Death Rates Table
Death Rate Report for Kentucky by County
All Cancer Sites, 2019-2023
All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes, Ages 65+
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)
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kentucky | N/A | No | 1,014.6 (1,004.1, 1,025.3) | N/A | 7,278 |
falling 
|
-1.0 (-1.2, -0.9) |
| United States | N/A | No | 846.2 (845.1, 847.3) | N/A | 447,280 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-1.7, -1.3) |
| Robertson County | Rural | No | 712.7 (427.8, 1,116.4) | 120 (8, 120) | 3 |
|
|
| Trimble County | Rural | No | 795.0 (596.7, 1,038.2) | 119 (26, 120) | 11 |
stable 
|
-1.5 (-3.3, 0.4) |
| Boone County | Urban | No | 805.4 (746.8, 867.4) | 118 (103, 120) | 145 |
falling
|
-2.4 (-3.1, -1.8) |
| Fayette County | Urban | No | 859.5 (820.1, 900.3) | 117 (100, 120) | 367 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-2.0, -1.2) |
| Oldham County | Urban | No | 862.3 (775.1, 956.7) | 116 (73, 120) | 75 |
falling
|
-2.0 (-3.0, -0.8) |
| Franklin County | Rural | No | 870.2 (783.0, 964.4) | 115 (71, 120) | 75 |
falling
|
-4.0 (-7.9, -2.6) |
| Lyon County | Rural | No | 895.9 (716.4, 1,106.9) | 114 (16, 120) | 17 |
stable
|
-1.2 (-3.1, 0.8) |
| Jackson County | Rural | No | 905.9 (731.4, 1,110.9) | 113 (19, 120) | 19 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-2.8, 1.4) |
| Bullitt County | Urban | No | 910.1 (835.2, 990.0) | 112 (67, 119) | 114 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-2.4, -0.5) |
| Magoffin County | Rural | No | 911.0 (726.2, 1,129.4) | 111 (14, 120) | 17 |
falling
|
-1.8 (-3.3, -0.5) |
| Knott County | Rural | No | 912.2 (753.0, 1,095.9) | 110 (23, 120) | 24 |
stable
|
-1.1 (-2.6, 0.3) |
| McCracken County | Urban | No | 917.5 (845.1, 994.5) | 109 (63, 118) | 120 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.2, 0.1) |
| Caldwell County | Rural | No | 922.5 (764.2, 1,104.1) | 108 (23, 120) | 24 |
falling
|
-1.7 (-2.9, -0.6) |
| Jessamine County | Urban | No | 927.4 (835.2, 1,027.1) | 107 (47, 119) | 76 |
stable
|
-1.0 (-1.9, 0.0) |
| Muhlenberg County | Rural | No | 932.5 (825.1, 1,050.1) | 106 (40, 120) | 55 |
falling
|
-1.7 (-2.5, -1.0) |
| Clark County | Urban | No | 940.2 (834.9, 1,055.1) | 105 (38, 119) | 59 |
falling
|
-4.0 (-8.2, -1.8) |
| Washington County | Rural | No | 940.7 (767.7, 1,140.7) | 104 (17, 120) | 21 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-2.3, 1.8) |
| Campbell County | Urban | No | 941.1 (871.0, 1,015.4) | 103 (60, 117) | 138 |
falling
|
-1.8 (-2.3, -1.2) |
| Wayne County | Rural | No | 948.1 (816.8, 1,094.8) | 102 (26, 120) | 38 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-1.9, 0.3) |
| Boyle County | Rural | No | 950.9 (839.9, 1,072.4) | 101 (34, 119) | 53 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-2.3, -0.6) |
| Jefferson County | Urban | No | 951.5 (926.8, 976.6) | 100 (79, 108) | 1,162 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-1.8, -1.4) |
| Larue County | Urban | No | 952.4 (783.1, 1,148.0) | 99 (15, 120) | 23 |
stable
|
-1.3 (-3.1, 0.4) |
| Woodford County | Urban | No | 953.1 (833.4, 1,085.1) | 98 (28, 120) | 47 |
falling
|
-2.0 (-3.1, -0.8) |
| Shelby County | Urban | No | 960.3 (859.2, 1,069.9) | 97 (35, 118) | 68 |
stable
|
-2.0 (-9.9, 1.3) |
| Scott County | Urban | No | 965.5 (857.3, 1,083.5) | 96 (32, 119) | 62 |
stable
|
-1.0 (-2.0, 0.1) |
| Hopkins County | Rural | No | 967.0 (872.6, 1,069.0) | 95 (34, 118) | 78 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-2.2, -0.5) |
| Warren County | Urban | No | 972.6 (906.3, 1,042.5) | 94 (51, 113) | 164 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-2.0, -0.8) |
| Kenton County | Urban | No | 973.5 (916.8, 1,032.9) | 93 (56, 111) | 229 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-1.8, -1.1) |
| Anderson County | Rural | No | 976.7 (836.1, 1,134.5) | 92 (16, 120) | 35 |
stable
|
-1.0 (-2.6, 0.6) |
| Spencer County | Urban | No | 978.7 (808.3, 1,174.9) | 91 (11, 120) | 25 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-1.6, 0.9) |
| McLean County | Urban | No | 981.3 (783.0, 1,215.3) | 90 (8, 120) | 17 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-3.0, -0.1) |
| Madison County | Rural | No | 985.5 (908.3, 1,067.4) | 89 (42, 114) | 124 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-5.5, -0.1) |
| Nicholas County | Rural | No | 998.6 (762.9, 1,285.1) | 88 (3, 120) | 12 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-2.1, 1.4) |
| Owen County | Rural | No | 1,006.0 (819.9, 1,221.8) | 87 (7, 120) | 21 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-2.2, 1.3) |
| Henderson County | Rural | No | 1,006.9 (908.5, 1,112.9) | 86 (26, 115) | 79 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.5, 0.3) |
| Hancock County | Rural | No | 1,008.6 (798.3, 1,257.4) | 85 (5, 120) | 16 |
stable
|
-1.1 (-3.4, 1.4) |
| Daviess County | Urban | No | 1,012.8 (945.2, 1,083.9) | 84 (38, 109) | 170 |
stable
|
5.7 (-1.1, 9.5) |
| Christian County | Urban | No | 1,021.0 (929.4, 1,119.2) | 83 (24, 112) | 92 |
stable
|
-0.9 (-1.8, 0.1) |
| Lincoln County | Rural | No | 1,021.9 (889.8, 1,168.3) | 82 (16, 118) | 44 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-2.2, 0.6) |
| Rowan County | Rural | No | 1,023.2 (875.1, 1,189.5) | 81 (12, 119) | 34 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-1.9, 1.3) |
| Logan County | Rural | No | 1,023.3 (899.3, 1,159.7) | 80 (15, 117) | 49 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.9, -0.1) |
| Greenup County | Urban | No | 1,023.6 (922.6, 1,132.6) | 79 (22, 113) | 76 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-2.2, -0.6) |
| Meade County | Urban | No | 1,026.4 (889.6, 1,178.7) | 78 (15, 118) | 43 |
falling
|
-2.0 (-4.0, -0.8) |
| Johnson County | Rural | No | 1,027.6 (885.7, 1,185.9) | 77 (12, 118) | 39 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-2.8, -0.3) |
| Edmonson County | Urban | No | 1,027.7 (853.3, 1,227.6) | 76 (8, 120) | 25 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-2.0, 0.5) |
| Hickman County | Rural | No | 1,031.5 (784.4, 1,331.3) | 75 (1, 120) | 11 |
stable
|
1.4 (-1.7, 5.0) |
| Green County | Rural | No | 1,032.2 (852.1, 1,239.4) | 74 (6, 119) | 23 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-1.6, 1.2) |
| Montgomery County | Rural | No | 1,033.6 (901.5, 1,179.6) | 73 (13, 118) | 45 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-1.5, 1.5) |
| Webster County | Rural | No | 1,039.5 (852.2, 1,255.7) | 72 (4, 120) | 22 |
stable
|
-1.0 (-2.4, 0.2) |
| Bourbon County | Urban | No | 1,040.9 (900.4, 1,197.0) | 71 (12, 117) | 39 |
stable
|
-1.4 (-2.8, 0.0) |
| Russell County | Rural | No | 1,041.0 (895.3, 1,203.8) | 70 (10, 118) | 37 |
stable
|
-1.1 (-2.7, 0.6) |
| Marion County | Rural | No | 1,042.1 (887.0, 1,216.4) | 69 (10, 118) | 32 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-2.1, 0.7) |
| Garrard County | Rural | No | 1,044.2 (884.8, 1,224.2) | 68 (8, 118) | 31 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-1.7, 1.1) |
| Boyd County | Urban | No | 1,050.6 (958.5, 1,149.2) | 67 (23, 110) | 97 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-2.1, -0.5) |
| Barren County | Rural | No | 1,055.1 (953.0, 1,165.1) | 66 (17, 111) | 79 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.3, 0.4) |
| Allen County | Urban | No | 1,055.6 (907.7, 1,221.2) | 65 (8, 118) | 38 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.9, 0.6) |
| Carroll County | Rural | No | 1,056.9 (845.4, 1,305.4) | 64 (3, 120) | 17 |
stable
|
0.1 (-1.7, 2.1) |
| Trigg County | Urban | No | 1,058.0 (899.4, 1,237.2) | 63 (6, 118) | 33 |
stable
|
-1.0 (-2.3, 0.5) |
| Letcher County | Rural | No | 1,060.7 (919.8, 1,217.5) | 62 (9, 116) | 43 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-2.4, -0.1) |
| Hardin County | Urban | No | 1,066.4 (993.9, 1,142.9) | 61 (25, 98) | 165 |
falling
|
-0.7 (-1.1, -0.2) |
| Breckinridge County | Rural | No | 1,069.1 (923.8, 1,231.0) | 60 (9, 116) | 40 |
stable
|
-0.9 (-2.0, 0.2) |
| Pike County | Rural | No | 1,070.8 (982.5, 1,164.9) | 59 (19, 105) | 113 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.5, -0.4) |
| Fleming County | Rural | No | 1,073.0 (900.6, 1,269.0) | 58 (6, 118) | 28 |
stable
|
0.2 (-1.1, 1.6) |
| Adair County | Rural | No | 1,075.8 (924.6, 1,244.5) | 57 (6, 117) | 37 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.5, 0.5) |
| Breathitt County | Rural | No | 1,076.5 (888.6, 1,293.4) | 56 (4, 119) | 24 |
stable
|
-0.9 (-2.2, 0.5) |
| Simpson County | Rural | No | 1,077.0 (913.5, 1,261.5) | 55 (4, 117) | 32 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-1.6, 1.0) |
| Elliott County | Rural | No | 1,087.2 (861.0, 1,354.9) | 54 (1, 120) | 16 |
stable
|
-2.3 (-4.5, 0.2) |
| Graves County | Rural | No | 1,088.4 (977.4, 1,208.6) | 53 (13, 107) | 71 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.4, 0.3) |
| Morgan County | Rural | No | 1,091.4 (900.3, 1,311.6) | 52 (4, 118) | 24 |
falling
|
-3.2 (-8.3, -1.1) |
| Wolfe County | Rural | No | 1,091.6 (840.2, 1,395.4) | 51 (1, 120) | 13 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-3.0, 1.9) |
| Grant County | Urban | No | 1,091.8 (930.4, 1,273.4) | 50 (6, 116) | 35 |
stable
|
-0.9 (-2.7, 1.1) |
| Bracken County | Urban | No | 1,092.2 (847.9, 1,384.7) | 49 (1, 120) | 14 |
stable
|
-1.4 (-3.6, 0.6) |
| Casey County | Rural | No | 1,097.6 (935.7, 1,279.7) | 48 (5, 115) | 33 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-2.1, 1.0) |
| Ohio County | Rural | No | 1,097.9 (958.6, 1,251.8) | 47 (8, 112) | 45 |
stable
|
-0.9 (-1.9, 0.1) |
| Mason County | Rural | No | 1,100.3 (933.4, 1,288.5) | 46 (5, 116) | 32 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-2.4, 0.7) |
| Marshall County | Rural | No | 1,100.4 (988.6, 1,221.4) | 45 (10, 105) | 72 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-1.4, 0.9) |
| Gallatin County | Urban | No | 1,108.6 (849.7, 1,423.4) | 44 (1, 120) | 13 |
falling
|
-2.3 (-4.3, -0.4) |
| Rockcastle County | Rural | No | 1,113.2 (947.0, 1,300.7) | 43 (3, 116) | 32 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.7, 0.7) |
| Crittenden County | Rural | No | 1,121.2 (910.5, 1,366.3) | 42 (1, 118) | 20 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-2.4, 0.8) |
| Martin County | Rural | No | 1,124.1 (910.5, 1,372.7) | 41 (2, 119) | 20 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-1.9, 1.5) |
| Whitley County | Rural | No | 1,124.1 (1,001.2, 1,258.1) | 40 (8, 103) | 62 |
stable
|
0.1 (-1.1, 1.3) |
| Fulton County | Rural | No | 1,124.4 (874.0, 1,424.1) | 39 (1, 120) | 14 |
stable
|
0.0 (-1.7, 1.8) |
| Estill County | Rural | No | 1,124.9 (942.0, 1,333.6) | 38 (3, 116) | 28 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-2.1, 0.5) |
| Pulaski County | Rural | No | 1,128.2 (1,043.7, 1,217.9) | 37 (13, 85) | 135 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.2, 0.1) |
| Laurel County | Rural | No | 1,133.1 (1,039.2, 1,233.3) | 36 (11, 87) | 111 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.7, -0.3) |
| Union County | Rural | No | 1,137.2 (947.9, 1,353.4) | 35 (2, 118) | 27 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-2.1, 0.8) |
| Mercer County | Rural | No | 1,141.5 (996.6, 1,301.7) | 34 (5, 108) | 46 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-2.0, -0.1) |
| Harrison County | Rural | No | 1,146.5 (985.4, 1,326.4) | 33 (3, 110) | 37 |
stable
|
0.6 (-0.5, 1.9) |
| Hart County | Rural | No | 1,149.7 (982.4, 1,337.4) | 32 (3, 111) | 34 |
stable
|
-1.1 (-5.7, 0.1) |
| Henry County | Urban | No | 1,149.8 (972.0, 1,351.3) | 31 (2, 113) | 31 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.6, 0.5) |
| Bell County | Rural | No | 1,151.2 (1,014.4, 1,301.4) | 30 (4, 105) | 52 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.7, 0.6) |
| Todd County | Rural | No | 1,152.8 (948.2, 1,388.7) | 29 (2, 116) | 22 |
stable
|
0.6 (-1.1, 2.4) |
| Nelson County | Urban | No | 1,156.9 (1,044.6, 1,277.9) | 28 (6, 90) | 81 |
rising 
|
4.3 (0.5, 11.4) |
| Calloway County | Rural | No | 1,159.4 (1,040.6, 1,288.1) | 27 (6, 97) | 70 |
stable
|
0.3 (-0.3, 1.0) |
| Floyd County | Rural | No | 1,159.5 (1,039.6, 1,289.6) | 26 (6, 94) | 72 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-2.3, -0.9) |
| Carter County | Urban | No | 1,168.8 (1,036.7, 1,313.2) | 25 (4, 96) | 58 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-1.6, 0.8) |
| Menifee County | Rural | No | 1,169.6 (912.5, 1,477.7) | 24 (1, 120) | 14 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-3.0, 1.8) |
| Pendleton County | Urban | No | 1,179.4 (977.7, 1,410.3) | 23 (1, 113) | 25 |
stable
|
0.6 (-0.3, 1.6) |
| Ballard County | Urban | No | 1,183.7 (955.6, 1,449.9) | 22 (1, 118) | 19 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-1.8, 1.2) |
| Bath County | Rural | No | 1,192.4 (988.1, 1,426.7) | 21 (1, 116) | 24 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-1.4, 1.3) |
| Taylor County | Rural | No | 1,194.9 (1,052.5, 1,351.1) | 20 (3, 96) | 52 |
stable
|
0.0 (-1.3, 1.3) |
| Livingston County | Urban | No | 1,201.9 (987.0, 1,450.1) | 19 (1, 117) | 22 |
stable
|
0.0 (-1.7, 1.8) |
| Harlan County | Rural | No | 1,206.7 (1,067.6, 1,359.2) | 18 (3, 87) | 57 |
stable
|
-1.0 (-2.0, 0.0) |
| Lewis County | Rural | No | 1,215.5 (1,020.6, 1,436.8) | 17 (1, 108) | 28 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-2.5, 1.2) |
| Butler County | Urban | No | 1,217.9 (1,017.4, 1,446.6) | 16 (1, 109) | 26 |
stable
|
0.0 (-1.3, 1.4) |
| Grayson County | Rural | No | 1,220.1 (1,075.4, 1,379.1) | 15 (2, 93) | 54 |
rising
|
1.0 (0.2, 1.9) |
| McCreary County | Rural | No | 1,223.1 (1,036.7, 1,434.2) | 14 (1, 103) | 32 |
falling
|
-1.7 (-3.0, -0.3) |
| Leslie County | Rural | No | 1,254.4 (1,033.4, 1,509.5) | 13 (1, 108) | 23 |
stable
|
0.1 (-1.7, 2.0) |
| Knox County | Rural | No | 1,275.4 (1,139.9, 1,422.7) | 12 (1, 69) | 65 |
stable
|
6.0 (0.0, 10.8) |
| Clinton County | Rural | No | 1,299.7 (1,071.3, 1,563.3) | 11 (1, 102) | 23 |
stable
|
0.1 (-1.6, 1.8) |
| Lee County | Rural | No | 1,314.8 (1,042.0, 1,636.7) | 10 (1, 112) | 16 |
stable
|
-1.0 (-2.6, 0.5) |
| Metcalfe County | Rural | No | 1,317.0 (1,095.9, 1,570.0) | 9 (1, 89) | 25 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-2.3, 1.6) |
| Perry County | Rural | No | 1,336.2 (1,186.5, 1,499.8) | 8 (1, 51) | 61 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-1.5, 0.8) |
| Powell County | Rural | No | 1,338.1 (1,101.1, 1,612.1) | 7 (1, 100) | 24 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-2.5, 0.9) |
| Monroe County | Rural | No | 1,361.5 (1,142.2, 1,611.5) | 6 (1, 83) | 28 |
rising
|
15.2 (3.2, 28.0) |
| Owsley County | Rural | No | 1,382.9 (1,034.1, 1,812.4) | 5 (1, 115) | 10 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-2.3, 1.1) |
| Clay County | Rural | No | 1,383.6 (1,197.9, 1,590.6) | 4 (1, 55) | 42 |
stable
|
0.0 (-1.1, 1.1) |
| Lawrence County | Urban | No | 1,416.2 (1,213.9, 1,642.7) | 3 (1, 56) | 37 |
stable
|
0.1 (-0.9, 1.2) |
| Cumberland County | Rural | No | 1,433.0 (1,152.2, 1,762.0) | 2 (1, 90) | 18 |
stable
|
1.4 (-0.5, 3.6) |
| Carlisle County | Urban | No | 1,468.3 (1,144.0, 1,855.8) | 1 (1, 101) | 14 |
stable
|
1.7 (-0.3, 3.9) |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/22/2026 10:43 am.
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.
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 has been suppressed to ensure confidentiality and stability of rate estimates. Counts are suppressed if fewer than 16 records were reported in a specific area-sex-race category.
If an average count of 3 is shown, the total number of cases for the time period is 16 or more which exceeds suppression threshold (but is rounded to 3).
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.