Death Rates Table
Death Rate Report for Kentucky by County
All Cancer Sites, 2018-2022
White Non-Hispanic, Both Sexes, 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) 
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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 | 181.7 (180.1, 183.4) | N/A | 9,404 |
falling 
|
-1.6 (-2.5, -1.0) |
| United States 6 | N/A | No | 151.3 (151.1, 151.5) | N/A | 463,400 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-1.5, -1.1) |
| Owsley County | Rural | No | 273.4 (213.4, 346.8) | 1 (1, 87) | 15 |
stable 
|
0.3 (-0.7, 1.2) |
| Clinton County | Rural | No | 252.6 (214.7, 296.1) | 2 (1, 69) | 33 |
stable
|
0.1 (-0.6, 0.9) |
| Carlisle County | Urban | No | 251.5 (200.3, 313.8) | 3 (1, 100) | 18 |
rising 
|
1.8 (0.2, 11.5) |
| Perry County | Rural | No | 249.5 (226.1, 274.9) | 4 (1, 41) | 89 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-0.6, 0.6) |
| Clay County | Rural | No | 249.5 (221.5, 280.3) | 5 (1, 50) | 61 |
stable
|
0.5 (-0.1, 1.1) |
| Powell County | Rural | No | 248.9 (213.4, 288.8) | 6 (1, 69) | 38 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.3, 0.2) |
| Knox County | Rural | No | 246.8 (224.8, 270.6) | 7 (1, 42) | 96 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-5.6, 0.4) |
| Leslie County | Rural | No | 245.2 (209.6, 285.7) | 8 (1, 73) | 36 |
stable
|
0.2 (-0.5, 1.0) |
| Wolfe County | Rural | No | 240.9 (195.4, 294.6) | 9 (1, 106) | 21 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-1.4, 1.0) |
| Lee County | Rural | No | 240.4 (195.9, 292.8) | 10 (1, 102) | 22 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-1.1, 0.8) |
| Lawrence County | Urban | No | 240.1 (210.2, 273.4) | 11 (1, 71) | 50 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-0.5, 0.4) |
| Harlan County | Rural | No | 239.7 (216.8, 264.6) | 12 (1, 52) | 86 |
stable
|
-1.4 (-10.0, 0.1) |
| Cumberland County | Rural | No | 234.3 (192.5, 284.5) | 13 (1, 106) | 23 |
stable
|
0.6 (-0.5, 1.8) |
| Butler County | Urban | No | 231.9 (199.2, 269.0) | 14 (1, 91) | 38 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.2, 0.1) |
| McCreary County | Rural | No | 230.8 (201.3, 263.8) | 15 (1, 86) | 46 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.4, 0.1) |
| Livingston County | Urban | No | 229.0 (193.9, 269.8) | 16 (1, 96) | 32 |
stable
|
0.1 (-0.7, 1.0) |
| Floyd County | Rural | No | 227.8 (208.5, 248.5) | 17 (2, 64) | 111 |
falling
|
-0.5 (-0.9, -0.1) |
| Bell County | Rural | No | 226.5 (203.7, 251.3) | 18 (1, 75) | 77 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.1, 0.0) |
| Lewis County | Rural | No | 224.9 (194.0, 259.7) | 19 (1, 95) | 41 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-0.8, 0.5) |
| Fulton County | Rural | No | 224.2 (175.5, 284.3) | 20 (1, 117) | 16 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-1.1, 0.5) |
| Whitley County | Rural | No | 223.9 (203.9, 245.3) | 21 (3, 72) | 96 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-1.0, 0.7) |
| Gallatin County | Urban | No | 223.8 (173.2, 284.0) | 22 (1, 118) | 18 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.7, 0.4) |
| Monroe County | Rural | No | 220.9 (187.6, 259.1) | 23 (1, 105) | 34 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-0.8, 0.7) |
| Martin County | Rural | No | 219.4 (184.8, 259.2) | 24 (1, 108) | 30 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-1.2, 0.5) |
| Estill County | Rural | No | 217.2 (187.8, 250.4) | 25 (2, 101) | 42 |
stable
|
0.0 (-0.7, 0.8) |
| Fleming County | Rural | No | 215.7 (186.5, 248.6) | 26 (2, 103) | 42 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-0.8, 0.7) |
| Todd County | Rural | No | 215.6 (181.6, 254.4) | 27 (1, 113) | 30 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-1.1, 1.0) |
| Carroll County | Rural | No | 215.2 (180.3, 255.4) | 28 (1, 113) | 28 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-1.1, 0.4) |
| Grayson County | Rural | No | 215.0 (193.0, 239.0) | 29 (5, 87) | 74 |
stable
|
0.3 (-0.1, 0.6) |
| Breathitt County | Rural | No | 214.8 (184.0, 249.6) | 30 (2, 107) | 38 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.5, 0.2) |
| Henry County | Urban | No | 213.6 (185.0, 245.9) | 31 (2, 110) | 42 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-0.7, 0.6) |
| Menifee County | Rural | No | 213.3 (171.9, 263.3) | 32 (1, 118) | 20 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-2.1, 0.9) |
| Russell County | Rural | No | 213.2 (187.7, 241.6) | 33 (3, 99) | 55 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-0.8, 0.7) |
| Crittenden County | Rural | No | 212.0 (176.7, 253.1) | 34 (1, 115) | 27 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-1.2, 0.9) |
| Magoffin County | Rural | No | 211.8 (179.1, 249.1) | 35 (2, 113) | 32 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.6, 0.4) |
| Rockcastle County | Rural | No | 211.0 (183.9, 241.3) | 36 (4, 105) | 47 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-0.9, 0.5) |
| Johnson County | Rural | No | 210.8 (187.4, 236.7) | 37 (4, 99) | 63 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.1, 0.2) |
| Ohio County | Rural | No | 210.7 (188.3, 235.4) | 38 (5, 95) | 66 |
falling
|
-0.6 (-1.1, -0.1) |
| Lincoln County | Rural | No | 210.6 (188.3, 235.0) | 39 (7, 93) | 68 |
falling
|
-0.5 (-1.4, -0.1) |
| Metcalfe County | Rural | No | 210.4 (177.8, 247.9) | 40 (1, 112) | 31 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-1.1, 1.0) |
| Webster County | Rural | No | 208.1 (176.2, 244.6) | 41 (2, 111) | 32 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-1.0, 0.2) |
| Morgan County | Rural | No | 207.9 (177.3, 242.7) | 42 (2, 114) | 35 |
stable
|
0.3 (-0.5, 1.2) |
| Carter County | Urban | No | 206.3 (186.1, 228.5) | 43 (9, 96) | 79 |
falling
|
-0.9 (-1.4, -0.3) |
| Taylor County | Rural | No | 206.3 (184.4, 230.4) | 44 (8, 100) | 68 |
stable
|
0.1 (-0.4, 0.6) |
| Montgomery County | Rural | No | 205.9 (184.2, 229.6) | 45 (9, 100) | 68 |
falling
|
-0.7 (-1.3, -0.1) |
| Pike County | Rural | No | 203.8 (189.7, 218.7) | 46 (17, 89) | 166 |
falling
|
-2.3 (-6.7, -0.8) |
| Green County | Rural | No | 203.7 (173.6, 238.4) | 47 (4, 114) | 34 |
stable
|
0.2 (-0.7, 1.2) |
| Mason County | Rural | No | 203.6 (176.5, 234.0) | 48 (5, 109) | 43 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.2, 0.1) |
| Hart County | Rural | No | 203.4 (177.2, 232.7) | 49 (7, 110) | 46 |
falling
|
-10.5 (-20.5, -0.1) |
| Calloway County | Rural | No | 202.8 (184.0, 223.2) | 50 (12, 99) | 90 |
stable
|
0.2 (-0.2, 0.6) |
| Letcher County | Rural | No | 201.9 (179.1, 227.1) | 51 (9, 105) | 62 |
falling
|
-0.7 (-1.3, -0.1) |
| Pendleton County | Urban | No | 201.6 (172.1, 234.9) | 52 (3, 113) | 36 |
falling
|
-0.7 (-1.3, -0.1) |
| Mercer County | Rural | No | 201.2 (178.7, 226.0) | 53 (11, 111) | 62 |
falling
|
-0.8 (-1.4, -0.1) |
| Pulaski County | Rural | No | 200.5 (187.2, 214.6) | 54 (21, 92) | 178 |
falling
|
-0.4 (-0.7, -0.1) |
| Casey County | Rural | No | 200.3 (174.5, 229.4) | 55 (7, 111) | 46 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-0.9, 0.5) |
| Knott County | Rural | No | 200.0 (171.8, 232.1) | 56 (5, 115) | 40 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-0.9, 0.5) |
| Breckinridge County | Rural | No | 199.8 (176.7, 225.5) | 57 (11, 108) | 57 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.5, -0.4) |
| Logan County | Rural | No | 199.5 (178.4, 222.6) | 58 (12, 104) | 68 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.1, 0.1) |
| Bourbon County | Urban | No | 197.5 (174.0, 223.7) | 59 (8, 112) | 53 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.8, -0.2) |
| Adair County | Rural | No | 197.3 (172.6, 225.0) | 60 (8, 113) | 49 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.1, 0.3) |
| Bath County | Rural | No | 196.7 (166.7, 230.9) | 61 (6, 117) | 32 |
falling
|
-2.4 (-8.7, -0.6) |
| Trimble County | Rural | No | 196.5 (159.7, 239.9) | 62 (2, 119) | 21 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-1.4, 1.1) |
| Nelson County | Urban | No | 196.2 (179.3, 214.3) | 63 (19, 101) | 105 |
stable
|
2.1 (-0.7, 7.4) |
| Marshall County | Rural | No | 195.6 (177.9, 214.8) | 64 (17, 103) | 95 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-0.8, 0.1) |
| Harrison County | Rural | No | 194.5 (170.6, 221.3) | 65 (12, 113) | 49 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.1, 0.2) |
| Barren County | Rural | No | 194.4 (178.0, 212.0) | 66 (24, 104) | 108 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-0.9, 0.2) |
| Hardin County | Urban | No | 193.8 (182.0, 206.2) | 67 (29, 95) | 208 |
falling
|
-0.6 (-0.8, -0.3) |
| Union County | Rural | No | 192.9 (163.7, 226.5) | 68 (7, 117) | 33 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.4, 0.1) |
| Grant County | Urban | No | 192.0 (168.4, 218.0) | 69 (13, 114) | 51 |
falling
|
-0.9 (-1.5, -0.2) |
| Hancock County | Rural | No | 190.7 (156.4, 231.0) | 70 (4, 119) | 22 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.7, 0.4) |
| Henderson County | Rural | No | 188.9 (172.6, 206.4) | 71 (27, 109) | 105 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-0.8, 0.1) |
| Laurel County | Rural | No | 188.8 (174.9, 203.5) | 72 (34, 105) | 144 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.0, 0.0) |
| Meade County | Urban | No | 188.4 (167.4, 211.5) | 73 (19, 115) | 63 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.6, -0.3) |
| McLean County | Urban | No | 187.9 (155.6, 225.9) | 74 (8, 119) | 25 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-1.6, 0.0) |
| Graves County | Rural | No | 187.9 (170.4, 206.9) | 75 (26, 111) | 89 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-0.7, 0.0) |
| Larue County | Urban | No | 186.7 (158.9, 218.4) | 76 (12, 118) | 34 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-1.6, 0.1) |
| Rowan County | Rural | No | 186.7 (163.4, 212.5) | 77 (18, 116) | 48 |
stable
|
0.1 (-0.6, 0.8) |
| Christian County | Urban | No | 186.6 (170.5, 203.9) | 78 (33, 111) | 102 |
falling
|
-0.5 (-0.9, -0.1) |
| Nicholas County | Rural | No | 186.3 (149.0, 230.9) | 79 (5, 120) | 18 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.6, 0.2) |
| Boyd County | Urban | No | 185.4 (170.8, 201.0) | 80 (34, 110) | 126 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-3.5, -1.2) |
| Muhlenberg County | Rural | No | 183.8 (165.7, 203.7) | 81 (30, 114) | 78 |
falling
|
-0.8 (-1.4, -0.2) |
| Wayne County | Rural | No | 182.8 (160.6, 207.7) | 82 (21, 118) | 53 |
falling
|
-11.0 (-21.4, -0.3) |
| Simpson County | Rural | No | 182.3 (157.1, 210.6) | 83 (21, 118) | 39 |
stable
|
0.2 (-0.4, 0.9) |
| Garrard County | Rural | No | 182.3 (157.7, 210.0) | 84 (21, 118) | 42 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.1, 0.2) |
| Anderson County | Rural | No | 181.1 (159.1, 205.5) | 85 (23, 117) | 51 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-1.1, 0.4) |
| Trigg County | Urban | No | 180.0 (154.3, 209.6) | 86 (19, 119) | 39 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-1.7, -0.4) |
| Allen County | Urban | No | 180.0 (157.6, 204.9) | 87 (23, 117) | 49 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.2, 0.4) |
| Hopkins County | Rural | No | 179.7 (164.2, 196.5) | 88 (38, 114) | 104 |
falling
|
-0.8 (-1.3, -0.3) |
| Jackson County | Rural | No | 179.7 (151.5, 212.0) | 89 (13, 119) | 31 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.5, 0.2) |
| Bracken County | Urban | No | 179.6 (144.4, 221.4) | 90 (7, 119) | 19 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-1.9, 0.3) |
| Elliott County | Rural | No | 179.6 (145.3, 220.9) | 91 (11, 120) | 20 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-2.7, -0.3) |
| Clark County | Urban | No | 179.3 (162.0, 198.1) | 92 (37, 116) | 82 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.0, 0.0) |
| Greenup County | Urban | No | 178.6 (162.7, 195.8) | 93 (39, 115) | 97 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.5, -0.5) |
| Washington County | Rural | No | 176.9 (148.1, 210.4) | 94 (19, 119) | 28 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-1.3, 0.8) |
| Boyle County | Rural | No | 176.8 (158.2, 197.3) | 95 (36, 117) | 69 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-1.7, -0.4) |
| Caldwell County | Rural | No | 175.8 (149.1, 206.6) | 96 (19, 119) | 32 |
falling
|
-3.8 (-13.5, -1.0) |
| Lyon County | Rural | No | 175.2 (144.0, 213.0) | 97 (13, 120) | 25 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-1.6, 0.2) |
| Madison County | Rural | No | 173.9 (162.0, 186.5) | 98 (60, 115) | 164 |
falling
|
-0.9 (-1.4, -0.4) |
| Warren County | Urban | No | 173.7 (163.2, 184.7) | 99 (64, 114) | 211 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-1.4, -0.7) |
| Ballard County | Urban | No | 172.9 (140.1, 212.5) | 100 (14, 120) | 20 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-2.3, -0.2) |
| Daviess County | Urban | No | 171.5 (161.1, 182.5) | 101 (69, 114) | 213 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.3, -0.7) |
| Owen County | Rural | No | 169.9 (141.7, 202.7) | 102 (24, 120) | 27 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-2.0, -0.2) |
| Spencer County | Urban | No | 168.6 (143.5, 197.1) | 103 (35, 120) | 36 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-1.8, -0.3) |
| Hickman County | Rural | No | 168.1 (129.9, 218.4) | 104 (11, 120) | 13 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-1.4, 0.9) |
| Marion County | Rural | No | 167.0 (143.7, 193.3) | 105 (37, 120) | 39 |
stable
|
-0.9 (-1.7, 0.0) |
| Kenton County | Urban | No | 166.8 (158.3, 175.7) | 106 (80, 115) | 304 |
falling
|
-2.0 (-2.7, -1.6) |
| Edmonson County | Urban | No | 165.8 (140.1, 195.8) | 107 (34, 120) | 31 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-1.7, -0.6) |
| Shelby County | Urban | No | 165.5 (149.9, 182.4) | 108 (62, 119) | 87 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.6, -0.2) |
| McCracken County | Urban | No | 165.5 (153.4, 178.3) | 109 (75, 117) | 148 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-2.2, 0.7) |
| Scott County | Urban | No | 165.4 (149.3, 182.8) | 110 (62, 119) | 83 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-1.8, -0.8) |
| Woodford County | Urban | No | 165.1 (146.0, 186.3) | 111 (52, 119) | 58 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-1.9, 3.7) |
| Campbell County | Urban | No | 164.6 (153.9, 175.8) | 112 (79, 117) | 188 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-1.8, -1.2) |
| Franklin County | Rural | No | 163.8 (149.6, 179.2) | 113 (72, 119) | 102 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-2.0, -0.8) |
| Jessamine County | Urban | No | 162.0 (147.8, 177.3) | 114 (68, 119) | 100 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-1.8, -0.9) |
| Jefferson County | Urban | No | 158.7 (154.7, 162.9) | 115 (101, 116) | 1,234 |
falling
|
-1.8 (-2.1, -1.6) |
| Bullitt County | Urban | No | 154.5 (143.4, 166.2) | 116 (91, 119) | 153 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-1.9, -1.1) |
| Fayette County | Urban | No | 145.4 (139.1, 151.9) | 117 (111, 120) | 413 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-1.8, -1.3) |
| Oldham County | Urban | No | 144.2 (131.3, 158.1) | 118 (102, 120) | 98 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-1.9, -1.0) |
| Boone County | Urban | No | 141.3 (132.4, 150.5) | 119 (111, 120) | 200 |
falling
|
-2.4 (-5.6, -1.8) |
| Robertson County | Rural | Yes | 96.7 (58.2, 159.7) | 120 (80, 120) | 4 |
falling
|
-14.1 (-38.5, -1.2) |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 01/16/2025 9:09 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.
6 Hispanic mortality recent trend data for the United States has been excluded for the following states: Louisiana, New Hampshire, and Oklahoma. The data on Hispanic and non-Hispanic mortality for these states may be unreliable for the time period used in the generation of the recent trend (1990 - 2022) and has been excluded from the calculation of the United States recent trend. This was based on the NCHS Policy.
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 01/16/2025 9:09 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.
6 Hispanic mortality recent trend data for the United States has been excluded for the following states: Louisiana, New Hampshire, and Oklahoma. The data on Hispanic and non-Hispanic mortality for these states may be unreliable for the time period used in the generation of the recent trend (1990 - 2022) and has been excluded from the calculation of the United States recent trend. This was based on the NCHS Policy.
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.