Death Rates Table
Death Rate Report for Kentucky by County
All Cancer Sites, 2018-2022
All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes, All Ages
Sorted by Name
County
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2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ
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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 | 178.9 (177.4, 180.5) | N/A | 10,168 |
falling 
|
-1.2 (-1.4, -1.1) |
| United States | N/A | No | 146.0 (145.8, 146.2) | N/A | 602,955 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-1.6, -1.4) |
| Woodford County | Urban | No | 163.9 (145.7, 184.0) | 107 (51, 119) | 63 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-1.8, -0.5) |
| Wolfe County | Rural | No | 235.8 (191.4, 288.3) | 10 (1, 107) | 21 |
stable 
|
-0.4 (-1.5, 0.9) |
| Whitley County | Rural | No | 220.7 (201.1, 241.7) | 20 (3, 70) | 97 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-1.0, 0.5) |
| Webster County | Rural | No | 206.0 (175.5, 240.6) | 42 (2, 113) | 34 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.2, 0.0) |
| Wayne County | Rural | No | 179.5 (158.1, 203.5) | 84 (21, 118) | 54 |
stable
|
-10.3 (-20.8, 0.0) |
| Washington County | Rural | No | 178.0 (150.1, 210.1) | 87 (15, 119) | 30 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.5, 0.7) |
| Warren County | Urban | No | 173.1 (163.2, 183.4) | 95 (64, 113) | 238 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-1.5, -0.9) |
| Union County | Rural | No | 194.0 (165.9, 225.9) | 58 (5, 116) | 36 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.4, 0.0) |
| Trimble County | Rural | No | 191.7 (156.1, 233.7) | 64 (2, 119) | 21 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-1.7, 1.0) |
| Trigg County | Urban | No | 179.7 (155.1, 207.6) | 83 (15, 118) | 42 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-1.9, -0.6) |
| Todd County | Rural | No | 211.0 (179.4, 246.9) | 29 (2, 109) | 33 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.4, 0.5) |
| Taylor County | Rural | No | 202.5 (181.4, 225.5) | 44 (8, 100) | 71 |
stable
|
0.0 (-0.5, 0.5) |
| Spencer County | Urban | No | 167.8 (143.2, 195.6) | 103 (31, 119) | 37 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-1.9, -0.4) |
| Simpson County | Rural | No | 175.9 (152.5, 202.0) | 93 (24, 119) | 43 |
falling
|
-2.7 (-10.4, -0.3) |
| Shelby County | Urban | No | 158.6 (144.1, 174.2) | 114 (72, 119) | 92 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-1.9, -0.5) |
| Scott County | Urban | No | 159.7 (144.6, 176.0) | 113 (69, 119) | 87 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-2.1, -1.0) |
| Russell County | Rural | No | 207.5 (182.8, 234.9) | 37 (5, 97) | 55 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-0.8, 0.5) |
| Rowan County | Rural | No | 184.2 (161.3, 209.5) | 77 (14, 116) | 48 |
stable
|
0.0 (-0.7, 0.8) |
| Rockcastle County | Rural | No | 209.1 (182.4, 239.1) | 32 (3, 106) | 47 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-1.0, 0.5) |
| Robertson County | Rural | Yes | 95.6 (57.5, 157.4) | 120 (74, 120) | 4 |
falling
|
-14.3 (-39.2, -1.2) |
| Pulaski County | Rural | No | 198.8 (185.8, 212.6) | 50 (20, 89) | 182 |
falling
|
-0.4 (-0.7, -0.1) |
| Powell County | Rural | No | 242.1 (207.8, 280.6) | 7 (1, 74) | 38 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.5, 0.1) |
| Pike County | Rural | No | 200.5 (186.7, 215.1) | 48 (17, 88) | 167 |
falling
|
-2.2 (-5.5, -1.0) |
| Perry County | Rural | No | 245.2 (222.4, 269.9) | 4 (1, 41) | 90 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-0.7, 0.4) |
| Pendleton County | Urban | No | 198.5 (169.6, 231.2) | 51 (4, 115) | 36 |
falling
|
-0.8 (-1.3, -0.2) |
| Owsley County | Rural | No | 265.9 (207.6, 337.0) | 1 (1, 98) | 15 |
stable
|
0.1 (-0.7, 1.1) |
| Owen County | Rural | No | 166.0 (138.5, 197.9) | 105 (25, 120) | 27 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-2.2, -0.4) |
| Oldham County | Urban | No | 141.9 (129.4, 155.2) | 118 (103, 120) | 103 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-1.9, -1.0) |
| Ohio County | Rural | No | 206.7 (184.8, 230.8) | 40 (6, 97) | 67 |
falling
|
-0.7 (-1.1, -0.2) |
| Nicholas County | Rural | No | 187.8 (150.8, 231.8) | 70 (3, 119) | 19 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.5, 0.2) |
| Nelson County | Urban | No | 193.5 (177.2, 210.9) | 60 (18, 103) | 110 |
stable
|
1.8 (-0.8, 7.3) |
| Muhlenberg County | Rural | No | 180.5 (162.9, 199.6) | 82 (30, 115) | 80 |
falling
|
-0.9 (-1.5, -0.3) |
| Morgan County | Rural | No | 201.9 (172.3, 235.5) | 45 (4, 114) | 35 |
stable
|
0.2 (-0.6, 1.1) |
| Montgomery County | Rural | No | 207.8 (186.6, 230.8) | 35 (5, 92) | 73 |
falling
|
-0.7 (-1.3, -0.1) |
| Monroe County | Rural | No | 214.8 (182.7, 251.4) | 22 (1, 108) | 34 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-0.8, 0.6) |
| Metcalfe County | Rural | No | 207.1 (175.4, 243.5) | 38 (2, 112) | 31 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-1.1, 0.8) |
| Mercer County | Rural | No | 190.9 (169.7, 214.2) | 65 (16, 112) | 62 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.6, -0.3) |
| Menifee County | Rural | No | 218.0 (176.2, 268.2) | 21 (1, 117) | 20 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-2.1, 0.9) |
| Meade County | Urban | No | 183.5 (163.4, 205.5) | 79 (23, 115) | 65 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-1.7, -0.4) |
| McLean County | Urban | No | 184.1 (152.4, 221.2) | 78 (6, 119) | 25 |
falling
|
-0.9 (-1.7, -0.2) |
| McCreary County | Rural | No | 223.5 (195.0, 255.2) | 18 (1, 89) | 46 |
falling
|
-0.8 (-1.5, -0.1) |
| McCracken County | Urban | No | 165.9 (154.4, 178.1) | 106 (71, 116) | 164 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-1.3, -0.8) |
| Mason County | Rural | No | 200.0 (174.0, 229.0) | 49 (4, 113) | 45 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.2, 0.0) |
| Martin County | Rural | No | 212.5 (179.2, 250.7) | 27 (1, 111) | 30 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.3, 0.4) |
| Marshall County | Rural | No | 192.8 (175.4, 211.7) | 63 (17, 107) | 96 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-0.8, 0.0) |
| Marion County | Rural | No | 160.1 (138.3, 184.5) | 112 (44, 120) | 41 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-1.9, -0.4) |
| Magoffin County | Rural | No | 209.3 (177.2, 246.0) | 31 (1, 113) | 32 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.7, 0.3) |
| Madison County | Rural | No | 172.2 (160.7, 184.4) | 97 (59, 114) | 173 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-1.6, -0.5) |
| Lyon County | Rural | No | 168.9 (139.6, 204.2) | 100 (13, 120) | 25 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-2.0, -0.1) |
| Logan County | Rural | No | 194.0 (174.0, 215.8) | 59 (12, 108) | 72 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.3, 0.0) |
| Livingston County | Urban | No | 225.4 (191.1, 265.1) | 15 (1, 100) | 33 |
stable
|
0.1 (-0.8, 1.0) |
| Lincoln County | Rural | No | 208.7 (187.0, 232.6) | 33 (5, 94) | 70 |
falling
|
-0.4 (-1.9, -0.1) |
| Lewis County | Rural | No | 224.6 (194.0, 259.0) | 17 (1, 88) | 41 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-0.8, 0.5) |
| Letcher County | Rural | No | 201.1 (178.6, 226.1) | 47 (6, 107) | 63 |
falling
|
-0.7 (-1.4, -0.1) |
| Leslie County | Rural | No | 241.2 (206.3, 281.0) | 8 (1, 71) | 36 |
stable
|
0.1 (-0.5, 0.9) |
| Lee County | Rural | No | 230.7 (188.3, 280.6) | 12 (1, 109) | 22 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-1.3, 0.7) |
| Lawrence County | Urban | No | 235.3 (206.1, 267.9) | 11 (1, 71) | 50 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-0.6, 0.3) |
| Laurel County | Rural | No | 186.2 (172.6, 200.6) | 73 (33, 106) | 145 |
falling
|
-0.6 (-1.1, -0.1) |
| Larue County | Urban | No | 186.6 (159.3, 217.4) | 72 (10, 117) | 35 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.5, 0.1) |
| Knox County | Rural | No | 242.3 (220.8, 265.5) | 6 (1, 44) | 96 |
stable
|
0.1 (-0.3, 0.6) |
| Knott County | Rural | No | 198.0 (170.2, 229.4) | 53 (5, 114) | 40 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-1.0, 0.4) |
| Kenton County | Urban | No | 166.6 (158.3, 175.2) | 104 (77, 114) | 321 |
falling
|
-2.0 (-3.4, -1.6) |
| Johnson County | Rural | No | 207.5 (184.5, 232.9) | 36 (5, 97) | 63 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.2, 0.1) |
| Jessamine County | Urban | No | 158.0 (144.4, 172.6) | 115 (77, 119) | 104 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-1.9, -1.1) |
| Jefferson County | Urban | No | 163.3 (159.6, 167.0) | 109 (93, 113) | 1,593 |
falling
|
-1.8 (-2.1, -1.7) |
| Jackson County | Rural | No | 176.6 (149.0, 208.4) | 90 (14, 119) | 31 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.5, 0.1) |
| Hopkins County | Rural | No | 182.7 (167.6, 198.9) | 81 (34, 111) | 113 |
falling
|
-0.9 (-1.3, -0.4) |
| Hickman County | Rural | No | 168.8 (132.2, 215.8) | 101 (11, 120) | 15 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.7, 0.8) |
| Henry County | Urban | No | 206.2 (178.9, 236.7) | 41 (3, 107) | 44 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-0.9, 0.2) |
| Henderson County | Rural | No | 185.1 (169.7, 201.6) | 76 (27, 111) | 112 |
falling
|
-0.6 (-1.1, -0.2) |
| Hart County | Rural | No | 197.8 (172.9, 225.5) | 55 (7, 111) | 48 |
stable
|
-9.6 (-20.7, 0.0) |
| Harrison County | Rural | No | 193.0 (169.6, 219.1) | 62 (10, 113) | 51 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.2, 0.2) |
| Harlan County | Rural | No | 240.2 (217.7, 264.6) | 9 (1, 49) | 89 |
stable
|
-1.4 (-8.6, 0.0) |
| Hardin County | Urban | No | 185.2 (174.6, 196.4) | 74 (37, 102) | 233 |
falling
|
-0.7 (-0.9, -0.4) |
| Hancock County | Rural | No | 185.2 (151.9, 224.2) | 75 (4, 119) | 22 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-1.9, 0.3) |
| Greenup County | Urban | No | 176.2 (160.7, 193.1) | 92 (40, 115) | 98 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-1.6, -0.6) |
| Green County | Rural | No | 201.6 (172.3, 235.1) | 46 (3, 114) | 35 |
stable
|
0.2 (-0.7, 1.2) |
| Grayson County | Rural | No | 211.0 (189.5, 234.4) | 30 (3, 87) | 75 |
stable
|
0.2 (-0.2, 0.6) |
| Graves County | Rural | No | 186.8 (170.0, 205.0) | 71 (27, 111) | 95 |
falling
|
-0.5 (-0.9, -0.1) |
| Grant County | Urban | No | 187.8 (164.8, 213.2) | 69 (16, 114) | 51 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.6, -0.3) |
| Garrard County | Rural | No | 177.8 (154.1, 204.5) | 88 (20, 118) | 43 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.3, 0.0) |
| Gallatin County | Urban | No | 213.5 (165.8, 270.0) | 25 (1, 119) | 18 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-1.8, 0.3) |
| Fulton County | Rural | No | 213.6 (171.7, 263.5) | 24 (1, 116) | 20 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.4, 0.0) |
| Franklin County | Rural | No | 160.8 (147.3, 175.3) | 111 (72, 119) | 109 |
falling
|
-3.6 (-10.0, -1.6) |
| Floyd County | Rural | No | 225.2 (206.2, 245.7) | 16 (2, 65) | 111 |
falling
|
-0.6 (-1.0, -0.2) |
| Fleming County | Rural | No | 213.3 (184.8, 245.3) | 26 (2, 102) | 43 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-0.8, 0.7) |
| Fayette County | Urban | No | 145.2 (139.5, 151.1) | 117 (109, 120) | 501 |
falling
|
-1.7 (-1.9, -1.5) |
| Estill County | Rural | No | 213.9 (185.0, 246.5) | 23 (2, 100) | 42 |
stable
|
0.0 (-0.7, 0.7) |
| Elliott County | Rural | No | 176.2 (142.7, 216.6) | 91 (9, 120) | 20 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-2.7, -0.4) |
| Edmonson County | Urban | No | 162.0 (136.9, 191.1) | 110 (30, 120) | 31 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-1.8, -0.8) |
| Daviess County | Urban | No | 167.8 (157.9, 178.3) | 102 (69, 115) | 222 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-1.4, -0.8) |
| Cumberland County | Rural | No | 230.0 (189.5, 278.4) | 13 (1, 101) | 23 |
stable
|
0.4 (-0.7, 1.6) |
| Crittenden County | Rural | No | 208.4 (173.9, 248.6) | 34 (1, 116) | 27 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-1.3, 0.7) |
| Clinton County | Rural | No | 245.1 (208.4, 287.1) | 5 (1, 73) | 33 |
stable
|
0.0 (-0.8, 0.9) |
| Clay County | Rural | No | 247.5 (220.1, 277.6) | 3 (1, 43) | 63 |
stable
|
0.4 (-0.2, 1.0) |
| Clark County | Urban | No | 179.0 (162.3, 197.0) | 86 (35, 115) | 88 |
falling
|
-0.7 (-1.2, -0.2) |
| Christian County | Urban | No | 189.0 (174.6, 204.3) | 68 (28, 105) | 131 |
falling
|
-0.8 (-1.2, -0.4) |
| Casey County | Rural | No | 197.8 (172.5, 226.2) | 54 (8, 111) | 46 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-1.0, 0.4) |
| Carter County | Urban | No | 203.8 (183.8, 225.6) | 43 (9, 98) | 79 |
falling
|
-0.9 (-1.5, -0.4) |
| Carroll County | Rural | No | 207.0 (173.7, 245.2) | 39 (2, 116) | 28 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.3, 0.1) |
| Carlisle County | Urban | No | 250.0 (199.9, 310.3) | 2 (1, 104) | 18 |
rising 
|
1.7 (0.1, 12.2) |
| Campbell County | Urban | No | 163.7 (153.3, 174.8) | 108 (76, 116) | 192 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-1.8, -1.2) |
| Calloway County | Rural | No | 198.5 (180.4, 218.0) | 52 (12, 100) | 92 |
stable
|
0.0 (-0.3, 0.4) |
| Caldwell County | Rural | No | 170.5 (145.0, 199.9) | 98 (24, 119) | 33 |
falling
|
-4.1 (-14.3, -1.3) |
| Butler County | Urban | No | 227.9 (196.0, 263.9) | 14 (1, 90) | 38 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.3, 0.1) |
| Bullitt County | Urban | No | 151.4 (140.6, 162.8) | 116 (93, 119) | 154 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-2.0, -1.2) |
| Breckinridge County | Rural | No | 196.1 (173.7, 220.9) | 56 (11, 110) | 59 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-1.5, -0.6) |
| Breathitt County | Rural | No | 211.5 (181.3, 245.7) | 28 (2, 110) | 38 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.6, 0.2) |
| Bracken County | Urban | No | 179.1 (144.2, 220.4) | 85 (5, 119) | 19 |
stable
|
-0.9 (-1.9, 0.2) |
| Boyle County | Rural | No | 172.6 (155.0, 191.8) | 96 (41, 117) | 73 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-1.9, -0.6) |
| Boyd County | Urban | No | 182.9 (168.7, 198.2) | 80 (34, 109) | 128 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-3.4, -1.2) |
| Bourbon County | Urban | No | 189.4 (167.5, 213.6) | 67 (17, 114) | 56 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-2.0, -0.6) |
| Boone County | Urban | No | 138.9 (130.4, 147.9) | 119 (111, 120) | 208 |
falling
|
-2.5 (-4.8, -1.9) |
| Bell County | Rural | No | 222.2 (200.1, 246.3) | 19 (2, 75) | 78 |
falling
|
-0.7 (-1.2, -0.1) |
| Bath County | Rural | No | 193.2 (164.1, 226.4) | 61 (5, 117) | 33 |
falling
|
-3.5 (-11.5, -0.7) |
| Barren County | Rural | No | 189.7 (174.0, 206.5) | 66 (23, 107) | 112 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.0, 0.0) |
| Ballard County | Urban | No | 170.3 (138.6, 208.4) | 99 (16, 120) | 21 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-2.5, -0.5) |
| Anderson County | Rural | No | 177.6 (156.2, 201.1) | 89 (23, 118) | 52 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.3, 0.4) |
| Allen County | Urban | No | 175.5 (153.8, 199.7) | 94 (27, 119) | 49 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.4, 0.2) |
| Adair County | Rural | No | 195.9 (171.8, 222.8) | 57 (7, 111) | 51 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.3, 0.1) |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 07/12/2025 1:08 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 (19 age groups: <1, 1-4, 5-9, ... , 80-84, 85+). 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.
Φ Rural-Urban Continuum Codes provided by the USDA.
Please note that the data comes from different sources. Due to different years of data availability, most of the trends are AAPCs based on APCs but some are APCs calculated in SEER*Stat. Please refer to the source for each graph for additional information.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.
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.
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 07/12/2025 1:08 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 (19 age groups: <1, 1-4, 5-9, ... , 80-84, 85+). 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.
Φ Rural-Urban Continuum Codes provided by the USDA.
Please note that the data comes from different sources. Due to different years of data availability, most of the trends are AAPCs based on APCs but some are APCs calculated in SEER*Stat. Please refer to the source for each graph for additional information.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.
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.