Incidence Rates Table
Incidence Rate Report for Kentucky by County
All Cancer Sites (All Stages^), 2018-2022
All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes, Ages <65
Sorted by Rate
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) 
|
CI*Rank ⋔ (95% Confidence Interval)
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Average Annual Count
|
Recent Trend |
Recent 5-Year Trend ‡ in Incidence Rates (95% Confidence Interval)
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kentucky 7 | N/A | 266.8 (264.6, 269.0) | N/A | 12,439 |
stable 
|
-0.7 (-1.7, 0.3) |
| US (SEER+NPCR) 1 | N/A | 223.5 (223.3, 223.8) | N/A | 753,674 |
falling 
|
-0.2 (-0.3, -0.1) |
| Crittenden County 7 | Rural | 181.7 (143.4, 227.9) | 120 (88, 120) | 17 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-2.2, 1.0) |
| Lyon County 7 | Rural | 217.8 (175.1, 269.4) | 119 (27, 120) | 22 |
stable
|
0.1 (-1.4, 1.8) |
| Lee County 7 | Rural | 218.9 (175.1, 271.7) | 118 (23, 120) | 19 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-2.3, 2.3) |
| Union County 7 | Rural | 223.2 (188.7, 262.6) | 117 (41, 120) | 33 |
stable
|
-1.1 (-2.4, 0.2) |
| Ballard County 7 | Urban | 224.9 (180.1, 278.6) | 116 (22, 120) | 20 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-2.4, 2.0) |
| Henderson County 7 | Rural | 226.9 (207.2, 248.1) | 115 (75, 120) | 109 |
falling
|
-12.2 (-23.2, -0.4) |
| Webster County 7 | Rural | 227.7 (192.3, 268.2) | 114 (33, 120) | 32 |
stable
|
0.3 (-1.1, 1.7) |
| Shelby County 7 | Urban | 229.2 (210.5, 249.2) | 113 (77, 119) | 120 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-0.8, 0.7) |
| Elliott County 7 | Rural | 231.4 (185.6, 286.4) | 112 (10, 120) | 19 |
stable
|
0.2 (-1.5, 2.1) |
| Caldwell County 7 | Rural | 232.1 (196.2, 273.3) | 111 (27, 120) | 34 |
stable
|
0.4 (-0.7, 1.5) |
| Larue County 7 | Urban | 234.1 (199.6, 273.2) | 110 (31, 120) | 37 |
stable
|
0.4 (-1.2, 2.0) |
| Scott County 7 | Urban | 243.2 (225.2, 262.4) | 109 (54, 118) | 138 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-0.9, 0.2) |
| Metcalfe County 7 | Rural | 245.6 (204.2, 293.5) | 108 (10, 120) | 28 |
stable
|
0.6 (-1.4, 2.7) |
| Fayette County 7 | Urban | 245.8 (237.7, 254.1) | 107 (77, 112) | 733 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-0.6, 0.1) |
| Boone County 7 | Urban | 247.3 (235.5, 259.6) | 106 (64, 113) | 346 |
stable
|
0.3 (-0.1, 0.8) |
| Franklin County 7 | Rural | 247.7 (228.4, 268.2) | 105 (44, 117) | 134 |
stable
|
0.2 (-0.6, 1.0) |
| Henry County 7 | Urban | 248.1 (214.6, 285.8) | 104 (19, 120) | 45 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-1.5, 1.2) |
| Muhlenberg County 7 | Rural | 248.9 (224.6, 275.3) | 103 (32, 119) | 85 |
stable
|
0.1 (-0.7, 1.1) |
| Hancock County 7 | Rural | 249.3 (203.5, 302.7) | 102 (7, 120) | 23 |
rising 
|
2.2 (0.2, 4.7) |
| Nicholas County 7 | Rural | 249.8 (201.9, 306.3) | 101 (5, 120) | 21 |
falling
|
-5.8 (-19.2, -0.2) |
| Morgan County 7 | Rural | 250.0 (214.9, 289.8) | 100 (15, 120) | 39 |
rising
|
2.3 (0.8, 4.0) |
| Graves County 7 | Rural | 250.4 (227.0, 275.5) | 99 (32, 118) | 94 |
stable
|
0.5 (-0.6, 1.7) |
| Edmonson County 7 | Urban | 251.2 (213.7, 294.0) | 98 (12, 120) | 36 |
stable
|
0.7 (-0.3, 1.9) |
| Leslie County 7 | Rural | 251.2 (210.6, 298.0) | 97 (10, 119) | 31 |
stable
|
-1.4 (-6.9, 0.0) |
| Gallatin County 7 | Urban | 251.5 (208.0, 302.2) | 96 (7, 120) | 26 |
stable
|
0.9 (-1.1, 3.5) |
| Rowan County 7 | Rural | 252.1 (221.6, 285.6) | 95 (19, 119) | 54 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-1.1, 0.8) |
| Barren County 7 | Rural | 253.0 (232.1, 275.3) | 94 (34, 116) | 119 |
stable
|
0.4 (-0.3, 1.2) |
| Laurel County 7 | Rural | 253.0 (235.6, 271.5) | 93 (38, 115) | 168 |
stable
|
2.8 (-3.1, 7.3) |
| Warren County 7 | Urban | 253.4 (240.7, 266.7) | 92 (52, 111) | 310 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-0.7, 0.6) |
| Campbell County 7 | Urban | 254.3 (239.9, 269.5) | 91 (43, 113) | 256 |
stable
|
0.1 (-0.5, 0.6) |
| Carlisle County 7 | Urban | 254.9 (192.8, 331.7) | 90 (1, 120) | 13 |
stable
|
0.4 (-2.0, 2.9) |
| Trigg County 7 | Urban | 257.2 (219.6, 299.8) | 89 (12, 119) | 39 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-1.8, 1.5) |
| Mason County 7 | Rural | 257.3 (223.9, 294.5) | 88 (14, 119) | 47 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-1.5, 1.0) |
| Simpson County 7 | Rural | 258.5 (227.0, 293.2) | 87 (14, 118) | 54 |
stable
|
3.3 (-0.6, 9.6) |
| Jefferson County 7 | Urban | 258.9 (253.7, 264.1) | 86 (62, 97) | 2,071 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-0.3, 0.1) |
| Anderson County 7 | Rural | 259.4 (231.6, 289.9) | 85 (20, 118) | 69 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-1.5, 1.3) |
| Kenton County 7 | Urban | 259.9 (248.9, 271.3) | 84 (47, 106) | 453 |
falling
|
-0.8 (-2.0, -0.1) |
| Hopkins County 7 | Rural | 260.2 (239.2, 282.6) | 83 (28, 113) | 128 |
stable
|
0.1 (-0.9, 1.1) |
| Calloway County 7 | Rural | 260.3 (235.6, 287.0) | 82 (23, 115) | 90 |
stable
|
0.5 (-0.8, 1.9) |
| Johnson County 7 | Rural | 260.7 (232.0, 292.3) | 81 (19, 117) | 66 |
stable
|
0.6 (-0.4, 1.6) |
| Woodford County 7 | Urban | 261.0 (233.9, 290.6) | 80 (19, 116) | 77 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-1.3, 0.7) |
| Todd County 7 | Rural | 261.0 (220.3, 307.3) | 79 (5, 119) | 32 |
stable
|
0.6 (-0.9, 2.3) |
| Boyle County 7 | Rural | 261.6 (235.7, 289.8) | 78 (18, 116) | 81 |
stable
|
0.7 (-0.2, 1.6) |
| Meade County 7 | Urban | 262.0 (237.1, 289.0) | 77 (21, 115) | 88 |
stable
|
0.9 (-0.2, 2.2) |
| Nelson County 7 | Urban | 262.1 (241.3, 284.4) | 76 (27, 113) | 129 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-0.9, 0.6) |
| Allen County 7 | Urban | 263.1 (231.8, 297.6) | 75 (11, 117) | 57 |
stable
|
0.5 (-0.4, 1.4) |
| Marshall County 7 | Rural | 263.1 (237.8, 290.4) | 74 (19, 115) | 91 |
stable
|
0.7 (-0.2, 1.7) |
| Greenup County 7 | Urban | 264.5 (240.5, 290.4) | 73 (20, 114) | 100 |
stable
|
0.2 (-0.6, 1.0) |
| Daviess County 7 | Urban | 264.6 (250.1, 279.7) | 72 (33, 105) | 275 |
rising
|
0.8 (0.2, 1.4) |
| Mercer County 7 | Rural | 264.9 (235.8, 296.9) | 71 (15, 117) | 69 |
stable
|
-7.9 (-18.8, 2.3) |
| Ohio County 7 | Rural | 265.6 (236.5, 297.5) | 70 (14, 117) | 66 |
stable
|
-2.2 (-8.9, 0.3) |
| Hickman County 7 | Rural | 267.4 (200.5, 351.5) | 69 (1, 120) | 13 |
stable
|
1.4 (-0.6, 3.6) |
| Breckinridge County 7 | Rural | 268.4 (236.6, 303.6) | 68 (10, 117) | 60 |
stable
|
0.4 (-0.5, 1.5) |
| Logan County 7 | Rural | 268.7 (241.2, 298.6) | 67 (13, 114) | 78 |
stable
|
0.3 (-0.5, 1.1) |
| Menifee County 7 | Rural | 269.4 (214.7, 335.3) | 66 (1, 120) | 20 |
stable
|
0.1 (-2.1, 2.5) |
| Oldham County 7 | Urban | 269.6 (252.5, 287.6) | 65 (26, 104) | 194 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-0.8, 0.4) |
| Perry County 7 | Rural | 270.5 (243.9, 299.4) | 64 (11, 115) | 84 |
stable
|
0.1 (-1.0, 1.2) |
| Knott County 7 | Rural | 270.7 (233.1, 313.0) | 63 (6, 118) | 43 |
rising
|
1.3 (0.3, 2.4) |
| Breathitt County 7 | Rural | 271.5 (233.7, 314.1) | 62 (5, 118) | 42 |
stable
|
0.1 (-1.1, 1.4) |
| Grant County 7 | Urban | 272.5 (244.4, 303.1) | 61 (11, 113) | 73 |
stable
|
0.4 (-0.9, 1.8) |
| Madison County 7 | Rural | 273.4 (257.6, 289.9) | 60 (23, 97) | 238 |
stable
|
0.0 (-0.7, 0.8) |
| McCreary County 7 | Rural | 274.7 (240.4, 312.8) | 59 (6, 117) | 48 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-1.6, 1.5) |
| Fleming County 7 | Rural | 274.8 (238.2, 315.7) | 58 (5, 117) | 45 |
stable
|
0.4 (-1.0, 2.0) |
| McCracken County 7 | Urban | 275.7 (257.9, 294.5) | 57 (18, 100) | 198 |
rising
|
0.5 (0.1, 0.9) |
| Bullitt County 7 | Urban | 275.8 (259.9, 292.4) | 56 (21, 95) | 246 |
stable
|
-1.2 (-4.8, 0.3) |
| Russell County 7 | Rural | 275.8 (241.7, 313.7) | 55 (5, 115) | 54 |
stable
|
0.8 (-0.9, 2.8) |
| Lawrence County 7 | Urban | 276.0 (240.3, 315.7) | 54 (5, 116) | 48 |
stable
|
-5.9 (-14.4, 0.2) |
| Spencer County 7 | Urban | 276.3 (245.3, 310.4) | 53 (7, 113) | 64 |
stable
|
0.0 (-1.2, 1.3) |
| Harlan County 7 | Rural | 276.5 (248.7, 306.7) | 52 (10, 111) | 81 |
stable
|
0.9 (-0.2, 2.0) |
| Pulaski County 7 | Rural | 276.6 (258.6, 295.6) | 51 (19, 98) | 195 |
stable
|
0.0 (-0.5, 0.6) |
| Montgomery County 7 | Rural | 277.0 (250.0, 306.3) | 50 (11, 109) | 82 |
stable
|
0.3 (-0.4, 1.2) |
| Grayson County 7 | Rural | 277.1 (249.1, 307.6) | 49 (9, 110) | 79 |
stable
|
0.4 (-0.9, 1.7) |
| Boyd County 7 | Urban | 277.6 (256.7, 299.8) | 48 (14, 104) | 145 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-0.8, 0.6) |
| Hart County 7 | Rural | 277.6 (243.9, 314.7) | 47 (5, 115) | 57 |
rising
|
1.1 (0.1, 2.2) |
| Garrard County 7 | Rural | 278.9 (244.6, 317.1) | 46 (3, 113) | 55 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-5.2, 0.5) |
| Hardin County 7 | Urban | 279.5 (265.4, 294.2) | 45 (22, 86) | 315 |
stable
|
0.4 (-0.1, 1.1) |
| Owsley County 7 | Rural | 280.3 (211.9, 365.6) | 44 (1, 120) | 13 |
stable
|
0.5 (-2.3, 3.5) |
| Robertson County 7 | Rural | 280.5 (182.7, 414.6) | 43 (1, 120) | 6 |
falling
|
-24.0 (-38.6, -1.0) |
| Marion County 7 | Rural | 280.8 (247.4, 317.6) | 42 (4, 113) | 56 |
stable
|
0.9 (-0.3, 2.1) |
| Jessamine County 7 | Urban | 283.0 (262.6, 304.7) | 41 (12, 95) | 153 |
stable
|
0.6 (-0.1, 1.3) |
| Casey County 7 | Rural | 285.1 (247.8, 326.7) | 40 (3, 114) | 47 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-1.5, 1.3) |
| Owen County 7 | Rural | 285.9 (243.1, 334.7) | 39 (1, 117) | 36 |
rising
|
1.4 (0.4, 2.5) |
| Butler County 7 | Urban | 285.9 (243.7, 333.7) | 38 (1, 115) | 36 |
stable
|
0.4 (-1.2, 2.1) |
| Clay County 7 | Rural | 286.0 (254.5, 320.6) | 37 (4, 108) | 64 |
stable
|
0.6 (-0.6, 1.9) |
| Bell County 7 | Rural | 286.3 (256.2, 319.1) | 36 (5, 108) | 74 |
stable
|
0.7 (-0.3, 1.8) |
| Christian County 7 | Urban | 287.8 (267.2, 309.5) | 35 (9, 89) | 156 |
stable
|
0.6 (-0.3, 1.5) |
| Martin County 7 | Rural | 287.9 (245.9, 335.7) | 34 (2, 116) | 35 |
stable
|
0.9 (-0.7, 2.7) |
| Bracken County 7 | Urban | 289.1 (239.9, 346.1) | 33 (1, 117) | 27 |
stable
|
0.8 (-1.5, 3.4) |
| Washington County 7 | Rural | 290.3 (247.9, 338.4) | 32 (1, 115) | 37 |
rising
|
2.5 (1.4, 3.9) |
| Clinton County 7 | Rural | 291.0 (243.3, 346.1) | 31 (1, 117) | 30 |
stable
|
1.5 (-0.6, 3.6) |
| Clark County 7 | Urban | 291.7 (267.3, 318.0) | 30 (5, 91) | 114 |
stable
|
0.4 (-0.4, 1.3) |
| Bath County 7 | Rural | 292.9 (251.1, 339.9) | 29 (1, 116) | 39 |
stable
|
0.2 (-1.3, 1.8) |
| Magoffin County 7 | Rural | 293.3 (250.9, 341.3) | 28 (1, 113) | 38 |
stable
|
0.6 (-0.9, 2.2) |
| Bourbon County 7 | Urban | 296.7 (263.6, 333.1) | 27 (2, 103) | 65 |
stable
|
5.2 (-0.3, 13.0) |
| Pendleton County 7 | Urban | 298.0 (259.7, 340.7) | 26 (1, 110) | 50 |
stable
|
0.8 (-0.5, 2.1) |
| Green County 7 | Rural | 298.5 (254.0, 349.0) | 25 (1, 114) | 37 |
rising
|
1.6 (0.2, 3.2) |
| Harrison County 7 | Rural | 299.3 (264.6, 337.6) | 24 (2, 102) | 61 |
stable
|
0.8 (-0.4, 2.2) |
| McLean County 7 | Urban | 300.3 (251.2, 356.9) | 23 (1, 115) | 30 |
stable
|
1.3 (-0.1, 2.8) |
| Carroll County 7 | Rural | 300.9 (255.6, 352.3) | 22 (1, 114) | 35 |
stable
|
0.3 (-0.6, 1.4) |
| Letcher County 7 | Rural | 303.8 (270.9, 339.9) | 21 (1, 94) | 70 |
stable
|
0.4 (-0.9, 1.8) |
| Jackson County 7 | Rural | 303.9 (263.0, 349.9) | 20 (1, 107) | 44 |
stable
|
0.6 (-0.5, 1.8) |
| Trimble County 7 | Rural | 304.5 (253.0, 364.2) | 19 (1, 115) | 28 |
stable
|
2.0 (-0.4, 4.7) |
| Livingston County 7 | Urban | 305.0 (254.3, 363.6) | 18 (1, 113) | 31 |
stable
|
1.1 (-1.0, 3.4) |
| Pike County 7 | Rural | 305.5 (285.8, 326.3) | 17 (3, 61) | 200 |
rising
|
0.8 (0.5, 1.2) |
| Taylor County 7 | Rural | 306.6 (275.1, 340.8) | 16 (1, 89) | 78 |
rising
|
1.3 (0.1, 2.6) |
| Monroe County 7 | Rural | 310.1 (263.8, 362.5) | 15 (1, 106) | 37 |
rising
|
2.1 (0.6, 3.9) |
| Wayne County 7 | Rural | 310.4 (275.0, 349.3) | 14 (1, 91) | 64 |
stable
|
0.6 (-0.4, 1.7) |
| Lewis County 7 | Rural | 315.0 (272.3, 362.9) | 13 (1, 99) | 44 |
rising
|
1.5 (0.4, 2.8) |
| Lincoln County 7 | Rural | 316.9 (284.6, 351.9) | 12 (1, 80) | 79 |
rising
|
1.2 (0.4, 2.2) |
| Adair County 7 | Rural | 320.8 (284.5, 360.7) | 11 (1, 77) | 65 |
rising
|
1.5 (0.6, 2.5) |
| Knox County 7 | Rural | 321.8 (293.0, 352.7) | 10 (1, 58) | 99 |
stable
|
0.6 (-0.3, 1.5) |
| Carter County 7 | Urban | 323.2 (292.8, 356.1) | 9 (1, 61) | 93 |
rising
|
0.9 (0.1, 1.7) |
| Estill County 7 | Rural | 326.0 (284.5, 372.3) | 8 (1, 78) | 50 |
rising
|
1.4 (0.1, 2.9) |
| Floyd County 7 | Rural | 326.2 (299.9, 354.3) | 7 (1, 44) | 127 |
rising
|
0.9 (0.1, 1.8) |
| Whitley County 7 | Rural | 327.2 (300.2, 356.0) | 6 (1, 46) | 117 |
rising
|
1.5 (0.8, 2.4) |
| Rockcastle County 7 | Rural | 328.0 (289.0, 371.2) | 5 (1, 80) | 58 |
rising
|
1.8 (0.8, 3.0) |
| Powell County 7 | Rural | 332.1 (289.1, 380.1) | 4 (1, 71) | 46 |
stable
|
-4.0 (-11.3, 0.2) |
| Fulton County 7 | Rural | 334.5 (270.3, 409.8) | 3 (1, 111) | 22 |
rising
|
19.7 (1.2, 33.2) |
| Cumberland County 7 | Rural | 337.2 (271.7, 414.8) | 2 (1, 112) | 22 |
stable
|
1.8 (0.0, 3.7) |
| Wolfe County 7 | Rural | 358.0 (295.0, 431.4) | 1 (1, 87) | 26 |
stable
|
0.5 (-1.4, 2.5) |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/19/2026 4:29 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.