Death Rates Table
Death Rate Report for Kentucky by County
All Cancer Sites, 2018-2022
All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes, Ages 50+
Sorted by Count
County
|
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 | 600.6 (595.2, 606.0) | N/A | 9,683 |
falling 
|
-1.2 (-1.4, -1.1) |
| United States | N/A | No | 490.4 (489.9, 491.0) | N/A | 573,761 |
falling
|
-1.7 (-1.9, -1.6) |
| Jefferson County | Urban | No | 549.2 (536.8, 562.0) | 108 (92, 113) | 1,519 |
falling
|
-1.8 (-2.0, -1.7) |
| Fayette County | Urban | No | 492.0 (472.1, 512.5) | 117 (110, 120) | 476 |
falling
|
-1.7 (-2.0, -1.5) |
| Kenton County | Urban | No | 560.6 (532.0, 590.3) | 104 (77, 115) | 304 |
falling
|
-2.0 (-3.0, -1.6) |
| Warren County | Urban | No | 580.1 (546.1, 615.7) | 98 (61, 112) | 224 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-1.5, -0.8) |
| Hardin County | Urban | No | 620.1 (583.3, 658.5) | 77 (40, 100) | 220 |
falling
|
-0.7 (-0.9, -0.3) |
| Daviess County | Urban | No | 560.7 (526.9, 596.0) | 103 (72, 115) | 211 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-1.4, -0.8) |
| Boone County | Urban | No | 468.6 (439.0, 499.6) | 119 (111, 120) | 196 |
falling
|
-2.5 (-4.1, -1.9) |
| Campbell County | Urban | No | 548.4 (512.7, 585.9) | 109 (74, 117) | 183 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-1.8, -1.2) |
| Pulaski County | Rural | No | 661.2 (617.3, 707.5) | 51 (21, 90) | 173 |
falling
|
-0.4 (-0.7, -0.1) |
| Madison County | Rural | No | 566.8 (527.7, 608.0) | 101 (63, 116) | 161 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-1.6, -0.6) |
| Pike County | Rural | No | 666.2 (619.7, 715.3) | 48 (18, 89) | 159 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-5.3, -0.7) |
| McCracken County | Urban | No | 549.9 (511.6, 590.4) | 107 (72, 118) | 157 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-1.4, -0.7) |
| Bullitt County | Urban | No | 504.9 (468.0, 543.8) | 116 (95, 120) | 146 |
falling
|
-1.7 (-2.1, -1.2) |
| Laurel County | Rural | No | 626.2 (579.6, 675.5) | 73 (29, 106) | 138 |
stable 
|
-0.5 (-1.1, 0.1) |
| Christian County | Urban | No | 649.2 (599.1, 702.3) | 61 (21, 97) | 127 |
falling
|
-0.7 (-1.1, -0.3) |
| Boyd County | Urban | No | 604.2 (556.6, 654.8) | 84 (36, 112) | 122 |
falling
|
-1.7 (-5.4, -1.2) |
| Hopkins County | Rural | No | 602.3 (551.7, 656.4) | 85 (39, 113) | 107 |
falling
|
-0.8 (-1.3, -0.4) |
| Barren County | Rural | No | 632.8 (579.6, 689.6) | 69 (25, 107) | 107 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.0, 0.1) |
| Henderson County | Rural | No | 609.6 (558.0, 664.7) | 81 (31, 112) | 106 |
falling
|
-0.6 (-1.0, -0.1) |
| Nelson County | Urban | No | 650.1 (594.3, 709.5) | 60 (19, 101) | 105 |
stable
|
1.9 (-1.4, 8.3) |
| Floyd County | Rural | No | 737.4 (673.9, 805.4) | 18 (4, 66) | 105 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-6.3, -0.7) |
| Franklin County | Rural | No | 542.8 (496.6, 592.1) | 111 (72, 119) | 105 |
falling
|
-3.6 (-9.2, -1.6) |
| Jessamine County | Urban | No | 536.6 (489.5, 586.9) | 115 (70, 119) | 99 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-1.8, -1.0) |
| Oldham County | Urban | No | 486.3 (442.6, 533.1) | 118 (98, 120) | 98 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-2.0, -0.9) |
| Greenup County | Urban | No | 600.2 (547.0, 657.2) | 87 (33, 114) | 95 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.6, -0.4) |
| Marshall County | Rural | No | 641.1 (583.1, 703.3) | 64 (20, 105) | 92 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-0.8, 0.0) |
| Whitley County | Rural | No | 738.8 (672.0, 810.6) | 17 (2, 68) | 92 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-1.0, 0.5) |
| Graves County | Rural | No | 631.8 (574.4, 693.4) | 70 (21, 110) | 91 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-0.9, 0.0) |
| Knox County | Rural | No | 786.6 (715.1, 863.3) | 12 (1, 48) | 90 |
stable
|
0.1 (-0.3, 0.6) |
| Shelby County | Urban | No | 542.6 (492.1, 596.8) | 112 (65, 119) | 89 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-1.8, -0.4) |
| Calloway County | Rural | No | 662.7 (601.7, 728.2) | 50 (13, 100) | 88 |
stable
|
5.3 (-0.1, 9.3) |
| Perry County | Rural | No | 819.6 (741.8, 903.3) | 6 (1, 43) | 86 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-0.7, 0.5) |
| Harlan County | Rural | No | 803.1 (726.7, 885.3) | 9 (1, 41) | 85 |
stable
|
0.1 (-0.6, 0.8) |
| Clark County | Urban | No | 596.8 (540.3, 657.5) | 90 (32, 115) | 84 |
falling
|
-0.7 (-1.2, -0.2) |
| Scott County | Urban | No | 546.9 (493.4, 604.5) | 110 (60, 119) | 83 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-2.0, -0.9) |
| Carter County | Urban | No | 710.0 (640.1, 785.5) | 25 (5, 87) | 77 |
falling
|
-0.8 (-1.3, -0.1) |
| Muhlenberg County | Rural | No | 605.1 (545.5, 669.3) | 83 (29, 115) | 77 |
falling
|
-0.8 (-1.3, -0.2) |
| Bell County | Rural | No | 744.2 (669.6, 824.9) | 16 (2, 73) | 75 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.2, 0.0) |
| Grayson County | Rural | No | 726.4 (651.6, 807.4) | 22 (4, 80) | 72 |
stable
|
0.3 (-0.1, 0.8) |
| Boyle County | Rural | No | 571.8 (512.7, 635.9) | 99 (43, 118) | 70 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-1.8, -0.7) |
| Montgomery County | Rural | No | 697.0 (624.0, 776.1) | 32 (5, 95) | 69 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.3, 0.0) |
| Taylor County | Rural | No | 676.0 (605.4, 752.7) | 41 (9, 104) | 68 |
stable
|
0.0 (-0.5, 0.6) |
| Logan County | Rural | No | 638.9 (572.0, 711.4) | 66 (15, 112) | 68 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.2, 0.0) |
| Lincoln County | Rural | No | 702.0 (628.1, 782.2) | 29 (4, 94) | 67 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-5.5, 0.0) |
| Ohio County | Rural | No | 696.8 (621.8, 778.4) | 33 (5, 93) | 64 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.1, 0.0) |
| Meade County | Urban | No | 647.2 (575.6, 725.2) | 62 (13, 111) | 63 |
falling
|
-0.9 (-1.5, -0.3) |
| Mercer County | Rural | No | 654.1 (581.3, 733.5) | 57 (11, 109) | 61 |
falling
|
-0.8 (-1.4, -0.1) |
| Clay County | Rural | No | 841.3 (746.2, 945.2) | 2 (1, 42) | 60 |
stable
|
0.5 (-0.1, 1.2) |
| Woodford County | Urban | No | 541.9 (480.8, 608.6) | 114 (53, 119) | 60 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-2.8, 5.1) |
| Letcher County | Rural | No | 645.6 (571.8, 726.4) | 63 (11, 111) | 59 |
falling
|
-0.8 (-1.4, -0.2) |
| Johnson County | Rural | No | 674.3 (597.5, 758.1) | 42 (7, 103) | 59 |
falling
|
-6.4 (-15.3, -0.5) |
| Breckinridge County | Rural | No | 678.2 (600.5, 763.3) | 40 (7, 108) | 57 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.5, -0.4) |
| Bourbon County | Urban | No | 650.5 (574.9, 733.2) | 59 (11, 111) | 55 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-2.1, -0.6) |
| Russell County | Rural | No | 669.8 (589.4, 758.2) | 45 (7, 109) | 52 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-0.9, 0.4) |
| Wayne County | Rural | No | 584.2 (514.0, 661.4) | 96 (28, 119) | 52 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.5, 0.1) |
| Harrison County | Rural | No | 684.1 (601.0, 775.5) | 38 (6, 104) | 50 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-0.9, 0.4) |
| Anderson County | Rural | No | 595.4 (522.1, 675.9) | 92 (25, 118) | 50 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.1, 0.3) |
| Grant County | Urban | No | 640.6 (560.1, 729.2) | 65 (11, 115) | 48 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.7, -0.2) |
| Adair County | Rural | No | 634.4 (555.5, 721.4) | 68 (13, 115) | 48 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.3, 0.0) |
| Lawrence County | Urban | No | 787.4 (687.6, 897.6) | 11 (1, 69) | 48 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-0.6, 0.3) |
| Allen County | Urban | No | 598.1 (523.1, 680.9) | 88 (22, 118) | 47 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.4, 0.3) |
| Rowan County | Rural | No | 629.5 (550.5, 716.6) | 71 (14, 117) | 47 |
stable
|
0.1 (-0.5, 0.9) |
| Hart County | Rural | No | 654.4 (570.4, 747.1) | 56 (9, 114) | 46 |
falling
|
-7.2 (-17.6, -0.4) |
| Casey County | Rural | No | 669.7 (583.5, 765.2) | 46 (6, 112) | 45 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-0.8, 0.6) |
| McCreary County | Rural | No | 757.6 (658.8, 867.0) | 13 (1, 85) | 44 |
falling
|
-0.9 (-1.6, -0.1) |
| Rockcastle County | Rural | No | 654.0 (568.4, 748.9) | 58 (6, 116) | 43 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.1, 0.2) |
| Mason County | Rural | No | 660.9 (573.7, 757.6) | 52 (7, 113) | 43 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.3, 0.1) |
| Henry County | Urban | No | 690.7 (597.9, 793.9) | 35 (4, 110) | 42 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-0.9, 0.5) |
| Garrard County | Rural | No | 596.3 (516.0, 685.4) | 91 (16, 119) | 41 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.5, 0.2) |
| Fleming County | Rural | No | 711.2 (614.7, 818.6) | 24 (2, 102) | 41 |
stable
|
0.0 (-0.7, 0.8) |
| Trigg County | Urban | No | 607.1 (524.8, 698.7) | 82 (16, 118) | 41 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-2.1, -0.4) |
| Simpson County | Rural | No | 585.2 (505.8, 673.5) | 93 (26, 119) | 40 |
falling
|
-2.7 (-12.1, -0.1) |
| Estill County | Rural | No | 687.1 (592.4, 792.7) | 36 (3, 110) | 39 |
stable
|
0.0 (-0.7, 0.7) |
| Marion County | Rural | No | 542.1 (467.5, 625.2) | 113 (38, 120) | 39 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-1.8, -0.3) |
| Lewis County | Rural | No | 730.2 (629.4, 842.5) | 21 (1, 96) | 39 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-0.9, 0.4) |
| Knott County | Rural | No | 611.8 (524.6, 709.5) | 79 (12, 119) | 37 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.2, 0.3) |
| Powell County | Rural | No | 834.2 (714.0, 968.8) | 3 (1, 72) | 37 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.4, 0.3) |
| Butler County | Urban | No | 753.9 (646.6, 873.9) | 15 (1, 91) | 36 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.3, 0.3) |
| Union County | Rural | No | 669.4 (571.6, 779.0) | 47 (4, 115) | 35 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.3, 0.1) |
| Breathitt County | Rural | No | 671.1 (572.3, 782.1) | 44 (4, 115) | 35 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-1.7, 0.1) |
| Green County | Rural | No | 697.5 (596.2, 811.1) | 31 (1, 112) | 35 |
stable
|
0.3 (-0.5, 1.1) |
| Pendleton County | Urban | No | 663.5 (565.0, 774.1) | 49 (3, 115) | 34 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.3, 0.1) |
| Leslie County | Rural | No | 809.4 (690.4, 943.1) | 8 (1, 73) | 34 |
stable
|
0.2 (-0.6, 1.1) |
| Spencer County | Urban | No | 550.8 (466.4, 645.7) | 106 (30, 120) | 34 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-1.9, -0.7) |
| Larue County | Urban | No | 597.4 (507.7, 698.4) | 89 (16, 119) | 33 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.4, 0.1) |
| Morgan County | Rural | No | 654.6 (555.4, 766.4) | 55 (5, 118) | 33 |
stable
|
0.2 (-0.6, 1.1) |
| Caldwell County | Rural | No | 581.2 (493.8, 679.8) | 97 (20, 120) | 32 |
falling
|
-0.9 (-1.6, -0.3) |
| Clinton County | Rural | No | 827.3 (702.8, 967.7) | 5 (1, 83) | 32 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-0.8, 0.8) |
| Monroe County | Rural | No | 694.1 (589.0, 812.6) | 34 (2, 114) | 32 |
stable
|
0.0 (-0.8, 0.8) |
| Bath County | Rural | No | 657.4 (557.1, 770.6) | 53 (5, 117) | 31 |
falling
|
-1.8 (-9.9, -0.1) |
| Livingston County | Urban | No | 754.7 (639.9, 884.3) | 14 (1, 101) | 31 |
stable
|
0.2 (-0.7, 1.3) |
| Todd County | Rural | No | 704.2 (596.9, 825.3) | 27 (2, 113) | 31 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-1.3, 0.6) |
| Webster County | Rural | No | 656.4 (556.3, 769.2) | 54 (3, 118) | 31 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.3, 0.0) |
| Metcalfe County | Rural | No | 721.0 (610.6, 845.6) | 23 (1, 107) | 31 |
stable
|
0.0 (-1.0, 1.1) |
| Edmonson County | Urban | No | 555.1 (469.1, 652.5) | 105 (25, 120) | 30 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-1.7, -0.6) |
| Magoffin County | Rural | No | 674.0 (568.0, 794.1) | 43 (3, 116) | 30 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-1.6, 0.1) |
| Jackson County | Rural | No | 600.2 (504.8, 708.5) | 86 (16, 119) | 30 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.6, 0.4) |
| Martin County | Rural | No | 734.4 (617.7, 866.7) | 19 (1, 102) | 29 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.5, 0.4) |
| Washington County | Rural | No | 584.8 (491.9, 690.0) | 95 (17, 119) | 29 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-1.5, 0.8) |
| Carroll County | Rural | No | 704.0 (588.6, 835.5) | 28 (1, 113) | 27 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.3, 0.3) |
| Owen County | Rural | No | 562.1 (468.4, 669.1) | 102 (23, 120) | 26 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-2.1, -0.2) |
| Crittenden County | Rural | No | 683.7 (569.3, 814.3) | 39 (1, 114) | 26 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-1.2, 0.5) |
| Lyon County | Rural | No | 568.3 (470.2, 680.9) | 100 (15, 120) | 24 |
stable
|
-0.9 (-1.8, 0.0) |
| McLean County | Urban | No | 626.2 (518.0, 750.5) | 72 (5, 119) | 24 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.6, 0.1) |
| Cumberland County | Rural | No | 832.3 (685.9, 1,001.2) | 4 (1, 84) | 23 |
stable
|
0.7 (-0.4, 2.0) |
| Hancock County | Rural | No | 620.2 (507.4, 750.5) | 76 (5, 119) | 21 |
stable
|
-0.9 (-2.0, 0.3) |
| Lee County | Rural | No | 789.5 (642.2, 960.2) | 10 (1, 113) | 21 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-1.2, 0.7) |
| Ballard County | Urban | No | 584.9 (475.3, 712.6) | 94 (12, 120) | 20 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-2.2, -0.5) |
| Trimble County | Rural | No | 622.5 (504.1, 760.0) | 75 (5, 119) | 20 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.7, 0.7) |
| Elliott County | Rural | No | 616.1 (498.2, 753.9) | 78 (5, 120) | 19 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-2.5, -0.3) |
| Menifee County | Rural | No | 704.3 (567.8, 863.7) | 26 (1, 118) | 19 |
stable
|
-0.9 (-2.3, 0.8) |
| Wolfe County | Rural | No | 701.7 (565.6, 860.8) | 30 (1, 118) | 19 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.9, 0.6) |
| Bracken County | Urban | No | 636.5 (512.1, 781.5) | 67 (2, 119) | 19 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.8, 0.5) |
| Fulton County | Rural | No | 686.2 (550.1, 845.7) | 37 (1, 119) | 18 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.3, 0.2) |
| Gallatin County | Urban | No | 733.6 (565.2, 934.2) | 20 (1, 119) | 18 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.7, 0.4) |
| Nicholas County | Rural | No | 622.9 (497.7, 770.0) | 74 (4, 119) | 18 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.4, 0.3) |
| Carlisle County | Urban | No | 810.5 (647.5, 1,002.8) | 7 (1, 103) | 17 |
rising 
|
1.9 (0.1, 13.0) |
| Hickman County | Rural | No | 610.7 (478.5, 769.1) | 80 (3, 120) | 15 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-1.2, 1.1) |
| Owsley County | Rural | No | 847.2 (659.2, 1,072.1) | 1 (1, 107) | 14 |
stable
|
0.0 (-1.0, 1.0) |
| Robertson County | Rural | No | 345.8 (207.9, 542.8) | 120 (57, 120) | 4 |
stable
|
-1.3 (-2.9, 0.3) |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 06/25/2025 4:28 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.
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 06/25/2025 4:28 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.
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.