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