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 CI*Rank
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)
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elliott County 7 | Rural | 1,602.1 (1,325.5, 1,920.1) | 120 (88, 120) | 24 |
stable 
|
-0.9 (-2.6, 1.1) |
| Hickman County 7 | Rural | 1,696.1 (1,371.3, 2,073.7) | 119 (51, 120) | 19 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-2.1, 1.2) |
| Lewis County 7 | Rural | 1,783.7 (1,552.1, 2,040.9) | 118 (71, 120) | 44 |
stable
|
0.0 (-1.4, 1.7) |
| Union County 7 | Rural | 1,819.6 (1,582.8, 2,082.4) | 117 (60, 120) | 45 |
falling 
|
-6.7 (-21.1, -0.7) |
| Breathitt County 7 | Rural | 1,829.2 (1,584.1, 2,103.0) | 116 (53, 120) | 43 |
stable
|
-1.6 (-6.8, 0.2) |
| Jackson County 7 | Rural | 1,855.8 (1,606.0, 2,135.3) | 115 (50, 120) | 42 |
falling
|
-3.2 (-8.6, -1.1) |
| Carroll County 7 | Rural | 1,889.8 (1,602.6, 2,213.9) | 114 (25, 120) | 32 |
stable
|
-0.9 (-2.4, 0.8) |
| Todd County 7 | Rural | 1,893.8 (1,629.6, 2,189.3) | 113 (33, 120) | 38 |
stable
|
0.1 (-1.1, 1.6) |
| Martin County 7 | Rural | 1,916.8 (1,637.1, 2,231.1) | 112 (27, 120) | 36 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-2.2, 0.9) |
| Henderson County 7 | Rural | 1,910.3 (1,775.2, 2,053.0) | 111 (80, 119) | 153 |
falling
|
-8.7 (-11.9, -5.3) |
| Bell County 7 | Rural | 1,928.0 (1,751.7, 2,117.7) | 110 (63, 120) | 90 |
stable
|
-0.9 (-2.1, 0.2) |
| Knott County 7 | Rural | 1,923.8 (1,694.0, 2,177.4) | 109 (37, 120) | 54 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.6, 0.6) |
| Webster County 7 | Rural | 1,940.0 (1,685.6, 2,222.3) | 108 (33, 120) | 43 |
stable
|
-0.9 (-2.0, 0.1) |
| Edmonson County 7 | Urban | 1,967.8 (1,724.5, 2,236.2) | 107 (33, 120) | 49 |
falling
|
-3.4 (-7.5, -1.6) |
| Menifee County 7 | Rural | 1,978.1 (1,644.3, 2,361.8) | 106 (10, 120) | 26 |
stable
|
-1.0 (-2.6, 0.9) |
| Wayne County 7 | Rural | 1,986.6 (1,797.3, 2,191.0) | 105 (45, 119) | 83 |
stable
|
0.0 (-1.3, 1.5) |
| Allen County 7 | Urban | 1,986.4 (1,784.0, 2,206.2) | 104 (37, 119) | 73 |
stable
|
0.2 (-0.6, 1.2) |
| Crittenden County 7 | Rural | 2,020.8 (1,735.4, 2,340.5) | 103 (8, 120) | 37 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-1.4, 1.3) |
| Caldwell County 7 | Rural | 2,025.2 (1,787.0, 2,286.5) | 102 (22, 120) | 53 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-2.3, -0.7) |
| Rowan County 7 | Rural | 2,027.5 (1,818.0, 2,255.0) | 101 (24, 119) | 70 |
falling
|
-3.4 (-7.8, -1.3) |
| Warren County 7 | Urban | 2,042.9 (1,946.6, 2,142.7) | 100 (69, 113) | 350 |
falling
|
-0.8 (-1.3, -0.2) |
| Letcher County 7 | Rural | 2,047.2 (1,854.1, 2,255.8) | 99 (28, 118) | 88 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.5, 0.3) |
| Morgan County 7 | Rural | 2,050.4 (1,788.7, 2,340.9) | 98 (13, 120) | 47 |
stable
|
-0.9 (-10.8, 3.5) |
| Simpson County 7 | Rural | 2,059.5 (1,836.0, 2,303.5) | 97 (18, 119) | 64 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.2, 0.3) |
| Casey County 7 | Rural | 2,072.1 (1,851.6, 2,312.0) | 96 (17, 118) | 66 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-1.3, 1.2) |
| Monroe County 7 | Rural | 2,086.6 (1,815.0, 2,388.7) | 95 (10, 120) | 44 |
falling
|
-11.8 (-19.8, -0.2) |
| Muhlenberg County 7 | Rural | 2,101.1 (1,939.5, 2,272.6) | 94 (31, 115) | 127 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.1, 0.0) |
| Hancock County 7 | Rural | 2,106.5 (1,798.3, 2,453.0) | 93 (5, 120) | 34 |
stable
|
0.9 (-0.6, 2.7) |
| Jessamine County 7 | Urban | 2,143.0 (2,000.6, 2,293.0) | 92 (30, 110) | 174 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-1.1, 0.5) |
| Greenup County 7 | Urban | 2,145.5 (1,999.5, 2,299.5) | 91 (29, 111) | 163 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.2, 0.2) |
| Ballard County 7 | Urban | 2,167.6 (1,855.6, 2,517.3) | 90 (3, 119) | 35 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-2.1, 1.5) |
| Graves County 7 | Rural | 2,173.7 (2,016.6, 2,339.8) | 89 (22, 110) | 145 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-1.1, 0.8) |
| Harlan County 7 | Rural | 2,172.2 (1,987.0, 2,370.4) | 88 (14, 113) | 107 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-1.4, 0.6) |
| Lee County 7 | Rural | 2,173.3 (1,821.8, 2,573.0) | 87 (2, 120) | 28 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-2.1, 0.7) |
| Christian County 7 | Urban | 2,173.1 (2,038.4, 2,314.3) | 86 (24, 109) | 196 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.1, 0.1) |
| Pike County 7 | Rural | 2,172.2 (2,048.1, 2,301.9) | 85 (28, 106) | 240 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-1.0, 0.4) |
| Hopkins County 7 | Rural | 2,178.5 (2,036.5, 2,328.0) | 84 (21, 109) | 180 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-1.5, 0.0) |
| Trigg County 7 | Urban | 2,182.7 (1,954.3, 2,431.5) | 83 (7, 116) | 69 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-1.0, 0.4) |
| Johnson County 7 | Rural | 2,187.8 (1,987.0, 2,404.0) | 82 (11, 113) | 92 |
falling
|
-6.9 (-12.5, -0.3) |
| Nicholas County 7 | Rural | 2,187.9 (1,832.6, 2,593.3) | 81 (2, 119) | 27 |
stable
|
0.0 (-1.8, 1.9) |
| Daviess County 7 | Urban | 2,196.6 (2,097.1, 2,299.6) | 80 (33, 102) | 375 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-0.8, 0.2) |
| McLean County 7 | Urban | 2,205.0 (1,904.1, 2,540.9) | 79 (2, 118) | 39 |
stable
|
0.1 (-1.1, 1.3) |
| Pendleton County 7 | Urban | 2,213.6 (1,941.2, 2,514.1) | 78 (5, 117) | 51 |
stable
|
0.0 (-1.0, 1.2) |
| Scott County 7 | Urban | 2,209.2 (2,048.2, 2,379.8) | 77 (15, 107) | 151 |
falling
|
-2.3 (-5.7, -0.5) |
| Fayette County 7 | Urban | 2,211.6 (2,148.2, 2,276.3) | 76 (43, 92) | 959 |
stable
|
2.0 (-0.6, 3.8) |
| Magoffin County 7 | Rural | 2,221.4 (1,932.8, 2,542.3) | 75 (3, 117) | 45 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-1.6, 1.1) |
| Laurel County 7 | Rural | 2,218.1 (2,088.1, 2,354.4) | 74 (20, 103) | 226 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.1, 0.3) |
| Clark County 7 | Urban | 2,229.0 (2,067.0, 2,400.6) | 73 (13, 105) | 144 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-1.2, 0.8) |
| Franklin County 7 | Rural | 2,227.6 (2,089.1, 2,373.1) | 72 (19, 103) | 201 |
falling
|
-0.9 (-1.4, -0.3) |
| Clinton County 7 | Rural | 2,218.2 (1,919.5, 2,551.5) | 71 (2, 118) | 40 |
falling
|
-9.7 (-16.6, -0.4) |
| Robertson County 7 | Rural | 2,215.9 (1,672.0, 2,880.4) | 70 (1, 120) | 11 |
stable
|
1.5 (-1.5, 5.3) |
| Madison County 7 | Rural | 2,232.1 (2,116.3, 2,352.7) | 69 (24, 98) | 290 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.0, 0.1) |
| Logan County 7 | Rural | 2,233.8 (2,049.5, 2,430.3) | 68 (9, 108) | 110 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-7.1, -0.5) |
| Washington County 7 | Rural | 2,253.3 (1,978.3, 2,555.4) | 67 (3, 116) | 49 |
stable
|
0.4 (-1.0, 2.1) |
| Owen County 7 | Rural | 2,252.5 (1,972.9, 2,561.4) | 66 (3, 116) | 49 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.6, 0.8) |
| Boone County 7 | Urban | 2,251.5 (2,153.3, 2,353.1) | 65 (23, 94) | 415 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-0.7, 0.3) |
| Shelby County 7 | Urban | 2,254.1 (2,101.0, 2,415.8) | 64 (13, 104) | 169 |
stable
|
0.2 (-0.4, 1.1) |
| Lyon County 7 | Rural | 2,258.7 (1,971.8, 2,576.3) | 63 (2, 115) | 46 |
stable
|
0.9 (-0.7, 2.8) |
| Barren County 7 | Rural | 2,260.5 (2,111.1, 2,417.8) | 62 (13, 99) | 174 |
stable
|
0.5 (-0.3, 1.4) |
| Harrison County 7 | Rural | 2,261.4 (2,035.5, 2,505.7) | 61 (5, 112) | 75 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.1, 0.2) |
| Russell County 7 | Rural | 2,257.7 (2,041.1, 2,491.5) | 60 (5, 111) | 82 |
stable
|
0.0 (-0.8, 0.8) |
| Perry County 7 | Rural | 2,272.5 (2,079.6, 2,479.1) | 59 (6, 105) | 109 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-1.0, 0.9) |
| Breckinridge County 7 | Rural | 2,268.5 (2,059.5, 2,493.6) | 58 (4, 108) | 90 |
stable
|
0.4 (-0.6, 1.7) |
| Ohio County 7 | Rural | 2,274.7 (2,074.4, 2,489.4) | 57 (7, 108) | 97 |
stable
|
0.3 (-0.3, 1.1) |
| Bourbon County 7 | Urban | 2,278.0 (2,068.2, 2,503.4) | 56 (5, 110) | 88 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-0.9, 0.8) |
| Leslie County 7 | Rural | 2,291.1 (1,991.1, 2,625.0) | 55 (2, 115) | 44 |
stable
|
0.1 (-1.5, 1.9) |
| McCracken County 7 | Urban | 2,279.4 (2,164.7, 2,398.6) | 54 (16, 94) | 302 |
stable
|
1.1 (-0.3, 4.9) |
| Hart County 7 | Rural | 2,276.6 (2,042.8, 2,530.4) | 53 (4, 112) | 72 |
stable
|
0.0 (-1.4, 1.5) |
| Estill County 7 | Rural | 2,277.8 (2,020.9, 2,559.5) | 52 (3, 113) | 60 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-1.2, 1.2) |
| Garrard County 7 | Rural | 2,285.3 (2,050.7, 2,539.9) | 51 (3, 112) | 71 |
stable
|
0.5 (-0.2, 1.4) |
| Meade County 7 | Urban | 2,290.8 (2,087.0, 2,509.8) | 50 (5, 107) | 98 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-1.0, 0.8) |
| Fulton County 7 | Rural | 2,286.2 (1,929.8, 2,690.1) | 49 (1, 118) | 30 |
stable
|
0.5 (-1.2, 2.2) |
| Fleming County 7 | Rural | 2,297.3 (2,045.3, 2,572.7) | 48 (3, 110) | 63 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-1.3, 1.0) |
| Carter County 7 | Urban | 2,296.9 (2,111.8, 2,494.2) | 47 (6, 102) | 116 |
stable
|
0.2 (-0.5, 1.1) |
| Green County 7 | Rural | 2,295.2 (2,023.0, 2,594.4) | 46 (2, 115) | 52 |
stable
|
0.9 (-0.3, 2.3) |
| Jefferson County 7 | Urban | 2,309.0 (2,270.7, 2,347.8) | 45 (31, 67) | 2,873 |
falling
|
-0.3 (-0.5, -0.1) |
| McCreary County 7 | Rural | 2,307.2 (2,050.9, 2,588.0) | 44 (3, 112) | 62 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-1.4, 0.7) |
| Rockcastle County 7 | Rural | 2,311.6 (2,071.0, 2,573.1) | 43 (3, 109) | 69 |
stable
|
0.2 (-0.7, 1.3) |
| Whitley County 7 | Rural | 2,317.6 (2,142.7, 2,503.4) | 42 (5, 101) | 133 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-0.7, 0.4) |
| Pulaski County 7 | Rural | 2,327.4 (2,206.6, 2,453.3) | 41 (11, 90) | 286 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-0.5, 0.4) |
| Boyle County 7 | Rural | 2,339.5 (2,162.7, 2,526.9) | 40 (4, 98) | 132 |
stable
|
0.6 (-0.4, 1.7) |
| Spencer County 7 | Urban | 2,343.8 (2,081.5, 2,631.2) | 39 (2, 113) | 64 |
stable
|
0.2 (-0.8, 1.5) |
| Woodford County 7 | Urban | 2,341.2 (2,152.4, 2,542.3) | 38 (5, 99) | 119 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.3, 0.6) |
| Marion County 7 | Rural | 2,339.6 (2,106.0, 2,592.2) | 37 (2, 105) | 76 |
rising 
|
0.9 (0.2, 1.7) |
| Bullitt County 7 | Urban | 2,346.8 (2,228.1, 2,470.5) | 36 (8, 82) | 309 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-0.6, 0.5) |
| Taylor County 7 | Rural | 2,353.3 (2,157.3, 2,562.5) | 35 (4, 103) | 108 |
falling
|
-2.7 (-8.2, -0.4) |
| Boyd County 7 | Urban | 2,357.7 (2,219.3, 2,502.5) | 34 (7, 89) | 221 |
stable
|
1.1 (-0.9, 6.8) |
| Kenton County 7 | Urban | 2,359.5 (2,271.3, 2,450.1) | 33 (12, 74) | 571 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-0.9, 0.2) |
| Marshall County 7 | Rural | 2,361.8 (2,199.0, 2,533.6) | 32 (4, 93) | 160 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-0.9, 0.5) |
| Calloway County 7 | Rural | 2,362.2 (2,193.2, 2,540.9) | 31 (3, 94) | 147 |
stable
|
0.2 (-0.7, 1.1) |
| Mason County 7 | Rural | 2,369.8 (2,126.2, 2,634.3) | 30 (2, 105) | 73 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-1.1, 0.8) |
| Adair County 7 | Rural | 2,369.9 (2,145.2, 2,612.1) | 29 (3, 102) | 84 |
stable
|
0.2 (-0.6, 1.1) |
| Campbell County 7 | Urban | 2,384.0 (2,272.0, 2,500.0) | 28 (8, 75) | 355 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-0.6, 0.2) |
| Hardin County 7 | Urban | 2,384.5 (2,276.2, 2,496.7) | 27 (7, 72) | 376 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-0.8, 0.5) |
| Carlisle County 7 | Urban | 2,390.0 (1,973.5, 2,868.4) | 26 (1, 119) | 23 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-1.5, 1.3) |
| Floyd County 7 | Rural | 2,397.6 (2,230.0, 2,575.1) | 25 (4, 90) | 162 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-1.4, 0.0) |
| Anderson County 7 | Rural | 2,401.0 (2,179.2, 2,639.9) | 24 (2, 98) | 90 |
stable
|
1.8 (0.0, 6.7) |
| Wolfe County 7 | Rural | 2,395.2 (2,026.0, 2,814.2) | 23 (1, 116) | 31 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.8, 0.5) |
| Powell County 7 | Rural | 2,406.5 (2,097.3, 2,750.7) | 22 (1, 110) | 48 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-1.6, 1.6) |
| Oldham County 7 | Urban | 2,419.1 (2,273.4, 2,571.9) | 21 (4, 82) | 220 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-0.9, 0.2) |
| Butler County 7 | Urban | 2,425.4 (2,144.8, 2,733.3) | 20 (1, 106) | 56 |
stable
|
0.5 (-0.5, 1.7) |
| Larue County 7 | Urban | 2,427.8 (2,156.4, 2,724.7) | 19 (1, 107) | 61 |
stable
|
0.4 (-0.6, 1.4) |
| Knox County 7 | Rural | 2,428.3 (2,242.8, 2,625.4) | 18 (2, 89) | 128 |
stable
|
0.4 (-0.4, 1.3) |
| Bath County 7 | Rural | 2,442.4 (2,146.2, 2,768.2) | 17 (1, 107) | 51 |
stable
|
0.4 (-0.4, 1.3) |
| Cumberland County 7 | Rural | 2,468.1 (2,099.1, 2,884.1) | 16 (1, 113) | 32 |
stable
|
0.3 (-1.0, 1.6) |
| Trimble County 7 | Rural | 2,482.0 (2,126.1, 2,881.5) | 15 (1, 112) | 36 |
stable
|
1.1 (-0.2, 2.8) |
| Montgomery County 7 | Rural | 2,505.0 (2,298.8, 2,725.1) | 14 (1, 86) | 113 |
stable
|
0.7 (0.0, 1.6) |
| Lawrence County 7 | Urban | 2,508.6 (2,245.4, 2,795.2) | 13 (1, 93) | 71 |
rising
|
2.0 (0.5, 7.0) |
| Mercer County 7 | Rural | 2,513.2 (2,299.2, 2,742.2) | 12 (1, 87) | 104 |
stable
|
0.4 (-0.4, 1.3) |
| Owsley County 7 | Rural | 2,527.8 (2,048.0, 3,087.7) | 11 (1, 117) | 20 |
stable
|
0.0 (-2.7, 2.9) |
| Metcalfe County 7 | Rural | 2,529.3 (2,219.0, 2,871.4) | 10 (1, 98) | 49 |
stable
|
1.0 (-3.1, 5.8) |
| Lincoln County 7 | Rural | 2,541.6 (2,331.8, 2,765.4) | 9 (1, 76) | 111 |
stable
|
0.4 (-0.1, 1.0) |
| Henry County 7 | Urban | 2,543.7 (2,279.3, 2,831.3) | 8 (1, 89) | 71 |
stable
|
0.1 (-0.8, 1.2) |
| Clay County 7 | Rural | 2,558.7 (2,306.1, 2,832.3) | 7 (1, 85) | 80 |
stable
|
0.8 (-0.3, 2.1) |
| Nelson County 7 | Urban | 2,562.8 (2,396.7, 2,737.5) | 6 (1, 58) | 186 |
stable
|
0.2 (-0.7, 1.3) |
| Gallatin County 7 | Urban | 2,577.1 (2,179.4, 3,029.6) | 5 (1, 108) | 32 |
stable
|
0.5 (-1.0, 2.2) |
| Grayson County 7 | Rural | 2,569.3 (2,362.1, 2,790.6) | 4 (1, 72) | 119 |
rising
|
1.0 (0.3, 1.9) |
| Livingston County 7 | Urban | 2,626.9 (2,308.8, 2,977.5) | 3 (1, 92) | 51 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-1.3, 1.1) |
| Grant County 7 | Urban | 2,647.5 (2,400.6, 2,913.6) | 2 (1, 66) | 90 |
stable
|
-5.1 (-11.9, 1.8) |
| Bracken County 7 | Urban | 2,921.9 (2,525.3, 3,364.7) | 1 (1, 52) | 41 |
stable
|
0.6 (-0.9, 2.3) |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/25/2026 4:08 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.
⋔ Results presented with the CI*Rank statistics help show the usefulness of ranks. For example, ranks for relatively rare diseases or less populated areas may be essentially meaningless because of their large variability, but ranks for more common diseases in densely populated regions can be very useful. The rates used in CI*Rank are all age-adjusted to the 2000 US standard population using 19 age groups for SEER and NPCR areas. More information about methodology can be found on the CI*Rank website.
When displaying county information, the CI*Rank for the state is not shown because it's not comparable. To see the state CI*Rank please view the statistics at the US By State level.
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.