Death Rates Table
Death Rate Report for Kentucky by County
All Cancer Sites, 2018-2022
All Races (includes Hispanic), Male, All Ages
Sorted by Recentaapc
County
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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 | 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) |
| Nelson County | Urban | No | 261.4 (231.3, 294.4) | 24 (2, 85) | 63 |
rising 
|
3.1 (0.3, 10.0) |
| Bourbon County | Urban | No | 220.7 (185.8, 260.9) | 80 (10, 118) | 30 |
stable 
|
0.9 (-1.3, 8.2) |
| Grayson County | Rural | No | 250.9 (215.4, 290.7) | 34 (3, 104) | 40 |
stable
|
0.2 (-0.3, 0.8) |
| Clay County | Rural | No | 282.6 (238.6, 332.6) | 9 (1, 83) | 33 |
stable
|
0.1 (-0.9, 1.2) |
| Lewis County | Rural | No | 273.3 (225.5, 329.2) | 17 (1, 104) | 24 |
stable
|
0.1 (-0.9, 1.2) |
| Breathitt County | Rural | No | 285.6 (231.6, 348.7) | 6 (1, 96) | 23 |
stable
|
0.0 (-9.6, 10.4) |
| 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) |
| Taylor County | Rural | No | 270.6 (233.1, 312.7) | 19 (1, 86) | 40 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-0.8, 0.8) |
| Casey County | Rural | No | 283.2 (235.7, 337.9) | 8 (1, 91) | 28 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-1.1, 0.8) |
| Simpson County | Rural | No | 221.2 (180.9, 267.9) | 76 (5, 119) | 23 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-1.2, 0.9) |
| Wolfe County | Rural | No | 278.5 (206.1, 369.1) | 12 (1, 116) | 11 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-1.6, 1.4) |
| Carlisle County | Urban | No | 261.6 (184.9, 361.6) | 22 (1, 119) | 8 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-1.4, 0.9) |
| Calloway County | Rural | No | 244.7 (215.0, 277.6) | 43 (6, 100) | 51 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-0.8, 0.2) |
| Carroll County | Rural | No | 278.2 (221.6, 345.3) | 13 (1, 110) | 18 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-1.5, 0.8) |
| Clinton County | Rural | No | 289.3 (229.8, 360.7) | 4 (1, 106) | 18 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-1.4, 0.6) |
| Cumberland County | Rural | No | 254.0 (190.6, 335.2) | 33 (1, 119) | 12 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-1.9, 1.3) |
| Harrison County | Rural | No | 244.2 (204.2, 290.3) | 44 (2, 113) | 28 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-1.1, 0.5) |
| Henry County | Urban | No | 274.7 (225.4, 331.8) | 16 (1, 100) | 25 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-1.3, 0.7) |
| Whitley County | Rural | No | 286.4 (252.8, 323.2) | 5 (1, 63) | 56 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-1.0, 0.4) |
| Harlan County | Rural | No | 281.1 (244.3, 322.2) | 10 (1, 75) | 46 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.1, 0.1) |
| Hart County | Rural | No | 247.2 (204.0, 296.9) | 40 (2, 113) | 26 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.2, 0.2) |
| Hickman County | Rural | No | 232.0 (168.2, 319.1) | 60 (1, 119) | 9 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.9, 0.9) |
| Livingston County | Urban | No | 266.1 (214.1, 329.2) | 20 (1, 109) | 19 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.7, 0.9) |
| Magoffin County | Rural | No | 255.3 (203.8, 316.4) | 32 (1, 115) | 19 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.6, 0.8) |
| Marshall County | Rural | No | 246.1 (216.5, 279.0) | 42 (7, 96) | 54 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.2, 0.2) |
| Monroe County | Rural | No | 257.7 (206.1, 319.1) | 31 (1, 115) | 19 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.5, 0.6) |
| Barren County | Rural | No | 250.8 (222.4, 281.9) | 36 (6, 94) | 62 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.3, 0.0) |
| Estill County | Rural | No | 260.5 (213.1, 315.9) | 26 (1, 110) | 23 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.6, 0.4) |
| Green County | Rural | No | 228.9 (183.8, 283.1) | 65 (3, 119) | 19 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.7, 0.5) |
| Menifee County | Rural | No | 290.6 (218.9, 380.4) | 3 (1, 113) | 12 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-2.0, 1.1) |
| Russell County | Rural | No | 247.0 (207.3, 292.6) | 41 (2, 109) | 30 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.7, 0.6) |
| Fulton County | Rural | No | 259.1 (192.4, 342.9) | 28 (1, 119) | 11 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.8, 0.4) |
| 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) |
| Union County | Rural | No | 232.1 (184.2, 288.9) | 59 (2, 119) | 19 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.8, 0.4) |
| Washington County | Rural | No | 235.8 (184.9, 296.7) | 54 (1, 119) | 16 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.9, 0.6) |
| 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) |
| Mason County | Rural | No | 260.8 (214.8, 313.9) | 25 (1, 109) | 25 |
falling
|
-0.8 (-1.6, -0.1) |
| McLean County | Urban | No | 220.8 (170.7, 282.4) | 79 (3, 119) | 14 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-2.3, 0.7) |
| Perry County | Rural | No | 257.9 (224.3, 295.4) | 30 (2, 92) | 46 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-1.5, 0.0) |
| Pulaski County | Rural | No | 235.1 (213.6, 258.2) | 56 (18, 96) | 96 |
falling
|
-0.8 (-1.3, -0.3) |
| Graves County | Rural | No | 229.6 (201.9, 260.2) | 64 (15, 109) | 53 |
falling
|
-0.9 (-1.4, -0.4) |
| Jackson County | Rural | No | 223.7 (178.0, 278.2) | 71 (4, 119) | 18 |
stable
|
-0.9 (-1.8, 0.2) |
| Lincoln County | Rural | No | 242.4 (207.4, 281.9) | 47 (4, 107) | 36 |
falling
|
-0.9 (-1.5, -0.3) |
| Trimble County | Rural | No | 236.8 (180.8, 305.9) | 53 (1, 119) | 13 |
stable
|
-0.9 (-2.1, 0.5) |
| Wayne County | Rural | No | 216.1 (183.2, 254.0) | 85 (17, 118) | 32 |
stable
|
-0.9 (-1.7, 0.0) |
| Carter County | Urban | No | 250.8 (217.9, 287.6) | 37 (4, 98) | 44 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.6, -0.3) |
| Crittenden County | Rural | No | 260.1 (203.4, 328.8) | 27 (1, 115) | 16 |
stable
|
-1.0 (-2.0, 0.0) |
| Henderson County | Rural | No | 224.6 (198.8, 253.0) | 69 (21, 109) | 59 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.6, -0.4) |
| Knox County | Rural | No | 284.2 (249.2, 322.9) | 7 (1, 64) | 50 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-2.7, -0.4) |
| Laurel County | Rural | No | 222.6 (200.4, 246.5) | 73 (27, 107) | 79 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.5, -0.3) |
| Lee County | Rural | No | 270.9 (205.4, 351.5) | 18 (1, 116) | 13 |
stable
|
-1.0 (-2.3, 0.4) |
| McCreary County | Rural | No | 261.5 (216.7, 312.9) | 23 (1, 104) | 26 |
stable
|
-1.0 (-2.0, 0.0) |
| Ohio County | Rural | No | 242.5 (207.3, 282.3) | 46 (4, 108) | 36 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.7, -0.2) |
| Pendleton County | Urban | No | 261.7 (213.4, 318.0) | 21 (1, 109) | 23 |
stable
|
-1.0 (-2.0, 0.2) |
| Pike County | Rural | No | 241.2 (218.4, 265.8) | 49 (10, 91) | 91 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.5, -0.6) |
| Rockcastle County | Rural | No | 233.7 (192.2, 282.1) | 57 (4, 115) | 24 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.8, -0.1) |
| Breckinridge County | Rural | No | 247.3 (210.9, 288.8) | 39 (3, 107) | 35 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-1.9, -0.2) |
| Hardin County | Urban | No | 226.2 (208.2, 245.4) | 66 (30, 100) | 125 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-1.5, -0.6) |
| Logan County | Rural | No | 240.3 (207.9, 276.6) | 51 (7, 106) | 41 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-1.5, -0.6) |
| Powell County | Rural | No | 280.5 (224.0, 347.0) | 11 (1, 109) | 20 |
stable
|
-1.1 (-2.1, 0.0) |
| Christian County | Urban | No | 231.7 (207.3, 257.9) | 62 (17, 104) | 69 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-1.7, -0.7) |
| Hopkins County | Rural | No | 224.1 (199.0, 251.7) | 70 (22, 109) | 62 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-1.8, -0.6) |
| Johnson County | Rural | No | 221.0 (185.7, 261.4) | 78 (10, 118) | 31 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-2.0, -0.5) |
| Leslie County | Rural | No | 259.0 (206.1, 322.4) | 29 (1, 115) | 18 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-2.3, -0.2) |
| Marion County | Rural | No | 203.0 (164.9, 247.3) | 96 (14, 119) | 22 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-2.2, -0.2) |
| Mercer County | Rural | No | 250.4 (211.9, 294.1) | 38 (2, 104) | 35 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-2.0, -0.4) |
| Bell County | Rural | No | 243.6 (209.5, 282.1) | 45 (6, 108) | 39 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-2.0, -0.7) |
| Greenup County | Urban | No | 212.1 (186.4, 240.6) | 91 (31, 116) | 52 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-2.0, -0.6) |
| Knott County | Rural | No | 191.8 (151.9, 239.9) | 110 (27, 119) | 18 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-2.5, -0.1) |
| 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) |
| Webster County | Rural | No | 231.7 (184.1, 288.2) | 61 (2, 119) | 17 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-2.4, -0.3) |
| Adair County | Rural | No | 238.5 (200.1, 282.5) | 52 (4, 112) | 29 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-2.5, -0.2) |
| Madison County | Rural | No | 211.6 (192.0, 232.5) | 92 (42, 110) | 94 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-2.0, -0.7) |
| Martin County | Rural | No | 215.9 (167.2, 274.6) | 86 (3, 119) | 15 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-2.4, -0.3) |
| Meade County | Urban | No | 233.3 (200.0, 270.6) | 58 (7, 113) | 39 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-2.1, -0.6) |
| Muhlenberg County | Rural | No | 231.6 (201.3, 265.3) | 63 (11, 109) | 45 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-2.1, -0.6) |
| Boyd County | Urban | No | 221.1 (197.5, 246.8) | 77 (26, 111) | 68 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-2.1, -0.9) |
| Caldwell County | Rural | No | 192.8 (153.3, 240.5) | 107 (23, 119) | 17 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-2.4, -0.6) |
| Clark County | Urban | No | 195.2 (169.3, 224.3) | 102 (47, 119) | 43 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-2.2, -0.7) |
| McCracken County | Urban | No | 197.3 (178.3, 217.9) | 101 (62, 117) | 84 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-1.9, -1.0) |
| Owen County | Rural | No | 220.4 (172.3, 278.6) | 81 (3, 119) | 16 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-2.8, -0.3) |
| Todd County | Rural | No | 221.8 (174.8, 278.2) | 75 (4, 119) | 16 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-2.7, -0.4) |
| Grant County | Urban | No | 225.1 (187.1, 268.4) | 68 (7, 118) | 28 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-2.6, -0.6) |
| Metcalfe County | Rural | No | 242.1 (191.2, 303.4) | 48 (1, 118) | 17 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-10.3, -0.4) |
| Shelby County | Urban | No | 182.4 (159.4, 207.9) | 112 (69, 119) | 50 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-2.3, -0.8) |
| Spencer County | Urban | No | 204.3 (165.0, 250.1) | 95 (17, 119) | 22 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-2.4, -0.6) |
| Butler County | Urban | No | 235.5 (188.4, 291.4) | 55 (2, 118) | 19 |
falling
|
-1.7 (-2.7, -0.7) |
| Daviess County | Urban | No | 212.4 (195.4, 230.6) | 90 (47, 108) | 121 |
falling
|
-1.7 (-2.0, -1.3) |
| Franklin County | Rural | No | 198.7 (175.6, 224.1) | 98 (48, 118) | 57 |
falling
|
-1.7 (-2.4, -1.1) |
| Gallatin County | Urban | No | 250.8 (174.8, 346.4) | 35 (1, 119) | 10 |
falling
|
-1.7 (-3.0, -0.5) |
| Warren County | Urban | No | 199.4 (183.3, 216.5) | 97 (61, 114) | 121 |
falling
|
-1.7 (-2.2, -1.2) |
| Hancock County | Rural | No | 216.6 (164.2, 281.2) | 84 (3, 119) | 12 |
stable
|
-1.8 (-3.5, 0.1) |
| Jessamine County | Urban | No | 195.2 (173.0, 219.5) | 103 (56, 119) | 59 |
falling
|
-1.8 (-2.4, -1.2) |
| Kenton County | Urban | No | 204.5 (190.4, 219.5) | 94 (59, 111) | 173 |
falling
|
-1.8 (-2.2, -1.4) |
| Woodford County | Urban | No | 179.8 (151.9, 211.8) | 114 (58, 119) | 32 |
falling
|
-1.8 (-2.6, -0.9) |
| Boyle County | Rural | No | 188.9 (161.5, 219.9) | 111 (50, 119) | 35 |
falling
|
-1.9 (-2.7, -1.1) |
| Bracken County | Urban | No | 193.2 (138.7, 262.3) | 106 (9, 119) | 9 |
falling
|
-1.9 (-3.4, -0.4) |
| Campbell County | Urban | No | 191.9 (174.9, 210.2) | 109 (72, 118) | 101 |
falling
|
-1.9 (-2.3, -1.5) |
| Trigg County | Urban | No | 217.9 (179.5, 263.4) | 83 (9, 119) | 25 |
falling
|
-1.9 (-2.9, -0.9) |
| Oldham County | Urban | No | 176.6 (156.0, 199.2) | 115 (78, 119) | 60 |
falling
|
-2.0 (-2.6, -1.4) |
| Ballard County | Urban | No | 192.5 (143.1, 255.5) | 108 (11, 119) | 11 |
falling
|
-2.1 (-3.2, -1.2) |
| Scott County | Urban | No | 181.8 (156.7, 209.5) | 113 (62, 119) | 44 |
falling
|
-2.1 (-2.9, -1.1) |
| Edmonson County | Urban | No | 169.7 (133.4, 214.4) | 117 (47, 119) | 16 |
falling
|
-2.2 (-3.0, -1.3) |
| Fayette County | Urban | No | 175.8 (166.0, 186.0) | 116 (100, 119) | 257 |
falling
|
-2.2 (-2.4, -1.9) |
| 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) |
| Allen County | Urban | No | 213.4 (177.7, 254.5) | 88 (14, 119) | 27 |
falling
|
-2.4 (-11.9, -1.2) |
| Elliott County | Rural | No | 215.7 (162.3, 282.8) | 87 (2, 119) | 11 |
falling
|
-2.4 (-4.0, -0.7) |
| 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) |
| Rowan County | Rural | No | 225.4 (187.6, 268.6) | 67 (8, 117) | 26 |
falling
|
-3.0 (-11.8, -0.7) |
| Floyd County | Rural | No | 223.4 (195.2, 254.7) | 72 (17, 113) | 50 |
falling
|
-3.8 (-13.4, -1.1) |
| Morgan County | Rural | No | 222.4 (178.0, 274.9) | 74 (5, 119) | 19 |
stable
|
-7.3 (-20.5, 0.0) |
| Bath County | Rural | No | 220.2 (175.2, 273.9) | 82 (5, 119) | 18 |
falling
|
-8.8 (-21.9, -0.5) |
| Anderson County | Rural | No | 210.6 (173.5, 253.2) | 93 (19, 119) | 26 |
falling
|
-19.3 (-35.8, -0.6) |
| Robertson County | Rural | *** |
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Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 07/14/2025 8:18 pm.
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 07/14/2025 8:18 pm.
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.