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