Death Rates Table
Death Rate Report for Kentucky by County
All Cancer Sites, 2018-2022
All Races (includes Hispanic), Male, All Ages
Sorted by Count
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 | 215.1 (212.4, 217.8) | N/A | 5,425 |
falling 
|
-1.6 (-1.9, -1.5) |
| United States | N/A | No | 173.2 (173.0, 173.5) | N/A | 317,428 |
falling
|
-1.8 (-1.8, -1.8) |
| Jefferson County | Urban | No | 194.6 (188.5, 200.9) | 104 (87, 111) | 811 |
falling
|
-2.3 (-2.8, -2.1) |
| Fayette County | Urban | No | 175.8 (166.0, 186.0) | 116 (100, 119) | 257 |
falling
|
-2.2 (-2.4, -1.9) |
| Kenton County | Urban | No | 204.5 (190.4, 219.5) | 94 (59, 111) | 173 |
falling
|
-1.8 (-2.2, -1.4) |
| Hardin County | Urban | No | 226.2 (208.2, 245.4) | 66 (30, 100) | 125 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-1.5, -0.6) |
| Warren County | Urban | No | 199.4 (183.3, 216.5) | 97 (61, 114) | 121 |
falling
|
-1.7 (-2.2, -1.2) |
| Daviess County | Urban | No | 212.4 (195.4, 230.6) | 90 (47, 108) | 121 |
falling
|
-1.7 (-2.0, -1.3) |
| Boone County | Urban | No | 167.1 (152.8, 182.4) | 119 (99, 119) | 111 |
falling
|
-3.0 (-7.6, -2.2) |
| Campbell County | Urban | No | 191.9 (174.9, 210.2) | 109 (72, 118) | 101 |
falling
|
-1.9 (-2.3, -1.5) |
| Pulaski County | Rural | No | 235.1 (213.6, 258.2) | 56 (18, 96) | 96 |
falling
|
-0.8 (-1.3, -0.3) |
| Madison County | Rural | No | 211.6 (192.0, 232.5) | 92 (42, 110) | 94 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-2.0, -0.7) |
| Pike County | Rural | No | 241.2 (218.4, 265.8) | 49 (10, 91) | 91 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.5, -0.6) |
| McCracken County | Urban | No | 197.3 (178.3, 217.9) | 101 (62, 117) | 84 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-1.9, -1.0) |
| Laurel County | Rural | No | 222.6 (200.4, 246.5) | 73 (27, 107) | 79 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.5, -0.3) |
| Bullitt County | Urban | No | 169.6 (152.6, 188.0) | 118 (94, 119) | 79 |
falling
|
-2.5 (-3.0, -1.9) |
| Christian County | Urban | No | 231.7 (207.3, 257.9) | 62 (17, 104) | 69 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-1.7, -0.7) |
| Boyd County | Urban | No | 221.1 (197.5, 246.8) | 77 (26, 111) | 68 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-2.1, -0.9) |
| Nelson County | Urban | No | 261.4 (231.3, 294.4) | 24 (2, 85) | 63 |
rising 
|
3.1 (0.3, 10.0) |
| Hopkins County | Rural | No | 224.1 (199.0, 251.7) | 70 (22, 109) | 62 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-1.8, -0.6) |
| Barren County | Rural | No | 250.8 (222.4, 281.9) | 36 (6, 94) | 62 |
stable 
|
-0.6 (-1.3, 0.0) |
| Oldham County | Urban | No | 176.6 (156.0, 199.2) | 115 (78, 119) | 60 |
falling
|
-2.0 (-2.6, -1.4) |
| Henderson County | Rural | No | 224.6 (198.8, 253.0) | 69 (21, 109) | 59 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.6, -0.4) |
| Jessamine County | Urban | No | 195.2 (173.0, 219.5) | 103 (56, 119) | 59 |
falling
|
-1.8 (-2.4, -1.2) |
| Franklin County | Rural | No | 198.7 (175.6, 224.1) | 98 (48, 118) | 57 |
falling
|
-1.7 (-2.4, -1.1) |
| Whitley County | Rural | No | 286.4 (252.8, 323.2) | 5 (1, 63) | 56 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-1.0, 0.4) |
| Marshall County | Rural | No | 246.1 (216.5, 279.0) | 42 (7, 96) | 54 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.2, 0.2) |
| Graves County | Rural | No | 229.6 (201.9, 260.2) | 64 (15, 109) | 53 |
falling
|
-0.9 (-1.4, -0.4) |
| Greenup County | Urban | No | 212.1 (186.4, 240.6) | 91 (31, 116) | 52 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-2.0, -0.6) |
| Calloway County | Rural | No | 244.7 (215.0, 277.6) | 43 (6, 100) | 51 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-0.8, 0.2) |
| Floyd County | Rural | No | 223.4 (195.2, 254.7) | 72 (17, 113) | 50 |
falling
|
-3.8 (-13.4, -1.1) |
| Knox County | Rural | No | 284.2 (249.2, 322.9) | 7 (1, 64) | 50 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-2.7, -0.4) |
| Shelby County | Urban | No | 182.4 (159.4, 207.9) | 112 (69, 119) | 50 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-2.3, -0.8) |
| Harlan County | Rural | No | 281.1 (244.3, 322.2) | 10 (1, 75) | 46 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.1, 0.1) |
| Perry County | Rural | No | 257.9 (224.3, 295.4) | 30 (2, 92) | 46 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-1.5, 0.0) |
| Muhlenberg County | Rural | No | 231.6 (201.3, 265.3) | 63 (11, 109) | 45 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-2.1, -0.6) |
| Scott County | Urban | No | 181.8 (156.7, 209.5) | 113 (62, 119) | 44 |
falling
|
-2.1 (-2.9, -1.1) |
| Carter County | Urban | No | 250.8 (217.9, 287.6) | 37 (4, 98) | 44 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.6, -0.3) |
| Clark County | Urban | No | 195.2 (169.3, 224.3) | 102 (47, 119) | 43 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-2.2, -0.7) |
| Montgomery County | Rural | No | 275.7 (238.2, 317.4) | 15 (1, 82) | 42 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.4, 0.0) |
| Logan County | Rural | No | 240.3 (207.9, 276.6) | 51 (7, 106) | 41 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-1.5, -0.6) |
| Grayson County | Rural | No | 250.9 (215.4, 290.7) | 34 (3, 104) | 40 |
stable
|
0.2 (-0.3, 0.8) |
| Taylor County | Rural | No | 270.6 (233.1, 312.7) | 19 (1, 86) | 40 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-0.8, 0.8) |
| Letcher County | Rural | No | 276.5 (237.2, 321.0) | 14 (1, 83) | 40 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.5, 0.1) |
| Meade County | Urban | No | 233.3 (200.0, 270.6) | 58 (7, 113) | 39 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-2.1, -0.6) |
| Bell County | Rural | No | 243.6 (209.5, 282.1) | 45 (6, 108) | 39 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-2.0, -0.7) |
| Lincoln County | Rural | No | 242.4 (207.4, 281.9) | 47 (4, 107) | 36 |
falling
|
-0.9 (-1.5, -0.3) |
| Ohio County | Rural | No | 242.5 (207.3, 282.3) | 46 (4, 108) | 36 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.7, -0.2) |
| Breckinridge County | Rural | No | 247.3 (210.9, 288.8) | 39 (3, 107) | 35 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-1.9, -0.2) |
| Boyle County | Rural | No | 188.9 (161.5, 219.9) | 111 (50, 119) | 35 |
falling
|
-1.9 (-2.7, -1.1) |
| Mercer County | Rural | No | 250.4 (211.9, 294.1) | 38 (2, 104) | 35 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-2.0, -0.4) |
| Clay County | Rural | No | 282.6 (238.6, 332.6) | 9 (1, 83) | 33 |
stable
|
0.1 (-0.9, 1.2) |
| Wayne County | Rural | No | 216.1 (183.2, 254.0) | 85 (17, 118) | 32 |
stable
|
-0.9 (-1.7, 0.0) |
| Woodford County | Urban | No | 179.8 (151.9, 211.8) | 114 (58, 119) | 32 |
falling
|
-1.8 (-2.6, -0.9) |
| Johnson County | Rural | No | 221.0 (185.7, 261.4) | 78 (10, 118) | 31 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-2.0, -0.5) |
| Bourbon County | Urban | No | 220.7 (185.8, 260.9) | 80 (10, 118) | 30 |
stable
|
0.9 (-1.3, 8.2) |
| Russell County | Rural | No | 247.0 (207.3, 292.6) | 41 (2, 109) | 30 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.7, 0.6) |
| Adair County | Rural | No | 238.5 (200.1, 282.5) | 52 (4, 112) | 29 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-2.5, -0.2) |
| Harrison County | Rural | No | 244.2 (204.2, 290.3) | 44 (2, 113) | 28 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-1.1, 0.5) |
| Grant County | Urban | No | 225.1 (187.1, 268.4) | 68 (7, 118) | 28 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-2.6, -0.6) |
| Casey County | Rural | No | 283.2 (235.7, 337.9) | 8 (1, 91) | 28 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-1.1, 0.8) |
| Lawrence County | Urban | No | 298.2 (246.4, 357.7) | 2 (1, 79) | 27 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-0.8, 0.6) |
| Allen County | Urban | No | 213.4 (177.7, 254.5) | 88 (14, 119) | 27 |
falling
|
-2.4 (-11.9, -1.2) |
| Hart County | Rural | No | 247.2 (204.0, 296.9) | 40 (2, 113) | 26 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.2, 0.2) |
| Rowan County | Rural | No | 225.4 (187.6, 268.6) | 67 (8, 117) | 26 |
falling
|
-3.0 (-11.8, -0.7) |
| McCreary County | Rural | No | 261.5 (216.7, 312.9) | 23 (1, 104) | 26 |
stable
|
-1.0 (-2.0, 0.0) |
| Anderson County | Rural | No | 210.6 (173.5, 253.2) | 93 (19, 119) | 26 |
falling
|
-19.3 (-35.8, -0.6) |
| Henry County | Urban | No | 274.7 (225.4, 331.8) | 16 (1, 100) | 25 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-1.3, 0.7) |
| Trigg County | Urban | No | 217.9 (179.5, 263.4) | 83 (9, 119) | 25 |
falling
|
-1.9 (-2.9, -0.9) |
| Mason County | Rural | No | 260.8 (214.8, 313.9) | 25 (1, 109) | 25 |
falling
|
-0.8 (-1.6, -0.1) |
| Lewis County | Rural | No | 273.3 (225.5, 329.2) | 17 (1, 104) | 24 |
stable
|
0.1 (-0.9, 1.2) |
| Rockcastle County | Rural | No | 233.7 (192.2, 282.1) | 57 (4, 115) | 24 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.8, -0.1) |
| Estill County | Rural | No | 260.5 (213.1, 315.9) | 26 (1, 110) | 23 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.6, 0.4) |
| Fleming County | Rural | No | 240.6 (197.1, 291.6) | 50 (2, 117) | 23 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-1.5, 0.1) |
| Garrard County | Rural | No | 212.8 (174.3, 257.9) | 89 (13, 119) | 23 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-1.7, 0.3) |
| Breathitt County | Rural | No | 285.6 (231.6, 348.7) | 6 (1, 96) | 23 |
stable
|
0.0 (-9.6, 10.4) |
| Pendleton County | Urban | No | 261.7 (213.4, 318.0) | 21 (1, 109) | 23 |
stable
|
-1.0 (-2.0, 0.2) |
| Simpson County | Rural | No | 221.2 (180.9, 267.9) | 76 (5, 119) | 23 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-1.2, 0.9) |
| Marion County | Rural | No | 203.0 (164.9, 247.3) | 96 (14, 119) | 22 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-2.2, -0.2) |
| Spencer County | Urban | No | 204.3 (165.0, 250.1) | 95 (17, 119) | 22 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-2.4, -0.6) |
| Powell County | Rural | No | 280.5 (224.0, 347.0) | 11 (1, 109) | 20 |
stable
|
-1.1 (-2.1, 0.0) |
| Livingston County | Urban | No | 266.1 (214.1, 329.2) | 20 (1, 109) | 19 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.7, 0.9) |
| Morgan County | Rural | No | 222.4 (178.0, 274.9) | 74 (5, 119) | 19 |
stable
|
-7.3 (-20.5, 0.0) |
| Butler County | Urban | No | 235.5 (188.4, 291.4) | 55 (2, 118) | 19 |
falling
|
-1.7 (-2.7, -0.7) |
| Green County | Rural | No | 228.9 (183.8, 283.1) | 65 (3, 119) | 19 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.7, 0.5) |
| Monroe County | Rural | No | 257.7 (206.1, 319.1) | 31 (1, 115) | 19 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.5, 0.6) |
| Magoffin County | Rural | No | 255.3 (203.8, 316.4) | 32 (1, 115) | 19 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.6, 0.8) |
| Union County | Rural | No | 232.1 (184.2, 288.9) | 59 (2, 119) | 19 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.8, 0.4) |
| Jackson County | Rural | No | 223.7 (178.0, 278.2) | 71 (4, 119) | 18 |
stable
|
-0.9 (-1.8, 0.2) |
| Knott County | Rural | No | 191.8 (151.9, 239.9) | 110 (27, 119) | 18 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-2.5, -0.1) |
| Leslie County | Rural | No | 259.0 (206.1, 322.4) | 29 (1, 115) | 18 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-2.3, -0.2) |
| Clinton County | Rural | No | 289.3 (229.8, 360.7) | 4 (1, 106) | 18 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-1.4, 0.6) |
| Bath County | Rural | No | 220.2 (175.2, 273.9) | 82 (5, 119) | 18 |
falling
|
-8.8 (-21.9, -0.5) |
| Carroll County | Rural | No | 278.2 (221.6, 345.3) | 13 (1, 110) | 18 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-1.5, 0.8) |
| Larue County | Urban | No | 197.7 (157.2, 246.0) | 99 (16, 119) | 18 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-2.6, -0.1) |
| Caldwell County | Rural | No | 192.8 (153.3, 240.5) | 107 (23, 119) | 17 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-2.4, -0.6) |
| Webster County | Rural | No | 231.7 (184.1, 288.2) | 61 (2, 119) | 17 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-2.4, -0.3) |
| Metcalfe County | Rural | No | 242.1 (191.2, 303.4) | 48 (1, 118) | 17 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-10.3, -0.4) |
| Todd County | Rural | No | 221.8 (174.8, 278.2) | 75 (4, 119) | 16 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-2.7, -0.4) |
| Owen County | Rural | No | 220.4 (172.3, 278.6) | 81 (3, 119) | 16 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-2.8, -0.3) |
| Washington County | Rural | No | 235.8 (184.9, 296.7) | 54 (1, 119) | 16 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.9, 0.6) |
| Edmonson County | Urban | No | 169.7 (133.4, 214.4) | 117 (47, 119) | 16 |
falling
|
-2.2 (-3.0, -1.3) |
| Crittenden County | Rural | No | 260.1 (203.4, 328.8) | 27 (1, 115) | 16 |
stable
|
-1.0 (-2.0, 0.0) |
| Martin County | Rural | No | 215.9 (167.2, 274.6) | 86 (3, 119) | 15 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-2.4, -0.3) |
| McLean County | Urban | No | 220.8 (170.7, 282.4) | 79 (3, 119) | 14 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-2.3, 0.7) |
| Lyon County | Rural | No | 193.4 (148.5, 250.3) | 105 (15, 119) | 14 |
falling
|
-2.3 (-3.4, -1.0) |
| Lee County | Rural | No | 270.9 (205.4, 351.5) | 18 (1, 116) | 13 |
stable
|
-1.0 (-2.3, 0.4) |
| Trimble County | Rural | No | 236.8 (180.8, 305.9) | 53 (1, 119) | 13 |
stable
|
-0.9 (-2.1, 0.5) |
| Menifee County | Rural | No | 290.6 (218.9, 380.4) | 3 (1, 113) | 12 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-2.0, 1.1) |
| Hancock County | Rural | No | 216.6 (164.2, 281.2) | 84 (3, 119) | 12 |
stable
|
-1.8 (-3.5, 0.1) |
| Cumberland County | Rural | No | 254.0 (190.6, 335.2) | 33 (1, 119) | 12 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-1.9, 1.3) |
| Elliott County | Rural | No | 215.7 (162.3, 282.8) | 87 (2, 119) | 11 |
falling
|
-2.4 (-4.0, -0.7) |
| Wolfe County | Rural | No | 278.5 (206.1, 369.1) | 12 (1, 116) | 11 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-1.6, 1.4) |
| Fulton County | Rural | No | 259.1 (192.4, 342.9) | 28 (1, 119) | 11 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.8, 0.4) |
| Ballard County | Urban | No | 192.5 (143.1, 255.5) | 108 (11, 119) | 11 |
falling
|
-2.1 (-3.2, -1.2) |
| Gallatin County | Urban | No | 250.8 (174.8, 346.4) | 35 (1, 119) | 10 |
falling
|
-1.7 (-3.0, -0.5) |
| Nicholas County | Rural | No | 197.3 (143.5, 265.9) | 100 (6, 119) | 9 |
stable
|
-1.3 (-2.6, 0.1) |
| Bracken County | Urban | No | 193.2 (138.7, 262.3) | 106 (9, 119) | 9 |
falling
|
-1.9 (-3.4, -0.4) |
| Hickman County | Rural | No | 232.0 (168.2, 319.1) | 60 (1, 119) | 9 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.9, 0.9) |
| Owsley County | Rural | No | 325.0 (232.2, 445.6) | 1 (1, 114) | 9 |
stable
|
0.0 (-1.3, 1.3) |
| Carlisle County | Urban | No | 261.6 (184.9, 361.6) | 22 (1, 119) | 8 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-1.4, 0.9) |
| Robertson County | Rural | *** |
|
|
|
|
|
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 04/21/2025 4:26 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.
* 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).
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 04/21/2025 4:26 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.
* 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).
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.