Incidence Rates Table
Incidence Rate Report for Kentucky by County
All Cancer Sites (All Stages^), 2018-2022
All Races (includes Hispanic), Male, All Ages
Sorted by Rate
County
|
2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ
|
Age-Adjusted Incidence Rate † cases per 100,000 (95% Confidence Interval) 
|
CI*Rank ⋔ (95% Confidence Interval)
|
Average Annual Count
|
Recent Trend |
Recent 5-Year Trend ‡ in Incidence Rates (95% Confidence Interval)
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kentucky 7 | N/A | 570.9 (566.7, 575.2) | N/A | 15,079 |
falling 
|
-0.6 (-0.7, -0.4) |
| US (SEER+NPCR) 1 | N/A | 484.8 (484.4, 485.3) | N/A | 929,608 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-1.8, -0.8) |
| Grant County 7 | Urban | 682.2 (615.5, 754.0) | 1 (1, 55) | 90 |
stable 
|
0.6 (0.0, 1.4) |
| Owsley County 7 | Rural | 672.1 (535.3, 835.9) | 2 (1, 119) | 19 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-3.1, 1.5) |
| Bath County 7 | Rural | 665.7 (583.1, 757.1) | 3 (1, 91) | 51 |
stable
|
0.4 (-0.7, 1.7) |
| Carter County 7 | Urban | 657.8 (603.1, 716.4) | 6 (1, 62) | 115 |
stable
|
0.6 (-0.1, 3.0) |
| Taylor County 7 | Rural | 655.5 (597.3, 718.1) | 4 (1, 71) | 101 |
stable
|
0.0 (-0.7, 0.7) |
| Knox County 7 | Rural | 653.5 (600.4, 710.3) | 7 (1, 65) | 117 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-1.1, 0.8) |
| Wolfe County 7 | Rural | 653.4 (545.8, 777.8) | 5 (1, 112) | 29 |
stable
|
-1.3 (-2.9, 0.4) |
| Nelson County 7 | Urban | 652.0 (606.0, 700.6) | 8 (1, 60) | 171 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-1.3, 0.8) |
| Mercer County 7 | Rural | 650.5 (589.7, 716.3) | 9 (1, 80) | 95 |
stable
|
0.0 (-0.7, 0.8) |
| Rockcastle County 7 | Rural | 647.0 (577.7, 723.1) | 10 (1, 91) | 69 |
stable
|
0.1 (-0.9, 1.3) |
| Bracken County 7 | Urban | 642.4 (545.2, 753.0) | 11 (1, 112) | 35 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-1.4, 0.9) |
| Washington County 7 | Rural | 641.8 (558.9, 734.2) | 12 (1, 105) | 48 |
rising 
|
1.5 (0.1, 3.0) |
| Henry County 7 | Urban | 639.7 (567.2, 719.3) | 14 (1, 99) | 65 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.6, 0.5) |
| Powell County 7 | Rural | 636.7 (551.9, 731.4) | 13 (1, 106) | 48 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-1.7, 1.2) |
| McLean County 7 | Urban | 635.4 (546.2, 736.1) | 15 (1, 108) | 40 |
stable
|
0.4 (-0.7, 1.6) |
| Trimble County 7 | Rural | 633.6 (538.7, 741.4) | 18 (1, 114) | 35 |
stable
|
1.2 (-0.2, 2.9) |
| Whitley County 7 | Rural | 632.7 (583.4, 685.2) | 16 (1, 76) | 130 |
stable
|
0.3 (-0.6, 1.3) |
| Livingston County 7 | Urban | 632.4 (548.4, 727.8) | 20 (1, 112) | 45 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-1.6, 1.3) |
| Grayson County 7 | Rural | 632.0 (577.2, 690.9) | 17 (1, 81) | 108 |
stable
|
0.1 (-0.7, 0.9) |
| Estill County 7 | Rural | 629.7 (554.3, 713.0) | 19 (1, 104) | 57 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-1.5, 0.8) |
| Montgomery County 7 | Rural | 625.8 (570.1, 685.7) | 22 (1, 93) | 99 |
stable
|
0.1 (-0.6, 0.8) |
| Cumberland County 7 | Rural | 625.3 (519.5, 749.0) | 21 (1, 117) | 28 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-2.2, 1.8) |
| Marion County 7 | Rural | 619.4 (554.2, 690.5) | 24 (1, 104) | 72 |
stable
|
0.8 (-0.2, 2.0) |
| Fulton County 7 | Rural | 619.1 (512.2, 742.9) | 25 (1, 118) | 26 |
stable
|
0.0 (-1.6, 1.8) |
| Clay County 7 | Rural | 618.3 (553.3, 689.1) | 23 (1, 103) | 73 |
stable
|
2.6 (-0.1, 8.8) |
| Adair County 7 | Rural | 618.0 (555.7, 685.9) | 26 (1, 99) | 79 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-0.9, 0.6) |
| Mason County 7 | Rural | 617.6 (548.5, 693.5) | 27 (1, 104) | 64 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.5, 0.4) |
| Boyd County 7 | Urban | 614.9 (575.9, 656.0) | 28 (4, 79) | 197 |
stable
|
0.7 (-0.2, 3.5) |
| Oldham County 7 | Urban | 613.4 (576.3, 652.3) | 29 (5, 80) | 229 |
falling
|
-0.9 (-1.5, -0.2) |
| Bourbon County 7 | Urban | 610.9 (551.2, 675.8) | 30 (1, 104) | 82 |
stable
|
0.2 (-0.9, 1.5) |
| Monroe County 7 | Rural | 610.6 (526.9, 704.4) | 32 (1, 114) | 44 |
stable
|
0.6 (-0.9, 2.3) |
| McCracken County 7 | Urban | 608.5 (575.0, 643.5) | 31 (8, 78) | 264 |
stable
|
1.3 (0.0, 5.1) |
| Marshall County 7 | Rural | 607.4 (560.5, 657.5) | 36 (5, 95) | 137 |
stable
|
0.0 (-0.8, 0.8) |
| Hart County 7 | Rural | 606.6 (540.8, 678.5) | 33 (1, 108) | 70 |
stable
|
-1.1 (-6.2, 0.2) |
| Garrard County 7 | Rural | 605.5 (539.4, 678.1) | 37 (1, 110) | 68 |
stable
|
0.1 (-1.0, 1.5) |
| Hardin County 7 | Urban | 605.4 (576.5, 635.3) | 35 (10, 75) | 357 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-1.0, 0.3) |
| Metcalfe County 7 | Rural | 600.2 (519.0, 691.7) | 34 (1, 114) | 42 |
stable
|
0.0 (-1.0, 1.1) |
| Lincoln County 7 | Rural | 600.0 (544.1, 660.5) | 40 (2, 104) | 91 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-1.0, 0.5) |
| Pike County 7 | Rural | 600.0 (564.3, 637.5) | 38 (8, 87) | 231 |
stable
|
0.7 (-0.6, 4.1) |
| Madison County 7 | Rural | 599.8 (567.7, 633.2) | 39 (10, 85) | 284 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-1.6, 0.1) |
| Pendleton County 7 | Urban | 597.5 (524.8, 677.9) | 41 (1, 114) | 55 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-1.2, 1.1) |
| Pulaski County 7 | Rural | 596.6 (562.8, 632.1) | 43 (10, 86) | 254 |
falling
|
-0.7 (-1.2, -0.1) |
| Barren County 7 | Rural | 595.9 (553.5, 640.9) | 42 (6, 95) | 158 |
stable
|
0.1 (-0.6, 0.9) |
| Floyd County 7 | Rural | 595.6 (549.7, 644.7) | 44 (6, 98) | 139 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.4, 0.0) |
| Logan County 7 | Rural | 591.3 (540.0, 646.5) | 45 (5, 103) | 104 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.5, 0.4) |
| Casey County 7 | Rural | 590.5 (521.9, 666.1) | 46 (2, 114) | 60 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.7, 0.8) |
| Clark County 7 | Urban | 588.2 (543.0, 636.3) | 47 (6, 104) | 133 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.5, 0.2) |
| Ohio County 7 | Rural | 587.8 (533.0, 647.1) | 49 (5, 110) | 90 |
stable
|
0.1 (-0.7, 1.1) |
| Russell County 7 | Rural | 584.6 (523.7, 651.3) | 48 (3, 112) | 74 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-1.3, 1.3) |
| Woodford County 7 | Urban | 584.4 (532.4, 640.6) | 50 (5, 110) | 104 |
stable
|
-1.0 (-2.1, 0.4) |
| Lewis County 7 | Rural | 582.5 (509.6, 663.4) | 51 (1, 116) | 51 |
stable
|
0.5 (-0.5, 1.7) |
| Lawrence County 7 | Urban | 582.2 (514.0, 657.5) | 53 (2, 114) | 60 |
stable
|
0.1 (-1.1, 1.6) |
| Butler County 7 | Urban | 581.9 (507.7, 664.6) | 52 (1, 117) | 48 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-2.3, 0.9) |
| Daviess County 7 | Urban | 579.0 (551.2, 608.0) | 55 (22, 91) | 345 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.0, 0.1) |
| Breckinridge County 7 | Rural | 578.5 (521.3, 640.8) | 54 (5, 111) | 83 |
stable
|
0.0 (-1.0, 1.2) |
| Calloway County 7 | Rural | 578.3 (532.8, 626.9) | 56 (10, 107) | 127 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-1.3, 0.5) |
| Fleming County 7 | Rural | 574.8 (508.2, 648.5) | 58 (3, 116) | 58 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.5, 0.6) |
| Breathitt County 7 | Rural | 574.2 (498.3, 658.9) | 59 (2, 118) | 48 |
stable
|
0.8 (-0.8, 2.6) |
| Trigg County 7 | Urban | 573.5 (508.1, 646.0) | 60 (2, 115) | 63 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-1.5, 1.0) |
| Harrison County 7 | Rural | 572.3 (510.9, 639.6) | 61 (5, 116) | 70 |
stable
|
-0.9 (-2.0, 0.3) |
| Jefferson County 7 | Urban | 572.2 (561.9, 582.7) | 63 (43, 80) | 2,499 |
falling
|
-0.8 (-1.1, -0.5) |
| Owen County 7 | Rural | 572.0 (495.9, 657.7) | 62 (2, 118) | 45 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.7, 0.7) |
| Green County 7 | Rural | 571.9 (497.8, 655.2) | 57 (2, 117) | 47 |
stable
|
-1.7 (-6.4, 0.1) |
| Letcher County 7 | Rural | 568.2 (511.4, 630.1) | 64 (7, 114) | 83 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.4, 0.4) |
| Greenup County 7 | Urban | 567.5 (524.7, 613.2) | 65 (15, 109) | 140 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.1, 0.1) |
| Kenton County 7 | Urban | 566.1 (543.4, 589.6) | 66 (35, 97) | 518 |
falling
|
-0.9 (-1.5, -0.4) |
| Anderson County 7 | Rural | 564.9 (506.3, 628.8) | 69 (10, 116) | 79 |
stable
|
-0.9 (-1.9, 0.3) |
| Spencer County 7 | Urban | 564.1 (501.6, 632.7) | 68 (7, 117) | 68 |
stable
|
0.1 (-1.0, 1.6) |
| Johnson County 7 | Rural | 563.8 (508.6, 623.8) | 67 (11, 114) | 84 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-1.2, 0.9) |
| Muhlenberg County 7 | Rural | 561.4 (515.2, 610.9) | 70 (15, 113) | 117 |
falling
|
-0.8 (-1.5, -0.1) |
| Hopkins County 7 | Rural | 559.6 (520.0, 601.5) | 73 (21, 110) | 161 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-1.9, -0.4) |
| Campbell County 7 | Urban | 559.4 (530.6, 589.4) | 71 (32, 104) | 309 |
falling
|
-0.8 (-1.2, -0.3) |
| Gallatin County 7 | Urban | 558.5 (463.8, 668.1) | 72 (1, 120) | 30 |
stable
|
0.4 (-1.5, 2.5) |
| Clinton County 7 | Rural | 555.6 (473.4, 649.3) | 74 (2, 119) | 36 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-1.9, 1.7) |
| Fayette County 7 | Urban | 554.9 (537.9, 572.3) | 75 (49, 98) | 866 |
stable
|
2.3 (-0.4, 4.9) |
| Christian County 7 | Urban | 554.1 (516.3, 593.7) | 77 (27, 110) | 169 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.8, -0.1) |
| Jessamine County 7 | Urban | 553.7 (515.9, 593.6) | 76 (23, 110) | 168 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-1.0, 0.7) |
| Scott County 7 | Urban | 552.2 (511.1, 595.8) | 79 (22, 112) | 151 |
stable
|
2.3 (-1.9, 7.9) |
| Larue County 7 | Urban | 552.1 (483.2, 628.4) | 81 (6, 119) | 51 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.8, 0.6) |
| Boyle County 7 | Rural | 551.4 (504.1, 602.1) | 80 (16, 115) | 105 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.8, 0.9) |
| Perry County 7 | Rural | 551.0 (501.7, 604.2) | 82 (16, 115) | 100 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-2.1, -0.3) |
| Meade County 7 | Urban | 550.4 (500.4, 604.2) | 78 (16, 115) | 99 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.2, 0.4) |
| Carroll County 7 | Rural | 548.6 (466.8, 641.0) | 85 (5, 120) | 35 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-2.1, 1.0) |
| Bullitt County 7 | Urban | 548.5 (518.7, 579.8) | 83 (36, 107) | 275 |
falling
|
-0.9 (-1.4, -0.3) |
| Leslie County 7 | Rural | 548.1 (468.1, 638.9) | 86 (3, 120) | 38 |
stable
|
-1.0 (-2.8, 1.0) |
| Franklin County 7 | Rural | 545.8 (508.2, 585.7) | 84 (31, 112) | 168 |
falling
|
-0.9 (-1.6, -0.2) |
| Graves County 7 | Rural | 541.7 (498.9, 587.5) | 87 (24, 116) | 126 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-1.2, 0.6) |
| Carlisle County 7 | Urban | 539.5 (429.9, 671.2) | 88 (1, 120) | 18 |
stable
|
-1.4 (-3.6, 0.9) |
| Shelby County 7 | Urban | 537.6 (498.7, 578.9) | 90 (32, 115) | 154 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.3, 0.4) |
| Hancock County 7 | Rural | 536.9 (453.3, 632.6) | 89 (3, 120) | 32 |
stable
|
1.2 (-0.6, 3.4) |
| Bell County 7 | Rural | 535.3 (483.1, 592.0) | 95 (23, 118) | 84 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-1.9, 0.5) |
| Boone County 7 | Urban | 534.2 (509.2, 560.0) | 92 (56, 110) | 380 |
falling
|
-0.7 (-1.1, -0.1) |
| Harlan County 7 | Rural | 532.3 (482.4, 586.3) | 94 (24, 118) | 92 |
stable
|
0.0 (-0.9, 1.0) |
| Robertson County 7 | Rural | 530.4 (382.4, 725.7) | 91 (1, 120) | 9 |
stable
|
0.0 (-3.6, 4.4) |
| Laurel County 7 | Rural | 530.1 (496.4, 565.6) | 93 (46, 114) | 198 |
falling
|
-0.9 (-1.5, -0.2) |
| Hickman County 7 | Rural | 529.3 (419.8, 662.7) | 96 (1, 120) | 18 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-2.5, 1.8) |
| Simpson County 7 | Rural | 528.4 (466.9, 596.1) | 97 (18, 120) | 59 |
stable
|
-0.9 (-1.7, 0.0) |
| Jackson County 7 | Rural | 527.7 (456.7, 607.4) | 98 (8, 120) | 44 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-2.3, 1.6) |
| Lyon County 7 | Rural | 521.2 (443.1, 611.1) | 101 (8, 120) | 37 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-1.9, 1.5) |
| Ballard County 7 | Urban | 521.0 (436.3, 619.1) | 99 (5, 120) | 29 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-2.2, 0.7) |
| Wayne County 7 | Rural | 516.8 (463.1, 575.8) | 102 (29, 120) | 74 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-1.5, 1.3) |
| Allen County 7 | Urban | 515.9 (460.4, 576.8) | 103 (33, 120) | 68 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.7, 0.9) |
| McCreary County 7 | Rural | 515.3 (453.2, 583.9) | 100 (21, 120) | 53 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-2.2, -0.3) |
| Warren County 7 | Urban | 513.7 (488.5, 539.9) | 104 (73, 116) | 331 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-1.7, -0.4) |
| Nicholas County 7 | Rural | 513.5 (424.1, 617.2) | 105 (7, 120) | 25 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-2.1, 1.4) |
| Magoffin County 7 | Rural | 510.9 (439.0, 592.2) | 106 (14, 120) | 39 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-1.9, 0.5) |
| Webster County 7 | Rural | 509.7 (440.2, 587.6) | 108 (17, 120) | 42 |
stable
|
-1.0 (-2.2, 0.2) |
| Rowan County 7 | Rural | 508.4 (451.3, 571.0) | 107 (30, 120) | 60 |
falling
|
-3.2 (-7.9, -1.7) |
| Lee County 7 | Rural | 505.8 (418.2, 607.6) | 109 (11, 120) | 26 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-2.6, 1.5) |
| Edmonson County 7 | Urban | 499.7 (435.0, 572.6) | 110 (21, 120) | 46 |
falling
|
-0.7 (-1.3, -0.1) |
| Martin County 7 | Rural | 498.2 (424.4, 581.7) | 111 (16, 120) | 35 |
stable
|
-1.4 (-2.7, 0.0) |
| Menifee County 7 | Rural | 492.9 (402.0, 601.2) | 112 (11, 120) | 23 |
stable
|
-1.3 (-3.1, 0.6) |
| Todd County 7 | Rural | 491.4 (419.6, 572.5) | 114 (28, 120) | 36 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-2.0, 0.6) |
| Knott County 7 | Rural | 490.0 (427.0, 560.8) | 113 (32, 120) | 49 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-2.2, 0.9) |
| Caldwell County 7 | Rural | 485.9 (421.7, 558.3) | 116 (40, 120) | 44 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-2.7, -0.3) |
| Union County 7 | Rural | 483.6 (415.3, 560.5) | 117 (37, 120) | 42 |
stable
|
-13.7 (-28.0, 0.8) |
| Henderson County 7 | Rural | 483.3 (446.1, 522.9) | 115 (78, 120) | 135 |
falling
|
-10.2 (-15.1, -5.0) |
| Crittenden County 7 | Rural | 478.8 (402.9, 566.2) | 118 (23, 120) | 31 |
stable
|
0.4 (-1.1, 2.0) |
| Morgan County 7 | Rural | 477.4 (414.6, 547.6) | 119 (43, 120) | 45 |
stable
|
-1.0 (-2.6, 0.1) |
| Elliott County 7 | Rural | 420.4 (345.3, 508.8) | 120 (73, 120) | 23 |
stable
|
-1.1 (-2.7, 0.8) |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/27/2026 7:00 pm.
State Cancer Registries may provide more current or more local data.
† Incidence rates (cases per 100,000 population per year) are age-adjusted to the 2000 US standard population (SEER areas use 20 age groups and NPCR areas use 19 age groups). Rates are for invasive cancer only (except for bladder cancer which is invasive and in situ) or unless otherwise specified. Rates calculated using SEER*Stat. Population counts for denominators are based on Census populations as modified by NCI. The US Population Data File is used for SEER and NPCR incidence rates.
Rates and trends are computed using different standards for malignancy. For more information see malignant.html.
^ All Stages refers to any stage. Due to changes in stage coding, Combined Summary Stage with Expanded Regional Codes (2004+) is used for data from Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) databases and Merged Summary Stage is used for data from National Program of Cancer Registries databases. Due to the increased complexity with staging, other staging variables maybe used if necessary.
Φ Rural–urban county classifications are based on the 2023 USDA Rural–Urban Continuum Codes (except for Connecticut Counties which use 2013 codes). State-level cancer rates for rural areas are calculated using cancer cases registered exclusively in rural counties, while state-level cancer rates for urban areas are calculated using cases registered exclusively in urban counties.
Source: SEER and NPCR data. For more specific information please see the table.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.