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