.8, 49.8) | 101 (68, 116) | 53 |
falling
|
-3.2 (-4.2, -2.3) |
| Madison County | Rural | No | 51.2 (45.2, 57.9) | 79 (41, 106) | 53 |
stable
|
-2.6 (-18.3, 2.5) |
| Pike County | Rural | No | 66.7 (59.0, 75.2) | 26 (8, 66) | 57 |
falling
|
-1.9 (-2.7, -1.0) |
| Daviess County | Urban | No | 47.5 (42.4, 53.1) | 94 (52, 110) | 65 |
stable
|
5.2 (-3.8, 11.4) |
| Hardin County | Urban | No | 51.0 (45.6, 56.9) | 81 (42, 105) | 67 |
falling
|
-2.3 (-3.3, -1.3) |
| Warren County | Urban | No | 48.8 (43.7, 54.3) | 91 (53, 109) | 69 |
falling
|
-2.6 (-3.5, -1.7) |
| Kenton County | Urban | No | 47.6 (43.3, 52.3) | 93 (55, 108) | 93 |
falling
|
-3.7 (-10.6, -2.9) |
| Fayette County | Urban | No | 33.8 (31.1, 36.7) | 117 (108, 119) | 119 |
falling
|
-6.2 (-12.7, -4.0) |
| Jefferson County | Urban | No | 41.6 (39.8, 43.5) | 108 (93, 113) | 411 |
falling
|
-4.5 (-7.5, -3.4) |
| Robertson County | Rural | *** |
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Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/22/2026 5:15 am.
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 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.