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