Death Rates Table
Death Rate Report for Kentucky by County
All Cancer Sites, 2018-2022
All Races (includes Hispanic), Male, All Ages
Sorted by Rate
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)
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Average Annual Count
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Recent Trend |
Recent 5-Year Trend ‡ in Death Rates (95% Confidence Interval)
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) |
| Owsley County | Rural | No | 325.0 (232.2, 445.6) | 1 (1, 114) | 9 |
stable 
|
0.0 (-1.3, 1.3) |
| Lawrence County | Urban | No | 298.2 (246.4, 357.7) | 2 (1, 79) | 27 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-0.8, 0.6) |
| Menifee County | Rural | No | 290.6 (218.9, 380.4) | 3 (1, 113) | 12 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-2.0, 1.1) |
| Clinton County | Rural | No | 289.3 (229.8, 360.7) | 4 (1, 106) | 18 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-1.4, 0.6) |
| Whitley County | Rural | No | 286.4 (252.8, 323.2) | 5 (1, 63) | 56 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-1.0, 0.4) |
| Breathitt County | Rural | No | 285.6 (231.6, 348.7) | 6 (1, 96) | 23 |
stable
|
0.0 (-9.6, 10.4) |
| Knox County | Rural | No | 284.2 (249.2, 322.9) | 7 (1, 64) | 50 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-2.7, -0.4) |
| Casey County | Rural | No | 283.2 (235.7, 337.9) | 8 (1, 91) | 28 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-1.1, 0.8) |
| Clay County | Rural | No | 282.6 (238.6, 332.6) | 9 (1, 83) | 33 |
stable
|
0.1 (-0.9, 1.2) |
| Harlan County | Rural | No | 281.1 (244.3, 322.2) | 10 (1, 75) | 46 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.1, 0.1) |
| Powell County | Rural | No | 280.5 (224.0, 347.0) | 11 (1, 109) | 20 |
stable
|
-1.1 (-2.1, 0.0) |
| Wolfe County | Rural | No | 278.5 (206.1, 369.1) | 12 (1, 116) | 11 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-1.6, 1.4) |
| Carroll County | Rural | No | 278.2 (221.6, 345.3) | 13 (1, 110) | 18 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-1.5, 0.8) |
| Letcher County | Rural | No | 276.5 (237.2, 321.0) | 14 (1, 83) | 40 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.5, 0.1) |
| Montgomery County | Rural | No | 275.7 (238.2, 317.4) | 15 (1, 82) | 42 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.4, 0.0) |
| Henry County | Urban | No | 274.7 (225.4, 331.8) | 16 (1, 100) | 25 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-1.3, 0.7) |
| Lewis County | Rural | No | 273.3 (225.5, 329.2) | 17 (1, 104) | 24 |
stable
|
0.1 (-0.9, 1.2) |
| Lee County | Rural | No | 270.9 (205.4, 351.5) | 18 (1, 116) | 13 |
stable
|
-1.0 (-2.3, 0.4) |
| Taylor County | Rural | No | 270.6 (233.1, 312.7) | 19 (1, 86) | 40 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-0.8, 0.8) |
| Livingston County | Urban | No | 266.1 (214.1, 329.2) | 20 (1, 109) | 19 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.7, 0.9) |
| Pendleton County | Urban | No | 261.7 (213.4, 318.0) | 21 (1, 109) | 23 |
stable
|
-1.0 (-2.0, 0.2) |
| Carlisle County | Urban | No | 261.6 (184.9, 361.6) | 22 (1, 119) | 8 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-1.4, 0.9) |
| McCreary County | Rural | No | 261.5 (216.7, 312.9) | 23 (1, 104) | 26 |
stable
|
-1.0 (-2.0, 0.0) |
| Nelson County | Urban | No | 261.4 (231.3, 294.4) | 24 (2, 85) | 63 |
rising 
|
3.1 (0.3, 10.0) |
| Mason County | Rural | No | 260.8 (214.8, 313.9) | 25 (1, 109) | 25 |
falling
|
-0.8 (-1.6, -0.1) |
| Estill County | Rural | No | 260.5 (213.1, 315.9) | 26 (1, 110) | 23 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.6, 0.4) |
| Crittenden County | Rural | No | 260.1 (203.4, 328.8) | 27 (1, 115) | 16 |
stable
|
-1.0 (-2.0, 0.0) |
| Fulton County | Rural | No | 259.1 (192.4, 342.9) | 28 (1, 119) | 11 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.8, 0.4) |
| Leslie County | Rural | No | 259.0 (206.1, 322.4) | 29 (1, 115) | 18 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-2.3, -0.2) |
| Perry County | Rural | No | 257.9 (224.3, 295.4) | 30 (2, 92) | 46 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-1.5, 0.0) |
| 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) |
| Cumberland County | Rural | No | 254.0 (190.6, 335.2) | 33 (1, 119) | 12 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-1.9, 1.3) |
| Grayson County | Rural | No | 250.9 (215.4, 290.7) | 34 (3, 104) | 40 |
stable
|
0.2 (-0.3, 0.8) |
| Gallatin County | Urban | No | 250.8 (174.8, 346.4) | 35 (1, 119) | 10 |
falling
|
-1.7 (-3.0, -0.5) |
| Barren County | Rural | No | 250.8 (222.4, 281.9) | 36 (6, 94) | 62 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.3, 0.0) |
| Carter County | Urban | No | 250.8 (217.9, 287.6) | 37 (4, 98) | 44 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.6, -0.3) |
| Mercer County | Rural | No | 250.4 (211.9, 294.1) | 38 (2, 104) | 35 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-2.0, -0.4) |
| Breckinridge County | Rural | No | 247.3 (210.9, 288.8) | 39 (3, 107) | 35 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-1.9, -0.2) |
| Hart County | Rural | No | 247.2 (204.0, 296.9) | 40 (2, 113) | 26 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.2, 0.2) |
| Russell County | Rural | No | 247.0 (207.3, 292.6) | 41 (2, 109) | 30 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.7, 0.6) |
| Marshall County | Rural | No | 246.1 (216.5, 279.0) | 42 (7, 96) | 54 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.2, 0.2) |
| Calloway County | Rural | No | 244.7 (215.0, 277.6) | 43 (6, 100) | 51 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-0.8, 0.2) |
| Harrison County | Rural | No | 244.2 (204.2, 290.3) | 44 (2, 113) | 28 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-1.1, 0.5) |
| Bell County | Rural | No | 243.6 (209.5, 282.1) | 45 (6, 108) | 39 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-2.0, -0.7) |
| Ohio County | Rural | No | 242.5 (207.3, 282.3) | 46 (4, 108) | 36 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.7, -0.2) |
| Lincoln County | Rural | No | 242.4 (207.4, 281.9) | 47 (4, 107) | 36 |
falling
|
-0.9 (-1.5, -0.3) |
| Metcalfe County | Rural | No | 242.1 (191.2, 303.4) | 48 (1, 118) | 17 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-10.3, -0.4) |
| Pike County | Rural | No | 241.2 (218.4, 265.8) | 49 (10, 91) | 91 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.5, -0.6) |
| Fleming County | Rural | No | 240.6 (197.1, 291.6) | 50 (2, 117) | 23 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-1.5, 0.1) |
| Logan County | Rural | No | 240.3 (207.9, 276.6) | 51 (7, 106) | 41 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-1.5, -0.6) |
| Adair County | Rural | No | 238.5 (200.1, 282.5) | 52 (4, 112) | 29 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-2.5, -0.2) |
| Trimble County | Rural | No | 236.8 (180.8, 305.9) | 53 (1, 119) | 13 |
stable
|
-0.9 (-2.1, 0.5) |
| Washington County | Rural | No | 235.8 (184.9, 296.7) | 54 (1, 119) | 16 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.9, 0.6) |
| Butler County | Urban | No | 235.5 (188.4, 291.4) | 55 (2, 118) | 19 |
falling
|
-1.7 (-2.7, -0.7) |
| Pulaski County | Rural | No | 235.1 (213.6, 258.2) | 56 (18, 96) | 96 |
falling
|
-0.8 (-1.3, -0.3) |
| Rockcastle County | Rural | No | 233.7 (192.2, 282.1) | 57 (4, 115) | 24 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.8, -0.1) |
| Meade County | Urban | No | 233.3 (200.0, 270.6) | 58 (7, 113) | 39 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-2.1, -0.6) |
| Union County | Rural | No | 232.1 (184.2, 288.9) | 59 (2, 119) | 19 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.8, 0.4) |
| Hickman County | Rural | No | 232.0 (168.2, 319.1) | 60 (1, 119) | 9 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.9, 0.9) |
| Webster County | Rural | No | 231.7 (184.1, 288.2) | 61 (2, 119) | 17 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-2.4, -0.3) |
| Christian County | Urban | No | 231.7 (207.3, 257.9) | 62 (17, 104) | 69 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-1.7, -0.7) |
| Muhlenberg County | Rural | No | 231.6 (201.3, 265.3) | 63 (11, 109) | 45 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-2.1, -0.6) |
| Graves County | Rural | No | 229.6 (201.9, 260.2) | 64 (15, 109) | 53 |
falling
|
-0.9 (-1.4, -0.4) |
| Green County | Rural | No | 228.9 (183.8, 283.1) | 65 (3, 119) | 19 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.7, 0.5) |
| Hardin County | Urban | No | 226.2 (208.2, 245.4) | 66 (30, 100) | 125 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-1.5, -0.6) |
| Rowan County | Rural | No | 225.4 (187.6, 268.6) | 67 (8, 117) | 26 |
falling
|
-3.0 (-11.8, -0.7) |
| Grant County | Urban | No | 225.1 (187.1, 268.4) | 68 (7, 118) | 28 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-2.6, -0.6) |
| Henderson County | Rural | No | 224.6 (198.8, 253.0) | 69 (21, 109) | 59 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.6, -0.4) |
| Hopkins County | Rural | No | 224.1 (199.0, 251.7) | 70 (22, 109) | 62 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-1.8, -0.6) |
| Jackson County | Rural | No | 223.7 (178.0, 278.2) | 71 (4, 119) | 18 |
stable
|
-0.9 (-1.8, 0.2) |
| Floyd County | Rural | No | 223.4 (195.2, 254.7) | 72 (17, 113) | 50 |
falling
|
-3.8 (-13.4, -1.1) |
| Laurel County | Rural | No | 222.6 (200.4, 246.5) | 73 (27, 107) | 79 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.5, -0.3) |
| Morgan County | Rural | No | 222.4 (178.0, 274.9) | 74 (5, 119) | 19 |
stable
|
-7.3 (-20.5, 0.0) |
| Todd County | Rural | No | 221.8 (174.8, 278.2) | 75 (4, 119) | 16 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-2.7, -0.4) |
| Simpson County | Rural | No | 221.2 (180.9, 267.9) | 76 (5, 119) | 23 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-1.2, 0.9) |
| Boyd County | Urban | No | 221.1 (197.5, 246.8) | 77 (26, 111) | 68 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-2.1, -0.9) |
| Johnson County | Rural | No | 221.0 (185.7, 261.4) | 78 (10, 118) | 31 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-2.0, -0.5) |
| McLean County | Urban | No | 220.8 (170.7, 282.4) | 79 (3, 119) | 14 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-2.3, 0.7) |
| Bourbon County | Urban | No | 220.7 (185.8, 260.9) | 80 (10, 118) | 30 |
stable
|
0.9 (-1.3, 8.2) |
| Owen County | Rural | No | 220.4 (172.3, 278.6) | 81 (3, 119) | 16 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-2.8, -0.3) |
| Bath County | Rural | No | 220.2 (175.2, 273.9) | 82 (5, 119) | 18 |
falling
|
-8.8 (-21.9, -0.5) |
| Trigg County | Urban | No | 217.9 (179.5, 263.4) | 83 (9, 119) | 25 |
falling
|
-1.9 (-2.9, -0.9) |
| Hancock County | Rural | No | 216.6 (164.2, 281.2) | 84 (3, 119) | 12 |
stable
|
-1.8 (-3.5, 0.1) |
| Wayne County | Rural | No | 216.1 (183.2, 254.0) | 85 (17, 118) | 32 |
stable
|
-0.9 (-1.7, 0.0) |
| Martin County | Rural | No | 215.9 (167.2, 274.6) | 86 (3, 119) | 15 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-2.4, -0.3) |
| Elliott County | Rural | No | 215.7 (162.3, 282.8) | 87 (2, 119) | 11 |
falling
|
-2.4 (-4.0, -0.7) |
| Allen County | Urban | No | 213.4 (177.7, 254.5) | 88 (14, 119) | 27 |
falling
|
-2.4 (-11.9, -1.2) |
| Garrard County | Rural | No | 212.8 (174.3, 257.9) | 89 (13, 119) | 23 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-1.7, 0.3) |
| Daviess County | Urban | No | 212.4 (195.4, 230.6) | 90 (47, 108) | 121 |
falling
|
-1.7 (-2.0, -1.3) |
| Greenup County | Urban | No | 212.1 (186.4, 240.6) | 91 (31, 116) | 52 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-2.0, -0.6) |
| Madison County | Rural | No | 211.6 (192.0, 232.5) | 92 (42, 110) | 94 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-2.0, -0.7) |
| Anderson County | Rural | No | 210.6 (173.5, 253.2) | 93 (19, 119) | 26 |
falling
|
-19.3 (-35.8, -0.6) |
| Kenton County | Urban | No | 204.5 (190.4, 219.5) | 94 (59, 111) | 173 |
falling
|
-1.8 (-2.2, -1.4) |
| Spencer County | Urban | No | 204.3 (165.0, 250.1) | 95 (17, 119) | 22 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-2.4, -0.6) |
| Marion County | Rural | No | 203.0 (164.9, 247.3) | 96 (14, 119) | 22 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-2.2, -0.2) |
| Warren County | Urban | No | 199.4 (183.3, 216.5) | 97 (61, 114) | 121 |
falling
|
-1.7 (-2.2, -1.2) |
| Franklin County | Rural | No | 198.7 (175.6, 224.1) | 98 (48, 118) | 57 |
falling
|
-1.7 (-2.4, -1.1) |
| Larue County | Urban | No | 197.7 (157.2, 246.0) | 99 (16, 119) | 18 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-2.6, -0.1) |
| Nicholas County | Rural | No | 197.3 (143.5, 265.9) | 100 (6, 119) | 9 |
stable
|
-1.3 (-2.6, 0.1) |
| McCracken County | Urban | No | 197.3 (178.3, 217.9) | 101 (62, 117) | 84 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-1.9, -1.0) |
| Clark County | Urban | No | 195.2 (169.3, 224.3) | 102 (47, 119) | 43 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-2.2, -0.7) |
| Jessamine County | Urban | No | 195.2 (173.0, 219.5) | 103 (56, 119) | 59 |
falling
|
-1.8 (-2.4, -1.2) |
| Jefferson County | Urban | No | 194.6 (188.5, 200.9) | 104 (87, 111) | 811 |
falling
|
-2.3 (-2.8, -2.1) |
| Lyon County | Rural | No | 193.4 (148.5, 250.3) | 105 (15, 119) | 14 |
falling
|
-2.3 (-3.4, -1.0) |
| Bracken County | Urban | No | 193.2 (138.7, 262.3) | 106 (9, 119) | 9 |
falling
|
-1.9 (-3.4, -0.4) |
| Caldwell County | Rural | No | 192.8 (153.3, 240.5) | 107 (23, 119) | 17 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-2.4, -0.6) |
| Ballard County | Urban | No | 192.5 (143.1, 255.5) | 108 (11, 119) | 11 |
falling
|
-2.1 (-3.2, -1.2) |
| Campbell County | Urban | No | 191.9 (174.9, 210.2) | 109 (72, 118) | 101 |
falling
|
-1.9 (-2.3, -1.5) |
| Knott County | Rural | No | 191.8 (151.9, 239.9) | 110 (27, 119) | 18 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-2.5, -0.1) |
| Boyle County | Rural | No | 188.9 (161.5, 219.9) | 111 (50, 119) | 35 |
falling
|
-1.9 (-2.7, -1.1) |
| Shelby County | Urban | No | 182.4 (159.4, 207.9) | 112 (69, 119) | 50 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-2.3, -0.8) |
| Scott County | Urban | No | 181.8 (156.7, 209.5) | 113 (62, 119) | 44 |
falling
|
-2.1 (-2.9, -1.1) |
| Woodford County | Urban | No | 179.8 (151.9, 211.8) | 114 (58, 119) | 32 |
falling
|
-1.8 (-2.6, -0.9) |
| Oldham County | Urban | No | 176.6 (156.0, 199.2) | 115 (78, 119) | 60 |
falling
|
-2.0 (-2.6, -1.4) |
| Fayette County | Urban | No | 175.8 (166.0, 186.0) | 116 (100, 119) | 257 |
falling
|
-2.2 (-2.4, -1.9) |
| Edmonson County | Urban | No | 169.7 (133.4, 214.4) | 117 (47, 119) | 16 |
falling
|
-2.2 (-3.0, -1.3) |
| Bullitt County | Urban | No | 169.6 (152.6, 188.0) | 118 (94, 119) | 79 |
falling
|
-2.5 (-3.0, -1.9) |
| Boone County | Urban | No | 167.1 (152.8, 182.4) | 119 (99, 119) | 111 |
falling
|
-3.0 (-7.6, -2.2) |
| Robertson County | Rural | *** |
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Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 07/04/2025 10:58 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 07/04/2025 10:58 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.