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 Recentaapc
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) 
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kentucky | N/A | Yes | 59.7 (58.7, 60.7) | N/A | 2,986 |
falling 
|
-1.3 (-1.6, -1.1) |
| United States | N/A | Yes | 44.0 (43.9, 44.1) | N/A | 158,490 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-1.8, -1.3) |
| Christian County | Urban | Yes | 75.6 (65.4, 86.9) | 35 (11, 81) | 41 |
stable 
|
5.3 (-0.8, 14.2) |
| Carlisle County | Urban | Yes | 81.0 (48.6, 128.5) | 28 (1, 119) | 4 |
stable
|
1.2 (-2.1, 4.5) |
| Livingston County | Urban | Yes | 78.3 (56.1, 108.0) | 32 (1, 114) | 9 |
stable
|
1.2 (-1.6, 4.2) |
| Morgan County | Rural | Yes | 73.6 (55.5, 96.5) | 40 (3, 113) | 12 |
stable
|
1.0 (-1.2, 3.6) |
| Russell County | Rural | Yes | 90.3 (71.8, 112.6) | 13 (1, 74) | 18 |
stable
|
0.9 (-0.8, 2.7) |
| Clinton County | Rural | Yes | 100.0 (74.6, 132.4) | 3 (1, 76) | 11 |
stable
|
0.8 (-2.7, 4.5) |
| Crittenden County | Rural | Yes | 70.0 (47.8, 100.1) | 53 (1, 119) | 7 |
stable
|
0.8 (-2.0, 3.8) |
| Owsley County | Rural | Yes | 104.2 (63.5, 162.9) | 2 (1, 118) | 4 |
stable
|
0.8 (-1.9, 3.6) |
| Washington County | Rural | Yes | 56.1 (38.9, 79.0) | 90 (14, 119) | 7 |
stable
|
0.7 (-2.0, 3.7) |
| Trimble County | Rural | Yes | 74.8 (51.8, 105.7) | 38 (1, 118) | 7 |
stable
|
0.6 (-1.9, 3.3) |
| Larue County | Urban | Yes | 67.6 (50.0, 89.9) | 56 (5, 117) | 10 |
stable
|
0.5 (-1.8, 3.0) |
| Cumberland County | Rural | Yes | 85.6 (58.2, 124.1) | 17 (1, 116) | 7 |
stable
|
0.4 (-2.7, 3.4) |
| Knott County | Rural | Yes | 97.1 (76.0, 123.0) | 6 (1, 71) | 16 |
stable
|
0.4 (-0.9, 1.7) |
| Fleming County | Rural | Yes | 81.6 (62.8, 104.7) | 24 (1, 99) | 13 |
stable
|
0.3 (-1.6, 2.4) |
| Garrard County | Rural | Yes | 56.6 (42.6, 74.5) | 89 (23, 119) | 12 |
stable
|
0.3 (-1.7, 2.5) |
| Taylor County | Rural | Yes | 76.1 (61.4, 93.4) | 34 (4, 99) | 21 |
stable
|
0.3 (-1.2, 1.8) |
| Wolfe County | Rural | Yes | 114.1 (80.0, 158.8) | 1 (1, 81) | 8 |
stable
|
0.3 (-2.5, 3.3) |
| Estill County | Rural | Yes | 89.7 (69.1, 115.0) | 14 (1, 88) | 14 |
stable
|
0.2 (-2.0, 2.3) |
| Monroe County | Rural | Yes | 70.9 (50.5, 97.4) | 45 (2, 117) | 9 |
stable
|
0.1 (-2.6, 2.8) |
| Bell County | Rural | Yes | 95.1 (78.9, 114.0) | 8 (1, 56) | 26 |
stable
|
0.0 (-1.6, 1.5) |
| Floyd County | Rural | Yes | 99.0 (85.2, 114.6) | 5 (1, 39) | 41 |
stable
|
0.0 (-0.9, 0.9) |
| Letcher County | Rural | Yes | 84.1 (68.0, 103.3) | 21 (1, 82) | 21 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-1.9, 1.7) |
| Lewis County | Rural | Yes | 70.3 (52.1, 93.7) | 48 (3, 116) | 11 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-2.1, 1.8) |
| Menifee County | Rural | Yes | 78.5 (51.0, 117.7) | 30 (1, 118) | 6 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-3.2, 3.0) |
| Rockcastle County | Rural | Yes | 86.9 (68.0, 109.9) | 15 (1, 85) | 16 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-1.7, 1.3) |
| Calloway County | Rural | Yes | 66.7 (54.7, 80.7) | 62 (16, 109) | 23 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-1.4, 1.1) |
| Clark County | Urban | Yes | 70.4 (59.1, 83.4) | 47 (11, 98) | 29 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-1.2, 0.9) |
| Green County | Rural | Yes | 78.3 (58.9, 103.4) | 31 (1, 110) | 12 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-2.7, 2.3) |
| Johnson County | Rural | Yes | 81.3 (65.9, 99.6) | 26 (2, 87) | 21 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-2.0, 1.5) |
| McCreary County | Rural | Yes | 84.6 (66.7, 106.1) | 20 (1, 90) | 16 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-2.0, 1.6) |
| Adair County | Rural | Yes | 63.8 (48.8, 82.3) | 68 (10, 116) | 13 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-2.5, 1.9) |
| Graves County | Rural | Yes | 66.8 (55.6, 79.8) | 61 (18, 107) | 27 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-1.7, 1.0) |
| Whitley County | Rural | Yes | 82.9 (70.1, 97.5) | 23 (3, 72) | 31 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-2.1, 1.5) |
| Knox County | Rural | Yes | 99.6 (84.2, 117.0) | 4 (1, 41) | 32 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-1.6, 0.7) |
| Lincoln County | Rural | Yes | 83.7 (68.4, 101.6) | 22 (2, 83) | 23 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-1.8, 0.9) |
| 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) |
| Marshall County | Rural | Yes | 57.5 (46.8, 70.2) | 86 (33, 116) | 22 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-2.5, 1.5) |
| Nicholas County | Rural | Yes | 67.4 (43.9, 99.9) | 57 (2, 119) | 5 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-3.3, 2.4) |
| Harlan County | Rural | Yes | 93.7 (78.4, 111.4) | 9 (1, 51) | 28 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.9, 0.6) |
| Henderson County | Rural | Yes | 60.7 (50.8, 72.1) | 75 (31, 113) | 29 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.6, 0.3) |
| Webster County | Rural | Yes | 66.9 (48.2, 90.9) | 60 (5, 118) | 9 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-2.1, 0.9) |
| Gallatin County | Urban | Yes | 66.2 (45.7, 94.0) | 64 (3, 119) | 7 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-4.3, 3.1) |
| Muhlenberg County | Rural | Yes | 72.0 (59.5, 86.7) | 42 (10, 98) | 25 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-2.5, 0.9) |
| Pendleton County | Urban | Yes | 70.7 (53.7, 92.1) | 46 (6, 113) | 13 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-2.6, 1.4) |
| McLean County | Urban | Yes | 61.2 (40.8, 89.2) | 72 (5, 119) | 6 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-3.2, 1.5) |
| Perry County | Rural | Yes | 92.7 (78.0, 109.6) | 10 (1, 52) | 31 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-1.9, 0.2) |
| Bourbon County | Urban | Yes | 62.3 (48.6, 79.1) | 71 (15, 116) | 15 |
stable
|
-0.9 (-2.3, 0.5) |
| Breathitt County | Rural | Yes | 84.9 (64.9, 109.8) | 18 (1, 97) | 13 |
stable
|
-0.9 (-2.5, 0.6) |
| Edmonson County | Urban | Yes | 55.3 (39.4, 76.8) | 93 (18, 119) | 8 |
stable
|
-0.9 (-3.4, 1.6) |
| Barren County | Rural | Yes | 67.2 (57.1, 78.8) | 58 (18, 102) | 34 |
stable
|
-1.0 (-2.1, 0.2) |
| Daviess County | Urban | Yes | 58.1 (51.7, 65.2) | 82 (48, 108) | 65 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.9, -0.1) |
| Hart County | Rural | Yes | 59.5 (45.5, 77.0) | 80 (20, 118) | 14 |
stable
|
-1.0 (-3.4, 1.3) |
| Henry County | Urban | Yes | 64.3 (48.5, 84.1) | 67 (12, 117) | 12 |
stable
|
-1.0 (-3.1, 1.1) |
| Hopkins County | Rural | Yes | 60.2 (50.6, 71.3) | 77 (32, 112) | 30 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.9, -0.2) |
| Lawrence County | Urban | Yes | 80.7 (62.7, 102.7) | 29 (1, 102) | 15 |
stable
|
-1.0 (-2.9, 0.9) |
| Madison County | Rural | Yes | 63.5 (56.3, 71.6) | 69 (34, 100) | 58 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-2.1, -0.2) |
| Montgomery County | Rural | Yes | 72.9 (59.8, 88.2) | 41 (7, 102) | 23 |
stable
|
-1.0 (-2.7, 0.7) |
| Nelson County | Urban | Yes | 59.8 (50.6, 70.4) | 78 (36, 111) | 32 |
stable
|
-1.0 (-2.4, 0.5) |
| Simpson County | Rural | Yes | 62.4 (47.4, 80.8) | 70 (14, 117) | 13 |
stable
|
-1.0 (-3.0, 0.9) |
| Bath County | Rural | Yes | 70.3 (52.2, 93.4) | 49 (3, 115) | 10 |
stable
|
-1.1 (-3.2, 1.0) |
| Butler County | Urban | Yes | 73.8 (54.1, 98.8) | 39 (2, 114) | 10 |
stable
|
-1.1 (-3.5, 1.2) |
| Mason County | Rural | Yes | 60.6 (45.5, 79.5) | 76 (15, 118) | 12 |
stable
|
-1.1 (-3.5, 1.3) |
| Mercer County | Rural | Yes | 61.0 (48.1, 76.7) | 73 (21, 115) | 17 |
stable
|
-1.1 (-2.8, 0.6) |
| Union County | Rural | Yes | 74.9 (56.1, 98.6) | 37 (2, 110) | 11 |
stable
|
-1.1 (-3.0, 0.7) |
| Warren County | Urban | Yes | 57.1 (51.3, 63.4) | 87 (54, 107) | 74 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-2.1, -0.1) |
| Wayne County | Rural | Yes | 67.0 (52.1, 85.2) | 59 (8, 114) | 15 |
stable
|
-1.1 (-2.5, 0.3) |
| Martin County | Rural | Yes | 70.3 (50.6, 95.9) | 51 (3, 117) | 8 |
stable
|
-1.2 (-3.6, 1.2) |
| Carroll County | Rural | Yes | 81.4 (59.9, 108.8) | 25 (1, 106) | 10 |
stable
|
-1.3 (-3.8, 1.1) |
| Casey County | Rural | Yes | 67.9 (51.3, 88.8) | 55 (7, 117) | 12 |
stable
|
-1.3 (-3.2, 0.5) |
| Grayson County | Rural | Yes | 76.5 (62.7, 92.8) | 33 (3, 93) | 23 |
stable
|
-1.3 (-2.9, 0.2) |
| Magoffin County | Rural | Yes | 85.8 (64.2, 113.1) | 16 (1, 102) | 12 |
stable
|
-1.3 (-4.4, 1.7) |
| McCracken County | Urban | Yes | 57.6 (49.9, 66.3) | 85 (43, 110) | 43 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-2.4, -0.2) |
| Rowan County | Rural | Yes | 65.7 (51.0, 83.5) | 65 (11, 115) | 14 |
stable
|
-1.3 (-2.6, 0.1) |
| Logan County | Rural | Yes | 66.6 (53.9, 81.7) | 63 (13, 110) | 20 |
stable
|
-1.4 (-2.8, 0.0) |
| Lyon County | Rural | Yes | 59.5 (39.8, 88.0) | 81 (6, 119) | 6 |
stable
|
-1.4 (-4.8, 1.7) |
| Anderson County | Rural | Yes | 55.6 (43.7, 70.1) | 92 (34, 118) | 16 |
stable
|
-1.5 (-3.9, 1.0) |
| Hardin County | Urban | Yes | 57.9 (51.8, 64.6) | 83 (51, 108) | 69 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-2.6, -0.4) |
| Laurel County | Rural | Yes | 60.9 (52.6, 70.2) | 74 (36, 108) | 41 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-2.8, -0.1) |
| Lee County | Rural | Yes | 84.9 (59.0, 120.0) | 19 (1, 114) | 7 |
stable
|
-1.5 (-4.1, 0.9) |
| Ohio County | Rural | Yes | 54.6 (42.3, 69.7) | 96 (35, 119) | 14 |
stable
|
-1.5 (-3.2, 0.1) |
| Powell County | Rural | Yes | 81.2 (61.7, 105.5) | 27 (1, 104) | 12 |
stable
|
-1.5 (-10.5, 0.5) |
| Boyle County | Rural | Yes | 48.5 (38.1, 61.0) | 110 (53, 119) | 16 |
stable
|
-1.6 (-3.7, 0.3) |
| Carter County | Urban | Yes | 72.0 (58.7, 87.7) | 43 (10, 102) | 22 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-3.0, -0.3) |
| Meade County | Urban | Yes | 47.9 (38.2, 59.7) | 111 (54, 119) | 17 |
stable
|
-1.6 (-3.8, 0.7) |
| 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) |
| Jessamine County | Urban | Yes | 50.1 (42.1, 59.2) | 106 (61, 118) | 30 |
stable
|
-1.7 (-3.4, 0.1) |
| Leslie County | Rural | Yes | 95.2 (71.7, 125.1) | 7 (1, 80) | 12 |
stable
|
-1.7 (-10.3, 0.1) |
| Caldwell County | Rural | Yes | 65.5 (47.7, 88.7) | 66 (4, 118) | 10 |
stable
|
-1.8 (-4.5, 0.7) |
| Spencer County | Urban | Yes | 47.3 (35.2, 62.6) | 112 (46, 119) | 11 |
stable
|
-1.8 (-3.9, 0.5) |
| Boyd County | Urban | Yes | 59.8 (50.7, 70.3) | 79 (33, 112) | 33 |
falling
|
-1.9 (-3.1, -0.8) |
| Kenton County | Urban | Yes | 54.1 (49.3, 59.3) | 99 (67, 110) | 100 |
falling
|
-1.9 (-2.7, -1.2) |
| Todd County | Rural | Yes | 71.9 (52.2, 97.2) | 44 (2, 116) | 9 |
falling
|
-1.9 (-3.5, -0.3) |
| Ballard County | Urban | Yes | 49.9 (30.5, 78.6) | 107 (15, 119) | 4 |
stable
|
-2.0 (-5.5, 0.8) |
| Boone County | Urban | Yes | 42.1 (37.5, 47.2) | 117 (98, 119) | 63 |
falling
|
-2.0 (-3.0, -1.1) |
| Campbell County | Urban | Yes | 50.6 (44.5, 57.3) | 105 (71, 117) | 55 |
falling
|
-2.0 (-3.5, -0.6) |
| Fayette County | Urban | Yes | 42.6 (39.4, 46.1) | 116 (103, 119) | 135 |
falling
|
-2.0 (-2.9, -1.2) |
| Greenup County | Urban | Yes | 56.9 (46.6, 69.1) | 88 (33, 116) | 23 |
falling
|
-2.0 (-3.6, -0.6) |
| Jefferson County | Urban | Yes | 51.5 (49.3, 53.8) | 104 (85, 110) | 434 |
falling
|
-2.0 (-2.4, -1.6) |
| Harrison County | Rural | Yes | 55.8 (43.4, 71.3) | 91 (29, 118) | 14 |
falling
|
-2.1 (-3.6, -0.6) |
| Scott County | Urban | Yes | 45.2 (37.9, 53.6) | 114 (80, 119) | 27 |
falling
|
-2.1 (-4.0, -0.2) |
| Bullitt County | Urban | Yes | 45.6 (39.5, 52.4) | 113 (83, 119) | 44 |
falling
|
-2.2 (-3.0, -1.4) |
| Hancock County | Rural | Yes | 54.0 (35.1, 80.5) | 101 (12, 119) | 5 |
stable
|
-2.2 (-4.9, 0.4) |
| Marion County | Rural | Yes | 54.1 (40.9, 70.6) | 100 (29, 119) | 12 |
falling
|
-2.2 (-4.0, -0.5) |
| Metcalfe County | Rural | Yes | 70.2 (50.3, 96.4) | 52 (3, 117) | 9 |
falling
|
-2.2 (-4.4, -0.2) |
| Oldham County | Urban | Yes | 35.9 (30.1, 42.6) | 119 (107, 119) | 27 |
falling
|
-2.3 (-3.3, -1.3) |
| Allen County | Urban | Yes | 54.4 (41.8, 70.2) | 97 (29, 119) | 13 |
falling
|
-2.4 (-4.3, -0.6) |
| Shelby County | Urban | Yes | 40.8 (33.5, 49.5) | 118 (90, 119) | 23 |
falling
|
-2.4 (-3.6, -1.2) |
| Trigg County | Urban | Yes | 55.0 (39.6, 75.4) | 94 (21, 119) | 9 |
falling
|
-2.5 (-4.9, -0.3) |
| Breckinridge County | Rural | Yes | 57.9 (45.2, 73.6) | 84 (24, 118) | 15 |
falling
|
-2.6 (-3.9, -1.4) |
| Owen County | Rural | Yes | 43.5 (28.7, 64.3) | 115 (40, 119) | 6 |
falling
|
-2.8 (-5.1, -0.6) |
| Pulaski County | Rural | Yes | 68.1 (59.7, 77.5) | 54 (22, 92) | 52 |
falling
|
-3.1 (-5.6, -1.7) |
| Jackson County | Rural | Yes | 70.3 (52.4, 93.0) | 50 (5, 115) | 11 |
falling
|
-4.2 (-22.8, -0.9) |
| Elliott County | Rural | Yes | 48.7 (30.2, 76.8) | 109 (17, 119) | 4 |
falling
|
-4.5 (-7.6, -1.8) |
| Grant County | Urban | Yes | 54.3 (42.6, 68.5) | 98 (37, 119) | 15 |
falling
|
-6.3 (-19.4, -1.4) |
| Pike County | Rural | Yes | 75.5 (66.2, 85.9) | 36 (12, 77) | 52 |
falling
|
-8.9 (-17.4, -1.3) |
| Bracken County | Urban | Yes | 49.0 (31.5, 74.3) | 108 (22, 119) | 5 |
falling
|
-11.8 (-43.6, -2.8) |
| Hickman County | Rural | Yes | 54.8 (30.4, 95.8) | 95 (3, 119) | 3 |
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| Robertson County | Rural | *** |
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Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/26/2026 12:04 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.
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.