Death Rates Table
Death Rate Report for Kentucky by County
All Cancer Sites, 2018-2022
All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes, Ages 50+
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)
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kentucky | N/A | No | 600.6 (595.2, 606.0) | N/A | 9,683 |
falling 
|
-1.2 (-1.4, -1.1) |
| United States | N/A | No | 490.4 (489.9, 491.0) | N/A | 573,761 |
falling
|
-1.7 (-1.9, -1.6) |
| Robertson County | Rural | No | 345.8 (207.9, 542.8) | 120 (57, 120) | 4 |
stable 
|
-1.3 (-2.9, 0.3) |
| Owsley County | Rural | No | 847.2 (659.2, 1,072.1) | 1 (1, 107) | 14 |
stable
|
0.0 (-1.0, 1.0) |
| Hickman County | Rural | No | 610.7 (478.5, 769.1) | 80 (3, 120) | 15 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-1.2, 1.1) |
| Carlisle County | Urban | No | 810.5 (647.5, 1,002.8) | 7 (1, 103) | 17 |
rising 
|
1.9 (0.1, 13.0) |
| Gallatin County | Urban | No | 733.6 (565.2, 934.2) | 20 (1, 119) | 18 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.7, 0.4) |
| Nicholas County | Rural | No | 622.9 (497.7, 770.0) | 74 (4, 119) | 18 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.4, 0.3) |
| Fulton County | Rural | No | 686.2 (550.1, 845.7) | 37 (1, 119) | 18 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.3, 0.2) |
| Bracken County | Urban | No | 636.5 (512.1, 781.5) | 67 (2, 119) | 19 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.8, 0.5) |
| Elliott County | Rural | No | 616.1 (498.2, 753.9) | 78 (5, 120) | 19 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-2.5, -0.3) |
| Menifee County | Rural | No | 704.3 (567.8, 863.7) | 26 (1, 118) | 19 |
stable
|
-0.9 (-2.3, 0.8) |
| Wolfe County | Rural | No | 701.7 (565.6, 860.8) | 30 (1, 118) | 19 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.9, 0.6) |
| Trimble County | Rural | No | 622.5 (504.1, 760.0) | 75 (5, 119) | 20 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.7, 0.7) |
| Ballard County | Urban | No | 584.9 (475.3, 712.6) | 94 (12, 120) | 20 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-2.2, -0.5) |
| Hancock County | Rural | No | 620.2 (507.4, 750.5) | 76 (5, 119) | 21 |
stable
|
-0.9 (-2.0, 0.3) |
| Lee County | Rural | No | 789.5 (642.2, 960.2) | 10 (1, 113) | 21 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-1.2, 0.7) |
| Cumberland County | Rural | No | 832.3 (685.9, 1,001.2) | 4 (1, 84) | 23 |
stable
|
0.7 (-0.4, 2.0) |
| McLean County | Urban | No | 626.2 (518.0, 750.5) | 72 (5, 119) | 24 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.6, 0.1) |
| Lyon County | Rural | No | 568.3 (470.2, 680.9) | 100 (15, 120) | 24 |
stable
|
-0.9 (-1.8, 0.0) |
| Crittenden County | Rural | No | 683.7 (569.3, 814.3) | 39 (1, 114) | 26 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-1.2, 0.5) |
| Owen County | Rural | No | 562.1 (468.4, 669.1) | 102 (23, 120) | 26 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-2.1, -0.2) |
| Carroll County | Rural | No | 704.0 (588.6, 835.5) | 28 (1, 113) | 27 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.3, 0.3) |
| Washington County | Rural | No | 584.8 (491.9, 690.0) | 95 (17, 119) | 29 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-1.5, 0.8) |
| Martin County | Rural | No | 734.4 (617.7, 866.7) | 19 (1, 102) | 29 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.5, 0.4) |
| Jackson County | Rural | No | 600.2 (504.8, 708.5) | 86 (16, 119) | 30 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.6, 0.4) |
| Magoffin County | Rural | No | 674.0 (568.0, 794.1) | 43 (3, 116) | 30 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-1.6, 0.1) |
| Edmonson County | Urban | No | 555.1 (469.1, 652.5) | 105 (25, 120) | 30 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-1.7, -0.6) |
| Metcalfe County | Rural | No | 721.0 (610.6, 845.6) | 23 (1, 107) | 31 |
stable
|
0.0 (-1.0, 1.1) |
| Bath County | Rural | No | 657.4 (557.1, 770.6) | 53 (5, 117) | 31 |
falling
|
-1.8 (-9.9, -0.1) |
| Livingston County | Urban | No | 754.7 (639.9, 884.3) | 14 (1, 101) | 31 |
stable
|
0.2 (-0.7, 1.3) |
| Todd County | Rural | No | 704.2 (596.9, 825.3) | 27 (2, 113) | 31 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-1.3, 0.6) |
| Webster County | Rural | No | 656.4 (556.3, 769.2) | 54 (3, 118) | 31 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.3, 0.0) |
| Monroe County | Rural | No | 694.1 (589.0, 812.6) | 34 (2, 114) | 32 |
stable
|
0.0 (-0.8, 0.8) |
| Clinton County | Rural | No | 827.3 (702.8, 967.7) | 5 (1, 83) | 32 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-0.8, 0.8) |
| Caldwell County | Rural | No | 581.2 (493.8, 679.8) | 97 (20, 120) | 32 |
falling
|
-0.9 (-1.6, -0.3) |
| Larue County | Urban | No | 597.4 (507.7, 698.4) | 89 (16, 119) | 33 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.4, 0.1) |
| Morgan County | Rural | No | 654.6 (555.4, 766.4) | 55 (5, 118) | 33 |
stable
|
0.2 (-0.6, 1.1) |
| Spencer County | Urban | No | 550.8 (466.4, 645.7) | 106 (30, 120) | 34 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-1.9, -0.7) |
| Leslie County | Rural | No | 809.4 (690.4, 943.1) | 8 (1, 73) | 34 |
stable
|
0.2 (-0.6, 1.1) |
| Pendleton County | Urban | No | 663.5 (565.0, 774.1) | 49 (3, 115) | 34 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.3, 0.1) |
| Green County | Rural | No | 697.5 (596.2, 811.1) | 31 (1, 112) | 35 |
stable
|
0.3 (-0.5, 1.1) |
| Breathitt County | Rural | No | 671.1 (572.3, 782.1) | 44 (4, 115) | 35 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-1.7, 0.1) |
| Union County | Rural | No | 669.4 (571.6, 779.0) | 47 (4, 115) | 35 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.3, 0.1) |
| Butler County | Urban | No | 753.9 (646.6, 873.9) | 15 (1, 91) | 36 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.3, 0.3) |
| Knott County | Rural | No | 611.8 (524.6, 709.5) | 79 (12, 119) | 37 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.2, 0.3) |
| Powell County | Rural | No | 834.2 (714.0, 968.8) | 3 (1, 72) | 37 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.4, 0.3) |
| Lewis County | Rural | No | 730.2 (629.4, 842.5) | 21 (1, 96) | 39 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-0.9, 0.4) |
| Marion County | Rural | No | 542.1 (467.5, 625.2) | 113 (38, 120) | 39 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-1.8, -0.3) |
| Estill County | Rural | No | 687.1 (592.4, 792.7) | 36 (3, 110) | 39 |
stable
|
0.0 (-0.7, 0.7) |
| Simpson County | Rural | No | 585.2 (505.8, 673.5) | 93 (26, 119) | 40 |
falling
|
-2.7 (-12.1, -0.1) |
| Fleming County | Rural | No | 711.2 (614.7, 818.6) | 24 (2, 102) | 41 |
stable
|
0.0 (-0.7, 0.8) |
| Trigg County | Urban | No | 607.1 (524.8, 698.7) | 82 (16, 118) | 41 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-2.1, -0.4) |
| Garrard County | Rural | No | 596.3 (516.0, 685.4) | 91 (16, 119) | 41 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.5, 0.2) |
| Henry County | Urban | No | 690.7 (597.9, 793.9) | 35 (4, 110) | 42 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-0.9, 0.5) |
| Mason County | Rural | No | 660.9 (573.7, 757.6) | 52 (7, 113) | 43 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.3, 0.1) |
| Rockcastle County | Rural | No | 654.0 (568.4, 748.9) | 58 (6, 116) | 43 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.1, 0.2) |
| McCreary County | Rural | No | 757.6 (658.8, 867.0) | 13 (1, 85) | 44 |
falling
|
-0.9 (-1.6, -0.1) |
| Casey County | Rural | No | 669.7 (583.5, 765.2) | 46 (6, 112) | 45 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-0.8, 0.6) |
| Hart County | Rural | No | 654.4 (570.4, 747.1) | 56 (9, 114) | 46 |
falling
|
-7.2 (-17.6, -0.4) |
| Rowan County | Rural | No | 629.5 (550.5, 716.6) | 71 (14, 117) | 47 |
stable
|
0.1 (-0.5, 0.9) |
| Allen County | Urban | No | 598.1 (523.1, 680.9) | 88 (22, 118) | 47 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.4, 0.3) |
| Lawrence County | Urban | No | 787.4 (687.6, 897.6) | 11 (1, 69) | 48 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-0.6, 0.3) |
| Adair County | Rural | No | 634.4 (555.5, 721.4) | 68 (13, 115) | 48 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.3, 0.0) |
| Grant County | Urban | No | 640.6 (560.1, 729.2) | 65 (11, 115) | 48 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.7, -0.2) |
| Anderson County | Rural | No | 595.4 (522.1, 675.9) | 92 (25, 118) | 50 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.1, 0.3) |
| Harrison County | Rural | No | 684.1 (601.0, 775.5) | 38 (6, 104) | 50 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-0.9, 0.4) |
| Russell County | Rural | No | 669.8 (589.4, 758.2) | 45 (7, 109) | 52 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-0.9, 0.4) |
| Wayne County | Rural | No | 584.2 (514.0, 661.4) | 96 (28, 119) | 52 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.5, 0.1) |
| Bourbon County | Urban | No | 650.5 (574.9, 733.2) | 59 (11, 111) | 55 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-2.1, -0.6) |
| Breckinridge County | Rural | No | 678.2 (600.5, 763.3) | 40 (7, 108) | 57 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.5, -0.4) |
| Johnson County | Rural | No | 674.3 (597.5, 758.1) | 42 (7, 103) | 59 |
falling
|
-6.4 (-15.3, -0.5) |
| Letcher County | Rural | No | 645.6 (571.8, 726.4) | 63 (11, 111) | 59 |
falling
|
-0.8 (-1.4, -0.2) |
| Woodford County | Urban | No | 541.9 (480.8, 608.6) | 114 (53, 119) | 60 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-2.8, 5.1) |
| Clay County | Rural | No | 841.3 (746.2, 945.2) | 2 (1, 42) | 60 |
stable
|
0.5 (-0.1, 1.2) |
| Mercer County | Rural | No | 654.1 (581.3, 733.5) | 57 (11, 109) | 61 |
falling
|
-0.8 (-1.4, -0.1) |
| Meade County | Urban | No | 647.2 (575.6, 725.2) | 62 (13, 111) | 63 |
falling
|
-0.9 (-1.5, -0.3) |
| Ohio County | Rural | No | 696.8 (621.8, 778.4) | 33 (5, 93) | 64 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.1, 0.0) |
| Lincoln County | Rural | No | 702.0 (628.1, 782.2) | 29 (4, 94) | 67 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-5.5, 0.0) |
| Logan County | Rural | No | 638.9 (572.0, 711.4) | 66 (15, 112) | 68 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.2, 0.0) |
| Taylor County | Rural | No | 676.0 (605.4, 752.7) | 41 (9, 104) | 68 |
stable
|
0.0 (-0.5, 0.6) |
| Montgomery County | Rural | No | 697.0 (624.0, 776.1) | 32 (5, 95) | 69 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.3, 0.0) |
| Boyle County | Rural | No | 571.8 (512.7, 635.9) | 99 (43, 118) | 70 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-1.8, -0.7) |
| Grayson County | Rural | No | 726.4 (651.6, 807.4) | 22 (4, 80) | 72 |
stable
|
0.3 (-0.1, 0.8) |
| Bell County | Rural | No | 744.2 (669.6, 824.9) | 16 (2, 73) | 75 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.2, 0.0) |
| Muhlenberg County | Rural | No | 605.1 (545.5, 669.3) | 83 (29, 115) | 77 |
falling
|
-0.8 (-1.3, -0.2) |
| Carter County | Urban | No | 710.0 (640.1, 785.5) | 25 (5, 87) | 77 |
falling
|
-0.8 (-1.3, -0.1) |
| Scott County | Urban | No | 546.9 (493.4, 604.5) | 110 (60, 119) | 83 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-2.0, -0.9) |
| Clark County | Urban | No | 596.8 (540.3, 657.5) | 90 (32, 115) | 84 |
falling
|
-0.7 (-1.2, -0.2) |
| Harlan County | Rural | No | 803.1 (726.7, 885.3) | 9 (1, 41) | 85 |
stable
|
0.1 (-0.6, 0.8) |
| Perry County | Rural | No | 819.6 (741.8, 903.3) | 6 (1, 43) | 86 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-0.7, 0.5) |
| Calloway County | Rural | No | 662.7 (601.7, 728.2) | 50 (13, 100) | 88 |
stable
|
5.3 (-0.1, 9.3) |
| Shelby County | Urban | No | 542.6 (492.1, 596.8) | 112 (65, 119) | 89 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-1.8, -0.4) |
| Knox County | Rural | No | 786.6 (715.1, 863.3) | 12 (1, 48) | 90 |
stable
|
0.1 (-0.3, 0.6) |
| Graves County | Rural | No | 631.8 (574.4, 693.4) | 70 (21, 110) | 91 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-0.9, 0.0) |
| Marshall County | Rural | No | 641.1 (583.1, 703.3) | 64 (20, 105) | 92 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-0.8, 0.0) |
| Whitley County | Rural | No | 738.8 (672.0, 810.6) | 17 (2, 68) | 92 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-1.0, 0.5) |
| Greenup County | Urban | No | 600.2 (547.0, 657.2) | 87 (33, 114) | 95 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.6, -0.4) |
| Oldham County | Urban | No | 486.3 (442.6, 533.1) | 118 (98, 120) | 98 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-2.0, -0.9) |
| Jessamine County | Urban | No | 536.6 (489.5, 586.9) | 115 (70, 119) | 99 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-1.8, -1.0) |
| Floyd County | Rural | No | 737.4 (673.9, 805.4) | 18 (4, 66) | 105 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-6.3, -0.7) |
| Franklin County | Rural | No | 542.8 (496.6, 592.1) | 111 (72, 119) | 105 |
falling
|
-3.6 (-9.2, -1.6) |
| Nelson County | Urban | No | 650.1 (594.3, 709.5) | 60 (19, 101) | 105 |
stable
|
1.9 (-1.4, 8.3) |
| Henderson County | Rural | No | 609.6 (558.0, 664.7) | 81 (31, 112) | 106 |
falling
|
-0.6 (-1.0, -0.1) |
| Barren County | Rural | No | 632.8 (579.6, 689.6) | 69 (25, 107) | 107 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.0, 0.1) |
| Hopkins County | Rural | No | 602.3 (551.7, 656.4) | 85 (39, 113) | 107 |
falling
|
-0.8 (-1.3, -0.4) |
| Boyd County | Urban | No | 604.2 (556.6, 654.8) | 84 (36, 112) | 122 |
falling
|
-1.7 (-5.4, -1.2) |
| Christian County | Urban | No | 649.2 (599.1, 702.3) | 61 (21, 97) | 127 |
falling
|
-0.7 (-1.1, -0.3) |
| Laurel County | Rural | No | 626.2 (579.6, 675.5) | 73 (29, 106) | 138 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.1, 0.1) |
| Bullitt County | Urban | No | 504.9 (468.0, 543.8) | 116 (95, 120) | 146 |
falling
|
-1.7 (-2.1, -1.2) |
| McCracken County | Urban | No | 549.9 (511.6, 590.4) | 107 (72, 118) | 157 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-1.4, -0.7) |
| Pike County | Rural | No | 666.2 (619.7, 715.3) | 48 (18, 89) | 159 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-5.3, -0.7) |
| Madison County | Rural | No | 566.8 (527.7, 608.0) | 101 (63, 116) | 161 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-1.6, -0.6) |
| Pulaski County | Rural | No | 661.2 (617.3, 707.5) | 51 (21, 90) | 173 |
falling
|
-0.4 (-0.7, -0.1) |
| Campbell County | Urban | No | 548.4 (512.7, 585.9) | 109 (74, 117) | 183 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-1.8, -1.2) |
| Boone County | Urban | No | 468.6 (439.0, 499.6) | 119 (111, 120) | 196 |
falling
|
-2.5 (-4.1, -1.9) |
| Daviess County | Urban | No | 560.7 (526.9, 596.0) | 103 (72, 115) | 211 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-1.4, -0.8) |
| Hardin County | Urban | No | 620.1 (583.3, 658.5) | 77 (40, 100) | 220 |
falling
|
-0.7 (-0.9, -0.3) |
| Warren County | Urban | No | 580.1 (546.1, 615.7) | 98 (61, 112) | 224 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-1.5, -0.8) |
| Kenton County | Urban | No | 560.6 (532.0, 590.3) | 104 (77, 115) | 304 |
falling
|
-2.0 (-3.0, -1.6) |
| Fayette County | Urban | No | 492.0 (472.1, 512.5) | 117 (110, 120) | 476 |
falling
|
-1.7 (-2.0, -1.5) |
| Jefferson County | Urban | No | 549.2 (536.8, 562.0) | 108 (92, 113) | 1,519 |
falling
|
-1.8 (-2.0, -1.7) |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 07/14/2025 6:29 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.
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 6:29 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.
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.