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 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) 
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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) |
| Robertson County | Rural | Yes | 95.6 (57.5, 157.4) | 120 (74, 120) | 4 |
falling
|
-14.3 (-39.2, -1.2) |
| Wayne County | Rural | No | 179.5 (158.1, 203.5) | 84 (21, 118) | 54 |
stable 
|
-10.3 (-20.8, 0.0) |
| Hart County | Rural | No | 197.8 (172.9, 225.5) | 55 (7, 111) | 48 |
stable
|
-9.6 (-20.7, 0.0) |
| Caldwell County | Rural | No | 170.5 (145.0, 199.9) | 98 (24, 119) | 33 |
falling
|
-4.1 (-14.3, -1.3) |
| Franklin County | Rural | No | 160.8 (147.3, 175.3) | 111 (72, 119) | 109 |
falling
|
-3.6 (-10.0, -1.6) |
| Bath County | Rural | No | 193.2 (164.1, 226.4) | 61 (5, 117) | 33 |
falling
|
-3.5 (-11.5, -0.7) |
| Simpson County | Rural | No | 175.9 (152.5, 202.0) | 93 (24, 119) | 43 |
falling
|
-2.7 (-10.4, -0.3) |
| Boone County | Urban | No | 138.9 (130.4, 147.9) | 119 (111, 120) | 208 |
falling
|
-2.5 (-4.8, -1.9) |
| Pike County | Rural | No | 200.5 (186.7, 215.1) | 48 (17, 88) | 167 |
falling
|
-2.2 (-5.5, -1.0) |
| Kenton County | Urban | No | 166.6 (158.3, 175.2) | 104 (77, 114) | 321 |
falling
|
-2.0 (-3.4, -1.6) |
| Jefferson County | Urban | No | 163.3 (159.6, 167.0) | 109 (93, 113) | 1,593 |
falling
|
-1.8 (-2.1, -1.7) |
| Fayette County | Urban | No | 145.2 (139.5, 151.1) | 117 (109, 120) | 501 |
falling
|
-1.7 (-1.9, -1.5) |
| Boyd County | Urban | No | 182.9 (168.7, 198.2) | 80 (34, 109) | 128 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-3.4, -1.2) |
| Bullitt County | Urban | No | 151.4 (140.6, 162.8) | 116 (93, 119) | 154 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-2.0, -1.2) |
| Elliott County | Rural | No | 176.2 (142.7, 216.6) | 91 (9, 120) | 20 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-2.7, -0.4) |
| Scott County | Urban | No | 159.7 (144.6, 176.0) | 113 (69, 119) | 87 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-2.1, -1.0) |
| Ballard County | Urban | No | 170.3 (138.6, 208.4) | 99 (16, 120) | 21 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-2.5, -0.5) |
| Campbell County | Urban | No | 163.7 (153.3, 174.8) | 108 (76, 116) | 192 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-1.8, -1.2) |
| Jessamine County | Urban | No | 158.0 (144.4, 172.6) | 115 (77, 119) | 104 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-1.9, -1.1) |
| Oldham County | Urban | No | 141.9 (129.4, 155.2) | 118 (103, 120) | 103 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-1.9, -1.0) |
| Harlan County | Rural | No | 240.2 (217.7, 264.6) | 9 (1, 49) | 89 |
stable
|
-1.4 (-8.6, 0.0) |
| Bourbon County | Urban | No | 189.4 (167.5, 213.6) | 67 (17, 114) | 56 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-2.0, -0.6) |
| Edmonson County | Urban | No | 162.0 (136.9, 191.1) | 110 (30, 120) | 31 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-1.8, -0.8) |
| Owen County | Rural | No | 166.0 (138.5, 197.9) | 105 (25, 120) | 27 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-2.2, -0.4) |
| Trigg County | Urban | No | 179.7 (155.1, 207.6) | 83 (15, 118) | 42 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-1.9, -0.6) |
| Boyle County | Rural | No | 172.6 (155.0, 191.8) | 96 (41, 117) | 73 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-1.9, -0.6) |
| Marion County | Rural | No | 160.1 (138.3, 184.5) | 112 (44, 120) | 41 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-1.9, -0.4) |
| Shelby County | Urban | No | 158.6 (144.1, 174.2) | 114 (72, 119) | 92 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-1.9, -0.5) |
| Spencer County | Urban | No | 167.8 (143.2, 195.6) | 103 (31, 119) | 37 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-1.9, -0.4) |
| Warren County | Urban | No | 173.1 (163.2, 183.4) | 95 (64, 113) | 238 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-1.5, -0.9) |
| Woodford County | Urban | No | 163.9 (145.7, 184.0) | 107 (51, 119) | 63 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-1.8, -0.5) |
| Breckinridge County | Rural | No | 196.1 (173.7, 220.9) | 56 (11, 110) | 59 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-1.5, -0.6) |
| Daviess County | Urban | No | 167.8 (157.9, 178.3) | 102 (69, 115) | 222 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-1.4, -0.8) |
| Greenup County | Urban | No | 176.2 (160.7, 193.1) | 92 (40, 115) | 98 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-1.6, -0.6) |
| Lyon County | Rural | No | 168.9 (139.6, 204.2) | 100 (13, 120) | 25 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-2.0, -0.1) |
| Madison County | Rural | No | 172.2 (160.7, 184.4) | 97 (59, 114) | 173 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-1.6, -0.5) |
| McCracken County | Urban | No | 165.9 (154.4, 178.1) | 106 (71, 116) | 164 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-1.3, -0.8) |
| Meade County | Urban | No | 183.5 (163.4, 205.5) | 79 (23, 115) | 65 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-1.7, -0.4) |
| Grant County | Urban | No | 187.8 (164.8, 213.2) | 69 (16, 114) | 51 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.6, -0.3) |
| Mercer County | Rural | No | 190.9 (169.7, 214.2) | 65 (16, 112) | 62 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.6, -0.3) |
| Bracken County | Urban | No | 179.1 (144.2, 220.4) | 85 (5, 119) | 19 |
stable
|
-0.9 (-1.9, 0.2) |
| Carter County | Urban | No | 203.8 (183.8, 225.6) | 43 (9, 98) | 79 |
falling
|
-0.9 (-1.5, -0.4) |
| Hopkins County | Rural | No | 182.7 (167.6, 198.9) | 81 (34, 111) | 113 |
falling
|
-0.9 (-1.3, -0.4) |
| McLean County | Urban | No | 184.1 (152.4, 221.2) | 78 (6, 119) | 25 |
falling
|
-0.9 (-1.7, -0.2) |
| Muhlenberg County | Rural | No | 180.5 (162.9, 199.6) | 82 (30, 115) | 80 |
falling
|
-0.9 (-1.5, -0.3) |
| Christian County | Urban | No | 189.0 (174.6, 204.3) | 68 (28, 105) | 131 |
falling
|
-0.8 (-1.2, -0.4) |
| Gallatin County | Urban | No | 213.5 (165.8, 270.0) | 25 (1, 119) | 18 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-1.8, 0.3) |
| Hancock County | Rural | No | 185.2 (151.9, 224.2) | 75 (4, 119) | 22 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-1.9, 0.3) |
| McCreary County | Rural | No | 223.5 (195.0, 255.2) | 18 (1, 89) | 46 |
falling
|
-0.8 (-1.5, -0.1) |
| Pendleton County | Urban | No | 198.5 (169.6, 231.2) | 51 (4, 115) | 36 |
falling
|
-0.8 (-1.3, -0.2) |
| Bell County | Rural | No | 222.2 (200.1, 246.3) | 19 (2, 75) | 78 |
falling
|
-0.7 (-1.2, -0.1) |
| Breathitt County | Rural | No | 211.5 (181.3, 245.7) | 28 (2, 110) | 38 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.6, 0.2) |
| Clark County | Urban | No | 179.0 (162.3, 197.0) | 86 (35, 115) | 88 |
falling
|
-0.7 (-1.2, -0.2) |
| Fulton County | Rural | No | 213.6 (171.7, 263.5) | 24 (1, 116) | 20 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.4, 0.0) |
| Garrard County | Rural | No | 177.8 (154.1, 204.5) | 88 (20, 118) | 43 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.3, 0.0) |
| Hardin County | Urban | No | 185.2 (174.6, 196.4) | 74 (37, 102) | 233 |
falling
|
-0.7 (-0.9, -0.4) |
| Jackson County | Rural | No | 176.6 (149.0, 208.4) | 90 (14, 119) | 31 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.5, 0.1) |
| Larue County | Urban | No | 186.6 (159.3, 217.4) | 72 (10, 117) | 35 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.5, 0.1) |
| Letcher County | Rural | No | 201.1 (178.6, 226.1) | 47 (6, 107) | 63 |
falling
|
-0.7 (-1.4, -0.1) |
| Logan County | Rural | No | 194.0 (174.0, 215.8) | 59 (12, 108) | 72 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.3, 0.0) |
| Magoffin County | Rural | No | 209.3 (177.2, 246.0) | 31 (1, 113) | 32 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.7, 0.3) |
| Menifee County | Rural | No | 218.0 (176.2, 268.2) | 21 (1, 117) | 20 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-2.1, 0.9) |
| Montgomery County | Rural | No | 207.8 (186.6, 230.8) | 35 (5, 92) | 73 |
falling
|
-0.7 (-1.3, -0.1) |
| Ohio County | Rural | No | 206.7 (184.8, 230.8) | 40 (6, 97) | 67 |
falling
|
-0.7 (-1.1, -0.2) |
| Powell County | Rural | No | 242.1 (207.8, 280.6) | 7 (1, 74) | 38 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.5, 0.1) |
| Union County | Rural | No | 194.0 (165.9, 225.9) | 58 (5, 116) | 36 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.4, 0.0) |
| Adair County | Rural | No | 195.9 (171.8, 222.8) | 57 (7, 111) | 51 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.3, 0.1) |
| Allen County | Urban | No | 175.5 (153.8, 199.7) | 94 (27, 119) | 49 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.4, 0.2) |
| Butler County | Urban | No | 227.9 (196.0, 263.9) | 14 (1, 90) | 38 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.3, 0.1) |
| Carroll County | Rural | No | 207.0 (173.7, 245.2) | 39 (2, 116) | 28 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.3, 0.1) |
| Floyd County | Rural | No | 225.2 (206.2, 245.7) | 16 (2, 65) | 111 |
falling
|
-0.6 (-1.0, -0.2) |
| Henderson County | Rural | No | 185.1 (169.7, 201.6) | 76 (27, 111) | 112 |
falling
|
-0.6 (-1.1, -0.2) |
| Laurel County | Rural | No | 186.2 (172.6, 200.6) | 73 (33, 106) | 145 |
falling
|
-0.6 (-1.1, -0.1) |
| Mason County | Rural | No | 200.0 (174.0, 229.0) | 49 (4, 113) | 45 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.2, 0.0) |
| Nicholas County | Rural | No | 187.8 (150.8, 231.8) | 70 (3, 119) | 19 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.5, 0.2) |
| Webster County | Rural | No | 206.0 (175.5, 240.6) | 42 (2, 113) | 34 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.2, 0.0) |
| Anderson County | Rural | No | 177.6 (156.2, 201.1) | 89 (23, 118) | 52 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.3, 0.4) |
| Barren County | Rural | No | 189.7 (174.0, 206.5) | 66 (23, 107) | 112 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.0, 0.0) |
| Graves County | Rural | No | 186.8 (170.0, 205.0) | 71 (27, 111) | 95 |
falling
|
-0.5 (-0.9, -0.1) |
| Harrison County | Rural | No | 193.0 (169.6, 219.1) | 62 (10, 113) | 51 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.2, 0.2) |
| Hickman County | Rural | No | 168.8 (132.2, 215.8) | 101 (11, 120) | 15 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.7, 0.8) |
| Johnson County | Rural | No | 207.5 (184.5, 232.9) | 36 (5, 97) | 63 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.2, 0.1) |
| Martin County | Rural | No | 212.5 (179.2, 250.7) | 27 (1, 111) | 30 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.3, 0.4) |
| Todd County | Rural | No | 211.0 (179.4, 246.9) | 29 (2, 109) | 33 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.4, 0.5) |
| Washington County | Rural | No | 178.0 (150.1, 210.1) | 87 (15, 119) | 30 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.5, 0.7) |
| Lincoln County | Rural | No | 208.7 (187.0, 232.6) | 33 (5, 94) | 70 |
falling
|
-0.4 (-1.9, -0.1) |
| Marshall County | Rural | No | 192.8 (175.4, 211.7) | 63 (17, 107) | 96 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-0.8, 0.0) |
| Pulaski County | Rural | No | 198.8 (185.8, 212.6) | 50 (20, 89) | 182 |
falling
|
-0.4 (-0.7, -0.1) |
| Trimble County | Rural | No | 191.7 (156.1, 233.7) | 64 (2, 119) | 21 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-1.7, 1.0) |
| Wolfe County | Rural | No | 235.8 (191.4, 288.3) | 10 (1, 107) | 21 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-1.5, 0.9) |
| Casey County | Rural | No | 197.8 (172.5, 226.2) | 54 (8, 111) | 46 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-1.0, 0.4) |
| Crittenden County | Rural | No | 208.4 (173.9, 248.6) | 34 (1, 116) | 27 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-1.3, 0.7) |
| Henry County | Urban | No | 206.2 (178.9, 236.7) | 41 (3, 107) | 44 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-0.9, 0.2) |
| Knott County | Rural | No | 198.0 (170.2, 229.4) | 53 (5, 114) | 40 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-1.0, 0.4) |
| Lee County | Rural | No | 230.7 (188.3, 280.6) | 12 (1, 109) | 22 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-1.3, 0.7) |
| Rockcastle County | Rural | No | 209.1 (182.4, 239.1) | 32 (3, 106) | 47 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-1.0, 0.5) |
| Whitley County | Rural | No | 220.7 (201.1, 241.7) | 20 (3, 70) | 97 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-1.0, 0.5) |
| Lawrence County | Urban | No | 235.3 (206.1, 267.9) | 11 (1, 71) | 50 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-0.6, 0.3) |
| Lewis County | Rural | No | 224.6 (194.0, 259.0) | 17 (1, 88) | 41 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-0.8, 0.5) |
| Metcalfe County | Rural | No | 207.1 (175.4, 243.5) | 38 (2, 112) | 31 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-1.1, 0.8) |
| Perry County | Rural | No | 245.2 (222.4, 269.9) | 4 (1, 41) | 90 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-0.7, 0.4) |
| Russell County | Rural | No | 207.5 (182.8, 234.9) | 37 (5, 97) | 55 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-0.8, 0.5) |
| Fleming County | Rural | No | 213.3 (184.8, 245.3) | 26 (2, 102) | 43 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-0.8, 0.7) |
| Monroe County | Rural | No | 214.8 (182.7, 251.4) | 22 (1, 108) | 34 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-0.8, 0.6) |
| Calloway County | Rural | No | 198.5 (180.4, 218.0) | 52 (12, 100) | 92 |
stable
|
0.0 (-0.3, 0.4) |
| Clinton County | Rural | No | 245.1 (208.4, 287.1) | 5 (1, 73) | 33 |
stable
|
0.0 (-0.8, 0.9) |
| Estill County | Rural | No | 213.9 (185.0, 246.5) | 23 (2, 100) | 42 |
stable
|
0.0 (-0.7, 0.7) |
| Rowan County | Rural | No | 184.2 (161.3, 209.5) | 77 (14, 116) | 48 |
stable
|
0.0 (-0.7, 0.8) |
| Taylor County | Rural | No | 202.5 (181.4, 225.5) | 44 (8, 100) | 71 |
stable
|
0.0 (-0.5, 0.5) |
| Knox County | Rural | No | 242.3 (220.8, 265.5) | 6 (1, 44) | 96 |
stable
|
0.1 (-0.3, 0.6) |
| Leslie County | Rural | No | 241.2 (206.3, 281.0) | 8 (1, 71) | 36 |
stable
|
0.1 (-0.5, 0.9) |
| Livingston County | Urban | No | 225.4 (191.1, 265.1) | 15 (1, 100) | 33 |
stable
|
0.1 (-0.8, 1.0) |
| Owsley County | Rural | No | 265.9 (207.6, 337.0) | 1 (1, 98) | 15 |
stable
|
0.1 (-0.7, 1.1) |
| Grayson County | Rural | No | 211.0 (189.5, 234.4) | 30 (3, 87) | 75 |
stable
|
0.2 (-0.2, 0.6) |
| Green County | Rural | No | 201.6 (172.3, 235.1) | 46 (3, 114) | 35 |
stable
|
0.2 (-0.7, 1.2) |
| Morgan County | Rural | No | 201.9 (172.3, 235.5) | 45 (4, 114) | 35 |
stable
|
0.2 (-0.6, 1.1) |
| Clay County | Rural | No | 247.5 (220.1, 277.6) | 3 (1, 43) | 63 |
stable
|
0.4 (-0.2, 1.0) |
| Cumberland County | Rural | No | 230.0 (189.5, 278.4) | 13 (1, 101) | 23 |
stable
|
0.4 (-0.7, 1.6) |
| Carlisle County | Urban | No | 250.0 (199.9, 310.3) | 2 (1, 104) | 18 |
rising 
|
1.7 (0.1, 12.2) |
| Nelson County | Urban | No | 193.5 (177.2, 210.9) | 60 (18, 103) | 110 |
stable
|
1.8 (-0.8, 7.3) |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 07/02/2025 6:24 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.
Healthy People 2030 Objectives provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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 07/02/2025 6:24 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.
Healthy People 2030 Objectives provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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.