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