Incidence Rates Table
Incidence Rate Report for Kentucky by County
All Cancer Sites (All Stages^), 2018-2022
All Races (includes Hispanic), Female, 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)
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kentucky 7 | N/A | 483.5 (479.8, 487.2) | N/A | 13,975 |
falling 
|
-0.9 (-1.6, -0.1) |
| US (SEER+NPCR) 1 | N/A | 424.8 (424.4, 425.2) | N/A | 891,437 |
falling
|
-0.6 (-1.1, -0.1) |
| Crittenden County 7 | Rural | 352.1 (287.9, 427.9) | 120 (81, 120) | 23 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-2.3, -0.1) |
| Hickman County 7 | Rural | 382.3 (286.7, 502.2) | 119 (13, 120) | 13 |
stable 
|
0.7 (-1.3, 2.8) |
| Union County 7 | Rural | 391.2 (333.8, 456.3) | 118 (59, 120) | 37 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.5, 0.5) |
| Webster County 7 | Rural | 391.5 (332.3, 458.8) | 117 (57, 120) | 34 |
falling
|
-2.0 (-8.2, -0.1) |
| Breathitt County 7 | Rural | 399.7 (340.6, 466.6) | 116 (41, 120) | 37 |
falling
|
-2.0 (-7.4, -0.4) |
| Henderson County 7 | Rural | 405.9 (373.4, 440.6) | 115 (76, 120) | 127 |
falling
|
-11.0 (-16.6, -4.4) |
| Elliott County 7 | Rural | 424.9 (338.0, 529.1) | 114 (4, 120) | 19 |
stable
|
0.2 (-1.7, 2.3) |
| Muhlenberg County 7 | Rural | 425.5 (386.0, 468.4) | 113 (52, 119) | 95 |
stable
|
0.3 (-0.5, 1.1) |
| Lewis County 7 | Rural | 426.7 (364.5, 497.2) | 112 (17, 120) | 38 |
falling
|
-5.6 (-10.4, -2.5) |
| Trigg County 7 | Urban | 427.0 (368.6, 492.8) | 111 (22, 120) | 45 |
stable
|
0.8 (-0.5, 5.2) |
| Lee County 7 | Rural | 434.9 (352.1, 533.6) | 109 (7, 120) | 22 |
stable
|
-0.9 (-3.0, 1.3) |
| Caldwell County 7 | Rural | 436.1 (376.2, 503.8) | 110 (22, 120) | 43 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-1.1, 0.9) |
| Hancock County 7 | Rural | 438.3 (361.5, 527.2) | 106 (6, 120) | 25 |
rising 
|
1.6 (0.1, 3.4) |
| Edmonson County 7 | Urban | 438.7 (375.9, 510.0) | 108 (16, 120) | 39 |
stable
|
0.5 (-0.7, 1.7) |
| Shelby County 7 | Urban | 439.4 (405.9, 475.0) | 105 (45, 118) | 135 |
stable
|
0.6 (0.0, 1.3) |
| Ballard County 7 | Urban | 440.8 (364.1, 530.5) | 107 (8, 120) | 26 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-2.0, 1.9) |
| Todd County 7 | Rural | 444.5 (377.7, 520.1) | 104 (11, 120) | 33 |
stable
|
1.0 (-0.8, 3.1) |
| Barren County 7 | Rural | 448.1 (413.5, 485.0) | 103 (38, 117) | 135 |
stable
|
-2.8 (-8.3, 1.0) |
| Scott County 7 | Urban | 449.2 (415.5, 484.8) | 102 (42, 116) | 138 |
stable
|
0.2 (-0.3, 0.9) |
| Rowan County 7 | Rural | 455.5 (404.8, 510.8) | 101 (17, 118) | 63 |
stable
|
1.1 (0.0, 2.3) |
| Fayette County 7 | Urban | 455.9 (441.8, 470.4) | 100 (61, 108) | 826 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-0.4, 0.2) |
| Allen County 7 | Urban | 456.0 (404.2, 513.0) | 99 (15, 119) | 62 |
rising
|
1.1 (0.1, 2.2) |
| Warren County 7 | Urban | 456.5 (434.3, 479.7) | 98 (48, 112) | 329 |
stable
|
0.0 (-0.6, 0.6) |
| Graves County 7 | Rural | 457.1 (418.3, 498.8) | 96 (28, 116) | 113 |
stable
|
0.6 (-0.5, 1.7) |
| Mason County 7 | Rural | 457.4 (402.9, 517.7) | 97 (13, 119) | 56 |
falling
|
-2.4 (-10.2, -0.1) |
| Johnson County 7 | Rural | 458.4 (410.8, 510.5) | 95 (19, 118) | 74 |
stable
|
0.2 (-0.9, 1.4) |
| Logan County 7 | Rural | 458.8 (413.9, 507.4) | 94 (21, 118) | 84 |
stable
|
0.2 (-0.7, 1.2) |
| Greenup County 7 | Urban | 459.4 (421.4, 500.2) | 93 (26, 116) | 123 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-4.4, 1.4) |
| McLean County 7 | Urban | 459.5 (385.1, 545.4) | 91 (4, 120) | 30 |
stable
|
0.9 (-0.9, 3.1) |
| Daviess County 7 | Urban | 460.1 (436.2, 484.9) | 92 (42, 111) | 305 |
rising
|
0.7 (0.2, 1.2) |
| Simpson County 7 | Rural | 461.0 (407.8, 519.7) | 90 (15, 118) | 59 |
stable
|
0.2 (-1.1, 1.6) |
| Madison County 7 | Rural | 463.2 (436.9, 490.8) | 89 (39, 112) | 244 |
stable
|
0.2 (-0.5, 0.9) |
| Hopkins County 7 | Rural | 463.9 (429.1, 500.8) | 88 (28, 114) | 146 |
stable
|
0.2 (-0.5, 1.0) |
| Ohio County 7 | Rural | 466.1 (417.5, 519.0) | 86 (12, 117) | 73 |
stable
|
0.7 (-0.5, 1.9) |
| Washington County 7 | Rural | 466.6 (399.6, 542.2) | 87 (5, 119) | 39 |
stable
|
0.9 (-0.1, 2.2) |
| Franklin County 7 | Rural | 466.8 (434.2, 501.4) | 85 (24, 113) | 166 |
stable
|
0.0 (-0.7, 0.6) |
| Henry County 7 | Urban | 469.7 (410.9, 535.2) | 84 (7, 118) | 51 |
stable
|
0.8 (-0.3, 2.2) |
| Bell County 7 | Rural | 470.3 (422.5, 522.4) | 83 (15, 116) | 80 |
stable
|
0.3 (-0.7, 1.3) |
| Marshall County 7 | Rural | 470.7 (430.2, 514.4) | 82 (15, 115) | 113 |
stable
|
0.4 (-0.5, 1.4) |
| Casey County 7 | Rural | 471.9 (413.0, 537.2) | 81 (9, 119) | 53 |
stable
|
0.4 (-0.9, 1.7) |
| Knott County 7 | Rural | 472.4 (410.6, 541.7) | 80 (6, 118) | 48 |
stable
|
1.2 (-0.1, 2.6) |
| Breckinridge County 7 | Rural | 473.4 (420.8, 531.1) | 79 (11, 117) | 67 |
stable
|
0.9 (0.0, 1.9) |
| Bath County 7 | Rural | 474.3 (407.6, 549.2) | 78 (6, 119) | 39 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-1.3, 1.2) |
| McCracken County 7 | Urban | 474.5 (446.2, 504.3) | 77 (28, 109) | 235 |
stable
|
0.3 (-0.3, 1.0) |
| Larue County 7 | Urban | 476.3 (414.7, 544.9) | 75 (6, 118) | 47 |
stable
|
1.3 (0.0, 2.7) |
| Carroll County 7 | Rural | 476.5 (401.9, 561.5) | 76 (3, 119) | 32 |
stable
|
0.0 (-1.5, 1.7) |
| Owsley County 7 | Rural | 477.6 (368.2, 612.2) | 74 (1, 120) | 14 |
stable
|
1.0 (-1.1, 3.4) |
| Jackson County 7 | Rural | 478.4 (412.7, 552.3) | 73 (5, 118) | 42 |
stable
|
0.3 (-0.9, 1.7) |
| Russell County 7 | Rural | 479.9 (424.8, 540.6) | 72 (8, 116) | 62 |
stable
|
0.7 (-0.5, 2.0) |
| Boone County 7 | Urban | 480.9 (459.1, 503.5) | 71 (30, 101) | 380 |
rising
|
0.5 (0.2, 0.9) |
| Mercer County 7 | Rural | 481.0 (432.2, 534.2) | 70 (11, 115) | 79 |
stable
|
0.9 (-0.3, 2.3) |
| Hart County 7 | Rural | 481.2 (424.4, 543.6) | 68 (7, 117) | 58 |
stable
|
0.7 (-0.3, 1.7) |
| Garrard County 7 | Rural | 481.5 (424.9, 544.1) | 69 (8, 116) | 58 |
stable
|
-1.2 (-5.8, 0.4) |
| Jefferson County 7 | Urban | 482.3 (473.4, 491.2) | 67 (46, 84) | 2,445 |
rising
|
0.3 (0.1, 0.5) |
| Woodford County 7 | Urban | 484.1 (438.2, 533.7) | 65 (12, 112) | 92 |
rising
|
1.2 (0.2, 3.2) |
| Nicholas County 7 | Rural | 484.1 (397.8, 584.6) | 62 (2, 120) | 24 |
stable
|
0.8 (-1.0, 2.9) |
| Monroe County 7 | Rural | 484.5 (412.7, 565.8) | 66 (3, 119) | 37 |
rising
|
1.5 (0.2, 2.9) |
| Nelson County 7 | Urban | 484.8 (448.9, 523.0) | 64 (15, 107) | 145 |
stable
|
0.3 (-0.4, 1.2) |
| Laurel County 7 | Rural | 485.0 (454.1, 517.5) | 63 (20, 107) | 196 |
rising
|
0.5 (0.1, 0.8) |
| Leslie County 7 | Rural | 487.5 (416.8, 567.9) | 61 (3, 118) | 37 |
stable
|
0.9 (-0.7, 2.7) |
| Oldham County 7 | Urban | 487.7 (455.9, 521.2) | 60 (17, 106) | 185 |
stable
|
0.4 (-0.2, 1.1) |
| Metcalfe County 7 | Rural | 488.4 (414.8, 572.0) | 59 (3, 119) | 35 |
stable
|
1.2 (-0.3, 2.9) |
| Jessamine County 7 | Urban | 489.2 (454.8, 525.6) | 58 (16, 107) | 160 |
stable
|
0.4 (-0.3, 1.1) |
| Marion County 7 | Rural | 489.3 (433.1, 551.0) | 55 (6, 115) | 60 |
rising
|
1.0 (0.2, 1.9) |
| Menifee County 7 | Rural | 489.4 (396.3, 599.9) | 57 (1, 120) | 22 |
stable
|
0.5 (-1.4, 2.6) |
| Letcher County 7 | Rural | 490.8 (439.3, 547.2) | 53 (6, 114) | 75 |
stable
|
0.2 (-1.2, 1.6) |
| Pulaski County 7 | Rural | 491.3 (461.8, 522.4) | 51 (18, 102) | 227 |
stable
|
0.5 (-0.3, 1.4) |
| Calloway County 7 | Rural | 491.7 (449.4, 537.0) | 52 (11, 111) | 111 |
rising
|
3.9 (0.9, 10.9) |
| Boyd County 7 | Urban | 491.8 (457.2, 528.6) | 50 (13, 105) | 169 |
stable
|
0.1 (-0.5, 0.9) |
| Pendleton County 7 | Urban | 491.9 (427.2, 564.3) | 56 (5, 118) | 45 |
stable
|
0.7 (-0.2, 1.7) |
| Meade County 7 | Urban | 492.8 (446.4, 542.8) | 49 (9, 112) | 88 |
stable
|
1.1 (0.0, 2.3) |
| Fleming County 7 | Rural | 493.0 (430.9, 561.9) | 54 (5, 117) | 50 |
stable
|
0.5 (-0.6, 1.6) |
| Bourbon County 7 | Urban | 494.0 (441.5, 551.5) | 48 (6, 113) | 71 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.6, 0.6) |
| Clark County 7 | Urban | 496.5 (456.8, 539.0) | 47 (11, 108) | 125 |
stable
|
0.6 (-0.4, 1.8) |
| Grant County 7 | Urban | 498.3 (447.1, 553.9) | 43 (5, 111) | 73 |
falling
|
-6.4 (-11.8, -0.1) |
| Kenton County 7 | Urban | 498.4 (478.6, 518.9) | 45 (22, 83) | 507 |
stable
|
0.4 (0.0, 0.9) |
| Campbell County 7 | Urban | 498.4 (472.6, 525.4) | 46 (18, 92) | 302 |
stable
|
0.4 (-0.2, 0.9) |
| Pike County 7 | Rural | 498.6 (467.2, 531.7) | 44 (13, 101) | 209 |
stable
|
-3.1 (-8.4, 0.6) |
| Morgan County 7 | Rural | 499.7 (430.2, 578.1) | 42 (2, 117) | 41 |
rising
|
1.7 (0.2, 3.4) |
| Lyon County 7 | Rural | 500.6 (412.0, 605.0) | 41 (1, 120) | 31 |
rising
|
1.6 (0.2, 3.2) |
| Perry County 7 | Rural | 501.9 (455.3, 552.4) | 40 (7, 108) | 93 |
stable
|
1.0 (0.0, 2.1) |
| Taylor County 7 | Rural | 502.6 (452.9, 556.3) | 39 (6, 109) | 85 |
stable
|
-4.2 (-12.2, 0.0) |
| Owen County 7 | Rural | 504.2 (432.7, 585.1) | 38 (2, 117) | 39 |
stable
|
1.2 (0.0, 2.6) |
| Carter County 7 | Urban | 505.6 (458.5, 556.5) | 37 (6, 108) | 94 |
stable
|
1.0 (-0.2, 2.3) |
| Hardin County 7 | Urban | 506.4 (481.8, 532.0) | 36 (15, 83) | 334 |
stable
|
0.4 (-0.1, 0.9) |
| Martin County 7 | Rural | 508.3 (433.0, 593.9) | 35 (1, 117) | 36 |
stable
|
1.4 (-0.1, 3.0) |
| Harlan County 7 | Rural | 509.5 (462.5, 560.3) | 34 (5, 105) | 96 |
stable
|
0.2 (-1.1, 1.6) |
| Christian County 7 | Urban | 513.2 (479.4, 548.8) | 33 (8, 91) | 183 |
rising
|
3.5 (0.8, 9.6) |
| Montgomery County 7 | Rural | 513.9 (467.3, 564.1) | 32 (6, 104) | 95 |
rising
|
1.0 (0.2, 1.9) |
| Anderson County 7 | Rural | 515.4 (464.7, 570.5) | 30 (3, 106) | 80 |
stable
|
0.4 (-0.7, 1.7) |
| Spencer County 7 | Urban | 515.8 (456.5, 581.2) | 31 (2, 109) | 61 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-1.3, 1.3) |
| Boyle County 7 | Rural | 518.4 (473.0, 567.3) | 29 (4, 99) | 108 |
rising
|
1.6 (0.9, 2.4) |
| Grayson County 7 | Rural | 521.4 (472.1, 574.7) | 28 (4, 102) | 90 |
rising
|
1.4 (0.5, 2.5) |
| Carlisle County 7 | Urban | 521.4 (411.8, 653.0) | 27 (1, 120) | 18 |
stable
|
1.7 (-1.0, 4.6) |
| Rockcastle County 7 | Rural | 526.3 (464.5, 594.6) | 26 (1, 109) | 59 |
rising
|
1.8 (1.0, 2.7) |
| Clinton County 7 | Rural | 528.0 (448.1, 619.0) | 25 (1, 115) | 35 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-10.4, 2.0) |
| Robertson County 7 | Rural | 529.1 (363.4, 748.1) | 24 (1, 120) | 8 |
stable
|
1.8 (-0.8, 4.8) |
| Bullitt County 7 | Urban | 533.8 (505.2, 563.7) | 23 (5, 65) | 279 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-3.7, 1.0) |
| Estill County 7 | Rural | 534.7 (469.0, 607.8) | 22 (1, 109) | 54 |
rising
|
1.4 (0.4, 2.6) |
| Wayne County 7 | Rural | 534.9 (477.1, 598.1) | 21 (1, 102) | 73 |
stable
|
0.8 (-0.7, 2.4) |
| Gallatin County 7 | Urban | 539.1 (451.1, 640.2) | 20 (1, 116) | 28 |
stable
|
1.1 (-0.5, 3.0) |
| Green County 7 | Rural | 539.3 (464.6, 623.3) | 19 (1, 112) | 43 |
rising
|
2.0 (0.9, 3.2) |
| Whitley County 7 | Rural | 539.9 (496.3, 586.5) | 18 (3, 82) | 121 |
rising
|
0.9 (0.4, 1.4) |
| Harrison County 7 | Rural | 540.8 (481.4, 605.7) | 16 (1, 100) | 67 |
stable
|
1.1 (-0.2, 2.5) |
| Butler County 7 | Urban | 541.7 (468.7, 623.3) | 15 (1, 112) | 44 |
stable
|
1.8 (-0.1, 4.0) |
| Trimble County 7 | Rural | 542.4 (454.2, 643.6) | 17 (1, 115) | 30 |
rising
|
1.9 (0.2, 4.0) |
| Knox County 7 | Rural | 544.4 (498.2, 593.9) | 14 (2, 80) | 110 |
rising
|
1.0 (0.1, 2.0) |
| Lawrence County 7 | Urban | 552.7 (488.0, 624.0) | 13 (1, 101) | 58 |
rising
|
1.2 (0.1, 2.4) |
| Fulton County 7 | Rural | 553.3 (453.7, 669.9) | 10 (1, 116) | 26 |
rising
|
16.4 (4.3, 24.6) |
| Clay County 7 | Rural | 554.7 (496.4, 618.3) | 12 (1, 90) | 71 |
rising
|
1.4 (0.5, 2.4) |
| Adair County 7 | Rural | 556.1 (496.1, 621.8) | 11 (1, 89) | 70 |
rising
|
1.6 (0.5, 2.9) |
| McCreary County 7 | Rural | 560.3 (494.7, 632.7) | 9 (1, 94) | 57 |
stable
|
0.8 (-0.5, 2.2) |
| Livingston County 7 | Urban | 562.9 (477.3, 660.5) | 8 (1, 110) | 37 |
stable
|
0.8 (-0.5, 2.3) |
| Powell County 7 | Rural | 574.1 (500.0, 656.6) | 7 (1, 96) | 46 |
stable
|
1.0 (-0.2, 2.5) |
| Magoffin County 7 | Rural | 574.4 (497.4, 660.8) | 6 (1, 98) | 44 |
stable
|
1.1 (-0.6, 2.9) |
| Floyd County 7 | Rural | 587.2 (543.8, 633.4) | 5 (1, 33) | 151 |
falling
|
-4.7 (-8.1, -0.9) |
| Wolfe County 7 | Rural | 597.1 (496.4, 713.7) | 4 (1, 107) | 28 |
stable
|
1.3 (-0.4, 3.4) |
| Lincoln County 7 | Rural | 605.5 (550.7, 664.6) | 3 (1, 38) | 98 |
rising
|
2.0 (1.3, 2.8) |
| Cumberland County 7 | Rural | 607.0 (499.2, 732.6) | 2 (1, 106) | 27 |
stable
|
3.8 (-4.3, 14.5) |
| Bracken County 7 | Urban | 611.4 (519.3, 716.2) | 1 (1, 90) | 34 |
stable
|
1.5 (-0.7, 4.2) |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/20/2026 6:07 am.
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.