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