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