Incidence Rates Table
Incidence Rate Report for Kentucky by County
Melanoma of the Skin (All Stages^), 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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Recent Trend |
Recent 5-Year Trend ‡ in Incidence Rates (95% Confidence Interval)
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| Kentucky 7 | N/A | 28.8 (28.2, 29.5) | N/A | 1,532 |
rising 
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2.0 (1.7, 2.4) |
| US (SEER+NPCR) 1 | N/A | 23.1 (23.0, 23.2) | N/A | 91,120 |
stable 
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0.2 (-1.1, 1.2) |
| Trimble County 7 | Rural | 51.8 (32.6, 78.3) | 1 (1, 83) | 5 |
rising
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5.4 (2.3, 10.2) |
| Nelson County 7 | Urban | 47.4 (39.1, 56.8) | 2 (1, 29) | 25 |
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2.2 (0.4, 4.6) |
| Livingston County 7 | Urban | 47.5 (29.8, 72.3) | 3 (1, 90) | 5 |
rising
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6.0 (3.0, 10.1) |
| Scott County 7 | Urban | 46.8 (39.0, 55.8) | 4 (1, 26) | 27 |
rising
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16.1 (5.0, 34.1) |
| Metcalfe County 7 | Rural | 43.6 (28.5, 64.2) | 5 (1, 84) | 6 |
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| McCracken County 7 | Urban | 42.2 (36.0, 49.2) | 6 (1, 33) | 37 |
stable
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2.1 (-0.1, 4.8) |
| Taylor County 7 | Rural | 42.0 (31.7, 54.7) | 7 (1, 67) | 12 |
stable
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3.5 (-0.2, 8.6) |
| Daviess County 7 | Urban | 40.2 (35.1, 45.9) | 8 (2, 36) | 49 |
rising
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3.6 (2.2, 5.4) |
| Lincoln County 7 | Rural | 39.9 (29.8, 52.5) | 9 (1, 70) | 11 |
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3.2 (0.5, 6.5) |
| Jessamine County 7 | Urban | 39.3 (32.2, 47.5) | 10 (1, 53) | 23 |
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2.1 (0.1, 4.8) |
| Green County 7 | Rural | 38.9 (25.0, 58.0) | 11 (1, 94) | 6 |
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| Washington County 7 | Rural | 39.2 (25.5, 57.7) | 12 (1, 94) | 6 |
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| Garrard County 7 | Rural | 38.7 (27.6, 53.1) | 13 (1, 83) | 9 |
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| Marshall County 7 | Rural | 37.2 (29.3, 46.7) | 14 (2, 67) | 17 |
stable
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2.3 (-0.2, 5.4) |
| Marion County 7 | Rural | 37.0 (26.5, 50.4) | 15 (1, 86) | 9 |
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| Carroll County 7 | Rural | 36.7 (22.5, 56.5) | 16 (1, 97) | 4 |
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3.1 (0.4, 6.8) |
| Oldham County 7 | Urban | 36.5 (30.6, 43.2) | 17 (3, 61) | 29 |
stable
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-8.2 (-19.8, 4.5) |
| Rockcastle County 7 | Rural | 35.7 (24.7, 50.2) | 18 (1, 91) | 7 |
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3.8 (0.7, 7.8) |
| Woodford County 7 | Urban | 35.7 (26.8, 46.6) | 19 (2, 82) | 12 |
stable
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2.5 (-0.5, 6.7) |
| Campbell County 7 | Urban | 35.6 (30.7, 41.2) | 20 (5, 54) | 40 |
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3.0 (1.8, 4.5) |
| Bath County 7 | Rural | 35.4 (23.0, 52.3) | 21 (1, 95) | 6 |
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| Clinton County 7 | Rural | 35.0 (21.4, 54.7) | 22 (1, 97) | 4 |
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| Bourbon County 7 | Urban | 34.8 (24.5, 48.1) | 23 (1, 90) | 8 |
stable
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1.2 (-1.3, 4.1) |
| Calloway County 7 | Rural | 34.7 (27.2, 43.7) | 24 (3, 78) | 16 |
stable
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1.8 (-0.2, 4.3) |
| Bullitt County 7 | Urban | 34.6 (29.3, 40.5) | 25 (6, 63) | 33 |
stable
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-7.0 (-17.1, 3.9) |
| Monroe County 7 | Rural | 33.9 (20.2, 53.4) | 26 (1, 98) | 4 |
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| Pendleton County 7 | Urban | 33.7 (22.5, 48.9) | 27 (1, 94) | 6 |
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| Franklin County 7 | Rural | 33.0 (26.7, 40.5) | 28 (5, 79) | 20 |
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2.8 (0.3, 6.0) |
| Allen County 7 | Urban | 32.8 (22.6, 46.0) | 29 (2, 94) | 7 |
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5.0 (2.1, 9.4) |
| Boone County 7 | Urban | 32.7 (28.6, 37.2) | 30 (11, 62) | 49 |
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3.2 (1.8, 5.1) |
| Whitley County 7 | Rural | 32.6 (25.0, 41.9) | 31 (4, 85) | 13 |
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4.1 (1.6, 7.7) |
| Clark County 7 | Urban | 32.7 (25.4, 41.5) | 32 (4, 82) | 15 |
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1.8 (0.3, 3.7) |
| Henry County 7 | Urban | 32.6 (21.9, 47.0) | 33 (1, 94) | 7 |
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3.0 (0.2, 6.5) |
| Graves County 7 | Rural | 32.0 (24.8, 40.7) | 34 (4, 83) | 15 |
stable
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0.6 (-1.8, 3.5) |
| Leslie County 7 | Rural | 30.7 (17.9, 49.4) | 35 (1, 98) | 4 |
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| Simpson County 7 | Rural | 30.9 (21.3, 43.6) | 36 (3, 95) | 7 |
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3.2 (0.6, 7.2) |
| Kenton County 7 | Urban | 30.6 (27.0, 34.5) | 37 (17, 68) | 56 |
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3.3 (2.1, 4.9) |
| Johnson County 7 | Rural | 30.3 (21.6, 41.6) | 38 (4, 94) | 8 |
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3.7 (1.5, 6.7) |
| Shelby County 7 | Urban | 30.1 (23.8, 37.6) | 39 (8, 84) | 17 |
stable
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0.6 (-1.1, 2.6) |
| Mason County 7 | Rural | 29.9 (20.4, 42.5) | 40 (3, 97) | 7 |
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2.6 (0.2, 10.8) |
| Grant County 7 | Urban | 29.7 (21.0, 40.9) | 41 (4, 95) | 8 |
stable
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2.4 (-0.4, 6.1) |
| Spencer County 7 | Urban | 29.8 (20.2, 42.7) | 42 (2, 97) | 7 |
stable
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1.8 (-1.9, 7.1) |
| Jackson County 7 | Rural | 29.7 (18.4, 45.6) | 43 (2, 98) | 5 |
stable
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1.4 (-1.6, 4.9) |
| Pulaski County 7 | Rural | 29.6 (24.5, 35.6) | 44 (13, 82) | 26 |
stable
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0.0 (-1.6, 1.8) |
| Madison County 7 | Rural | 29.6 (24.8, 35.1) | 45 (15, 80) | 28 |
stable
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1.9 (-0.2, 4.3) |
| Warren County 7 | Urban | 29.4 (25.4, 34.0) | 46 (17, 76) | 39 |
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1.7 (0.1, 3.9) |
| Mercer County 7 | Rural | 29.1 (20.8, 39.7) | 47 (6, 95) | 9 |
stable
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2.3 (0.0, 5.2) |
| Montgomery County 7 | Rural | 28.9 (21.2, 38.5) | 48 (7, 93) | 10 |
stable
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1.0 (-1.1, 3.6) |
| Breckinridge County 7 | Rural | 28.7 (19.6, 40.7) | 49 (5, 97) | 7 |
stable
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-0.7 (-4.8, 3.5) |
| Fayette County 7 | Urban | 28.8 (26.2, 31.5) | 50 (27, 69) | 96 |
stable
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1.1 (0.0, 2.4) |
| Laurel County 7 | Rural | 27.7 (22.5, 33.8) | 51 (16, 89) | 21 |
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2.7 (1.0, 4.9) |
| Boyd County 7 | Urban | 27.7 (22.0, 34.7) | 52 (13, 91) | 17 |
stable
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1.2 (-0.6, 3.2) |
| Muhlenberg County 7 | Rural | 27.7 (20.7, 36.4) | 53 (9, 93) | 12 |
stable
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3.1 (-0.3, 7.4) |
| Barren County 7 | Rural | 27.6 (21.5, 35.0) | 54 (13, 92) | 15 |
stable
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1.8 (-1.3, 5.6) |
| Hardin County 7 | Urban | 26.8 (22.8, 31.3) | 55 (26, 86) | 33 |
rising
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2.6 (0.9, 4.7) |
| Harrison County 7 | Rural | 26.8 (17.7, 39.0) | 56 (4, 98) | 6 |
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| Knox County 7 | Rural | 26.7 (19.8, 35.5) | 57 (13, 96) | 10 |
stable
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0.7 (-2.2, 4.2) |
| Fleming County 7 | Rural | 26.4 (16.2, 40.8) | 58 (4, 98) | 4 |
stable
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1.2 (-2.2, 5.4) |
| Meade County 7 | Urban | 26.0 (18.8, 35.3) | 59 (9, 97) | 9 |
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| Butler County 7 | Urban | 26.0 (15.9, 40.6) | 60 (3, 98) | 4 |
stable
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-1.3 (-5.3, 2.9) |
| Anderson County 7 | Rural | 26.0 (18.2, 36.2) | 61 (9, 97) | 8 |
stable
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1.1 (-2.1, 5.2) |
| Owen County 7 | Rural | 25.9 (15.3, 41.8) | 62 (4, 98) | 4 |
stable
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-0.3 (-4.1, 4.4) |
| Jefferson County 7 | Urban | 25.8 (24.3, 27.3) | 63 (47, 77) | 240 |
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1.5 (0.9, 2.3) |
| Carter County 7 | Urban | 25.6 (18.1, 35.4) | 64 (13, 97) | 8 |
stable
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1.6 (-1.6, 5.6) |
| Christian County 7 | Urban | 25.4 (20.1, 31.7) | 65 (19, 93) | 16 |
rising
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3.1 (1.0, 5.8) |
| Wayne County 7 | Rural | 25.4 (17.1, 36.5) | 66 (7, 98) | 7 |
stable
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0.7 (-1.7, 3.4) |
| Grayson County 7 | Rural | 25.3 (18.0, 34.7) | 67 (14, 98) | 8 |
stable
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2.7 (-0.1, 6.2) |
| Greenup County 7 | Urban | 25.2 (18.9, 33.1) | 68 (17, 96) | 12 |
stable
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1.0 (-1.3, 3.6) |
| Todd County 7 | Rural | 24.9 (14.5, 40.2) | 69 (5, 98) | 4 |
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| Boyle County 7 | Rural | 24.6 (17.9, 33.0) | 70 (18, 97) | 10 |
stable
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0.4 (-2.7, 3.9) |
| Estill County 7 | Rural | 24.2 (14.4, 38.4) | 71 (6, 98) | 4 |
stable
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0.9 (-2.5, 5.0) |
| Adair County 7 | Rural | 24.2 (15.7, 35.9) | 72 (9, 98) | 6 |
stable
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1.5 (-1.6, 5.5) |
| Russell County 7 | Rural | 24.1 (16.4, 34.8) | 73 (12, 98) | 7 |
stable
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-0.7 (-3.9, 2.9) |
| Lyon County 7 | Rural | 23.6 (13.3, 41.0) | 74 (3, 98) | 3 |
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| Lewis County 7 | Rural | 23.4 (13.2, 38.5) | 75 (6, 98) | 3 |
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| Powell County 7 | Rural | 23.3 (13.5, 37.8) | 76 (6, 98) | 4 |
stable
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1.1 (-3.6, 6.3) |
| Letcher County 7 | Rural | 23.4 (15.7, 33.7) | 77 (15, 98) | 7 |
stable
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0.9 (-1.0, 3.0) |
| Ohio County 7 | Rural | 23.1 (15.6, 33.0) | 78 (16, 98) | 7 |
stable
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2.2 (-0.7, 5.7) |
| Rowan County 7 | Rural | 22.6 (14.6, 33.3) | 79 (17, 98) | 6 |
stable
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1.2 (-1.3, 4.3) |
| Lawrence County 7 | Urban | 22.5 (14.0, 34.5) | 80 (11, 98) | 5 |
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| Floyd County 7 | Rural | 22.3 (16.3, 30.0) | 81 (25, 98) | 10 |
stable
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0.5 (-2.8, 4.2) |
| Casey County 7 | Rural | 22.3 (13.8, 34.4) | 82 (12, 98) | 5 |
stable
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0.0 (-3.4, 3.8) |
| Trigg County 7 | Urban | 22.3 (13.6, 35.0) | 83 (12, 98) | 5 |
stable
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1.6 (-1.6, 6.0) |
| Hart County 7 | Rural | 22.3 (13.9, 33.8) | 84 (11, 98) | 5 |
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| Larue County 7 | Urban | 22.0 (13.5, 34.5) | 85 (11, 98) | 4 |
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| Hopkins County 7 | Rural | 21.8 (16.6, 28.3) | 86 (33, 98) | 13 |
stable
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1.7 (-1.8, 5.9) |
| Union County 7 | Rural | 21.2 (12.7, 33.9) | 87 (14, 98) | 4 |
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| Knott County 7 | Rural | 20.9 (11.6, 34.8) | 88 (12, 98) | 4 |
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| Breathitt County 7 | Rural | 19.8 (11.2, 32.9) | 89 (17, 98) | 3 |
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| Henderson County 7 | Rural | 19.7 (14.7, 26.0) | 90 (48, 98) | 11 |
stable
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-0.7 (-3.1, 1.8) |
| Logan County 7 | Rural | 19.6 (13.3, 28.1) | 91 (30, 98) | 7 |
stable
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0.9 (-1.9, 4.4) |
| Pike County 7 | Rural | 19.6 (15.1, 25.0) | 92 (53, 98) | 15 |
stable
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1.2 (-0.1, 2.6) |
| Caldwell County 7 | Rural | 19.2 (11.7, 30.7) | 93 (23, 98) | 4 |
stable
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-0.6 (-4.8, 4.1) |
| Bell County 7 | Rural | 18.0 (12.1, 26.1) | 94 (42, 98) | 6 |
stable
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0.1 (-3.1, 3.9) |
| Morgan County 7 | Rural | 17.9 (10.0, 30.1) | 95 (21, 98) | 3 |
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| Perry County 7 | Rural | 17.7 (11.7, 26.0) | 96 (44, 98) | 6 |
stable
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0.9 (-3.2, 5.4) |
| Clay County 7 | Rural | 17.3 (10.8, 26.7) | 97 (37, 98) | 5 |
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3.6 (0.8, 7.4) |
| Harlan County 7 | Rural | 14.1 (9.0, 21.2) | 98 (66, 98) | 5 |
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0.4 (-2.0, 3.2) |
| Ballard County 7 | Urban |
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| Bracken County 7 | Urban |
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| Carlisle County 7 | Urban |
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| Crittenden County 7 | Rural |
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| Cumberland County 7 | Rural |
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| Edmonson County 7 | Urban |
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| Elliott County 7 | Rural |
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| Fulton County 7 | Rural |
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| Gallatin County 7 | Urban |
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| Hancock County 7 | Rural |
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| Hickman County 7 | Rural |
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| Lee County 7 | Rural |
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| Magoffin County 7 | Rural |
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| Martin County 7 | Rural |
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| McCreary County 7 | Rural |
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| McLean County 7 | Urban |
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| Menifee County 7 | Rural |
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| Nicholas County 7 | Rural |
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| Owsley County 7 | Rural |
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| Robertson County 7 | Rural |
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| Webster County 7 | Rural |
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| Wolfe County 7 | Rural |
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Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/22/2026 12:34 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 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.