Incidence Rates Table
Incidence Rate Report for Kentucky by County
All Cancer Sites (All Stages^), 2018-2022
All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes, Ages 50+
Sorted by Rate
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 | 1,559.0 (1,550.3, 1,567.7) | N/A | 25,729 |
stable 
|
-0.1 (-0.2, 0.0) |
| US (SEER+NPCR) 1 | N/A | 1,350.7 (1,349.8, 1,351.7) | N/A | 1,608,177 |
falling 
|
-1.2 (-1.8, -0.7) |
| Elliott County 7 | Rural | 1,200.4 (1,032.2, 1,388.4) | 120 (78, 120) | 37 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-1.6, 1.5) |
| Union County 7 | Rural | 1,258.1 (1,125.5, 1,402.3) | 119 (82, 120) | 70 |
falling
|
-5.4 (-14.3, -1.2) |
| Hickman County 7 | Rural | 1,277.1 (1,073.3, 1,508.0) | 118 (27, 120) | 29 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-1.3, 1.1) |
| Crittenden County 7 | Rural | 1,280.7 (1,124.0, 1,453.4) | 117 (59, 120) | 50 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-1.4, 0.8) |
| Henderson County 7 | Rural | 1,317.0 (1,241.2, 1,396.3) | 116 (95, 120) | 234 |
falling
|
-10.4 (-15.2, -6.0) |
| Breathitt County 7 | Rural | 1,336.3 (1,198.3, 1,486.5) | 115 (50, 120) | 73 |
stable
|
-1.9 (-8.2, 0.0) |
| Todd County 7 | Rural | 1,349.4 (1,198.6, 1,514.1) | 114 (36, 120) | 60 |
stable
|
0.1 (-0.9, 1.1) |
| Webster County 7 | Rural | 1,372.7 (1,228.1, 1,529.8) | 113 (41, 120) | 68 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.6, 0.5) |
| Allen County 7 | Urban | 1,390.2 (1,276.2, 1,511.9) | 112 (53, 120) | 114 |
falling
|
-1.8 (-4.5, -0.4) |
| Lewis County 7 | Rural | 1,392.5 (1,252.7, 1,543.9) | 111 (34, 120) | 76 |
stable
|
0.3 (-0.5, 1.2) |
| Hancock County 7 | Rural | 1,403.1 (1,232.1, 1,591.6) | 110 (16, 120) | 50 |
stable
|
1.2 (0.0, 2.6) |
| Lyon County 7 | Rural | 1,407.7 (1,251.2, 1,578.7) | 109 (18, 120) | 61 |
stable
|
0.4 (-0.7, 1.7) |
| Rowan County 7 | Rural | 1,423.9 (1,305.3, 1,550.6) | 108 (38, 120) | 109 |
falling
|
-2.2 (-4.4, -1.0) |
| Knott County 7 | Rural | 1,425.5 (1,291.4, 1,570.2) | 105 (25, 119) | 88 |
stable
|
0.1 (-0.6, 1.0) |
| Caldwell County 7 | Rural | 1,429.1 (1,290.8, 1,578.5) | 106 (25, 120) | 80 |
falling
|
-0.9 (-1.3, -0.5) |
| Robertson County 7 | Rural | 1,430.5 (1,128.7, 1,789.3) | 103 (1, 120) | 16 |
stable
|
0.6 (-1.6, 3.3) |
| Jackson County 7 | Rural | 1,431.0 (1,285.1, 1,589.6) | 104 (19, 120) | 74 |
falling
|
-2.2 (-9.8, -0.3) |
| Edmonson County 7 | Urban | 1,431.1 (1,289.5, 1,584.1) | 107 (22, 120) | 78 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-0.9, 0.8) |
| Wayne County 7 | Rural | 1,439.2 (1,327.4, 1,558.1) | 102 (30, 119) | 127 |
stable
|
0.0 (-0.7, 0.8) |
| Bell County 7 | Rural | 1,440.9 (1,336.3, 1,551.6) | 101 (37, 119) | 145 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-1.0, 0.6) |
| Warren County 7 | Urban | 1,442.3 (1,388.7, 1,497.3) | 100 (72, 114) | 569 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.0, 0.0) |
| Menifee County 7 | Rural | 1,450.5 (1,254.1, 1,669.4) | 98 (5, 120) | 41 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-1.5, 1.0) |
| Ballard County 7 | Urban | 1,452.5 (1,275.8, 1,647.0) | 99 (9, 120) | 50 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-1.4, 0.6) |
| Simpson County 7 | Rural | 1,458.9 (1,333.8, 1,592.8) | 97 (18, 118) | 105 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-0.9, 0.4) |
| Graves County 7 | Rural | 1,466.3 (1,378.3, 1,558.4) | 96 (43, 115) | 213 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-0.9, 0.7) |
| Morgan County 7 | Rural | 1,476.4 (1,328.1, 1,637.0) | 94 (9, 119) | 77 |
stable
|
0.6 (-0.5, 1.8) |
| Letcher County 7 | Rural | 1,476.7 (1,365.2, 1,595.1) | 95 (25, 116) | 138 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-1.2, 0.4) |
| Scott County 7 | Urban | 1,478.1 (1,393.0, 1,567.1) | 92 (35, 114) | 244 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-0.7, 0.7) |
| Lee County 7 | Rural | 1,478.7 (1,286.0, 1,692.2) | 93 (4, 120) | 44 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.9, 0.8) |
| Greenup County 7 | Urban | 1,481.1 (1,396.4, 1,569.7) | 91 (39, 114) | 235 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-0.9, 0.1) |
| Shelby County 7 | Urban | 1,483.1 (1,401.1, 1,568.8) | 90 (35, 113) | 257 |
stable
|
0.1 (-0.6, 0.9) |
| Nicholas County 7 | Rural | 1,484.8 (1,289.5, 1,701.6) | 89 (2, 120) | 43 |
stable
|
0.4 (-0.9, 2.0) |
| Monroe County 7 | Rural | 1,486.5 (1,331.6, 1,654.9) | 87 (8, 119) | 70 |
stable
|
-9.9 (-19.0, 0.1) |
| Fayette County 7 | Urban | 1,486.7 (1,452.1, 1,521.9) | 88 (64, 103) | 1,459 |
falling
|
-0.6 (-0.9, -0.2) |
| Muhlenberg County 7 | Rural | 1,488.9 (1,395.3, 1,587.1) | 86 (30, 114) | 194 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-0.8, 0.4) |
| Carroll County 7 | Rural | 1,492.0 (1,322.3, 1,677.7) | 85 (5, 119) | 59 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-1.3, 0.8) |
| Larue County 7 | Urban | 1,495.1 (1,353.3, 1,648.0) | 84 (13, 118) | 86 |
stable
|
0.1 (-0.7, 1.0) |
| Franklin County 7 | Rural | 1,497.5 (1,421.0, 1,577.2) | 83 (37, 112) | 298 |
falling
|
-0.7 (-1.1, -0.2) |
| Hopkins County 7 | Rural | 1,498.8 (1,419.2, 1,581.8) | 82 (30, 111) | 275 |
falling
|
-0.7 (-1.3, -0.1) |
| Trigg County 7 | Urban | 1,511.5 (1,378.3, 1,654.5) | 81 (9, 116) | 100 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-1.2, 0.7) |
| Jessamine County 7 | Urban | 1,515.9 (1,436.2, 1,598.9) | 79 (25, 110) | 282 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-0.6, 0.4) |
| Daviess County 7 | Urban | 1,516.5 (1,460.6, 1,573.9) | 80 (41, 104) | 575 |
stable
|
0.0 (-0.6, 0.6) |
| Laurel County 7 | Rural | 1,517.0 (1,445.2, 1,591.4) | 78 (32, 107) | 349 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-0.7, 0.2) |
| Boone County 7 | Urban | 1,519.9 (1,467.3, 1,574.0) | 77 (43, 102) | 663 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-0.5, 0.3) |
| Hart County 7 | Rural | 1,526.3 (1,399.5, 1,661.7) | 75 (9, 116) | 112 |
stable
|
0.0 (-1.0, 1.1) |
| Breckinridge County 7 | Rural | 1,527.0 (1,410.8, 1,650.4) | 74 (14, 114) | 134 |
stable
|
0.3 (-0.6, 1.4) |
| Martin County 7 | Rural | 1,529.8 (1,362.1, 1,712.7) | 76 (3, 118) | 64 |
stable
|
0.0 (-0.9, 1.0) |
| Casey County 7 | Rural | 1,531.4 (1,398.8, 1,673.3) | 73 (10, 116) | 102 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-0.9, 0.8) |
| Barren County 7 | Rural | 1,540.2 (1,456.9, 1,627.1) | 72 (21, 108) | 263 |
stable
|
0.5 (-0.1, 1.2) |
| Johnson County 7 | Rural | 1,546.6 (1,432.5, 1,667.7) | 70 (13, 111) | 143 |
stable
|
0.2 (-0.7, 1.2) |
| Leslie County 7 | Rural | 1,549.5 (1,385.0, 1,728.7) | 71 (2, 118) | 68 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-1.1, 1.1) |
| Madison County 7 | Rural | 1,558.9 (1,494.6, 1,625.4) | 69 (25, 97) | 459 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-0.9, 0.1) |
| Jefferson County 7 | Urban | 1,561.8 (1,540.7, 1,583.1) | 68 (45, 79) | 4,374 |
falling
|
-0.4 (-0.5, -0.2) |
| Logan County 7 | Rural | 1,562.7 (1,457.8, 1,673.2) | 67 (9, 109) | 169 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-0.9, 0.5) |
| Russell County 7 | Rural | 1,563.6 (1,440.2, 1,694.9) | 66 (7, 111) | 123 |
stable
|
0.2 (-0.6, 1.1) |
| Bullitt County 7 | Urban | 1,570.7 (1,506.8, 1,636.7) | 65 (22, 95) | 479 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-0.5, 0.3) |
| Marion County 7 | Rural | 1,573.2 (1,444.6, 1,710.2) | 62 (6, 112) | 115 |
stable
|
0.6 (0.0, 1.4) |
| Woodford County 7 | Urban | 1,573.4 (1,468.5, 1,683.9) | 63 (8, 107) | 177 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.4, 0.3) |
| Owen County 7 | Rural | 1,575.6 (1,417.2, 1,747.1) | 64 (3, 115) | 75 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-1.0, 0.6) |
| Harlan County 7 | Rural | 1,576.5 (1,469.8, 1,689.1) | 61 (8, 108) | 171 |
stable
|
0.1 (-0.7, 0.9) |
| Clinton County 7 | Rural | 1,577.1 (1,405.5, 1,764.3) | 59 (1, 116) | 63 |
stable
|
0.6 (-1.0, 2.5) |
| Perry County 7 | Rural | 1,580.2 (1,473.5, 1,692.9) | 60 (8, 106) | 173 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-0.9, 0.7) |
| Kenton County 7 | Urban | 1,585.9 (1,538.5, 1,634.5) | 58 (24, 86) | 899 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-0.8, 0.1) |
| McCracken County 7 | Urban | 1,587.4 (1,521.4, 1,655.6) | 57 (17, 92) | 449 |
rising 
|
1.3 (0.3, 3.8) |
| Clark County 7 | Urban | 1,588.6 (1,496.3, 1,685.1) | 56 (9, 103) | 228 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-0.9, 0.9) |
| Ohio County 7 | Rural | 1,589.3 (1,474.9, 1,710.3) | 55 (5, 109) | 147 |
stable
|
0.5 (-0.2, 1.2) |
| Pendleton County 7 | Urban | 1,593.6 (1,443.2, 1,755.6) | 54 (3, 113) | 89 |
stable
|
0.0 (-0.9, 1.1) |
| Calloway County 7 | Rural | 1,593.6 (1,498.2, 1,693.6) | 52 (11, 100) | 214 |
stable
|
0.1 (-0.6, 1.0) |
| McLean County 7 | Urban | 1,595.2 (1,420.0, 1,786.4) | 51 (1, 115) | 62 |
stable
|
0.4 (-0.6, 1.5) |
| Magoffin County 7 | Rural | 1,596.4 (1,433.3, 1,773.4) | 50 (1, 114) | 74 |
stable
|
0.3 (-0.8, 1.4) |
| Christian County 7 | Urban | 1,597.1 (1,517.3, 1,680.1) | 49 (13, 95) | 308 |
stable
|
2.2 (-0.2, 5.5) |
| Washington County 7 | Rural | 1,597.7 (1,440.6, 1,767.1) | 53 (3, 113) | 78 |
rising
|
1.2 (0.3, 2.3) |
| Harrison County 7 | Rural | 1,600.2 (1,473.0, 1,735.6) | 46 (4, 108) | 121 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-0.8, 0.6) |
| Spencer County 7 | Urban | 1,600.7 (1,462.6, 1,748.6) | 48 (3, 111) | 112 |
stable
|
0.2 (-0.6, 1.2) |
| Boyle County 7 | Rural | 1,600.9 (1,500.1, 1,706.7) | 47 (8, 101) | 192 |
stable
|
0.3 (-0.4, 1.1) |
| Green County 7 | Rural | 1,604.2 (1,448.8, 1,771.9) | 43 (2, 114) | 80 |
rising
|
1.0 (0.1, 1.9) |
| Campbell County 7 | Urban | 1,604.7 (1,543.7, 1,667.5) | 45 (16, 83) | 549 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-0.5, 0.4) |
| Marshall County 7 | Rural | 1,606.4 (1,513.0, 1,704.2) | 44 (9, 98) | 230 |
stable
|
0.1 (-0.3, 0.7) |
| Meade County 7 | Urban | 1,606.9 (1,495.9, 1,724.2) | 42 (5, 105) | 167 |
stable
|
0.3 (-0.3, 1.1) |
| Pike County 7 | Rural | 1,612.1 (1,539.9, 1,686.9) | 40 (11, 87) | 393 |
stable
|
0.0 (-0.5, 0.5) |
| Carlisle County 7 | Urban | 1,612.6 (1,371.8, 1,883.5) | 41 (1, 119) | 33 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-1.3, 1.3) |
| Garrard County 7 | Rural | 1,618.4 (1,485.8, 1,759.7) | 39 (3, 106) | 115 |
stable
|
0.4 (-0.2, 1.0) |
| Oldham County 7 | Urban | 1,618.5 (1,541.3, 1,698.6) | 38 (9, 87) | 354 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-0.8, 0.2) |
| Pulaski County 7 | Rural | 1,625.5 (1,556.7, 1,696.6) | 37 (9, 82) | 435 |
stable
|
0.2 (-0.1, 1.2) |
| Anderson County 7 | Rural | 1,626.6 (1,506.5, 1,753.9) | 35 (3, 102) | 142 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-1.1, 0.6) |
| McCreary County 7 | Rural | 1,626.7 (1,482.6, 1,781.5) | 33 (2, 111) | 97 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-1.0, 0.8) |
| Mason County 7 | Rural | 1,627.8 (1,491.2, 1,773.6) | 36 (2, 108) | 110 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-0.8, 0.5) |
| Butler County 7 | Urban | 1,628.9 (1,471.0, 1,799.4) | 34 (1, 111) | 81 |
stable
|
0.4 (-0.5, 1.4) |
| Fleming County 7 | Rural | 1,630.4 (1,486.7, 1,784.6) | 32 (2, 109) | 98 |
stable
|
0.1 (-0.7, 1.0) |
| Hardin County 7 | Urban | 1,633.0 (1,573.9, 1,693.7) | 31 (12, 74) | 601 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-0.5, 0.3) |
| Boyd County 7 | Urban | 1,637.3 (1,558.1, 1,719.4) | 30 (6, 84) | 331 |
rising
|
1.2 (0.1, 4.6) |
| Metcalfe County 7 | Rural | 1,642.7 (1,474.0, 1,825.7) | 29 (1, 112) | 71 |
stable
|
0.6 (-0.2, 1.5) |
| Bourbon County 7 | Urban | 1,646.8 (1,524.7, 1,776.2) | 28 (2, 97) | 138 |
stable
|
0.1 (-0.6, 0.9) |
| Estill County 7 | Rural | 1,652.7 (1,505.9, 1,810.4) | 27 (1, 107) | 98 |
stable
|
0.2 (-0.5, 1.0) |
| Rockcastle County 7 | Rural | 1,655.2 (1,518.7, 1,801.0) | 26 (2, 102) | 112 |
stable
|
0.5 (-0.2, 1.3) |
| Trimble County 7 | Rural | 1,665.9 (1,472.2, 1,878.3) | 25 (1, 113) | 56 |
stable
|
1.2 (0.0, 2.7) |
| Henry County 7 | Urban | 1,666.2 (1,523.6, 1,818.9) | 24 (1, 103) | 106 |
stable
|
0.2 (-0.5, 1.0) |
| Taylor County 7 | Rural | 1,668.2 (1,554.7, 1,787.8) | 23 (2, 89) | 166 |
falling
|
-2.6 (-7.3, -0.2) |
| Nelson County 7 | Urban | 1,671.8 (1,583.1, 1,764.3) | 22 (3, 74) | 280 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-0.8, 0.7) |
| Fulton County 7 | Rural | 1,673.7 (1,458.6, 1,912.0) | 21 (1, 114) | 46 |
stable
|
0.6 (-0.5, 1.8) |
| Bath County 7 | Rural | 1,676.7 (1,512.8, 1,853.7) | 20 (1, 106) | 79 |
stable
|
0.1 (-0.6, 0.9) |
| Montgomery County 7 | Rural | 1,685.7 (1,572.8, 1,804.6) | 19 (1, 85) | 171 |
rising
|
0.7 (0.1, 1.4) |
| Lawrence County 7 | Urban | 1,688.2 (1,543.8, 1,842.9) | 18 (1, 99) | 107 |
stable
|
0.6 (0.0, 1.3) |
| Carter County 7 | Urban | 1,690.9 (1,582.6, 1,804.7) | 17 (2, 79) | 187 |
rising
|
0.9 (0.4, 1.8) |
| Mercer County 7 | Rural | 1,695.6 (1,577.8, 1,820.1) | 16 (1, 83) | 159 |
stable
|
0.5 (-0.2, 1.3) |
| Floyd County 7 | Rural | 1,723.8 (1,627.8, 1,824.2) | 14 (1, 65) | 256 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.0, 0.1) |
| Gallatin County 7 | Urban | 1,726.5 (1,516.0, 1,959.0) | 15 (1, 111) | 53 |
stable
|
0.7 (-0.8, 2.6) |
| Adair County 7 | Rural | 1,729.7 (1,598.7, 1,868.7) | 13 (1, 78) | 134 |
stable
|
0.6 (-0.1, 1.4) |
| Grayson County 7 | Rural | 1,731.4 (1,617.1, 1,851.9) | 12 (1, 72) | 179 |
stable
|
0.7 (0.0, 1.5) |
| Whitley County 7 | Rural | 1,734.4 (1,632.4, 1,841.2) | 11 (1, 60) | 222 |
stable
|
0.5 (0.0, 1.0) |
| Cumberland County 7 | Rural | 1,737.8 (1,522.2, 1,975.7) | 10 (1, 111) | 49 |
stable
|
0.6 (-0.6, 1.9) |
| Lincoln County 7 | Rural | 1,749.6 (1,631.9, 1,873.6) | 9 (1, 65) | 168 |
falling
|
-3.8 (-6.1, -1.3) |
| Knox County 7 | Rural | 1,753.4 (1,645.7, 1,866.4) | 8 (1, 59) | 201 |
stable
|
0.6 (-0.1, 1.4) |
| Livingston County 7 | Urban | 1,768.2 (1,589.8, 1,961.4) | 6 (1, 90) | 74 |
stable
|
0.0 (-0.8, 1.0) |
| Owsley County 7 | Rural | 1,768.4 (1,492.3, 2,081.2) | 7 (1, 116) | 30 |
stable
|
0.0 (-2.0, 2.1) |
| Clay County 7 | Rural | 1,772.3 (1,633.9, 1,919.6) | 5 (1, 76) | 128 |
stable
|
0.7 (-0.2, 1.7) |
| Wolfe County 7 | Rural | 1,779.5 (1,562.1, 2,019.4) | 3 (1, 108) | 51 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-1.1, 0.7) |
| Powell County 7 | Rural | 1,779.9 (1,605.0, 1,969.4) | 4 (1, 88) | 82 |
stable
|
0.1 (-1.1, 1.4) |
| Grant County 7 | Urban | 1,792.3 (1,660.4, 1,932.2) | 2 (1, 58) | 147 |
stable
|
0.7 (-0.1, 1.8) |
| Bracken County 7 | Urban | 1,927.8 (1,714.0, 2,161.4) | 1 (1, 57) | 62 |
stable
|
0.5 (-0.6, 1.9) |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/20/2026 4:43 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.