Death Rates Table
Death Rate Report for Kentucky by County
All Cancer Sites, 2019-2023
All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes, Ages 50+
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)
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cumberland County | Rural | No | 925.9 (767.9, 1,107.1) | 1 (1, 44) | 25 |
stable 
|
1.3 (-0.3, 3.0) |
| Owsley County | Rural | No | 868.0 (675.8, 1,097.9) | 2 (1, 107) | 14 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-1.9, 1.6) |
| Clay County | Rural | No | 859.7 (763.2, 965.2) | 3 (1, 33) | 61 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-0.9, 0.8) |
| Clinton County | Rural | No | 841.2 (716.8, 981.5) | 4 (1, 69) | 33 |
stable
|
0.4 (-0.9, 1.8) |
| Perry County | Rural | No | 835.3 (756.8, 919.9) | 5 (1, 32) | 88 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-1.4, 0.5) |
| Lawrence County | Urban | No | 832.8 (729.4, 946.9) | 6 (1, 50) | 49 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-1.0, 0.6) |
| Powell County | Rural | No | 826.4 (703.7, 964.6) | 7 (1, 67) | 35 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-2.1, 1.1) |
| Carlisle County | Urban | No | 816.1 (651.5, 1,010.4) | 8 (1, 104) | 17 |
stable
|
1.4 (-0.6, 3.5) |
| Knox County | Rural | No | 806.8 (733.9, 885.0) | 9 (1, 40) | 91 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-0.6, 0.5) |
| Leslie County | Rural | No | 801.9 (683.0, 935.9) | 10 (1, 84) | 34 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-1.5, 1.3) |
| Lee County | Rural | No | 799.8 (657.4, 963.7) | 11 (1, 98) | 23 |
stable
|
-1.2 (-2.4, 0.0) |
| Harlan County | Rural | No | 794.8 (718.2, 877.5) | 12 (1, 50) | 83 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-1.8, 0.2) |
| Monroe County | Rural | No | 779.8 (667.1, 906.3) | 13 (1, 85) | 35 |
stable
|
0.9 (-0.5, 2.3) |
| Metcalfe County | Rural | No | 777.0 (662.8, 905.6) | 14 (1, 86) | 33 |
stable
|
-0.9 (-2.5, 0.8) |
| McCreary County | Rural | No | 775.2 (676.1, 885.1) | 15 (1, 79) | 45 |
stable
|
-1.2 (-2.5, 0.2) |
| Bell County | Rural | No | 758.7 (683.1, 840.6) | 16 (2, 68) | 75 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-1.0, 0.8) |
| Grayson County | Rural | No | 752.5 (676.1, 835.2) | 17 (2, 70) | 75 |
stable
|
0.5 (-0.1, 1.3) |
| Floyd County | Rural | No | 751.2 (686.8, 820.2) | 18 (3, 61) | 106 |
falling 
|
-1.3 (-1.9, -0.7) |
| Livingston County | Urban | No | 735.5 (622.1, 863.9) | 19 (1, 106) | 30 |
stable
|
0.3 (-1.4, 2.2) |
| Butler County | Urban | No | 733.4 (627.5, 852.3) | 20 (2, 104) | 35 |
stable
|
0.0 (-1.3, 1.3) |
| Whitley County | Rural | No | 722.0 (655.7, 793.2) | 21 (5, 74) | 89 |
stable
|
0.1 (-1.2, 1.4) |
| Bath County | Rural | No | 720.7 (614.7, 839.9) | 22 (2, 108) | 34 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-1.2, 0.9) |
| Taylor County | Rural | No | 720.6 (645.8, 801.7) | 23 (4, 86) | 69 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-0.9, 0.8) |
| Lewis County | Rural | No | 720.5 (619.9, 832.9) | 24 (2, 102) | 38 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.9, 0.6) |
| Wolfe County | Rural | No | 719.9 (581.8, 881.6) | 25 (1, 116) | 19 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-2.8, 2.1) |
| Carter County | Urban | No | 719.7 (649.2, 796.0) | 26 (5, 80) | 78 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.4, 0.3) |
| Pendleton County | Urban | No | 708.9 (606.2, 823.9) | 27 (1, 111) | 36 |
stable
|
0.2 (-0.9, 1.4) |
| Union County | Rural | No | 704.2 (603.7, 816.7) | 28 (3, 111) | 37 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.9, 0.8) |
| Estill County | Rural | No | 701.3 (604.8, 809.1) | 29 (3, 107) | 40 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.5, 0.6) |
| Fulton County | Rural | No | 698.9 (562.4, 859.1) | 30 (1, 118) | 18 |
stable
|
0.0 (-1.4, 1.3) |
| Menifee County | Rural | No | 697.3 (562.7, 854.7) | 31 (1, 118) | 19 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-2.3, 1.4) |
| Harrison County | Rural | No | 696.2 (612.3, 788.4) | 32 (5, 104) | 51 |
stable
|
0.2 (-0.9, 1.5) |
| Green County | Rural | No | 695.5 (594.5, 808.9) | 33 (3, 111) | 34 |
stable
|
0.0 (-1.3, 1.3) |
| Martin County | Rural | No | 693.9 (580.9, 822.5) | 34 (2, 114) | 27 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-2.2, 1.1) |
| Fleming County | Rural | No | 689.7 (596.0, 794.0) | 35 (4, 109) | 40 |
stable
|
0.2 (-1.1, 1.7) |
| Todd County | Rural | No | 687.6 (581.3, 807.8) | 36 (3, 114) | 30 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-1.4, 1.3) |
| Rockcastle County | Rural | No | 685.5 (598.0, 782.3) | 37 (4, 108) | 45 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.7, 0.4) |
| Carroll County | Rural | No | 684.7 (571.3, 814.3) | 38 (3, 116) | 26 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.8, 0.9) |
| Henry County | Urban | No | 683.9 (592.1, 786.0) | 39 (5, 110) | 42 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.6, 0.6) |
| Breathitt County | Rural | No | 682.8 (583.2, 794.8) | 40 (4, 113) | 36 |
stable
|
-1.1 (-2.5, 0.4) |
| Pulaski County | Rural | No | 680.4 (636.0, 727.2) | 41 (16, 80) | 180 |
falling
|
-0.6 (-1.1, -0.1) |
| Calloway County | Rural | No | 678.4 (616.3, 745.1) | 42 (12, 99) | 89 |
stable
|
0.1 (-0.5, 0.7) |
| Nelson County | Urban | No | 675.7 (618.8, 736.4) | 43 (13, 92) | 109 |
stable
|
2.7 (-0.5, 9.3) |
| Casey County | Rural | No | 675.6 (588.2, 772.4) | 44 (6, 110) | 44 |
falling
|
-2.7 (-10.1, -1.0) |
| Letcher County | Rural | No | 675.6 (599.7, 758.6) | 45 (8, 106) | 61 |
stable
|
-0.9 (-2.0, 0.2) |
| Pike County | Rural | No | 675.5 (628.3, 725.4) | 46 (16, 86) | 158 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.5, -0.5) |
| Russell County | Rural | No | 674.2 (593.8, 762.6) | 47 (8, 109) | 52 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-2.0, 0.6) |
| Crittenden County | Rural | No | 674.0 (561.3, 803.0) | 48 (3, 117) | 26 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.8, 1.0) |
| Mercer County | Rural | No | 669.9 (595.6, 751.0) | 49 (10, 105) | 61 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.9, -0.1) |
| Gallatin County | Urban | No | 669.8 (538.0, 824.5) | 50 (2, 119) | 19 |
falling
|
-2.0 (-3.8, -0.3) |
| Lincoln County | Rural | No | 663.4 (591.6, 741.5) | 51 (11, 106) | 63 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-1.6, 0.1) |
| Morgan County | Rural | No | 662.3 (563.4, 773.9) | 52 (6, 116) | 34 |
falling
|
-2.6 (-8.4, -0.5) |
| Graves County | Rural | No | 659.3 (600.5, 722.3) | 53 (17, 101) | 95 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.3, 0.1) |
| Johnson County | Rural | No | 657.4 (581.4, 740.6) | 54 (12, 110) | 57 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-2.1, -0.1) |
| Ballard County | Urban | No | 656.4 (539.3, 791.5) | 55 (5, 118) | 22 |
stable
|
-0.9 (-2.5, 0.6) |
| Christian County | Urban | No | 655.5 (604.9, 709.1) | 56 (19, 96) | 127 |
stable
|
2.0 (-0.6, 7.6) |
| Hart County | Rural | No | 652.6 (569.2, 744.9) | 57 (10, 114) | 46 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-1.7, 1.0) |
| Laurel County | Rural | No | 652.2 (604.5, 702.6) | 58 (22, 96) | 144 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-1.7, -0.5) |
| Mason County | Rural | No | 651.0 (564.7, 746.8) | 59 (10, 114) | 42 |
stable
|
-0.9 (-2.1, 0.2) |
| Breckinridge County | Rural | No | 645.4 (569.6, 728.5) | 60 (14, 112) | 55 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-2.1, -0.2) |
| Knott County | Rural | No | 643.6 (553.7, 744.4) | 61 (8, 116) | 38 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.8, 0.6) |
| Bracken County | Urban | No | 643.1 (517.9, 789.2) | 62 (3, 120) | 19 |
stable
|
-1.2 (-3.3, 0.8) |
| Marshall County | Rural | No | 642.4 (584.2, 704.9) | 63 (21, 108) | 92 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-1.0, 0.4) |
| Grant County | Urban | No | 641.3 (560.1, 730.9) | 64 (13, 115) | 48 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-2.0, 0.5) |
| Adair County | Rural | No | 640.6 (561.4, 727.9) | 65 (12, 114) | 48 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-1.4, 0.6) |
| Montgomery County | Rural | No | 640.0 (570.7, 715.4) | 66 (16, 111) | 64 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-1.3, 0.9) |
| Elliott County | Rural | No | 638.9 (519.7, 777.8) | 67 (4, 119) | 20 |
falling
|
-2.5 (-4.5, -0.4) |
| Bourbon County | Urban | No | 638.1 (563.3, 720.2) | 68 (14, 114) | 53 |
stable
|
-1.2 (-2.4, 0.1) |
| Logan County | Rural | No | 635.7 (569.1, 707.9) | 69 (19, 110) | 68 |
falling
|
-0.9 (-1.7, -0.2) |
| Barren County | Rural | No | 635.3 (582.2, 692.0) | 70 (24, 106) | 108 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.3, 0.2) |
| Ohio County | Rural | No | 631.1 (559.5, 709.4) | 71 (16, 114) | 57 |
stable
|
-0.9 (-1.9, 0.0) |
| Rowan County | Rural | No | 630.7 (551.9, 717.6) | 72 (14, 116) | 47 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.7, 0.7) |
| Boyd County | Urban | No | 625.8 (577.2, 677.4) | 73 (29, 108) | 125 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-2.2, -0.7) |
| Hickman County | Rural | No | 619.7 (486.4, 779.0) | 74 (4, 120) | 15 |
stable
|
0.9 (-0.9, 3.0) |
| Hardin County | Urban | No | 617.1 (580.5, 655.5) | 75 (39, 104) | 220 |
falling
|
-0.9 (-1.3, -0.5) |
| Webster County | Rural | No | 617.1 (519.7, 727.4) | 76 (12, 119) | 29 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-1.9, -0.2) |
| Magoffin County | Rural | No | 616.8 (515.7, 732.2) | 77 (10, 120) | 28 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-2.6, -0.5) |
| Trigg County | Urban | No | 615.0 (532.5, 707.1) | 78 (18, 118) | 41 |
stable
|
-1.4 (-3.0, 0.2) |
| Allen County | Urban | No | 614.0 (538.3, 697.4) | 79 (19, 116) | 49 |
stable
|
-1.1 (-2.3, 0.0) |
| Simpson County | Rural | No | 611.5 (529.3, 702.8) | 80 (18, 118) | 41 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.9, 0.6) |
| Garrard County | Rural | No | 610.1 (528.7, 700.5) | 81 (16, 118) | 41 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-1.7, 1.4) |
| Edmonson County | Urban | No | 609.5 (518.3, 712.2) | 82 (15, 119) | 33 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-1.7, 0.1) |
| Marion County | Rural | No | 605.8 (526.7, 693.4) | 83 (20, 118) | 43 |
stable
|
-0.9 (-2.1, 0.4) |
| Greenup County | Urban | No | 604.2 (550.8, 661.5) | 84 (34, 113) | 96 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-2.1, -0.6) |
| Clark County | Urban | No | 602.6 (545.8, 663.8) | 85 (33, 115) | 84 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.4, 0.1) |
| Meade County | Urban | No | 602.0 (533.0, 677.6) | 86 (29, 117) | 59 |
falling
|
-1.9 (-3.4, -0.9) |
| Muhlenberg County | Rural | No | 599.4 (540.4, 663.3) | 87 (34, 116) | 77 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-1.9, -0.5) |
| Daviess County | Urban | No | 597.1 (562.2, 633.7) | 88 (51, 108) | 223 |
stable
|
5.5 (-1.2, 9.3) |
| Jackson County | Rural | No | 597.1 (502.5, 704.8) | 89 (16, 120) | 29 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-2.5, 1.2) |
| Madison County | Rural | No | 592.7 (552.9, 634.6) | 90 (50, 113) | 171 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-2.2, -0.4) |
| Wayne County | Rural | No | 592.6 (521.4, 670.8) | 91 (30, 118) | 52 |
stable
|
-0.9 (-2.1, 0.4) |
| Caldwell County | Rural | No | 590.8 (503.1, 689.7) | 92 (18, 119) | 33 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-2.6, -0.3) |
| Henderson County | Rural | No | 589.4 (538.5, 643.8) | 93 (43, 115) | 102 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.4, 0.0) |
| Nicholas County | Rural | No | 587.6 (466.8, 730.5) | 94 (8, 120) | 16 |
falling
|
-5.6 (-17.9, -1.8) |
| McLean County | Urban | No | 582.2 (478.2, 702.5) | 95 (13, 120) | 22 |
stable
|
-1.2 (-2.5, 0.1) |
| Hancock County | Rural | No | 582.1 (474.2, 707.3) | 96 (13, 120) | 20 |
stable
|
-1.3 (-3.4, 0.9) |
| Anderson County | Rural | No | 581.9 (509.9, 661.2) | 97 (31, 119) | 49 |
stable
|
-1.0 (-2.1, 0.2) |
| Warren County | Urban | No | 580.1 (546.1, 615.7) | 98 (64, 113) | 225 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-1.8, -0.7) |
| Hopkins County | Rural | No | 576.2 (526.8, 629.0) | 99 (53, 116) | 103 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-2.2, -0.7) |
| Kenton County | Urban | No | 571.0 (542.2, 600.9) | 100 (69, 113) | 312 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-1.9, -1.3) |
| Larue County | Urban | No | 561.9 (474.7, 660.5) | 101 (26, 120) | 30 |
stable
|
-1.1 (-2.6, 0.3) |
| Owen County | Rural | No | 559.0 (465.6, 665.8) | 102 (26, 120) | 26 |
stable
|
-1.3 (-2.6, 0.0) |
| Woodford County | Urban | No | 557.2 (495.3, 624.8) | 103 (47, 119) | 61 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-9.7, 8.1) |
| Washington County | Rural | No | 556.2 (465.5, 659.4) | 104 (27, 120) | 27 |
stable
|
0.3 (-1.9, 2.6) |
| Campbell County | Urban | No | 555.8 (519.8, 593.5) | 105 (73, 116) | 185 |
falling
|
-1.7 (-2.3, -1.2) |
| Jefferson County | Urban | No | 555.5 (542.9, 568.4) | 106 (91, 113) | 1,521 |
falling
|
-1.7 (-1.8, -1.5) |
| McCracken County | Urban | No | 554.8 (516.1, 595.5) | 107 (72, 116) | 157 |
falling
|
-0.8 (-1.4, -0.2) |
| Scott County | Urban | No | 554.2 (500.6, 611.9) | 108 (58, 119) | 85 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-2.0, -0.2) |
| Boyle County | Rural | No | 550.4 (492.7, 613.0) | 109 (58, 119) | 67 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-2.2, -0.7) |
| Lyon County | Rural | No | 546.2 (450.3, 656.8) | 110 (28, 120) | 23 |
stable
|
-1.1 (-2.8, 0.7) |
| Trimble County | Rural | No | 544.9 (435.3, 673.8) | 111 (20, 120) | 17 |
stable
|
-1.1 (-3.1, 0.9) |
| Spencer County | Urban | No | 542.9 (459.8, 636.5) | 112 (33, 120) | 34 |
stable
|
-0.9 (-1.7, 0.1) |
| Jessamine County | Urban | No | 540.8 (493.8, 591.0) | 113 (70, 119) | 101 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-1.8, -0.5) |
| Shelby County | Urban | No | 535.4 (485.3, 589.2) | 114 (70, 120) | 88 |
stable
|
-4.0 (-13.4, 0.7) |
| Franklin County | Rural | No | 524.2 (478.9, 572.6) | 115 (79, 120) | 102 |
falling
|
-3.3 (-8.0, -2.1) |
| Bullitt County | Urban | No | 516.4 (479.1, 555.9) | 116 (93, 120) | 149 |
falling
|
-1.7 (-2.4, -0.9) |
| Fayette County | Urban | No | 495.6 (475.6, 516.2) | 117 (108, 120) | 478 |
falling
|
-1.7 (-2.1, -1.4) |
| Oldham County | Urban | No | 475.5 (432.8, 521.3) | 118 (103, 120) | 97 |
falling
|
-2.0 (-3.0, -1.0) |
| Boone County | Urban | No | 467.0 (437.7, 497.9) | 119 (112, 120) | 198 |
falling
|
-2.4 (-2.9, -1.8) |
| Robertson County | Rural | No | 401.9 (254.2, 606.6) | 120 (39, 120) | 4 |
falling
|
-11.2 (-33.4, -2.7) |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/22/2026 9:12 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 for United States does not include Puerto Rico.