Incidence Rates Table
Incidence Rate Report for Kentucky by County
Lung & Bronchus (Late Stage^), 2018-2022
All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes, All Ages
Sorted by CI*Rank
County
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2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ
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Age-Adjusted Incidence Rate † cases 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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Percent of Cases with Late Stage
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| Kentucky 7 | N/A | 56.3 (55.4, 57.2) | N/A | 3,344 | 67.4 |
| US (SEER+NPCR) 1 | N/A | 33.6 (33.6, 33.7) | N/A | 143,218 | 64.3 |
| Owsley County 7 | Rural | 98.2 (64.4, 145.2) | 1 (1, 108) | 6 | 73.7 |
| Leslie County 7 | Rural | 95.5 (74.3, 121.6) | 2 (1, 61) | 15 | 77.1 |
| Pendleton County 7 | Urban | 89.4 (70.8, 111.6) | 3 (1, 69) | 17 | 71.1 |
| Wolfe County 7 | Rural | 87.5 (63.0, 119.8) | 4 (1, 108) | 9 | 72.6 |
| McCreary County 7 | Rural | 84.3 (67.2, 104.6) | 5 (1, 76) | 18 | 67.2 |
| Harlan County 7 | Rural | 84.3 (71.5, 99.1) | 6 (1, 53) | 33 | 74.1 |
| Livingston County 7 | Urban | 83.8 (62.9, 110.5) | 7 (1, 95) | 12 | 65.9 |
| Fulton County 7 | Rural | 82.2 (57.0, 115.9) | 8 (1, 113) | 8 | 71.7 |
| Floyd County 7 | Rural | 81.0 (70.3, 93.1) | 9 (1, 53) | 44 | 67.7 |
| Knox County 7 | Rural | 80.4 (68.5, 93.9) | 10 (1, 60) | 34 | 69.1 |
| Breathitt County 7 | Rural | 80.3 (63.1, 101.2) | 11 (1, 87) | 16 | 81.8 |
| Clay County 7 | Rural | 79.4 (64.6, 96.9) | 12 (1, 81) | 21 | 70.5 |
| Grayson County 7 | Rural | 79.0 (66.3, 93.6) | 13 (1, 69) | 29 | 70.0 |
| Perry County 7 | Rural | 78.7 (66.7, 92.4) | 14 (1, 66) | 33 | 72.4 |
| Rockcastle County 7 | Rural | 78.7 (63.1, 97.4) | 15 (1, 84) | 19 | 63.1 |
| Whitley County 7 | Rural | 76.7 (65.7, 89.2) | 16 (2, 63) | 36 | 65.4 |
| Russell County 7 | Rural | 75.4 (61.4, 92.1) | 17 (1, 88) | 21 | 76.3 |
| Bracken County 7 | Urban | 75.4 (54.3, 102.8) | 18 (1, 113) | 9 | 63.8 |
| Allen County 7 | Urban | 74.5 (60.9, 90.5) | 19 (1, 90) | 22 | 75.9 |
| Bath County 7 | Rural | 74.5 (57.1, 96.1) | 20 (1, 104) | 13 | 75.3 |
| Grant County 7 | Urban | 73.5 (60.0, 89.3) | 21 (2, 95) | 22 | 69.6 |
| Carroll County 7 | Rural | 73.0 (54.0, 96.9) | 22 (1, 115) | 10 | 70.3 |
| Bell County 7 | Rural | 72.8 (60.3, 87.3) | 23 (2, 90) | 26 | 73.3 |
| Adair County 7 | Rural | 72.8 (58.7, 89.5) | 24 (1, 95) | 20 | 64.3 |
| Estill County 7 | Rural | 72.4 (56.7, 91.7) | 25 (1, 103) | 15 | 69.4 |
| Powell County 7 | Rural | 71.7 (54.2, 93.5) | 26 (1, 110) | 12 | 64.9 |
| Magoffin County 7 | Rural | 71.9 (54.0, 94.4) | 27 (1, 110) | 12 | 67.4 |
| Metcalfe County 7 | Rural | 71.5 (53.8, 93.9) | 28 (1, 110) | 11 | 71.8 |
| Montgomery County 7 | Rural | 70.9 (59.2, 84.4) | 29 (4, 89) | 27 | 62.4 |
| Martin County 7 | Rural | 70.9 (52.5, 94.3) | 30 (1, 113) | 10 | 68.4 |
| Knott County 7 | Rural | 70.5 (55.3, 89.2) | 31 (2, 106) | 16 | 75.7 |
| Hart County 7 | Rural | 69.8 (55.9, 86.4) | 32 (2, 100) | 18 | 69.2 |
| Morgan County 7 | Rural | 69.3 (53.5, 88.8) | 33 (2, 111) | 14 | 83.1 |
| Ohio County 7 | Rural | 68.6 (56.3, 83.0) | 34 (4, 99) | 23 | 71.1 |
| McLean County 7 | Urban | 68.4 (49.9, 92.6) | 35 (1, 116) | 9 | 67.1 |
| Butler County 7 | Urban | 68.4 (51.7, 89.4) | 36 (2, 114) | 12 | 62.8 |
| Meade County 7 | Urban | 68.2 (56.4, 81.8) | 37 (4, 98) | 26 | 65.3 |
| Lincoln County 7 | Rural | 67.5 (55.7, 81.4) | 38 (4, 100) | 24 | 69.4 |
| Carter County 7 | Urban | 67.2 (56.1, 80.2) | 39 (4, 98) | 27 | 64.7 |
| Gallatin County 7 | Urban | 66.8 (46.8, 93.2) | 40 (1, 118) | 8 | 58.5 |
| Garrard County 7 | Rural | 66.6 (52.8, 83.3) | 41 (3, 111) | 17 | 65.6 |
| Carlisle County 7 | Urban | 66.5 (42.7, 100.9) | 42 (1, 119) | 5 | 67.6 |
| Pike County 7 | Rural | 65.9 (58.4, 74.3) | 43 (15, 84) | 58 | 63.8 |
| Lawrence County 7 | Urban | 65.8 (51.5, 83.4) | 44 (3, 110) | 15 | 60.2 |
| Harrison County 7 | Rural | 64.3 (51.2, 80.1) | 45 (5, 112) | 17 | 63.5 |
| Trimble County 7 | Rural | 63.7 (43.9, 90.1) | 46 (1, 119) | 7 | 66.1 |
| Wayne County 7 | Rural | 63.7 (51.4, 78.6) | 47 (7, 110) | 20 | 77.5 |
| Barren County 7 | Rural | 63.3 (54.6, 73.2) | 48 (14, 96) | 39 | 64.5 |
| Todd County 7 | Rural | 62.3 (46.0, 83.0) | 49 (3, 118) | 10 | 75.8 |
| Crittenden County 7 | Rural | 61.7 (44.4, 84.6) | 50 (2, 119) | 9 | 68.3 |
| Christian County 7 | Urban | 62.1 (54.0, 71.1) | 51 (19, 100) | 43 | 72.6 |
| Larue County 7 | Urban | 62.0 (47.5, 80.1) | 52 (4, 115) | 13 | 75.3 |
| Laurel County 7 | Rural | 61.8 (54.3, 70.2) | 53 (19, 97) | 50 | 67.0 |
| Jackson County 7 | Rural | 61.6 (46.4, 80.9) | 54 (4, 117) | 12 | 69.0 |
| Bullitt County 7 | Urban | 61.6 (54.9, 68.9) | 55 (25, 94) | 66 | 69.3 |
| Breckinridge County 7 | Rural | 61.3 (49.9, 75.0) | 56 (11, 110) | 21 | 67.1 |
| Edmonson County 7 | Urban | 61.4 (46.5, 80.3) | 57 (5, 117) | 12 | 68.5 |
| Nelson County 7 | Urban | 61.1 (52.4, 70.9) | 58 (18, 104) | 38 | 70.9 |
| Muhlenberg County 7 | Rural | 60.9 (51.2, 72.1) | 59 (16, 106) | 29 | 67.3 |
| Calloway County 7 | Rural | 60.8 (51.2, 71.8) | 60 (16, 107) | 29 | 72.1 |
| Cumberland County 7 | Rural | 60.5 (40.4, 89.2) | 61 (2, 119) | 6 | 65.2 |
| Letcher County 7 | Rural | 60.4 (48.9, 74.3) | 62 (11, 111) | 20 | 69.9 |
| Clinton County 7 | Rural | 60.0 (43.5, 81.8) | 63 (5, 118) | 9 | 75.0 |
| Johnson County 7 | Rural | 59.9 (48.3, 73.7) | 64 (11, 114) | 20 | 61.1 |
| Green County 7 | Rural | 59.7 (44.7, 79.0) | 65 (5, 118) | 11 | 73.3 |
| Caldwell County 7 | Rural | 59.6 (44.9, 78.2) | 66 (6, 117) | 12 | 72.8 |
| Hancock County 7 | Rural | 59.4 (41.9, 82.6) | 67 (3, 119) | 8 | 73.1 |
| Taylor County 7 | Rural | 59.3 (48.2, 72.5) | 68 (14, 114) | 21 | 70.0 |
| Lee County 7 | Rural | 59.1 (40.2, 85.1) | 69 (3, 119) | 7 | 71.7 |
| Kenton County 7 | Urban | 58.7 (53.9, 63.9) | 70 (37, 93) | 117 | 66.4 |
| Monroe County 7 | Rural | 58.2 (43.1, 77.7) | 71 (6, 118) | 10 | 69.9 |
| Mercer County 7 | Rural | 57.7 (46.9, 70.6) | 72 (18, 114) | 21 | 71.0 |
| Menifee County 7 | Rural | 57.6 (38.7, 84.8) | 73 (3, 119) | 6 | 68.9 |
| Simpson County 7 | Rural | 57.4 (44.9, 72.5) | 74 (12, 117) | 15 | 67.9 |
| Boyd County 7 | Urban | 56.9 (49.3, 65.6) | 75 (29, 109) | 41 | 64.3 |
| Mason County 7 | Rural | 57.1 (43.8, 73.5) | 76 (10, 118) | 13 | 61.5 |
| Rowan County 7 | Rural | 56.7 (44.6, 71.1) | 77 (15, 117) | 16 | 67.8 |
| Marshall County 7 | Rural | 56.6 (47.5, 67.3) | 78 (26, 113) | 29 | 68.9 |
| Spencer County 7 | Urban | 56.5 (43.2, 72.9) | 79 (13, 118) | 14 | 81.2 |
| Lyon County 7 | Rural | 56.2 (40.3, 78.2) | 80 (7, 119) | 9 | 76.8 |
| Daviess County 7 | Urban | 56.1 (50.5, 62.3) | 81 (42, 105) | 75 | 66.9 |
| Hardin County 7 | Urban | 55.8 (50.1, 62.0) | 82 (42, 104) | 74 | 67.6 |
| Campbell County 7 | Urban | 55.5 (49.6, 62.1) | 83 (39, 106) | 67 | 64.3 |
| Graves County 7 | Rural | 55.0 (46.3, 65.0) | 84 (32, 113) | 29 | 71.7 |
| Henry County 7 | Urban | 54.5 (41.8, 70.3) | 85 (16, 119) | 13 | 67.0 |
| Elliott County 7 | Rural | 54.1 (36.1, 79.3) | 86 (4, 119) | 6 | 65.2 |
| Trigg County 7 | Urban | 53.8 (40.9, 70.3) | 87 (13, 119) | 13 | 69.9 |
| Pulaski County 7 | Rural | 53.8 (47.4, 61.0) | 88 (43, 112) | 52 | 61.6 |
| Madison County 7 | Rural | 53.5 (47.4, 60.3) | 89 (46, 110) | 57 | 69.6 |
| Marion County 7 | Rural | 52.7 (40.7, 67.4) | 90 (21, 118) | 14 | 62.7 |
| Clark County 7 | Urban | 52.2 (43.7, 62.0) | 91 (39, 117) | 28 | 63.6 |
| Warren County 7 | Urban | 51.9 (46.6, 57.6) | 92 (54, 112) | 74 | 69.5 |
| Bourbon County 7 | Urban | 51.7 (40.8, 65.2) | 93 (28, 119) | 16 | 63.9 |
| Casey County 7 | Rural | 51.6 (39.7, 66.5) | 94 (22, 119) | 13 | 62.9 |
| Logan County 7 | Rural | 51.4 (41.8, 62.8) | 95 (35, 117) | 20 | 62.2 |
| Anderson County 7 | Rural | 51.3 (40.7, 64.2) | 96 (26, 119) | 17 | 61.9 |
| Owen County 7 | Rural | 51.1 (36.7, 70.1) | 97 (14, 119) | 9 | 57.9 |
| Fleming County 7 | Rural | 51.2 (38.7, 67.0) | 98 (19, 119) | 12 | 66.7 |
| Hopkins County 7 | Rural | 50.8 (43.3, 59.4) | 99 (45, 116) | 34 | 66.9 |
| Jessamine County 7 | Urban | 49.8 (42.3, 58.3) | 100 (50, 117) | 33 | 66.8 |
| Webster County 7 | Rural | 49.5 (35.7, 67.4) | 101 (18, 119) | 9 | 65.7 |
| Jefferson County 7 | Urban | 49.6 (47.6, 51.6) | 102 (81, 108) | 495 | 69.0 |
| McCracken County 7 | Urban | 48.6 (42.6, 55.2) | 103 (61, 116) | 50 | 61.2 |
| Washington County 7 | Rural | 47.8 (34.1, 65.7) | 104 (20, 119) | 8 | 72.4 |
| Lewis County 7 | Rural | 48.0 (34.9, 65.0) | 105 (21, 119) | 9 | 55.3 |
| Franklin County 7 | Rural | 47.5 (40.4, 55.6) | 106 (58, 118) | 34 | 66.0 |
| Ballard County 7 | Urban | 46.9 (31.3, 69.2) | 107 (16, 119) | 6 | 64.4 |
| Boone County 7 | Urban | 45.2 (40.4, 50.3) | 108 (82, 118) | 70 | 61.4 |
| Scott County 7 | Urban | 44.7 (37.3, 53.3) | 109 (63, 119) | 27 | 69.5 |
| Greenup County 7 | Urban | 44.6 (37.1, 53.4) | 110 (69, 119) | 26 | 62.3 |
| Fayette County 7 | Urban | 43.8 (40.7, 47.1) | 111 (94, 117) | 153 | 66.3 |
| Henderson County 7 | Rural | 42.7 (35.8, 50.8) | 112 (75, 119) | 28 | 60.9 |
| Boyle County 7 | Rural | 41.4 (33.2, 51.2) | 113 (71, 119) | 18 | 68.2 |
| Woodford County 7 | Urban | 41.2 (32.6, 51.7) | 114 (70, 119) | 17 | 65.4 |
| Shelby County 7 | Urban | 40.6 (33.6, 48.7) | 115 (83, 119) | 25 | 59.8 |
| Hickman County 7 | Rural | 40.9 (23.6, 70.1) | 116 (13, 119) | 3 | 60.7 |
| Nicholas County 7 | Rural | 39.0 (23.8, 61.3) | 117 (27, 119) | 4 | 58.3 |
| Union County 7 | Rural | 38.8 (27.4, 54.1) | 118 (53, 119) | 8 | 62.5 |
| Oldham County 7 | Urban | 36.3 (30.4, 43.1) | 119 (101, 119) | 28 | 63.7 |
| Robertson County 7 | Rural |
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Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/21/2026 8:58 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.
† 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 are computed using cancers classified as malignant based on ICD-O-3. For more information see malignant.html.
^ Late Stage is defined as cases determined to be regional or distant. 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.
⋔ 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. The rates used in CI*Rank are all age-adjusted to the 2000 US standard population using 19 age groups for SEER and NPCR areas. More information about methodology can be found on the CI*Rank website.
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.
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.
1 Source: National Program of Cancer Registries and Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results SEER*Stat Database - United States Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and National Cancer Institute. Based on the 2024 submission.
7 Source: SEER November 2024 submission.
* 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.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.