Death Rates Table
Death Rate Report for Kentucky by County
All Cancer Sites, 2019-2023
All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes, Ages <65
Sorted by CI*Rank
County
|
2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ
|
Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? |
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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wolfe County | Rural | Yes | 114.1 (80.0, 158.8) | 1 (1, 81) | 8 |
stable 
|
0.3 (-2.5, 3.3) |
| Owsley County | Rural | Yes | 104.2 (63.5, 162.9) | 2 (1, 118) | 4 |
stable
|
0.8 (-1.9, 3.6) |
| Clinton County | Rural | Yes | 100.0 (74.6, 132.4) | 3 (1, 76) | 11 |
stable
|
0.8 (-2.7, 4.5) |
| Knox County | Rural | Yes | 99.6 (84.2, 117.0) | 4 (1, 41) | 32 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-1.6, 0.7) |
| Floyd County | Rural | Yes | 99.0 (85.2, 114.6) | 5 (1, 39) | 41 |
stable
|
0.0 (-0.9, 0.9) |
| Knott County | Rural | Yes | 97.1 (76.0, 123.0) | 6 (1, 71) | 16 |
stable
|
0.4 (-0.9, 1.7) |
| Leslie County | Rural | Yes | 95.2 (71.7, 125.1) | 7 (1, 80) | 12 |
stable
|
-1.7 (-10.3, 0.1) |
| Bell County | Rural | Yes | 95.1 (78.9, 114.0) | 8 (1, 56) | 26 |
stable
|
0.0 (-1.6, 1.5) |
| Harlan County | Rural | Yes | 93.7 (78.4, 111.4) | 9 (1, 51) | 28 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.9, 0.6) |
| Perry County | Rural | Yes | 92.7 (78.0, 109.6) | 10 (1, 52) | 31 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-1.9, 0.2) |
| Clay County | Rural | Yes | 92.1 (75.3, 112.1) | 11 (1, 63) | 22 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-2.4, 1.4) |
| Fulton County | Rural | Yes | 91.0 (59.9, 133.5) | 12 (1, 113) | 6 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-3.9, 2.7) |
| Russell County | Rural | Yes | 90.3 (71.8, 112.6) | 13 (1, 74) | 18 |
stable
|
0.9 (-0.8, 2.7) |
| Estill County | Rural | Yes | 89.7 (69.1, 115.0) | 14 (1, 88) | 14 |
stable
|
0.2 (-2.0, 2.3) |
| Rockcastle County | Rural | Yes | 86.9 (68.0, 109.9) | 15 (1, 85) | 16 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-1.7, 1.3) |
| Magoffin County | Rural | Yes | 85.8 (64.2, 113.1) | 16 (1, 102) | 12 |
stable
|
-1.3 (-4.4, 1.7) |
| Cumberland County | Rural | Yes | 85.6 (58.2, 124.1) | 17 (1, 116) | 7 |
stable
|
0.4 (-2.7, 3.4) |
| Breathitt County | Rural | Yes | 84.9 (64.9, 109.8) | 18 (1, 97) | 13 |
stable
|
-0.9 (-2.5, 0.6) |
| Lee County | Rural | Yes | 84.9 (59.0, 120.0) | 19 (1, 114) | 7 |
stable
|
-1.5 (-4.1, 0.9) |
| McCreary County | Rural | Yes | 84.6 (66.7, 106.1) | 20 (1, 90) | 16 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-2.0, 1.6) |
| Letcher County | Rural | Yes | 84.1 (68.0, 103.3) | 21 (1, 82) | 21 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-1.9, 1.7) |
| Lincoln County | Rural | Yes | 83.7 (68.4, 101.6) | 22 (2, 83) | 23 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-1.8, 0.9) |
| Whitley County | Rural | Yes | 82.9 (70.1, 97.5) | 23 (3, 72) | 31 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-2.1, 1.5) |
| Fleming County | Rural | Yes | 81.6 (62.8, 104.7) | 24 (1, 99) | 13 |
stable
|
0.3 (-1.6, 2.4) |
| Carroll County | Rural | Yes | 81.4 (59.9, 108.8) | 25 (1, 106) | 10 |
stable
|
-1.3 (-3.8, 1.1) |
| Johnson County | Rural | Yes | 81.3 (65.9, 99.6) | 26 (2, 87) | 21 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-2.0, 1.5) |
| Powell County | Rural | Yes | 81.2 (61.7, 105.5) | 27 (1, 104) | 12 |
stable
|
-1.5 (-10.5, 0.5) |
| Carlisle County | Urban | Yes | 81.0 (48.6, 128.5) | 28 (1, 119) | 4 |
stable
|
1.2 (-2.1, 4.5) |
| Lawrence County | Urban | Yes | 80.7 (62.7, 102.7) | 29 (1, 102) | 15 |
stable
|
-1.0 (-2.9, 0.9) |
| Menifee County | Rural | Yes | 78.5 (51.0, 117.7) | 30 (1, 118) | 6 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-3.2, 3.0) |
| Green County | Rural | Yes | 78.3 (58.9, 103.4) | 31 (1, 110) | 12 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-2.7, 2.3) |
| Livingston County | Urban | Yes | 78.3 (56.1, 108.0) | 32 (1, 114) | 9 |
stable
|
1.2 (-1.6, 4.2) |
| Grayson County | Rural | Yes | 76.5 (62.7, 92.8) | 33 (3, 93) | 23 |
stable
|
-1.3 (-2.9, 0.2) |
| Taylor County | Rural | Yes | 76.1 (61.4, 93.4) | 34 (4, 99) | 21 |
stable
|
0.3 (-1.2, 1.8) |
| Christian County | Urban | Yes | 75.6 (65.4, 86.9) | 35 (11, 81) | 41 |
stable
|
5.3 (-0.8, 14.2) |
| Pike County | Rural | Yes | 75.5 (66.2, 85.9) | 36 (12, 77) | 52 |
falling 
|
-8.9 (-17.4, -1.3) |
| Union County | Rural | Yes | 74.9 (56.1, 98.6) | 37 (2, 110) | 11 |
stable
|
-1.1 (-3.0, 0.7) |
| Trimble County | Rural | Yes | 74.8 (51.8, 105.7) | 38 (1, 118) | 7 |
stable
|
0.6 (-1.9, 3.3) |
| Butler County | Urban | Yes | 73.8 (54.1, 98.8) | 39 (2, 114) | 10 |
stable
|
-1.1 (-3.5, 1.2) |
| Morgan County | Rural | Yes | 73.6 (55.5, 96.5) | 40 (3, 113) | 12 |
stable
|
1.0 (-1.2, 3.6) |
| Montgomery County | Rural | Yes | 72.9 (59.8, 88.2) | 41 (7, 102) | 23 |
stable
|
-1.0 (-2.7, 0.7) |
| Muhlenberg County | Rural | Yes | 72.0 (59.5, 86.7) | 42 (10, 98) | 25 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-2.5, 0.9) |
| Carter County | Urban | Yes | 72.0 (58.7, 87.7) | 43 (10, 102) | 22 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-3.0, -0.3) |
| Todd County | Rural | Yes | 71.9 (52.2, 97.2) | 44 (2, 116) | 9 |
falling
|
-1.9 (-3.5, -0.3) |
| Monroe County | Rural | Yes | 70.9 (50.5, 97.4) | 45 (2, 117) | 9 |
stable
|
0.1 (-2.6, 2.8) |
| Pendleton County | Urban | Yes | 70.7 (53.7, 92.1) | 46 (6, 113) | 13 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-2.6, 1.4) |
| Clark County | Urban | Yes | 70.4 (59.1, 83.4) | 47 (11, 98) | 29 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-1.2, 0.9) |
| Lewis County | Rural | Yes | 70.3 (52.1, 93.7) | 48 (3, 116) | 11 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-2.1, 1.8) |
| Bath County | Rural | Yes | 70.3 (52.2, 93.4) | 49 (3, 115) | 10 |
stable
|
-1.1 (-3.2, 1.0) |
| Jackson County | Rural | Yes | 70.3 (52.4, 93.0) | 50 (5, 115) | 11 |
falling
|
-4.2 (-22.8, -0.9) |
| Martin County | Rural | Yes | 70.3 (50.6, 95.9) | 51 (3, 117) | 8 |
stable
|
-1.2 (-3.6, 1.2) |
| Metcalfe County | Rural | Yes | 70.2 (50.3, 96.4) | 52 (3, 117) | 9 |
falling
|
-2.2 (-4.4, -0.2) |
| Crittenden County | Rural | Yes | 70.0 (47.8, 100.1) | 53 (1, 119) | 7 |
stable
|
0.8 (-2.0, 3.8) |
| Pulaski County | Rural | Yes | 68.1 (59.7, 77.5) | 54 (22, 92) | 52 |
falling
|
-3.1 (-5.6, -1.7) |
| Casey County | Rural | Yes | 67.9 (51.3, 88.8) | 55 (7, 117) | 12 |
stable
|
-1.3 (-3.2, 0.5) |
| Larue County | Urban | Yes | 67.6 (50.0, 89.9) | 56 (5, 117) | 10 |
stable
|
0.5 (-1.8, 3.0) |
| Nicholas County | Rural | Yes | 67.4 (43.9, 99.9) | 57 (2, 119) | 5 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-3.3, 2.4) |
| Barren County | Rural | Yes | 67.2 (57.1, 78.8) | 58 (18, 102) | 34 |
stable
|
-1.0 (-2.1, 0.2) |
| Wayne County | Rural | Yes | 67.0 (52.1, 85.2) | 59 (8, 114) | 15 |
stable
|
-1.1 (-2.5, 0.3) |
| Webster County | Rural | Yes | 66.9 (48.2, 90.9) | 60 (5, 118) | 9 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-2.1, 0.9) |
| Graves County | Rural | Yes | 66.8 (55.6, 79.8) | 61 (18, 107) | 27 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-1.7, 1.0) |
| Calloway County | Rural | Yes | 66.7 (54.7, 80.7) | 62 (16, 109) | 23 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-1.4, 1.1) |
| Logan County | Rural | Yes | 66.6 (53.9, 81.7) | 63 (13, 110) | 20 |
stable
|
-1.4 (-2.8, 0.0) |
| Gallatin County | Urban | Yes | 66.2 (45.7, 94.0) | 64 (3, 119) | 7 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-4.3, 3.1) |
| Rowan County | Rural | Yes | 65.7 (51.0, 83.5) | 65 (11, 115) | 14 |
stable
|
-1.3 (-2.6, 0.1) |
| Caldwell County | Rural | Yes | 65.5 (47.7, 88.7) | 66 (4, 118) | 10 |
stable
|
-1.8 (-4.5, 0.7) |
| Henry County | Urban | Yes | 64.3 (48.5, 84.1) | 67 (12, 117) | 12 |
stable
|
-1.0 (-3.1, 1.1) |
| Adair County | Rural | Yes | 63.8 (48.8, 82.3) | 68 (10, 116) | 13 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-2.5, 1.9) |
| Madison County | Rural | Yes | 63.5 (56.3, 71.6) | 69 (34, 100) | 58 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-2.1, -0.2) |
| Simpson County | Rural | Yes | 62.4 (47.4, 80.8) | 70 (14, 117) | 13 |
stable
|
-1.0 (-3.0, 0.9) |
| Bourbon County | Urban | Yes | 62.3 (48.6, 79.1) | 71 (15, 116) | 15 |
stable
|
-0.9 (-2.3, 0.5) |
| McLean County | Urban | Yes | 61.2 (40.8, 89.2) | 72 (5, 119) | 6 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-3.2, 1.5) |
| Mercer County | Rural | Yes | 61.0 (48.1, 76.7) | 73 (21, 115) | 17 |
stable
|
-1.1 (-2.8, 0.6) |
| Laurel County | Rural | Yes | 60.9 (52.6, 70.2) | 74 (36, 108) | 41 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-2.8, -0.1) |
| Henderson County | Rural | Yes | 60.7 (50.8, 72.1) | 75 (31, 113) | 29 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.6, 0.3) |
| Mason County | Rural | Yes | 60.6 (45.5, 79.5) | 76 (15, 118) | 12 |
stable
|
-1.1 (-3.5, 1.3) |
| Hopkins County | Rural | Yes | 60.2 (50.6, 71.3) | 77 (32, 112) | 30 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.9, -0.2) |
| Nelson County | Urban | Yes | 59.8 (50.6, 70.4) | 78 (36, 111) | 32 |
stable
|
-1.0 (-2.4, 0.5) |
| Boyd County | Urban | Yes | 59.8 (50.7, 70.3) | 79 (33, 112) | 33 |
falling
|
-1.9 (-3.1, -0.8) |
| Hart County | Rural | Yes | 59.5 (45.5, 77.0) | 80 (20, 118) | 14 |
stable
|
-1.0 (-3.4, 1.3) |
| Lyon County | Rural | Yes | 59.5 (39.8, 88.0) | 81 (6, 119) | 6 |
stable
|
-1.4 (-4.8, 1.7) |
| Daviess County | Urban | Yes | 58.1 (51.7, 65.2) | 82 (48, 108) | 65 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.9, -0.1) |
| Hardin County | Urban | Yes | 57.9 (51.8, 64.6) | 83 (51, 108) | 69 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-2.6, -0.4) |
| Breckinridge County | Rural | Yes | 57.9 (45.2, 73.6) | 84 (24, 118) | 15 |
falling
|
-2.6 (-3.9, -1.4) |
| McCracken County | Urban | Yes | 57.6 (49.9, 66.3) | 85 (43, 110) | 43 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-2.4, -0.2) |
| Marshall County | Rural | Yes | 57.5 (46.8, 70.2) | 86 (33, 116) | 22 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-2.5, 1.5) |
| Warren County | Urban | Yes | 57.1 (51.3, 63.4) | 87 (54, 107) | 74 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-2.1, -0.1) |
| Greenup County | Urban | Yes | 56.9 (46.6, 69.1) | 88 (33, 116) | 23 |
falling
|
-2.0 (-3.6, -0.6) |
| Garrard County | Rural | Yes | 56.6 (42.6, 74.5) | 89 (23, 119) | 12 |
stable
|
0.3 (-1.7, 2.5) |
| Washington County | Rural | Yes | 56.1 (38.9, 79.0) | 90 (14, 119) | 7 |
stable
|
0.7 (-2.0, 3.7) |
| Harrison County | Rural | Yes | 55.8 (43.4, 71.3) | 91 (29, 118) | 14 |
falling
|
-2.1 (-3.6, -0.6) |
| Anderson County | Rural | Yes | 55.6 (43.7, 70.1) | 92 (34, 118) | 16 |
stable
|
-1.5 (-3.9, 1.0) |
| Edmonson County | Urban | Yes | 55.3 (39.4, 76.8) | 93 (18, 119) | 8 |
stable
|
-0.9 (-3.4, 1.6) |
| Trigg County | Urban | Yes | 55.0 (39.6, 75.4) | 94 (21, 119) | 9 |
falling
|
-2.5 (-4.9, -0.3) |
| Hickman County | Rural | Yes | 54.8 (30.4, 95.8) | 95 (3, 119) | 3 |
|
|
| Ohio County | Rural | Yes | 54.6 (42.3, 69.7) | 96 (35, 119) | 14 |
stable
|
-1.5 (-3.2, 0.1) |
| Allen County | Urban | Yes | 54.4 (41.8, 70.2) | 97 (29, 119) | 13 |
falling
|
-2.4 (-4.3, -0.6) |
| Grant County | Urban | Yes | 54.3 (42.6, 68.5) | 98 (37, 119) | 15 |
falling
|
-6.3 (-19.4, -1.4) |
| Kenton County | Urban | Yes | 54.1 (49.3, 59.3) | 99 (67, 110) | 100 |
falling
|
-1.9 (-2.7, -1.2) |
| Marion County | Rural | Yes | 54.1 (40.9, 70.6) | 100 (29, 119) | 12 |
falling
|
-2.2 (-4.0, -0.5) |
| Hancock County | Rural | Yes | 54.0 (35.1, 80.5) | 101 (12, 119) | 5 |
stable
|
-2.2 (-4.9, 0.4) |
| Woodford County | Urban | Yes | 52.8 (41.5, 66.5) | 102 (38, 119) | 16 |
stable
|
-1.6 (-3.4, 0.2) |
| Franklin County | Rural | Yes | 51.8 (43.6, 61.1) | 103 (59, 117) | 31 |
falling
|
-1.7 (-2.9, -0.6) |
| Jefferson County | Urban | Yes | 51.5 (49.3, 53.8) | 104 (85, 110) | 434 |
falling
|
-2.0 (-2.4, -1.6) |
| Campbell County | Urban | Yes | 50.6 (44.5, 57.3) | 105 (71, 117) | 55 |
falling
|
-2.0 (-3.5, -0.6) |
| Jessamine County | Urban | Yes | 50.1 (42.1, 59.2) | 106 (61, 118) | 30 |
stable
|
-1.7 (-3.4, 0.1) |
| Ballard County | Urban | Yes | 49.9 (30.5, 78.6) | 107 (15, 119) | 4 |
stable
|
-2.0 (-5.5, 0.8) |
| Bracken County | Urban | Yes | 49.0 (31.5, 74.3) | 108 (22, 119) | 5 |
falling
|
-11.8 (-43.6, -2.8) |
| Elliott County | Rural | Yes | 48.7 (30.2, 76.8) | 109 (17, 119) | 4 |
falling
|
-4.5 (-7.6, -1.8) |
| Boyle County | Rural | Yes | 48.5 (38.1, 61.0) | 110 (53, 119) | 16 |
stable
|
-1.6 (-3.7, 0.3) |
| Meade County | Urban | Yes | 47.9 (38.2, 59.7) | 111 (54, 119) | 17 |
stable
|
-1.6 (-3.8, 0.7) |
| Spencer County | Urban | Yes | 47.3 (35.2, 62.6) | 112 (46, 119) | 11 |
stable
|
-1.8 (-3.9, 0.5) |
| Bullitt County | Urban | Yes | 45.6 (39.5, 52.4) | 113 (83, 119) | 44 |
falling
|
-2.2 (-3.0, -1.4) |
| Scott County | Urban | Yes | 45.2 (37.9, 53.6) | 114 (80, 119) | 27 |
falling
|
-2.1 (-4.0, -0.2) |
| Owen County | Rural | Yes | 43.5 (28.7, 64.3) | 115 (40, 119) | 6 |
falling
|
-2.8 (-5.1, -0.6) |
| Fayette County | Urban | Yes | 42.6 (39.4, 46.1) | 116 (103, 119) | 135 |
falling
|
-2.0 (-2.9, -1.2) |
| Boone County | Urban | Yes | 42.1 (37.5, 47.2) | 117 (98, 119) | 63 |
falling
|
-2.0 (-3.0, -1.1) |
| Shelby County | Urban | Yes | 40.8 (33.5, 49.5) | 118 (90, 119) | 23 |
falling
|
-2.4 (-3.6, -1.2) |
| Oldham County | Urban | Yes | 35.9 (30.1, 42.6) | 119 (107, 119) | 27 |
falling
|
-2.3 (-3.3, -1.3) |
| Robertson County | Rural | *** |
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Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/21/2026 10:09 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.