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