Death Rates Table
Death Rate Report for Kentucky by County
Lung & Bronchus, 2018-2022
All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes, All Ages
Sorted by CI*Rank
County
|
2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ
|
Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? |
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 | No | 50.9 (50.0, 51.7) | N/A | 2,986 |
falling 
|
-4.5 (-5.4, -3.9) |
| United States | N/A | No | 32.4 (32.3, 32.5) | N/A | 136,831 |
falling
|
-4.3 (-4.4, -4.1) |
| Oldham County | Urban | No | 29.9 (24.5, 36.2) | 119 (109, 119) | 23 |
falling
|
-5.5 (-15.2, -3.2) |
| Fayette County | Urban | No | 34.5 (31.8, 37.5) | 118 (110, 119) | 122 |
falling
|
-4.7 (-7.3, -3.4) |
| Lyon County | Rural | No | 34.9 (23.1, 53.2) | 117 (57, 119) | 6 |
falling
|
-1.8 (-3.5, -0.1) |
| Boone County | Urban | No | 37.9 (33.6, 42.7) | 116 (95, 119) | 58 |
falling
|
-6.5 (-15.0, -3.0) |
| Woodford County | Urban | No | 39.1 (30.7, 49.3) | 115 (60, 119) | 16 |
falling
|
-1.8 (-2.9, -0.6) |
| Franklin County | Rural | No | 39.5 (33.0, 47.0) | 114 (71, 119) | 28 |
falling
|
-9.4 (-17.1, -5.8) |
| Bullitt County | Urban | No | 41.6 (36.2, 47.8) | 113 (73, 118) | 44 |
falling
|
-2.4 (-3.0, -1.6) |
| Jefferson County | Urban | No | 41.9 (40.1, 43.8) | 112 (95, 115) | 416 |
falling
|
-5.0 (-7.8, -3.6) |
| Spencer County | Urban | No | 42.0 (30.8, 56.3) | 111 (40, 119) | 10 |
falling
|
-2.7 (-4.1, -1.1) |
| Anderson County | Rural | No | 42.3 (32.4, 54.5) | 110 (43, 119) | 13 |
falling
|
-7.2 (-17.2, -2.9) |
| Scott County | Urban | No | 42.5 (35.0, 51.1) | 109 (59, 119) | 24 |
falling
|
-2.4 (-3.4, -1.3) |
| McCracken County | Urban | No | 43.6 (38.0, 49.9) | 108 (64, 117) | 45 |
falling
|
-3.7 (-6.4, -2.5) |
| Daviess County | Urban | No | 45.8 (40.7, 51.3) | 107 (61, 115) | 62 |
falling
|
-6.4 (-9.4, -4.6) |
| Boyle County | Rural | No | 45.9 (37.1, 56.3) | 106 (37, 118) | 20 |
stable 
|
0.4 (-5.3, 12.2) |
| Marion County | Rural | No | 46.0 (35.1, 59.6) | 105 (31, 119) | 13 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-2.7, -0.3) |
| Campbell County | Urban | No | 46.2 (40.8, 52.2) | 104 (56, 115) | 55 |
falling
|
-3.7 (-10.1, -2.2) |
| Washington County | Rural | No | 46.3 (32.7, 64.4) | 103 (18, 119) | 8 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-2.3, 1.4) |
| Ballard County | Urban | No | 46.3 (30.9, 68.5) | 102 (15, 119) | 6 |
falling
|
-1.7 (-3.3, -0.2) |
| Henry County | Urban | No | 46.9 (34.9, 62.2) | 101 (25, 119) | 11 |
falling
|
-6.3 (-23.0, -1.9) |
| Nicholas County | Rural | No | 47.2 (30.3, 71.2) | 100 (5, 119) | 5 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-2.2, 0.8) |
| Greenup County | Urban | No | 47.3 (39.6, 56.4) | 99 (43, 117) | 27 |
falling
|
-2.4 (-8.6, -1.5) |
| Jessamine County | Urban | No | 47.5 (40.2, 55.7) | 98 (44, 116) | 32 |
falling
|
-12.2 (-20.0, -1.9) |
| Clark County | Urban | No | 47.5 (39.3, 57.0) | 97 (42, 117) | 25 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-1.9, 0.4) |
| Shelby County | Urban | No | 47.6 (39.8, 56.5) | 96 (40, 117) | 28 |
falling
|
-1.8 (-2.8, -0.5) |
| Kenton County | Urban | No | 47.9 (43.5, 52.6) | 95 (59, 111) | 93 |
falling
|
-3.8 (-5.6, -2.8) |
| Madison County | Rural | No | 48.0 (42.1, 54.5) | 94 (52, 114) | 50 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-2.4, -0.2) |
| Bourbon County | Urban | No | 48.1 (37.6, 61.0) | 93 (27, 119) | 15 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-2.5, -0.4) |
| Muhlenberg County | Rural | No | 48.2 (39.5, 58.6) | 92 (37, 118) | 22 |
falling
|
-8.6 (-27.5, -1.8) |
| Wayne County | Rural | No | 48.6 (37.9, 61.9) | 91 (27, 118) | 15 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-2.4, -0.4) |
| Gallatin County | Urban | No | 48.7 (31.3, 73.1) | 90 (7, 119) | 5 |
falling
|
-18.1 (-42.0, -3.8) |
| Graves County | Rural | No | 48.8 (40.7, 58.2) | 89 (37, 116) | 26 |
falling
|
-3.8 (-15.5, -1.2) |
| Warren County | Urban | No | 48.9 (43.8, 54.4) | 88 (54, 111) | 69 |
falling
|
-1.7 (-2.5, -0.9) |
| Boyd County | Urban | No | 49.1 (41.9, 57.3) | 87 (42, 114) | 35 |
falling
|
-2.4 (-6.5, -1.5) |
| Caldwell County | Rural | No | 49.3 (35.9, 66.9) | 86 (11, 119) | 9 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-2.3, 0.8) |
| Nelson County | Urban | No | 49.7 (42.0, 58.6) | 85 (37, 115) | 30 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-2.0, -0.1) |
| Henderson County | Rural | No | 49.9 (42.4, 58.5) | 84 (36, 114) | 33 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-2.4, -0.8) |
| Hancock County | Rural | No | 50.2 (34.2, 72.0) | 83 (8, 119) | 6 |
falling
|
-4.6 (-27.6, -0.8) |
| Hardin County | Urban | No | 50.3 (44.8, 56.2) | 82 (47, 109) | 65 |
falling
|
-4.5 (-12.4, -1.7) |
| Union County | Rural | No | 50.3 (37.0, 67.4) | 81 (15, 119) | 10 |
falling
|
-5.7 (-25.7, -1.7) |
| Christian County | Urban | No | 50.4 (43.1, 58.7) | 80 (35, 114) | 34 |
falling
|
-1.8 (-2.5, -1.2) |
| Letcher County | Rural | No | 51.2 (40.8, 63.8) | 79 (23, 118) | 18 |
falling
|
-5.9 (-21.5, -2.2) |
| Logan County | Rural | No | 51.8 (42.0, 63.4) | 78 (22, 116) | 20 |
falling
|
-4.6 (-8.8, -2.8) |
| Grant County | Urban | No | 52.1 (40.6, 65.9) | 77 (18, 118) | 15 |
falling
|
-1.8 (-3.0, -0.6) |
| Elliott County | Rural | No | 52.7 (34.9, 77.9) | 76 (3, 119) | 6 |
falling
|
-2.7 (-4.6, -0.9) |
| Pulaski County | Rural | No | 52.8 (46.4, 59.9) | 75 (33, 105) | 51 |
falling
|
-3.8 (-11.6, -1.5) |
| Crittenden County | Rural | No | 53.0 (36.9, 74.8) | 74 (5, 119) | 7 |
stable
|
-1.1 (-2.8, 0.6) |
| Larue County | Urban | No | 53.0 (39.8, 69.7) | 73 (15, 118) | 11 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-2.0, 0.6) |
| Simpson County | Rural | No | 53.0 (41.0, 67.7) | 72 (14, 118) | 14 |
falling
|
-4.5 (-14.8, -1.1) |
| Webster County | Rural | No | 53.1 (38.8, 71.5) | 71 (8, 119) | 9 |
falling
|
-1.8 (-2.7, -0.9) |
| Trimble County | Rural | No | 54.4 (36.6, 78.7) | 70 (3, 119) | 6 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-1.6, 1.3) |
| Bath County | Rural | No | 54.5 (40.0, 73.2) | 69 (7, 118) | 10 |
falling
|
-8.0 (-21.5, -1.2) |
| Jackson County | Rural | No | 54.8 (39.9, 73.9) | 68 (6, 118) | 9 |
stable
|
-0.9 (-2.5, 0.8) |
| Meade County | Urban | No | 55.1 (44.6, 67.5) | 67 (18, 115) | 20 |
stable
|
-1.4 (-2.6, 0.0) |
| Edmonson County | Urban | No | 55.5 (41.5, 73.5) | 66 (8, 117) | 11 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-2.2, 0.7) |
| Hopkins County | Rural | No | 55.5 (47.5, 64.5) | 65 (24, 107) | 36 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-2.1, -0.4) |
| Hickman County | Rural | No | 55.6 (35.9, 86.7) | 64 (2, 119) | 5 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-2.5, 1.2) |
| Trigg County | Urban | No | 55.6 (42.8, 71.9) | 63 (12, 116) | 13 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-2.6, -0.1) |
| Fleming County | Rural | No | 55.6 (42.1, 72.6) | 62 (8, 117) | 12 |
stable
|
-1.0 (-2.0, 0.1) |
| Mason County | Rural | No | 55.8 (42.7, 71.9) | 61 (8, 117) | 13 |
falling
|
-7.6 (-24.1, -0.9) |
| Owen County | Rural | No | 55.8 (40.6, 75.7) | 60 (4, 119) | 9 |
falling
|
-1.7 (-3.2, -0.3) |
| Knott County | Rural | No | 56.3 (42.8, 73.3) | 59 (7, 117) | 12 |
stable
|
-1.2 (-2.4, 0.0) |
| Casey County | Rural | No | 56.4 (44.0, 71.9) | 58 (9, 116) | 14 |
stable
|
-6.3 (-12.3, 5.2) |
| Marshall County | Rural | No | 56.7 (47.7, 67.2) | 57 (18, 108) | 29 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-1.7, 0.2) |
| Taylor County | Rural | No | 56.9 (46.2, 69.6) | 56 (14, 112) | 20 |
falling
|
-4.1 (-18.5, -0.4) |
| Bracken County | Urban | No | 57.1 (38.7, 82.2) | 55 (2, 119) | 6 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-2.3, 0.8) |
| Garrard County | Rural | No | 57.3 (44.7, 72.7) | 54 (9, 115) | 15 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-3.1, 0.7) |
| Mercer County | Rural | No | 57.5 (46.5, 70.8) | 53 (10, 111) | 20 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-2.0, -0.3) |
| Green County | Rural | No | 58.4 (43.4, 77.9) | 52 (5, 117) | 10 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-1.4, 1.1) |
| Morgan County | Rural | No | 58.9 (44.0, 77.7) | 51 (5, 116) | 11 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-1.5, 1.2) |
| Hart County | Rural | No | 59.7 (46.9, 75.1) | 50 (6, 112) | 16 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-1.7, 0.2) |
| Laurel County | Rural | No | 60.0 (52.5, 68.4) | 49 (17, 90) | 48 |
falling
|
-5.1 (-16.6, -0.5) |
| Rowan County | Rural | No | 60.2 (47.7, 75.1) | 48 (6, 113) | 16 |
stable
|
-0.9 (-1.8, 0.1) |
| Calloway County | Rural | No | 60.2 (50.7, 71.3) | 47 (12, 102) | 29 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.5, 0.5) |
| Johnson County | Rural | No | 60.4 (48.7, 74.3) | 46 (7, 110) | 19 |
falling
|
-15.8 (-27.2, -2.3) |
| Monroe County | Rural | No | 60.4 (44.5, 81.0) | 45 (4, 116) | 10 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-1.9, 1.1) |
| Allen County | Urban | No | 60.5 (48.3, 75.1) | 44 (6, 110) | 18 |
falling
|
-2.0 (-6.9, -0.8) |
| Barren County | Rural | No | 61.1 (52.5, 70.9) | 43 (13, 93) | 37 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.4, 0.3) |
| Cumberland County | Rural | No | 61.5 (41.8, 89.7) | 42 (1, 119) | 6 |
rising 
|
1.4 (0.1, 3.0) |
| Lee County | Rural | No | 61.6 (41.5, 89.3) | 41 (1, 119) | 6 |
falling
|
-4.1 (-24.2, -2.0) |
| Adair County | Rural | No | 61.7 (48.9, 77.2) | 40 (4, 110) | 17 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-1.9, -0.3) |
| Rockcastle County | Rural | No | 62.1 (48.6, 78.7) | 39 (3, 111) | 15 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-1.6, 0.9) |
| Harrison County | Rural | No | 62.8 (50.0, 78.3) | 38 (4, 107) | 17 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-1.5, 0.9) |
| Estill County | Rural | No | 64.2 (49.6, 82.5) | 37 (2, 111) | 14 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-1.6, 1.5) |
| McLean County | Urban | No | 65.0 (46.9, 88.6) | 36 (1, 117) | 9 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.9, 0.7) |
| Pike County | Rural | No | 65.1 (57.5, 73.6) | 35 (11, 73) | 56 |
falling
|
-3.1 (-9.7, -1.4) |
| Todd County | Rural | No | 65.5 (48.9, 86.5) | 34 (2, 115) | 11 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.9, 0.5) |
| Lincoln County | Rural | No | 65.6 (53.9, 79.5) | 33 (4, 95) | 22 |
falling
|
-2.3 (-12.3, -0.8) |
| Martin County | Rural | No | 66.1 (48.6, 88.5) | 32 (1, 113) | 10 |
falling
|
-6.3 (-24.6, -0.9) |
| Metcalfe County | Rural | No | 66.8 (49.9, 88.4) | 31 (1, 111) | 11 |
stable
|
-1.0 (-2.3, 0.6) |
| Breckinridge County | Rural | No | 66.8 (54.4, 81.6) | 30 (3, 99) | 21 |
stable
|
0.0 (-0.9, 1.0) |
| Ohio County | Rural | No | 67.4 (55.3, 81.5) | 29 (3, 90) | 22 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-1.6, 0.1) |
| Carter County | Urban | No | 67.4 (56.4, 80.3) | 28 (4, 90) | 27 |
stable
|
-1.0 (-1.9, 0.0) |
| Magoffin County | Rural | No | 67.8 (50.4, 89.7) | 27 (1, 111) | 11 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-2.2, 0.6) |
| Menifee County | Rural | No | 68.2 (47.1, 97.7) | 26 (1, 115) | 7 |
stable
|
-28.0 (-55.5, 1.2) |
| Bell County | Rural | No | 68.4 (56.5, 82.5) | 25 (2, 89) | 24 |
stable
|
-1.0 (-2.0, 0.1) |
| Livingston County | Urban | No | 69.1 (51.0, 92.8) | 24 (1, 111) | 10 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.8, 0.5) |
| Russell County | Rural | No | 69.4 (55.8, 85.7) | 23 (2, 93) | 19 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-1.5, 1.4) |
| Grayson County | Rural | No | 70.0 (58.1, 83.8) | 22 (2, 78) | 26 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-0.8, 0.7) |
| Lawrence County | Urban | No | 70.0 (55.3, 88.0) | 21 (1, 96) | 16 |
falling
|
-2.0 (-10.3, -0.8) |
| Carlisle County | Urban | No | 71.6 (47.5, 106.0) | 20 (1, 116) | 6 |
stable
|
0.7 (-1.2, 3.0) |
| Breathitt County | Rural | No | 72.2 (55.5, 92.9) | 19 (1, 97) | 14 |
stable
|
-1.4 (-2.9, 0.1) |
| Lewis County | Rural | No | 72.5 (56.0, 92.9) | 18 (1, 99) | 14 |
stable
|
0.1 (-1.2, 1.7) |
| Clinton County | Rural | No | 72.7 (54.2, 96.5) | 17 (1, 107) | 11 |
stable
|
0.6 (-0.9, 2.4) |
| Pendleton County | Urban | No | 73.3 (56.5, 93.9) | 16 (1, 101) | 14 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.4, 0.4) |
| Wolfe County | Rural | No | 73.4 (50.2, 104.9) | 15 (1, 116) | 7 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-2.1, 1.5) |
| Powell County | Rural | No | 75.5 (57.7, 97.4) | 14 (1, 93) | 13 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-1.6, 1.0) |
| Montgomery County | Rural | No | 76.2 (63.8, 90.4) | 13 (1, 60) | 28 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-1.2, 0.9) |
| Floyd County | Rural | No | 76.2 (65.7, 88.1) | 12 (1, 55) | 40 |
falling
|
-2.7 (-5.5, -1.4) |
| McCreary County | Rural | No | 77.2 (60.9, 96.8) | 11 (1, 77) | 16 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-2.3, -0.2) |
| Clay County | Rural | No | 78.4 (63.6, 95.8) | 10 (1, 64) | 20 |
stable
|
0.0 (-1.1, 1.1) |
| Whitley County | Rural | No | 79.8 (68.5, 92.6) | 9 (1, 48) | 36 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.4, 0.4) |
| Perry County | Rural | No | 79.9 (67.5, 94.1) | 8 (1, 50) | 31 |
falling
|
-3.8 (-15.6, -1.1) |
| Harlan County | Rural | No | 80.3 (67.8, 94.7) | 7 (1, 52) | 31 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-1.2, 0.5) |
| Butler County | Urban | No | 81.3 (63.0, 103.7) | 6 (1, 78) | 14 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-2.3, 0.9) |
| Fulton County | Rural | No | 81.4 (57.5, 113.5) | 5 (1, 105) | 8 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-1.2, 1.2) |
| Knox County | Rural | No | 81.9 (69.9, 95.6) | 4 (1, 47) | 34 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-0.9, 0.9) |
| Leslie County | Rural | No | 85.1 (65.4, 109.6) | 3 (1, 68) | 13 |
stable
|
0.0 (-1.0, 1.1) |
| Carroll County | Rural | No | 90.3 (69.0, 116.6) | 2 (1, 61) | 13 |
stable
|
0.8 (-0.4, 2.2) |
| Owsley County | Rural | No | 97.5 (64.1, 144.0) | 1 (1, 107) | 6 |
stable
|
0.8 (-0.9, 2.7) |
| Robertson County | Rural | *** |
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Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 07/03/2025 11:43 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 07/03/2025 11:43 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.