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 Name
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) |
| 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) |
| Allen County 7 | Urban | 32.8 (22.6, 46.0) | 29 (2, 94) | 7 |
rising
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5.0 (2.1, 9.4) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| Bath County 7 | Rural | 35.4 (23.0, 52.3) | 21 (1, 95) | 6 |
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| 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) |
| Boone County 7 | Urban | 32.7 (28.6, 37.2) | 30 (11, 62) | 49 |
rising
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3.2 (1.8, 5.1) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| Breathitt County 7 | Rural | 19.8 (11.2, 32.9) | 89 (17, 98) | 3 |
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| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| Campbell County 7 | Urban | 35.6 (30.7, 41.2) | 20 (5, 54) | 40 |
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3.0 (1.8, 4.5) |
| Carroll County 7 | Rural | 36.7 (22.5, 56.5) | 16 (1, 97) | 4 |
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3.1 (0.4, 6.8) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| Christian County 7 | Urban | 25.4 (20.1, 31.7) | 65 (19, 93) | 16 |
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3.1 (1.0, 5.8) |
| Clark County 7 | Urban | 32.7 (25.4, 41.5) | 32 (4, 82) | 15 |
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1.8 (0.3, 3.7) |
| Clay County 7 | Rural | 17.3 (10.8, 26.7) | 97 (37, 98) | 5 |
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3.6 (0.8, 7.4) |
| Clinton County 7 | Rural | 35.0 (21.4, 54.7) | 22 (1, 97) | 4 |
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| Daviess County 7 | Urban | 40.2 (35.1, 45.9) | 8 (2, 36) | 49 |
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3.6 (2.2, 5.4) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| Franklin County 7 | Rural | 33.0 (26.7, 40.5) | 28 (5, 79) | 20 |
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2.8 (0.3, 6.0) |
| Garrard County 7 | Rural | 38.7 (27.6, 53.1) | 13 (1, 83) | 9 |
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| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| Green County 7 | Rural | 38.9 (25.0, 58.0) | 11 (1, 94) | 6 |
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| 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) |
| Hardin County 7 | Urban | 26.8 (22.8, 31.3) | 55 (26, 86) | 33 |
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2.6 (0.9, 4.7) |
| Harlan County 7 | Rural | 14.1 (9.0, 21.2) | 98 (66, 98) | 5 |
stable
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0.4 (-2.0, 3.2) |
| Harrison County 7 | Rural | 26.8 (17.7, 39.0) | 56 (4, 98) | 6 |
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| Hart County 7 | Rural | 22.3 (13.9, 33.8) | 84 (11, 98) | 5 |
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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) |
| Henry County 7 | Urban | 32.6 (21.9, 47.0) | 33 (1, 94) | 7 |
rising
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3.0 (0.2, 6.5) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| Jefferson County 7 | Urban | 25.8 (24.3, 27.3) | 63 (47, 77) | 240 |
rising
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1.5 (0.9, 2.3) |
| Jessamine County 7 | Urban | 39.3 (32.2, 47.5) | 10 (1, 53) | 23 |
rising
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2.1 (0.1, 4.8) |
| Johnson County 7 | Rural | 30.3 (21.6, 41.6) | 38 (4, 94) | 8 |
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3.7 (1.5, 6.7) |
| Kenton County 7 | Urban | 30.6 (27.0, 34.5) | 37 (17, 68) | 56 |
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3.3 (2.1, 4.9) |
| Knott County 7 | Rural | 20.9 (11.6, 34.8) | 88 (12, 98) | 4 |
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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) |
| Larue County 7 | Urban | 22.0 (13.5, 34.5) | 85 (11, 98) | 4 |
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| Laurel County 7 | Rural | 27.7 (22.5, 33.8) | 51 (16, 89) | 21 |
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2.7 (1.0, 4.9) |
| Lawrence County 7 | Urban | 22.5 (14.0, 34.5) | 80 (11, 98) | 5 |
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| Leslie County 7 | Rural | 30.7 (17.9, 49.4) | 35 (1, 98) | 4 |
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| 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) |
| Lewis County 7 | Rural | 23.4 (13.2, 38.5) | 75 (6, 98) | 3 |
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| Lincoln County 7 | Rural | 39.9 (29.8, 52.5) | 9 (1, 70) | 11 |
rising
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3.2 (0.5, 6.5) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| Lyon County 7 | Rural | 23.6 (13.3, 41.0) | 74 (3, 98) | 3 |
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| 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) |
| Marion County 7 | Rural | 37.0 (26.5, 50.4) | 15 (1, 86) | 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) |
| Mason County 7 | Rural | 29.9 (20.4, 42.5) | 40 (3, 97) | 7 |
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2.6 (0.2, 10.8) |
| 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) |
| Meade County 7 | Urban | 26.0 (18.8, 35.3) | 59 (9, 97) | 9 |
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| 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) |
| Metcalfe County 7 | Rural | 43.6 (28.5, 64.2) | 5 (1, 84) | 6 |
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| Monroe County 7 | Rural | 33.9 (20.2, 53.4) | 26 (1, 98) | 4 |
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| 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) |
| Morgan County 7 | Rural | 17.9 (10.0, 30.1) | 95 (21, 98) | 3 |
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| 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) |
| Nelson County 7 | Urban | 47.4 (39.1, 56.8) | 2 (1, 29) | 25 |
rising
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2.2 (0.4, 4.6) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| Pendleton County 7 | Urban | 33.7 (22.5, 48.9) | 27 (1, 94) | 6 |
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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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| Rockcastle County 7 | Rural | 35.7 (24.7, 50.2) | 18 (1, 91) | 7 |
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3.8 (0.7, 7.8) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| Simpson County 7 | Rural | 30.9 (21.3, 43.6) | 36 (3, 95) | 7 |
rising
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3.2 (0.6, 7.2) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| Todd County 7 | Rural | 24.9 (14.5, 40.2) | 69 (5, 98) | 4 |
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| 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) |
| Trimble County 7 | Rural | 51.8 (32.6, 78.3) | 1 (1, 83) | 5 |
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5.4 (2.3, 10.2) |
| Union County 7 | Rural | 21.2 (12.7, 33.9) | 87 (14, 98) | 4 |
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| Warren County 7 | Urban | 29.4 (25.4, 34.0) | 46 (17, 76) | 39 |
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1.7 (0.1, 3.9) |
| Washington County 7 | Rural | 39.2 (25.5, 57.7) | 12 (1, 94) | 6 |
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| 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) |
| Whitley County 7 | Rural | 32.6 (25.0, 41.9) | 31 (4, 85) | 13 |
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4.1 (1.6, 7.7) |
| Woodford County 7 | Urban | 35.7 (26.8, 46.6) | 19 (2, 82) | 12 |
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2.5 (-0.5, 6.7) |
| 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 03/19/2026 4:23 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.