Death Rates Table
Death Rate Report for Kentucky by County
All Cancer Sites, 2018-2022
All Races (includes Hispanic), Female, 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 | 153.0 (151.0, 155.0) | N/A | 4,743 |
falling 
|
-1.0 (-1.2, -0.8) |
| United States | N/A | No | 126.4 (126.2, 126.6) | N/A | 285,526 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-1.4, -1.1) |
| Leslie County | Rural | No | 229.3 (183.2, 285.2) | 3 (1, 78) | 18 |
rising 
|
1.5 (0.2, 3.1) |
| Cumberland County | Rural | No | 216.3 (163.6, 284.9) | 9 (1, 107) | 12 |
stable 
|
1.2 (-0.2, 2.8) |
| Lincoln County | Rural | No | 185.2 (157.6, 216.7) | 27 (5, 99) | 33 |
rising
|
0.9 (0.3, 1.6) |
| Woodford County | Urban | No | 152.3 (128.1, 180.2) | 80 (21, 118) | 31 |
stable
|
0.9 (-1.9, 9.6) |
| Green County | Rural | No | 180.9 (142.8, 227.7) | 33 (2, 116) | 16 |
stable
|
0.8 (-0.5, 2.3) |
| Knott County | Rural | No | 206.8 (168.0, 253.0) | 14 (1, 92) | 22 |
stable
|
0.8 (-0.1, 1.8) |
| Metcalfe County | Rural | No | 185.1 (144.5, 235.2) | 28 (1, 116) | 15 |
stable
|
0.8 (-0.5, 2.4) |
| Clay County | Rural | No | 224.0 (188.8, 264.6) | 6 (1, 53) | 30 |
stable
|
0.7 (0.0, 1.5) |
| Knox County | Rural | No | 213.9 (186.5, 244.7) | 10 (1, 48) | 46 |
rising
|
0.7 (0.1, 1.4) |
| Fleming County | Rural | No | 189.9 (152.9, 233.8) | 24 (1, 109) | 19 |
stable
|
0.6 (-0.4, 1.6) |
| Todd County | Rural | No | 203.8 (161.5, 254.6) | 17 (1, 104) | 17 |
stable
|
0.6 (-0.4, 1.7) |
| Butler County | Urban | No | 228.1 (183.7, 281.0) | 4 (1, 72) | 19 |
stable
|
0.5 (-0.6, 1.9) |
| Harlan County | Rural | No | 210.4 (182.2, 242.3) | 13 (1, 54) | 43 |
stable
|
0.5 (-0.3, 1.4) |
| Rockcastle County | Rural | No | 193.2 (158.1, 234.6) | 20 (1, 105) | 23 |
stable
|
0.5 (-0.3, 1.3) |
| Calloway County | Rural | No | 165.0 (142.4, 190.6) | 51 (14, 111) | 41 |
stable
|
0.4 (-0.3, 1.1) |
| Estill County | Rural | No | 175.1 (140.5, 216.8) | 40 (4, 116) | 19 |
stable
|
0.4 (-0.6, 1.4) |
| Owsley County | Rural | No | 205.1 (139.0, 296.3) | 15 (1, 119) | 6 |
stable
|
0.4 (-1.4, 2.2) |
| Adair County | Rural | No | 164.2 (133.5, 200.4) | 54 (9, 118) | 22 |
stable
|
0.3 (-0.7, 1.4) |
| Clinton County | Rural | No | 211.6 (166.4, 267.2) | 12 (1, 98) | 16 |
stable
|
0.3 (-1.2, 2.0) |
| Livingston County | Urban | No | 181.7 (139.0, 235.8) | 30 (1, 117) | 13 |
stable
|
0.3 (-0.8, 1.6) |
| Martin County | Rural | No | 216.8 (169.7, 274.4) | 8 (1, 93) | 16 |
stable
|
0.3 (-0.8, 1.5) |
| Bracken County | Urban | No | 175.8 (129.9, 234.3) | 39 (1, 119) | 10 |
stable
|
0.2 (-1.1, 1.6) |
| Crittenden County | Rural | No | 158.7 (119.9, 208.6) | 60 (5, 119) | 12 |
stable
|
0.2 (-1.3, 1.8) |
| Monroe County | Rural | No | 185.2 (143.6, 236.2) | 26 (1, 117) | 15 |
stable
|
0.2 (-0.8, 1.3) |
| Morgan County | Rural | No | 192.8 (151.3, 243.2) | 21 (1, 113) | 16 |
stable
|
0.2 (-1.1, 1.6) |
| Perry County | Rural | No | 234.1 (203.5, 268.4) | 2 (1, 31) | 45 |
stable
|
0.2 (-0.5, 1.0) |
| Rowan County | Rural | No | 150.5 (123.5, 182.1) | 86 (20, 119) | 22 |
stable
|
0.2 (-0.8, 1.4) |
| Russell County | Rural | No | 180.3 (148.9, 217.1) | 35 (2, 113) | 25 |
stable
|
0.2 (-0.6, 1.1) |
| Gallatin County | Urban | No | 181.1 (123.4, 255.6) | 32 (1, 119) | 8 |
stable
|
0.1 (-1.6, 2.1) |
| Grayson County | Rural | No | 181.5 (154.7, 212.2) | 31 (5, 102) | 34 |
stable
|
0.1 (-0.5, 0.8) |
| Johnson County | Rural | No | 199.5 (168.7, 234.9) | 18 (1, 83) | 32 |
stable
|
0.1 (-0.5, 0.8) |
| Taylor County | Rural | No | 155.8 (131.1, 184.4) | 69 (19, 118) | 31 |
stable
|
0.1 (-0.8, 1.2) |
| Webster County | Rural | No | 191.3 (151.3, 239.5) | 22 (1, 112) | 17 |
stable
|
0.1 (-0.9, 1.0) |
| Anderson County | Rural | No | 158.5 (132.3, 188.8) | 61 (15, 117) | 27 |
stable
|
0.0 (-0.9, 1.0) |
| Lee County | Rural | No | 186.4 (135.3, 253.7) | 25 (1, 119) | 9 |
stable
|
0.0 (-1.4, 1.4) |
| Allen County | Urban | No | 147.2 (120.4, 178.8) | 92 (20, 119) | 22 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-1.3, 1.3) |
| Bell County | Rural | No | 204.1 (175.6, 236.5) | 16 (1, 66) | 39 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-0.8, 0.5) |
| Hart County | Rural | No | 164.4 (134.2, 200.0) | 53 (9, 117) | 22 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-1.4, 1.5) |
| Larue County | Urban | No | 178.0 (141.9, 221.3) | 38 (3, 115) | 18 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-1.2, 1.0) |
| Pulaski County | Rural | No | 172.1 (155.7, 189.9) | 41 (18, 89) | 86 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-0.5, 0.4) |
| Clark County | Urban | No | 166.8 (145.3, 191.0) | 49 (16, 111) | 45 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-0.8, 0.4) |
| Floyd County | Rural | No | 227.1 (201.4, 255.5) | 5 (1, 32) | 61 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-0.9, 0.5) |
| Graves County | Rural | No | 152.4 (132.0, 175.4) | 79 (25, 116) | 42 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-0.7, 0.4) |
| Henry County | Urban | No | 164.1 (131.1, 203.8) | 55 (7, 119) | 18 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-1.1, 0.8) |
| Lawrence County | Urban | No | 196.0 (160.5, 237.8) | 19 (1, 98) | 23 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-0.9, 0.6) |
| Elliott County | Rural | No | 144.8 (103.3, 202.0) | 97 (8, 119) | 8 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-1.9, 1.5) |
| Grant County | Urban | No | 160.9 (132.3, 194.0) | 58 (11, 118) | 23 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-1.1, 0.5) |
| Nicholas County | Rural | No | 178.2 (129.5, 240.8) | 37 (1, 119) | 9 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-1.6, 1.2) |
| Trimble County | Rural | No | 151.8 (108.2, 208.6) | 83 (4, 119) | 8 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-1.9, 1.5) |
| Whitley County | Rural | No | 171.0 (147.8, 197.1) | 45 (11, 106) | 40 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-1.0, 0.5) |
| Barren County | Rural | No | 151.8 (133.2, 172.5) | 82 (29, 114) | 50 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-0.9, 0.2) |
| Hardin County | Urban | No | 155.1 (142.1, 169.0) | 72 (34, 106) | 109 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-0.8, 0.1) |
| Henderson County | Rural | No | 156.4 (137.6, 177.5) | 68 (23, 112) | 53 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-1.0, 0.2) |
| Hickman County | Rural | Yes | 119.6 (80.1, 180.7) | 117 (19, 119) | 6 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-1.9, 1.1) |
| Laurel County | Rural | No | 156.6 (139.8, 175.0) | 67 (27, 109) | 66 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-1.1, 0.4) |
| Logan County | Rural | No | 158.4 (133.4, 187.1) | 62 (14, 116) | 31 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-1.3, 0.6) |
| Lyon County | Rural | No | 152.6 (112.6, 207.7) | 78 (6, 119) | 11 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-1.8, 1.3) |
| Mason County | Rural | No | 160.2 (129.8, 196.5) | 59 (13, 118) | 20 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-1.2, 0.5) |
| Ohio County | Rural | No | 182.1 (153.9, 214.5) | 29 (6, 106) | 31 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-1.4, 0.7) |
| Wolfe County | Rural | No | 220.1 (161.6, 294.7) | 7 (1, 114) | 10 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-2.1, 1.5) |
| Christian County | Urban | No | 162.1 (144.3, 181.6) | 57 (23, 108) | 63 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.0, 0.0) |
| Edmonson County | Urban | No | 154.2 (120.5, 196.1) | 76 (11, 119) | 15 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.3, 0.5) |
| Garrard County | Rural | No | 155.2 (124.8, 191.6) | 71 (14, 119) | 19 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.4, 0.5) |
| Marshall County | Rural | No | 157.1 (135.8, 181.4) | 66 (21, 114) | 42 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.1, 0.2) |
| Powell County | Rural | No | 213.8 (171.2, 264.6) | 11 (1, 92) | 18 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.4, 0.6) |
| Bath County | Rural | No | 168.7 (132.0, 213.5) | 47 (3, 118) | 15 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-2.0, 0.9) |
| Caldwell County | Rural | No | 154.7 (121.3, 195.8) | 74 (9, 119) | 16 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.7, 0.5) |
| Jackson County | Rural | No | 135.0 (102.8, 175.1) | 111 (24, 119) | 12 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.9, 0.7) |
| Pendleton County | Urban | No | 141.6 (108.7, 182.1) | 101 (15, 119) | 13 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.8, 0.6) |
| Washington County | Rural | No | 140.8 (108.7, 181.0) | 102 (18, 119) | 14 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-2.0, 0.9) |
| Wayne County | Rural | No | 149.0 (120.9, 182.4) | 88 (20, 119) | 22 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.5, 0.4) |
| Bourbon County | Urban | No | 164.9 (137.5, 197.0) | 52 (9, 116) | 27 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.5, 0.2) |
| Boyle County | Rural | No | 165.6 (141.9, 192.6) | 50 (14, 110) | 38 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.5, 0.2) |
| Breathitt County | Rural | No | 158.3 (123.2, 201.3) | 63 (7, 119) | 15 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.9, 0.5) |
| Daviess County | Urban | No | 138.1 (125.9, 151.2) | 108 (64, 117) | 101 |
falling
|
-0.7 (-1.2, -0.2) |
| Harrison County | Rural | No | 153.2 (125.7, 185.7) | 77 (16, 119) | 23 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.8, 0.5) |
| Hopkins County | Rural | No | 150.7 (132.4, 171.3) | 85 (28, 116) | 51 |
falling
|
-0.7 (-1.3, -0.2) |
| Lewis County | Rural | No | 180.6 (142.8, 226.4) | 34 (2, 115) | 17 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.6, 0.2) |
| Mercer County | Rural | No | 154.8 (129.5, 184.2) | 73 (18, 118) | 28 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.6, 0.2) |
| Trigg County | Urban | No | 143.0 (113.0, 180.1) | 98 (21, 119) | 17 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.8, 0.5) |
| Union County | Rural | No | 171.7 (136.7, 214.3) | 42 (5, 117) | 18 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.7, 0.4) |
| Bullitt County | Urban | No | 138.0 (124.2, 153.2) | 109 (53, 118) | 75 |
falling
|
-0.8 (-1.3, -0.1) |
| Carroll County | Rural | No | 148.5 (110.8, 196.1) | 89 (10, 119) | 11 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-1.9, 0.4) |
| Fulton County | Rural | No | 180.2 (127.9, 249.4) | 36 (1, 119) | 9 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-1.8, 0.1) |
| McCracken County | Urban | No | 146.5 (131.9, 162.5) | 93 (43, 114) | 81 |
falling
|
-0.8 (-1.2, -0.4) |
| Nelson County | Urban | No | 147.4 (128.8, 168.2) | 91 (34, 117) | 47 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-1.5, 0.0) |
| Warren County | Urban | No | 155.3 (142.7, 168.7) | 70 (35, 104) | 116 |
falling
|
-0.8 (-1.2, -0.3) |
| Boyd County | Urban | No | 158.2 (140.1, 178.3) | 64 (24, 111) | 60 |
falling
|
-0.9 (-1.4, -0.4) |
| Greenup County | Urban | No | 152.2 (132.7, 174.4) | 81 (29, 115) | 47 |
falling
|
-0.9 (-1.4, -0.4) |
| McCreary County | Rural | No | 191.3 (155.2, 234.1) | 23 (1, 105) | 20 |
stable
|
-0.9 (-1.8, 0.1) |
| Montgomery County | Rural | No | 158.2 (133.7, 186.2) | 65 (18, 116) | 31 |
stable
|
-0.9 (-1.8, 0.1) |
| Owen County | Rural | No | 130.3 (96.8, 173.0) | 114 (21, 119) | 11 |
stable
|
-0.9 (-2.0, 0.2) |
| Breckinridge County | Rural | No | 151.8 (124.9, 183.7) | 84 (18, 119) | 23 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.8, -0.3) |
| Madison County | Rural | No | 145.2 (131.0, 160.7) | 95 (44, 115) | 79 |
stable
|
-1.0 (-4.9, 0.0) |
| Meade County | Urban | No | 139.3 (115.7, 166.7) | 106 (36, 119) | 25 |
stable
|
-1.0 (-1.9, 0.1) |
| Menifee County | Rural | No | 169.8 (118.9, 238.6) | 46 (1, 119) | 8 |
stable
|
-1.0 (-2.5, 0.8) |
| Shelby County | Urban | No | 138.7 (120.4, 159.2) | 107 (47, 118) | 43 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.8, -0.1) |
| Spencer County | Urban | No | 135.5 (105.3, 172.0) | 110 (26, 119) | 15 |
stable
|
-1.0 (-2.0, 0.1) |
| Ballard County | Urban | No | 154.2 (114.1, 207.2) | 75 (4, 119) | 10 |
stable
|
-1.1 (-2.2, 0.1) |
| Carter County | Urban | No | 167.7 (143.3, 195.7) | 48 (12, 112) | 35 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-1.7, -0.4) |
| Oldham County | Urban | Yes | 112.6 (97.6, 129.3) | 119 (96, 119) | 43 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-1.8, -0.1) |
| Magoffin County | Rural | No | 171.6 (132.2, 220.1) | 43 (3, 118) | 14 |
stable
|
-1.2 (-2.2, 0.0) |
| Scott County | Urban | No | 144.9 (125.9, 166.0) | 96 (34, 118) | 43 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-1.9, -0.4) |
| Campbell County | Urban | No | 142.8 (129.6, 157.1) | 99 (53, 116) | 91 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-1.7, -0.9) |
| Jessamine County | Urban | No | 126.4 (110.0, 144.8) | 115 (70, 119) | 45 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-2.0, -0.5) |
| McLean County | Urban | No | 150.1 (112.3, 198.7) | 87 (8, 119) | 11 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-2.3, -0.4) |
| Franklin County | Rural | No | 134.2 (118.1, 152.3) | 112 (57, 119) | 52 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-2.0, -0.8) |
| Fayette County | Urban | No | 124.6 (117.6, 132.0) | 116 (98, 119) | 244 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-1.8, -1.1) |
| Jefferson County | Urban | No | 142.4 (137.8, 147.1) | 100 (75, 107) | 782 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-2.2, -1.3) |
| Marion County | Rural | No | 132.6 (106.4, 164.0) | 113 (30, 119) | 19 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-2.7, -0.3) |
| Boone County | Urban | Yes | 118.7 (108.2, 130.0) | 118 (100, 119) | 97 |
falling
|
-1.7 (-2.2, -1.0) |
| Muhlenberg County | Rural | No | 145.5 (124.0, 170.1) | 94 (30, 118) | 35 |
falling
|
-1.8 (-9.1, -0.5) |
| Pike County | Rural | No | 171.5 (154.1, 190.5) | 44 (17, 89) | 76 |
falling
|
-3.5 (-9.4, -1.0) |
| Simpson County | Rural | No | 147.4 (118.9, 181.2) | 90 (19, 119) | 20 |
stable
|
-3.5 (-14.9, 0.0) |
| Casey County | Rural | No | 140.5 (112.6, 174.4) | 104 (25, 119) | 19 |
falling
|
-3.7 (-22.1, -0.5) |
| Kenton County | Urban | No | 139.3 (129.3, 150.1) | 105 (63, 115) | 148 |
falling
|
-5.0 (-11.0, -1.6) |
| Letcher County | Rural | No | 140.8 (115.0, 171.3) | 103 (27, 119) | 23 |
falling
|
-9.4 (-21.9, -0.9) |
| Carlisle County | Urban | No | 257.3 (185.8, 350.6) | 1 (1, 101) | 10 |
|
|
| Hancock County | Rural | No | 163.1 (120.2, 218.0) | 56 (3, 119) | 10 |
|
|
| Robertson County | Rural | *** |
|
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Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 04/23/2025 9:37 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 04/23/2025 9:37 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.