Death Rates Table
Death Rate Report for Kentucky by County
All Cancer Sites, 2018-2022
All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes, Ages <65
Sorted by CI*Rank
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 | Yes | 60.0 (59.0, 61.0) | N/A | 3,015 |
falling 
|
-1.4 (-1.5, -1.3) |
| United States | N/A | Yes | 45.0 (44.9, 45.1) | N/A | 161,722 |
falling
|
-2.1 (-2.4, -1.9) |
| Ballard County | Urban | Yes | 36.4 (20.2, 62.1) | 119 (42, 119) | 3 |
falling
|
-2.6 (-4.6, -0.7) |
| Oldham County | Urban | Yes | 37.0 (31.1, 43.8) | 118 (106, 119) | 29 |
falling
|
-2.5 (-3.1, -1.8) |
| Boone County | Urban | Yes | 42.6 (38.0, 47.7) | 117 (100, 119) | 64 |
falling
|
-2.1 (-2.7, -1.5) |
| Scott County | Urban | Yes | 43.2 (36.0, 51.5) | 116 (88, 119) | 26 |
falling
|
-2.7 (-3.7, -1.6) |
| Fayette County | Urban | Yes | 43.5 (40.2, 46.9) | 115 (103, 119) | 139 |
falling
|
-2.2 (-2.6, -1.8) |
| Shelby County | Urban | Yes | 44.3 (36.7, 53.3) | 114 (82, 119) | 25 |
falling
|
-2.3 (-3.1, -1.4) |
| Bullitt County | Urban | Yes | 45.4 (39.4, 52.2) | 113 (87, 119) | 44 |
falling
|
-2.5 (-9.4, -1.8) |
| Owen County | Rural | Yes | 46.4 (31.3, 67.6) | 112 (35, 119) | 7 |
falling
|
-2.2 (-3.7, -0.8) |
| Hickman County | Rural | Yes | 49.4 (28.5, 86.0) | 111 (11, 119) | 3 |
|
|
| Spencer County | Urban | Yes | 49.4 (37.0, 65.1) | 110 (38, 119) | 12 |
falling
|
-1.9 (-3.0, -0.5) |
| Franklin County | Rural | Yes | 50.3 (42.2, 59.5) | 109 (63, 119) | 30 |
falling
|
-2.2 (-2.9, -1.5) |
| Jefferson County | Urban | Yes | 51.1 (48.9, 53.4) | 108 (89, 111) | 437 |
falling
|
-2.1 (-2.3, -1.8) |
| Jessamine County | Urban | Yes | 51.3 (43.4, 60.4) | 107 (59, 118) | 32 |
falling
|
-1.7 (-2.7, -0.7) |
| Marion County | Rural | Yes | 52.2 (39.3, 68.4) | 106 (34, 119) | 12 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-2.7, -0.4) |
| Trigg County | Urban | Yes | 53.1 (37.7, 73.4) | 105 (25, 119) | 9 |
falling
|
-2.0 (-3.3, -0.7) |
| Meade County | Urban | Yes | 53.2 (43.0, 65.4) | 104 (43, 118) | 20 |
falling
|
-1.8 (-2.9, -0.6) |
| Kenton County | Urban | Yes | 53.4 (48.7, 58.6) | 103 (69, 112) | 100 |
falling
|
-1.8 (-2.3, -1.4) |
| Campbell County | Urban | Yes | 53.6 (47.3, 60.6) | 102 (62, 114) | 58 |
falling
|
-2.0 (-2.7, -1.3) |
| Bracken County | Urban | Yes | 53.9 (35.5, 79.9) | 101 (13, 119) | 6 |
falling
|
-1.8 (-3.2, -0.4) |
| Greenup County | Urban | Yes | 53.9 (44.0, 65.7) | 100 (43, 118) | 23 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-2.4, -0.6) |
| Hancock County | Rural | Yes | 54.4 (35.1, 81.4) | 99 (10, 119) | 5 |
stable 
|
-0.6 (-2.4, 1.5) |
| Elliott County | Rural | Yes | 54.5 (34.5, 84.0) | 98 (11, 119) | 5 |
falling
|
-2.4 (-4.2, -0.5) |
| Garrard County | Rural | Yes | 54.7 (40.7, 72.5) | 97 (26, 119) | 12 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-2.1, 0.7) |
| Woodford County | Urban | Yes | 54.9 (43.3, 68.9) | 96 (31, 118) | 17 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-2.4, -0.1) |
| Allen County | Urban | Yes | 55.0 (42.2, 70.8) | 95 (27, 119) | 14 |
falling
|
-3.0 (-16.7, -0.7) |
| Edmonson County | Urban | Yes | 55.8 (39.8, 77.3) | 94 (19, 119) | 9 |
stable
|
-1.2 (-2.6, 0.3) |
| Daviess County | Urban | Yes | 56.4 (50.1, 63.4) | 93 (56, 111) | 63 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-1.9, -0.9) |
| Simpson County | Rural | Yes | 56.4 (42.6, 73.6) | 92 (22, 119) | 12 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.8, 0.5) |
| Boyle County | Rural | Yes | 56.6 (45.1, 70.3) | 91 (33, 118) | 18 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-3.0, -0.3) |
| Lyon County | Rural | Yes | 56.8 (37.5, 84.9) | 90 (8, 119) | 6 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-1.9, 1.3) |
| Anderson County | Rural | Yes | 57.5 (45.3, 72.4) | 89 (27, 118) | 16 |
stable
|
-0.9 (-2.2, 0.5) |
| Grant County | Urban | Yes | 57.7 (45.4, 72.5) | 88 (26, 118) | 16 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-2.7, -0.5) |
| Hardin County | Urban | Yes | 57.7 (51.7, 64.4) | 87 (53, 109) | 70 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-1.8, -0.7) |
| Gallatin County | Urban | Yes | 59.3 (39.9, 86.0) | 86 (7, 119) | 6 |
stable
|
-1.2 (-3.0, 1.1) |
| Warren County | Urban | Yes | 59.6 (53.7, 66.1) | 85 (48, 106) | 77 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-2.0, -0.9) |
| Laurel County | Rural | Yes | 60.4 (52.2, 69.5) | 84 (38, 109) | 42 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-1.8, -0.3) |
| Nicholas County | Rural | Yes | 60.4 (39.2, 90.3) | 83 (5, 119) | 6 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-2.4, 0.9) |
| Mercer County | Rural | Yes | 60.6 (48.0, 76.0) | 82 (21, 117) | 18 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-2.5, -0.4) |
| Harrison County | Rural | Yes | 60.6 (47.4, 77.1) | 81 (18, 117) | 15 |
falling
|
-1.8 (-2.9, -0.7) |
| Hopkins County | Rural | Yes | 60.7 (51.1, 71.8) | 80 (32, 113) | 31 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-2.1, -0.8) |
| Ohio County | Rural | Yes | 61.2 (48.1, 77.1) | 79 (16, 116) | 16 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-2.5, -0.7) |
| McCracken County | Urban | Yes | 61.3 (53.3, 70.2) | 78 (33, 107) | 47 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-5.5, 3.5) |
| Marshall County | Rural | Yes | 61.3 (50.1, 74.6) | 77 (24, 114) | 24 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.7, 0.3) |
| Washington County | Rural | Yes | 61.4 (43.4, 85.0) | 76 (9, 119) | 8 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-2.2, 1.0) |
| Barren County | Rural | Yes | 61.5 (51.8, 72.7) | 75 (28, 112) | 31 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-2.2, -0.7) |
| Madison County | Rural | Yes | 61.7 (54.5, 69.6) | 74 (39, 105) | 56 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-1.9, -0.4) |
| Henderson County | Rural | Yes | 62.0 (52.1, 73.4) | 73 (27, 109) | 31 |
falling
|
-0.9 (-1.5, -0.1) |
| Nelson County | Urban | Yes | 62.7 (53.1, 73.7) | 72 (25, 108) | 33 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-1.9, -0.3) |
| Graves County | Rural | Yes | 62.7 (52.0, 75.2) | 71 (25, 111) | 26 |
falling
|
-0.9 (-1.6, -0.1) |
| Rowan County | Rural | Yes | 62.9 (48.8, 80.1) | 70 (16, 117) | 14 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.4, 0.5) |
| Breckinridge County | Rural | Yes | 63.0 (49.6, 79.5) | 69 (15, 116) | 17 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-2.3, -0.7) |
| Bourbon County | Urban | Yes | 63.6 (49.8, 80.7) | 68 (12, 115) | 16 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-2.3, -0.5) |
| Hart County | Rural | Yes | 63.6 (48.9, 81.7) | 67 (12, 117) | 14 |
stable
|
-1.3 (-2.5, 0.1) |
| Larue County | Urban | Yes | 63.8 (46.8, 85.4) | 66 (7, 118) | 10 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-2.9, -0.2) |
| McLean County | Urban | Yes | 64.0 (43.9, 91.4) | 65 (3, 119) | 7 |
stable
|
-1.2 (-2.6, 0.2) |
| Calloway County | Rural | Yes | 64.1 (52.5, 77.8) | 64 (19, 113) | 23 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.6, 0.4) |
| Boyd County | Urban | Yes | 65.1 (55.5, 76.1) | 63 (23, 105) | 36 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-2.1, -1.0) |
| Metcalfe County | Rural | Yes | 65.2 (46.6, 90.0) | 62 (7, 119) | 9 |
stable
|
-1.0 (-2.5, 0.5) |
| Menifee County | Rural | Yes | 66.9 (41.4, 104.3) | 61 (2, 119) | 5 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-2.5, 2.2) |
| Caldwell County | Rural | Yes | 67.2 (49.3, 90.4) | 60 (4, 117) | 10 |
stable
|
-0.9 (-2.5, 0.7) |
| Taylor County | Rural | Yes | 67.4 (53.6, 83.9) | 59 (11, 113) | 19 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-2.0, -0.3) |
| Casey County | Rural | Yes | 67.9 (51.3, 88.8) | 58 (6, 116) | 12 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-2.2, -0.1) |
| Jackson County | Rural | Yes | 68.1 (50.6, 90.5) | 57 (5, 117) | 11 |
stable
|
-0.9 (-2.2, 0.5) |
| Henry County | Urban | Yes | 68.6 (52.2, 89.1) | 56 (6, 114) | 13 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-2.1, 0.5) |
| Bath County | Rural | Yes | 69.1 (51.2, 92.0) | 55 (3, 117) | 11 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-2.2, -0.1) |
| Mason County | Rural | Yes | 69.2 (52.9, 89.4) | 54 (6, 115) | 13 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.8, 0.4) |
| Muhlenberg County | Rural | Yes | 70.1 (57.9, 84.4) | 53 (11, 104) | 25 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-2.4, -0.5) |
| Wayne County | Rural | Yes | 70.1 (54.7, 89.0) | 52 (5, 112) | 16 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.5, 0.4) |
| Clark County | Urban | Yes | 70.3 (59.0, 83.4) | 51 (12, 101) | 29 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.7, -0.3) |
| Grayson County | Rural | Yes | 70.4 (57.5, 85.7) | 50 (9, 104) | 23 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.5, 0.3) |
| Pendleton County | Urban | Yes | 71.1 (54.0, 92.5) | 49 (5, 113) | 13 |
stable
|
-1.4 (-2.8, 0.0) |
| Carroll County | Rural | Yes | 71.1 (51.4, 96.7) | 48 (3, 116) | 9 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-2.3, 0.8) |
| Lee County | Rural | Yes | 71.3 (48.3, 103.3) | 47 (2, 119) | 7 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-2.3, 0.8) |
| Carter County | Urban | Yes | 71.7 (58.8, 86.9) | 46 (10, 101) | 23 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-2.1, -0.4) |
| Montgomery County | Rural | Yes | 71.7 (58.9, 86.8) | 45 (8, 104) | 23 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-2.4, -0.4) |
| Adair County | Rural | Yes | 71.8 (55.4, 91.8) | 44 (6, 113) | 15 |
stable
|
-0.9 (-2.1, 0.4) |
| Crittenden County | Rural | Yes | 72.1 (49.2, 103.0) | 43 (1, 119) | 7 |
stable
|
0.6 (-3.0, 13.0) |
| Pulaski County | Rural | Yes | 72.3 (63.5, 82.0) | 42 (15, 84) | 54 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.4, 0.2) |
| Union County | Rural | Yes | 72.8 (55.0, 95.5) | 41 (3, 113) | 12 |
stable
|
-1.0 (-2.1, 0.2) |
| Logan County | Rural | Yes | 73.0 (59.3, 89.1) | 40 (6, 104) | 22 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-1.9, -0.4) |
| Christian County | Urban | Yes | 73.2 (63.3, 84.1) | 39 (14, 87) | 42 |
stable
|
4.6 (-0.9, 12.5) |
| Webster County | Rural | Yes | 74.3 (54.5, 99.5) | 38 (2, 116) | 10 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-2.5, -0.2) |
| Cumberland County | Rural | Yes | 75.7 (51.2, 111.0) | 37 (1, 118) | 7 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-2.2, 1.2) |
| Trimble County | Rural | Yes | 76.0 (52.7, 107.3) | 36 (1, 116) | 8 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-2.3, 1.7) |
| Carlisle County | Urban | Yes | 76.2 (45.0, 122.6) | 35 (1, 119) | 4 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-2.5, 1.1) |
| Livingston County | Urban | Yes | 76.3 (54.3, 105.8) | 34 (1, 117) | 9 |
stable
|
2.7 (-1.3, 19.9) |
| Morgan County | Rural | Yes | 76.5 (57.9, 99.9) | 33 (2, 109) | 12 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-1.5, 1.7) |
| McCreary County | Rural | Yes | 76.7 (59.7, 97.4) | 32 (2, 105) | 14 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.5, 0.7) |
| Lawrence County | Urban | Yes | 76.7 (59.5, 97.9) | 31 (3, 108) | 15 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-1.4, 0.8) |
| Green County | Rural | Yes | 77.1 (57.7, 102.1) | 30 (2, 112) | 12 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-1.8, 1.7) |
| Todd County | Rural | Yes | 77.2 (57.0, 102.7) | 29 (2, 112) | 11 |
stable
|
-1.2 (-2.5, 0.1) |
| Monroe County | Rural | Yes | 77.5 (55.9, 105.2) | 28 (1, 114) | 10 |
stable
|
-0.9 (-2.3, 0.5) |
| Martin County | Rural | Yes | 79.7 (58.9, 106.3) | 27 (1, 111) | 10 |
stable
|
0.0 (-1.4, 1.5) |
| Pike County | Rural | Yes | 79.9 (70.4, 90.5) | 26 (8, 69) | 56 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.0, 0.0) |
| Letcher County | Rural | Yes | 80.6 (64.8, 99.5) | 25 (2, 93) | 20 |
stable
|
-1.0 (-2.0, 0.1) |
| Lincoln County | Rural | Yes | 82.2 (67.3, 99.8) | 24 (3, 88) | 23 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.3, 0.4) |
| Clay County | Rural | Yes | 82.7 (67.0, 101.5) | 23 (2, 86) | 20 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-1.4, 1.2) |
| Whitley County | Rural | Yes | 83.3 (70.4, 97.9) | 22 (3, 69) | 32 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.5, 0.3) |
| Rockcastle County | Rural | Yes | 84.0 (65.2, 107.0) | 21 (1, 98) | 15 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-1.1, 0.8) |
| Johnson County | Rural | Yes | 84.2 (68.3, 103.0) | 20 (1, 87) | 21 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.8, 0.4) |
| Russell County | Rural | Yes | 84.2 (66.4, 105.8) | 19 (1, 92) | 17 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.6, 0.4) |
| Estill County | Rural | Yes | 86.4 (66.6, 110.8) | 18 (1, 95) | 14 |
stable
|
0.0 (-1.2, 1.2) |
| Lewis County | Rural | Yes | 86.5 (65.9, 112.1) | 17 (1, 97) | 14 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.7, 0.5) |
| Fleming County | Rural | Yes | 86.7 (67.3, 110.4) | 16 (1, 93) | 15 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.6, 0.5) |
| Bell County | Rural | Yes | 88.0 (72.6, 106.1) | 15 (1, 72) | 25 |
stable
|
-1.0 (-1.9, 0.0) |
| Leslie County | Rural | Yes | 88.4 (66.1, 116.8) | 14 (1, 100) | 12 |
stable
|
0.0 (-0.9, 1.1) |
| Powell County | Rural | Yes | 88.5 (68.0, 113.8) | 13 (1, 90) | 13 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-1.4, 1.3) |
| Butler County | Urban | Yes | 89.1 (67.3, 116.4) | 12 (1, 92) | 12 |
stable
|
-1.2 (-2.7, 0.2) |
| Perry County | Rural | Yes | 89.4 (75.1, 105.9) | 11 (1, 58) | 30 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.4, 0.1) |
| Floyd County | Rural | Yes | 89.5 (76.6, 104.2) | 10 (2, 56) | 38 |
falling
|
-0.8 (-1.4, -0.2) |
| Magoffin County | Rural | Yes | 89.9 (67.9, 117.6) | 9 (1, 98) | 13 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-2.4, 1.0) |
| Breathitt County | Rural | Yes | 93.4 (72.2, 119.4) | 8 (1, 88) | 15 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-1.4, 0.9) |
| Clinton County | Rural | Yes | 94.5 (70.0, 126.1) | 7 (1, 101) | 11 |
stable
|
0.5 (-1.4, 2.6) |
| Knott County | Rural | Yes | 97.6 (76.2, 123.8) | 6 (1, 68) | 17 |
stable
|
0.0 (-0.8, 1.0) |
| Harlan County | Rural | Yes | 101.7 (85.9, 120.0) | 5 (1, 38) | 32 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-1.0, 0.3) |
| Fulton County | Rural | Yes | 101.8 (69.1, 145.8) | 4 (1, 106) | 7 |
stable
|
-1.5 (-3.1, 0.0) |
| Knox County | Rural | Yes | 103.3 (87.9, 120.9) | 3 (1, 34) | 35 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-0.9, 0.8) |
| Owsley County | Rural | Yes | 109.9 (68.4, 169.2) | 2 (1, 117) | 5 |
stable
|
1.0 (-0.7, 3.0) |
| Wolfe County | Rural | Yes | 118.0 (83.1, 163.5) | 1 (1, 68) | 9 |
stable
|
1.1 (-0.5, 3.0) |
| Robertson County | Rural | *** |
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Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 07/11/2025 11:57 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.
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 07/11/2025 11:57 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.
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.