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) |
| Jefferson County | Urban | No | 41.6 (39.8, 43.5) | 108 (93, 113) | 411 |
falling
|
-4.5 (-7.5, -3.4) |
| Fayette County | Urban | No | 33.8 (31.1, 36.7) | 117 (108, 119) | 119 |
falling
|
-6.2 (-12.7, -4.0) |
| Kenton County | Urban | No | 47.6 (43.3, 52.3) | 93 (55, 108) | 93 |
falling
|
-3.7 (-10.6, -2.9) |
| Warren County | Urban | No | 48.8 (43.7, 54.3) | 91 (53, 109) | 69 |
falling
|
-2.6 (-3.5, -1.7) |
| Hardin County | Urban | No | 51.0 (45.6, 56.9) | 81 (42, 105) | 67 |
falling
|
-2.3 (-3.3, -1.3) |
| Daviess County | Urban | No | 47.5 (42.4, 53.1) | 94 (52, 110) | 65 |
stable 
|
5.2 (-3.8, 11.4) |
| Pike County | Rural | No | 66.7 (59.0, 75.2) | 26 (8, 66) | 57 |
falling
|
-1.9 (-2.7, -1.0) |
| 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) |
| Pulaski County | Rural | No | 54.7 (48.2, 61.9) | 63 (29, 97) | 53 |
falling
|
-1.7 (-3.1, -0.5) |
| Boone County | Urban | No | 33.7 (29.7, 38.2) | 118 (102, 119) | 52 |
falling
|
-9.8 (-19.6, -3.7) |
| Laurel County | Rural | No | 59.9 (52.4, 68.2) | 48 (17, 88) | 48 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-2.6, -0.3) |
| Bullitt County | Urban | No | 43.0 (37.5, 49.1) | 104 (68, 116) | 46 |
falling
|
-2.7 (-3.7, -1.7) |
| McCracken County | Urban | No | 42.0 (36.5, 48.2) | 107 (71, 117) | 43 |
falling
|
-3.6 (-6.9, -2.8) |
| Floyd County | Rural | No | 77.0 (66.5, 88.9) | 9 (1, 50) | 40 |
falling
|
-2.1 (-3.0, -1.2) |
| 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) |
| Hopkins County | Rural | No | 53.2 (45.5, 62.0) | 69 (28, 107) | 35 |
falling
|
-2.5 (-3.4, -1.6) |
| Boyd County | Urban | No | 48.2 (41.2, 56.2) | 92 (44, 113) | 34 |
falling
|
-2.2 (-3.1, -1.4) |
| Whitley County | Rural | No | 73.6 (62.7, 85.9) | 17 (1, 61) | 33 |
stable
|
-0.9 (-2.4, 0.5) |
| Perry County | Rural | No | 83.1 (70.5, 97.6) | 4 (1, 40) | 33 |
falling
|
-2.3 (-3.8, -0.9) |
| Knox County | Rural | No | 73.5 (62.2, 86.6) | 18 (1, 63) | 30 |
stable
|
-1.0 (-2.3, 0.4) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| Grayson County | Rural | No | 79.2 (66.4, 94.0) | 6 (1, 48) | 28 |
rising 
|
7.9 (1.5, 16.3) |
| Greenup County | Urban | No | 47.1 (39.4, 56.2) | 96 (43, 115) | 27 |
falling
|
-2.5 (-4.0, -1.2) |
| Graves County | Rural | No | 51.1 (42.7, 60.8) | 80 (31, 112) | 27 |
falling
|
-2.0 (-3.6, -0.5) |
| Carter County | Urban | No | 66.0 (55.1, 78.7) | 30 (3, 86) | 26 |
stable
|
-1.3 (-3.0, 0.3) |
| Clark County | Urban | No | 49.9 (41.6, 59.5) | 87 (32, 113) | 26 |
stable
|
-1.6 (-3.2, 0.1) |
| Shelby County | Urban | No | 43.6 (36.3, 52.1) | 102 (56, 118) | 26 |
falling
|
-6.2 (-14.2, -1.5) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| Oldham County | Urban | No | 30.9 (25.4, 37.2) | 119 (105, 119) | 23 |
falling
|
-4.2 (-5.9, -2.4) |
| Muhlenberg County | Rural | No | 51.4 (42.3, 62.1) | 78 (26, 114) | 23 |
falling
|
-2.4 (-4.0, -1.1) |
| Clay County | Rural | No | 84.3 (68.7, 102.6) | 2 (1, 51) | 21 |
stable
|
-1.0 (-2.3, 0.3) |
| Lincoln County | Rural | No | 61.3 (50.1, 74.6) | 41 (6, 100) | 21 |
falling
|
-2.5 (-3.9, -1.1) |
| Taylor County | Rural | No | 59.5 (48.4, 72.6) | 51 (8, 107) | 20 |
falling
|
-4.9 (-17.2, -1.6) |
| 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) |
| Meade County | Urban | No | 52.7 (42.4, 64.8) | 71 (19, 113) | 19 |
falling
|
-4.8 (-8.5, -2.4) |
| Ohio County | Rural | No | 59.1 (47.8, 72.6) | 52 (8, 109) | 19 |
falling
|
-1.9 (-3.8, -0.2) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| Letcher County | Rural | No | 52.2 (41.6, 65.1) | 72 (21, 115) | 17 |
falling
|
-3.2 (-5.4, -1.1) |
| Johnson County | Rural | No | 54.4 (43.3, 67.7) | 67 (15, 113) | 17 |
falling
|
-7.9 (-21.7, -2.5) |
| 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) |
| Rowan County | Rural | No | 60.2 (47.8, 75.1) | 46 (6, 110) | 16 |
stable
|
-1.0 (-2.5, 0.6) |
| 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) |
| Adair County | Rural | No | 57.6 (45.4, 72.5) | 60 (7, 111) | 15 |
falling
|
-1.8 (-3.1, -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) |
| Hart County | Rural | No | 57.9 (45.3, 73.2) | 58 (9, 112) | 15 |
falling
|
-1.9 (-3.3, -0.5) |
| Grant County | Urban | No | 51.9 (40.4, 65.7) | 75 (18, 115) | 15 |
stable
|
-2.1 (-4.2, 0.0) |
| Lewis County | Rural | No | 76.7 (59.7, 97.4) | 10 (1, 77) | 14 |
stable
|
-1.1 (-3.8, 1.7) |
| Casey County | Rural | No | 58.0 (45.2, 73.7) | 57 (7, 111) | 14 |
stable
|
-5.3 (-9.8, 4.3) |
| Marion County | Rural | No | 54.6 (42.5, 69.5) | 64 (12, 114) | 14 |
stable
|
-1.2 (-3.4, 1.1) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| Butler County | Urban | No | 79.2 (61.3, 101.2) | 7 (1, 78) | 13 |
stable
|
-1.6 (-3.9, 0.7) |
| 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) |
| Simpson County | Rural | No | 50.5 (38.8, 64.9) | 84 (17, 118) | 13 |
falling
|
-2.3 (-4.3, -0.5) |
| Leslie County | Rural | No | 84.0 (64.3, 108.7) | 3 (1, 78) | 12 |
stable
|
-0.9 (-3.0, 1.3) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| Edmonson County | Urban | No | 58.9 (44.4, 77.4) | 54 (4, 114) | 11 |
falling
|
-2.3 (-3.9, -0.8) |
| Clinton County | Rural | No | 77.4 (58.4, 101.8) | 8 (1, 88) | 11 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-2.7, 2.5) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| Martin County | Rural | No | 66.0 (48.6, 88.2) | 29 (1, 112) | 10 |
falling
|
-2.2 (-3.9, -0.5) |
| 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) |
| Union County | Rural | No | 49.2 (35.9, 66.4) | 88 (14, 119) | 9 |
falling
|
-6.2 (-35.7, -2.8) |
| Jackson County | Rural | No | 52.7 (38.4, 71.1) | 70 (8, 118) | 9 |
falling
|
-6.3 (-29.9, -2.0) |
| 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) |
| McLean County | Urban | No | 64.0 (46.3, 87.3) | 35 (1, 114) | 8 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-3.0, 1.4) |
| Owen County | Rural | No | 52.1 (37.4, 71.5) | 73 (9, 119) | 8 |
stable
|
-2.1 (-4.2, 0.1) |
| 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) |
| Menifee County | Rural | No | 66.1 (45.5, 94.9) | 28 (1, 115) | 7 |
stable
|
-3.2 (-22.5, 1.1) |
| 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) |
| Hancock County | Rural | No | 50.2 (34.4, 71.6) | 86 (6, 119) | 6 |
falling
|
-4.4 (-22.1, -0.7) |
| Washington County | Rural | No | 36.7 (24.9, 52.9) | 113 (47, 119) | 6 |
stable
|
0.4 (-2.5, 3.8) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| Nicholas County | Rural | No | 34.7 (20.7, 55.8) | 116 (28, 119) | 3 |
falling
|
-14.2 (-44.0, -4.6) |
| Robertson County | Rural | *** |
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Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/30/2026 10:07 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.