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)
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kentucky | N/A | No | 605.4 (600.0, 610.9) | N/A | 9,777 |
falling 
|
-1.1 (-1.2, -1.0) |
| United States | N/A | No | 488.7 (488.1, 489.2) | N/A | 576,743 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-1.7, -1.3) |
| Robertson County | Rural | No | 401.9 (254.2, 606.6) | 120 (39, 120) | 4 |
falling
|
-11.2 (-33.4, -2.7) |
| Owsley County | Rural | No | 868.0 (675.8, 1,097.9) | 2 (1, 107) | 14 |
stable 
|
-0.2 (-1.9, 1.6) |
| Hickman County | Rural | No | 619.7 (486.4, 779.0) | 74 (4, 120) | 15 |
stable
|
0.9 (-0.9, 3.0) |
| Nicholas County | Rural | No | 587.6 (466.8, 730.5) | 94 (8, 120) | 16 |
falling
|
-5.6 (-17.9, -1.8) |
| Carlisle County | Urban | No | 816.1 (651.5, 1,010.4) | 8 (1, 104) | 17 |
stable
|
1.4 (-0.6, 3.5) |
| Trimble County | Rural | No | 544.9 (435.3, 673.8) | 111 (20, 120) | 17 |
stable
|
-1.1 (-3.1, 0.9) |
| Fulton County | Rural | No | 698.9 (562.4, 859.1) | 30 (1, 118) | 18 |
stable
|
0.0 (-1.4, 1.3) |
| Bracken County | Urban | No | 643.1 (517.9, 789.2) | 62 (3, 120) | 19 |
stable
|
-1.2 (-3.3, 0.8) |
| Gallatin County | Urban | No | 669.8 (538.0, 824.5) | 50 (2, 119) | 19 |
falling
|
-2.0 (-3.8, -0.3) |
| 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) |
| Elliott County | Rural | No | 638.9 (519.7, 777.8) | 67 (4, 119) | 20 |
falling
|
-2.5 (-4.5, -0.4) |
| 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) |
| Ballard County | Urban | No | 656.4 (539.3, 791.5) | 55 (5, 118) | 22 |
stable
|
-0.9 (-2.5, 0.6) |
| Lee County | Rural | No | 799.8 (657.4, 963.7) | 11 (1, 98) | 23 |
stable
|
-1.2 (-2.4, 0.0) |
| Lyon County | Rural | No | 546.2 (450.3, 656.8) | 110 (28, 120) | 23 |
stable
|
-1.1 (-2.8, 0.7) |
| Cumberland County | Rural | No | 925.9 (767.9, 1,107.1) | 1 (1, 44) | 25 |
stable
|
1.3 (-0.3, 3.0) |
| 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) |
| Carroll County | Rural | No | 684.7 (571.3, 814.3) | 38 (3, 116) | 26 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.8, 0.9) |
| Washington County | Rural | No | 556.2 (465.5, 659.4) | 104 (27, 120) | 27 |
stable
|
0.3 (-1.9, 2.6) |
| Martin County | Rural | No | 693.9 (580.9, 822.5) | 34 (2, 114) | 27 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-2.2, 1.1) |
| 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) |
| Jackson County | Rural | No | 597.1 (502.5, 704.8) | 89 (16, 120) | 29 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-2.5, 1.2) |
| 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) |
| Larue County | Urban | No | 561.9 (474.7, 660.5) | 101 (26, 120) | 30 |
stable
|
-1.1 (-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) |
| Caldwell County | Rural | No | 590.8 (503.1, 689.7) | 92 (18, 119) | 33 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-2.6, -0.3) |
| Clinton County | Rural | No | 841.2 (716.8, 981.5) | 4 (1, 69) | 33 |
stable
|
0.4 (-0.9, 1.8) |
| Metcalfe County | Rural | No | 777.0 (662.8, 905.6) | 14 (1, 86) | 33 |
stable
|
-0.9 (-2.5, 0.8) |
| 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) |
| Bath County | Rural | No | 720.7 (614.7, 839.9) | 22 (2, 108) | 34 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-1.2, 0.9) |
| Spencer County | Urban | No | 542.9 (459.8, 636.5) | 112 (33, 120) | 34 |
stable
|
-0.9 (-1.7, 0.1) |
| Green County | Rural | No | 695.5 (594.5, 808.9) | 33 (3, 111) | 34 |
stable
|
0.0 (-1.3, 1.3) |
| Butler County | Urban | No | 733.4 (627.5, 852.3) | 20 (2, 104) | 35 |
stable
|
0.0 (-1.3, 1.3) |
| Monroe County | Rural | No | 779.8 (667.1, 906.3) | 13 (1, 85) | 35 |
stable
|
0.9 (-0.5, 2.3) |
| Powell County | Rural | No | 826.4 (703.7, 964.6) | 7 (1, 67) | 35 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-2.1, 1.1) |
| Breathitt County | Rural | No | 682.8 (583.2, 794.8) | 40 (4, 113) | 36 |
stable
|
-1.1 (-2.5, 0.4) |
| 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) |
| Lewis County | Rural | No | 720.5 (619.9, 832.9) | 24 (2, 102) | 38 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.9, 0.6) |
| Knott County | Rural | No | 643.6 (553.7, 744.4) | 61 (8, 116) | 38 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.8, 0.6) |
| Estill County | Rural | No | 701.3 (604.8, 809.1) | 29 (3, 107) | 40 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.5, 0.6) |
| Fleming County | Rural | No | 689.7 (596.0, 794.0) | 35 (4, 109) | 40 |
stable
|
0.2 (-1.1, 1.7) |
| Trigg County | Urban | No | 615.0 (532.5, 707.1) | 78 (18, 118) | 41 |
stable
|
-1.4 (-3.0, 0.2) |
| 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) |
| Henry County | Urban | No | 683.9 (592.1, 786.0) | 39 (5, 110) | 42 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.6, 0.6) |
| Mason County | Rural | No | 651.0 (564.7, 746.8) | 59 (10, 114) | 42 |
stable
|
-0.9 (-2.1, 0.2) |
| Marion County | Rural | No | 605.8 (526.7, 693.4) | 83 (20, 118) | 43 |
stable
|
-0.9 (-2.1, 0.4) |
| Casey County | Rural | No | 675.6 (588.2, 772.4) | 44 (6, 110) | 44 |
falling
|
-2.7 (-10.1, -1.0) |
| Rockcastle County | Rural | No | 685.5 (598.0, 782.3) | 37 (4, 108) | 45 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.7, 0.4) |
| McCreary County | Rural | No | 775.2 (676.1, 885.1) | 15 (1, 79) | 45 |
stable
|
-1.2 (-2.5, 0.2) |
| Hart County | Rural | No | 652.6 (569.2, 744.9) | 57 (10, 114) | 46 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-1.7, 1.0) |
| Rowan County | Rural | No | 630.7 (551.9, 717.6) | 72 (14, 116) | 47 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.7, 0.7) |
| 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) |
| Anderson County | Rural | No | 581.9 (509.9, 661.2) | 97 (31, 119) | 49 |
stable
|
-1.0 (-2.1, 0.2) |
| Allen County | Urban | No | 614.0 (538.3, 697.4) | 79 (19, 116) | 49 |
stable
|
-1.1 (-2.3, 0.0) |
| Lawrence County | Urban | No | 832.8 (729.4, 946.9) | 6 (1, 50) | 49 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-1.0, 0.6) |
| Harrison County | Rural | No | 696.2 (612.3, 788.4) | 32 (5, 104) | 51 |
stable
|
0.2 (-0.9, 1.5) |
| Wayne County | Rural | No | 592.6 (521.4, 670.8) | 91 (30, 118) | 52 |
stable
|
-0.9 (-2.1, 0.4) |
| Russell County | Rural | No | 674.2 (593.8, 762.6) | 47 (8, 109) | 52 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-2.0, 0.6) |
| Bourbon County | Urban | No | 638.1 (563.3, 720.2) | 68 (14, 114) | 53 |
stable
|
-1.2 (-2.4, 0.1) |
| Breckinridge County | Rural | No | 645.4 (569.6, 728.5) | 60 (14, 112) | 55 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-2.1, -0.2) |
| Johnson County | Rural | No | 657.4 (581.4, 740.6) | 54 (12, 110) | 57 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-2.1, -0.1) |
| Ohio County | Rural | No | 631.1 (559.5, 709.4) | 71 (16, 114) | 57 |
stable
|
-0.9 (-1.9, 0.0) |
| Meade County | Urban | No | 602.0 (533.0, 677.6) | 86 (29, 117) | 59 |
falling
|
-1.9 (-3.4, -0.9) |
| Clay County | Rural | No | 859.7 (763.2, 965.2) | 3 (1, 33) | 61 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-0.9, 0.8) |
| 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) |
| Woodford County | Urban | No | 557.2 (495.3, 624.8) | 103 (47, 119) | 61 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-9.7, 8.1) |
| Lincoln County | Rural | No | 663.4 (591.6, 741.5) | 51 (11, 106) | 63 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-1.6, 0.1) |
| Montgomery County | Rural | No | 640.0 (570.7, 715.4) | 66 (16, 111) | 64 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-1.3, 0.9) |
| Boyle County | Rural | No | 550.4 (492.7, 613.0) | 109 (58, 119) | 67 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-2.2, -0.7) |
| Logan County | Rural | No | 635.7 (569.1, 707.9) | 69 (19, 110) | 68 |
falling
|
-0.9 (-1.7, -0.2) |
| Taylor County | Rural | No | 720.6 (645.8, 801.7) | 23 (4, 86) | 69 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-0.9, 0.8) |
| 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) |
| Muhlenberg County | Rural | No | 599.4 (540.4, 663.3) | 87 (34, 116) | 77 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-1.9, -0.5) |
| Carter County | Urban | No | 719.7 (649.2, 796.0) | 26 (5, 80) | 78 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.4, 0.3) |
| Harlan County | Rural | No | 794.8 (718.2, 877.5) | 12 (1, 50) | 83 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-1.8, 0.2) |
| Clark County | Urban | No | 602.6 (545.8, 663.8) | 85 (33, 115) | 84 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.4, 0.1) |
| Scott County | Urban | No | 554.2 (500.6, 611.9) | 108 (58, 119) | 85 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-2.0, -0.2) |
| 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) |
| Whitley County | Rural | No | 722.0 (655.7, 793.2) | 21 (5, 74) | 89 |
stable
|
0.1 (-1.2, 1.4) |
| Calloway County | Rural | No | 678.4 (616.3, 745.1) | 42 (12, 99) | 89 |
stable
|
0.1 (-0.5, 0.7) |
| Knox County | Rural | No | 806.8 (733.9, 885.0) | 9 (1, 40) | 91 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-0.6, 0.5) |
| Marshall County | Rural | No | 642.4 (584.2, 704.9) | 63 (21, 108) | 92 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-1.0, 0.4) |
| Graves County | Rural | No | 659.3 (600.5, 722.3) | 53 (17, 101) | 95 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.3, 0.1) |
| Greenup County | Urban | No | 604.2 (550.8, 661.5) | 84 (34, 113) | 96 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-2.1, -0.6) |
| Oldham County | Urban | No | 475.5 (432.8, 521.3) | 118 (103, 120) | 97 |
falling
|
-2.0 (-3.0, -1.0) |
| Jessamine County | Urban | No | 540.8 (493.8, 591.0) | 113 (70, 119) | 101 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-1.8, -0.5) |
| Franklin County | Rural | No | 524.2 (478.9, 572.6) | 115 (79, 120) | 102 |
falling
|
-3.3 (-8.0, -2.1) |
| Henderson County | Rural | No | 589.4 (538.5, 643.8) | 93 (43, 115) | 102 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.4, 0.0) |
| Hopkins County | Rural | No | 576.2 (526.8, 629.0) | 99 (53, 116) | 103 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-2.2, -0.7) |
| Floyd County | Rural | No | 751.2 (686.8, 820.2) | 18 (3, 61) | 106 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-1.9, -0.7) |
| Barren County | Rural | No | 635.3 (582.2, 692.0) | 70 (24, 106) | 108 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.3, 0.2) |
| Nelson County | Urban | No | 675.7 (618.8, 736.4) | 43 (13, 92) | 109 |
stable
|
2.7 (-0.5, 9.3) |
| Boyd County | Urban | No | 625.8 (577.2, 677.4) | 73 (29, 108) | 125 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-2.2, -0.7) |
| Christian County | Urban | No | 655.5 (604.9, 709.1) | 56 (19, 96) | 127 |
stable
|
2.0 (-0.6, 7.6) |
| Laurel County | Rural | No | 652.2 (604.5, 702.6) | 58 (22, 96) | 144 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-1.7, -0.5) |
| Bullitt County | Urban | No | 516.4 (479.1, 555.9) | 116 (93, 120) | 149 |
falling
|
-1.7 (-2.4, -0.9) |
| McCracken County | Urban | No | 554.8 (516.1, 595.5) | 107 (72, 116) | 157 |
falling
|
-0.8 (-1.4, -0.2) |
| Pike County | Rural | No | 675.5 (628.3, 725.4) | 46 (16, 86) | 158 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.5, -0.5) |
| Madison County | Rural | No | 592.7 (552.9, 634.6) | 90 (50, 113) | 171 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-2.2, -0.4) |
| Pulaski County | Rural | No | 680.4 (636.0, 727.2) | 41 (16, 80) | 180 |
falling
|
-0.6 (-1.1, -0.1) |
| Campbell County | Urban | No | 555.8 (519.8, 593.5) | 105 (73, 116) | 185 |
falling
|
-1.7 (-2.3, -1.2) |
| Boone County | Urban | No | 467.0 (437.7, 497.9) | 119 (112, 120) | 198 |
falling
|
-2.4 (-2.9, -1.8) |
| Hardin County | Urban | No | 617.1 (580.5, 655.5) | 75 (39, 104) | 220 |
falling
|
-0.9 (-1.3, -0.5) |
| Daviess County | Urban | No | 597.1 (562.2, 633.7) | 88 (51, 108) | 223 |
stable
|
5.5 (-1.2, 9.3) |
| Warren County | Urban | No | 580.1 (546.1, 615.7) | 98 (64, 113) | 225 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-1.8, -0.7) |
| Kenton County | Urban | No | 571.0 (542.2, 600.9) | 100 (69, 113) | 312 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-1.9, -1.3) |
| Fayette County | Urban | No | 495.6 (475.6, 516.2) | 117 (108, 120) | 478 |
falling
|
-1.7 (-2.1, -1.4) |
| Jefferson County | Urban | No | 555.5 (542.9, 568.4) | 106 (91, 113) | 1,521 |
falling
|
-1.7 (-1.8, -1.5) |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/22/2026 7:02 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 for United States does not include Puerto Rico.