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