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Interpretation of Death Rates Data

Death Rate Report for Kentucky by County

All Cancer Sites, 2019-2023

All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes, Ages 50+

Sorted by CI*Rank

Explanation of Column Headers

Death Rate (95% Confidence Interval) - The death rate is based upon 100,000 people and is for 5 year(s). Rates are age-adjusted by 5-year age groups to the 2000 U.S. standard million population (the Healthy People 2020 goals are based on rates adjusted using different methods but the differences should be minimal).

Recent Trends - This is an interpretation of the AAPC:

AAPC (95% Confidence Interval) - The Average Annual Percent Change is the change in rate over time. These AAPCs are based upon APCs that were calculated by Joinpoint Regression Program


Other Notes


Line by Line Interpretation of the Report


Kentucky


United States


Cumberland County


Owsley County


Clay County


Clinton County


Perry County


Lawrence County


Powell County


Carlisle County


Knox County


Leslie County


Lee County


Harlan County


Monroe County


Metcalfe County


McCreary County


Bell County


Grayson County


Floyd County


Livingston County


Butler County


Whitley County


Bath County


Taylor County


Lewis County


Wolfe County


Carter County


Pendleton County


Union County


Estill County


Fulton County


Menifee County


Harrison County


Green County


Martin County


Fleming County


Todd County


Rockcastle County


Carroll County


Henry County


Breathitt County


Pulaski County


Calloway County


Nelson County


Casey County


Letcher County


Pike County


Russell County


Crittenden County


Mercer County


Gallatin County


Lincoln County


Morgan County


Graves County


Johnson County


Ballard County


Christian County


Hart County


Laurel County


Mason County


Breckinridge County


Knott County


Bracken County


Marshall County


Grant County


Adair County


Montgomery County


Elliott County


Bourbon County


Logan County


Barren County


Ohio County


Rowan County


Boyd County


Hickman County


Hardin County


Webster County


Magoffin County


Trigg County


Allen County


Simpson County


Garrard County


Edmonson County


Marion County


Greenup County


Clark County


Meade County


Muhlenberg County


Daviess County


Jackson County


Madison County


Wayne County


Caldwell County


Henderson County


Nicholas County


McLean County


Hancock County


Anderson County


Warren County


Hopkins County


Kenton County


Larue County


Owen County


Woodford County


Washington County


Campbell County


Jefferson County


McCracken County


Scott County


Boyle County


Lyon County


Trimble County


Spencer County


Jessamine County


Shelby County


Franklin County


Bullitt County


Fayette County


Oldham County


Boone County


Robertson County





Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/23/2026 6:20 am.

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.


† 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 for United States does not include Puerto Rico.