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