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 Count
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 | 2,262.5 (2,246.9, 2,278.2) | N/A | 16,616 |
falling 
|
-0.2 (-0.3, -0.1) |
| US (SEER+NPCR) 1 | N/A | 2,004.7 (2,002.9, 2,006.4) | N/A | 1,067,371 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-1.8, -0.8) |
| Robertson County 7 | Rural | 2,215.9 (1,672.0, 2,880.4) | 70 (1, 120) | 11 |
stable 
|
1.5 (-1.5, 5.3) |
| Hickman County 7 | Rural | 1,696.1 (1,371.3, 2,073.7) | 119 (51, 120) | 19 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-2.1, 1.2) |
| Owsley County 7 | Rural | 2,527.8 (2,048.0, 3,087.7) | 11 (1, 117) | 20 |
stable
|
0.0 (-2.7, 2.9) |
| Carlisle County 7 | Urban | 2,390.0 (1,973.5, 2,868.4) | 26 (1, 119) | 23 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-1.5, 1.3) |
| Elliott County 7 | Rural | 1,602.1 (1,325.5, 1,920.1) | 120 (88, 120) | 24 |
stable
|
-0.9 (-2.6, 1.1) |
| Menifee County 7 | Rural | 1,978.1 (1,644.3, 2,361.8) | 106 (10, 120) | 26 |
stable
|
-1.0 (-2.6, 0.9) |
| Nicholas County 7 | Rural | 2,187.9 (1,832.6, 2,593.3) | 81 (2, 119) | 27 |
stable
|
0.0 (-1.8, 1.9) |
| Lee County 7 | Rural | 2,173.3 (1,821.8, 2,573.0) | 87 (2, 120) | 28 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-2.1, 0.7) |
| Fulton County 7 | Rural | 2,286.2 (1,929.8, 2,690.1) | 49 (1, 118) | 30 |
stable
|
0.5 (-1.2, 2.2) |
| Wolfe County 7 | Rural | 2,395.2 (2,026.0, 2,814.2) | 23 (1, 116) | 31 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.8, 0.5) |
| Carroll County 7 | Rural | 1,889.8 (1,602.6, 2,213.9) | 114 (25, 120) | 32 |
stable
|
-0.9 (-2.4, 0.8) |
| Gallatin County 7 | Urban | 2,577.1 (2,179.4, 3,029.6) | 5 (1, 108) | 32 |
stable
|
0.5 (-1.0, 2.2) |
| Cumberland County 7 | Rural | 2,468.1 (2,099.1, 2,884.1) | 16 (1, 113) | 32 |
stable
|
0.3 (-1.0, 1.6) |
| Hancock County 7 | Rural | 2,106.5 (1,798.3, 2,453.0) | 93 (5, 120) | 34 |
stable
|
0.9 (-0.6, 2.7) |
| Ballard County 7 | Urban | 2,167.6 (1,855.6, 2,517.3) | 90 (3, 119) | 35 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-2.1, 1.5) |
| Martin County 7 | Rural | 1,916.8 (1,637.1, 2,231.1) | 112 (27, 120) | 36 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-2.2, 0.9) |
| Trimble County 7 | Rural | 2,482.0 (2,126.1, 2,881.5) | 15 (1, 112) | 36 |
stable
|
1.1 (-0.2, 2.8) |
| Crittenden County 7 | Rural | 2,020.8 (1,735.4, 2,340.5) | 103 (8, 120) | 37 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-1.4, 1.3) |
| Todd County 7 | Rural | 1,893.8 (1,629.6, 2,189.3) | 113 (33, 120) | 38 |
stable
|
0.1 (-1.1, 1.6) |
| McLean County 7 | Urban | 2,205.0 (1,904.1, 2,540.9) | 79 (2, 118) | 39 |
stable
|
0.1 (-1.1, 1.3) |
| Clinton County 7 | Rural | 2,218.2 (1,919.5, 2,551.5) | 71 (2, 118) | 40 |
falling
|
-9.7 (-16.6, -0.4) |
| Bracken County 7 | Urban | 2,921.9 (2,525.3, 3,364.7) | 1 (1, 52) | 41 |
stable
|
0.6 (-0.9, 2.3) |
| Jackson County 7 | Rural | 1,855.8 (1,606.0, 2,135.3) | 115 (50, 120) | 42 |
falling
|
-3.2 (-8.6, -1.1) |
| Breathitt County 7 | Rural | 1,829.2 (1,584.1, 2,103.0) | 116 (53, 120) | 43 |
stable
|
-1.6 (-6.8, 0.2) |
| Webster County 7 | Rural | 1,940.0 (1,685.6, 2,222.3) | 108 (33, 120) | 43 |
stable
|
-0.9 (-2.0, 0.1) |
| Leslie County 7 | Rural | 2,291.1 (1,991.1, 2,625.0) | 55 (2, 115) | 44 |
stable
|
0.1 (-1.5, 1.9) |
| Monroe County 7 | Rural | 2,086.6 (1,815.0, 2,388.7) | 95 (10, 120) | 44 |
falling
|
-11.8 (-19.8, -0.2) |
| Lewis County 7 | Rural | 1,783.7 (1,552.1, 2,040.9) | 118 (71, 120) | 44 |
stable
|
0.0 (-1.4, 1.7) |
| Magoffin County 7 | Rural | 2,221.4 (1,932.8, 2,542.3) | 75 (3, 117) | 45 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-1.6, 1.1) |
| Union County 7 | Rural | 1,819.6 (1,582.8, 2,082.4) | 117 (60, 120) | 45 |
falling
|
-6.7 (-21.1, -0.7) |
| Lyon County 7 | Rural | 2,258.7 (1,971.8, 2,576.3) | 63 (2, 115) | 46 |
stable
|
0.9 (-0.7, 2.8) |
| Morgan County 7 | Rural | 2,050.4 (1,788.7, 2,340.9) | 98 (13, 120) | 47 |
stable
|
-0.9 (-10.8, 3.5) |
| Powell County 7 | Rural | 2,406.5 (2,097.3, 2,750.7) | 22 (1, 110) | 48 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-1.6, 1.6) |
| Owen County 7 | Rural | 2,252.5 (1,972.9, 2,561.4) | 66 (3, 116) | 49 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.6, 0.8) |
| Edmonson County 7 | Urban | 1,967.8 (1,724.5, 2,236.2) | 107 (33, 120) | 49 |
falling
|
-3.4 (-7.5, -1.6) |
| Metcalfe County 7 | Rural | 2,529.3 (2,219.0, 2,871.4) | 10 (1, 98) | 49 |
stable
|
1.0 (-3.1, 5.8) |
| Washington County 7 | Rural | 2,253.3 (1,978.3, 2,555.4) | 67 (3, 116) | 49 |
stable
|
0.4 (-1.0, 2.1) |
| Bath County 7 | Rural | 2,442.4 (2,146.2, 2,768.2) | 17 (1, 107) | 51 |
stable
|
0.4 (-0.4, 1.3) |
| Livingston County 7 | Urban | 2,626.9 (2,308.8, 2,977.5) | 3 (1, 92) | 51 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-1.3, 1.1) |
| Pendleton County 7 | Urban | 2,213.6 (1,941.2, 2,514.1) | 78 (5, 117) | 51 |
stable
|
0.0 (-1.0, 1.2) |
| Green County 7 | Rural | 2,295.2 (2,023.0, 2,594.4) | 46 (2, 115) | 52 |
stable
|
0.9 (-0.3, 2.3) |
| Caldwell County 7 | Rural | 2,025.2 (1,787.0, 2,286.5) | 102 (22, 120) | 53 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-2.3, -0.7) |
| Knott County 7 | Rural | 1,923.8 (1,694.0, 2,177.4) | 109 (37, 120) | 54 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.6, 0.6) |
| Butler County 7 | Urban | 2,425.4 (2,144.8, 2,733.3) | 20 (1, 106) | 56 |
stable
|
0.5 (-0.5, 1.7) |
| Estill County 7 | Rural | 2,277.8 (2,020.9, 2,559.5) | 52 (3, 113) | 60 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-1.2, 1.2) |
| Larue County 7 | Urban | 2,427.8 (2,156.4, 2,724.7) | 19 (1, 107) | 61 |
stable
|
0.4 (-0.6, 1.4) |
| McCreary County 7 | Rural | 2,307.2 (2,050.9, 2,588.0) | 44 (3, 112) | 62 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-1.4, 0.7) |
| Fleming County 7 | Rural | 2,297.3 (2,045.3, 2,572.7) | 48 (3, 110) | 63 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-1.3, 1.0) |
| Simpson County 7 | Rural | 2,059.5 (1,836.0, 2,303.5) | 97 (18, 119) | 64 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.2, 0.3) |
| Spencer County 7 | Urban | 2,343.8 (2,081.5, 2,631.2) | 39 (2, 113) | 64 |
stable
|
0.2 (-0.8, 1.5) |
| Casey County 7 | Rural | 2,072.1 (1,851.6, 2,312.0) | 96 (17, 118) | 66 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-1.3, 1.2) |
| Rockcastle County 7 | Rural | 2,311.6 (2,071.0, 2,573.1) | 43 (3, 109) | 69 |
stable
|
0.2 (-0.7, 1.3) |
| Trigg County 7 | Urban | 2,182.7 (1,954.3, 2,431.5) | 83 (7, 116) | 69 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-1.0, 0.4) |
| Rowan County 7 | Rural | 2,027.5 (1,818.0, 2,255.0) | 101 (24, 119) | 70 |
falling
|
-3.4 (-7.8, -1.3) |
| Lawrence County 7 | Urban | 2,508.6 (2,245.4, 2,795.2) | 13 (1, 93) | 71 |
rising 
|
2.0 (0.5, 7.0) |
| Henry County 7 | Urban | 2,543.7 (2,279.3, 2,831.3) | 8 (1, 89) | 71 |
stable
|
0.1 (-0.8, 1.2) |
| Garrard County 7 | Rural | 2,285.3 (2,050.7, 2,539.9) | 51 (3, 112) | 71 |
stable
|
0.5 (-0.2, 1.4) |
| Hart County 7 | Rural | 2,276.6 (2,042.8, 2,530.4) | 53 (4, 112) | 72 |
stable
|
0.0 (-1.4, 1.5) |
| Mason County 7 | Rural | 2,369.8 (2,126.2, 2,634.3) | 30 (2, 105) | 73 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-1.1, 0.8) |
| Allen County 7 | Urban | 1,986.4 (1,784.0, 2,206.2) | 104 (37, 119) | 73 |
stable
|
0.2 (-0.6, 1.2) |
| Harrison County 7 | Rural | 2,261.4 (2,035.5, 2,505.7) | 61 (5, 112) | 75 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.1, 0.2) |
| Marion County 7 | Rural | 2,339.6 (2,106.0, 2,592.2) | 37 (2, 105) | 76 |
rising
|
0.9 (0.2, 1.7) |
| Clay County 7 | Rural | 2,558.7 (2,306.1, 2,832.3) | 7 (1, 85) | 80 |
stable
|
0.8 (-0.3, 2.1) |
| Russell County 7 | Rural | 2,257.7 (2,041.1, 2,491.5) | 60 (5, 111) | 82 |
stable
|
0.0 (-0.8, 0.8) |
| Wayne County 7 | Rural | 1,986.6 (1,797.3, 2,191.0) | 105 (45, 119) | 83 |
stable
|
0.0 (-1.3, 1.5) |
| Adair County 7 | Rural | 2,369.9 (2,145.2, 2,612.1) | 29 (3, 102) | 84 |
stable
|
0.2 (-0.6, 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) |
| Letcher County 7 | Rural | 2,047.2 (1,854.1, 2,255.8) | 99 (28, 118) | 88 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.5, 0.3) |
| Anderson County 7 | Rural | 2,401.0 (2,179.2, 2,639.9) | 24 (2, 98) | 90 |
stable
|
1.8 (0.0, 6.7) |
| Bell County 7 | Rural | 1,928.0 (1,751.7, 2,117.7) | 110 (63, 120) | 90 |
stable
|
-0.9 (-2.1, 0.2) |
| Grant County 7 | Urban | 2,647.5 (2,400.6, 2,913.6) | 2 (1, 66) | 90 |
stable
|
-5.1 (-11.9, 1.8) |
| Breckinridge County 7 | Rural | 2,268.5 (2,059.5, 2,493.6) | 58 (4, 108) | 90 |
stable
|
0.4 (-0.6, 1.7) |
| Johnson County 7 | Rural | 2,187.8 (1,987.0, 2,404.0) | 82 (11, 113) | 92 |
falling
|
-6.9 (-12.5, -0.3) |
| Ohio County 7 | Rural | 2,274.7 (2,074.4, 2,489.4) | 57 (7, 108) | 97 |
stable
|
0.3 (-0.3, 1.1) |
| Meade County 7 | Urban | 2,290.8 (2,087.0, 2,509.8) | 50 (5, 107) | 98 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-1.0, 0.8) |
| Mercer County 7 | Rural | 2,513.2 (2,299.2, 2,742.2) | 12 (1, 87) | 104 |
stable
|
0.4 (-0.4, 1.3) |
| Harlan County 7 | Rural | 2,172.2 (1,987.0, 2,370.4) | 88 (14, 113) | 107 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-1.4, 0.6) |
| Taylor County 7 | Rural | 2,353.3 (2,157.3, 2,562.5) | 35 (4, 103) | 108 |
falling
|
-2.7 (-8.2, -0.4) |
| Perry County 7 | Rural | 2,272.5 (2,079.6, 2,479.1) | 59 (6, 105) | 109 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-1.0, 0.9) |
| Logan County 7 | Rural | 2,233.8 (2,049.5, 2,430.3) | 68 (9, 108) | 110 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-7.1, -0.5) |
| Lincoln County 7 | Rural | 2,541.6 (2,331.8, 2,765.4) | 9 (1, 76) | 111 |
stable
|
0.4 (-0.1, 1.0) |
| Montgomery County 7 | Rural | 2,505.0 (2,298.8, 2,725.1) | 14 (1, 86) | 113 |
stable
|
0.7 (0.0, 1.6) |
| Carter County 7 | Urban | 2,296.9 (2,111.8, 2,494.2) | 47 (6, 102) | 116 |
stable
|
0.2 (-0.5, 1.1) |
| Woodford County 7 | Urban | 2,341.2 (2,152.4, 2,542.3) | 38 (5, 99) | 119 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.3, 0.6) |
| Grayson County 7 | Rural | 2,569.3 (2,362.1, 2,790.6) | 4 (1, 72) | 119 |
rising
|
1.0 (0.3, 1.9) |
| Muhlenberg County 7 | Rural | 2,101.1 (1,939.5, 2,272.6) | 94 (31, 115) | 127 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.1, 0.0) |
| Knox County 7 | Rural | 2,428.3 (2,242.8, 2,625.4) | 18 (2, 89) | 128 |
stable
|
0.4 (-0.4, 1.3) |
| Boyle County 7 | Rural | 2,339.5 (2,162.7, 2,526.9) | 40 (4, 98) | 132 |
stable
|
0.6 (-0.4, 1.7) |
| Whitley County 7 | Rural | 2,317.6 (2,142.7, 2,503.4) | 42 (5, 101) | 133 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-0.7, 0.4) |
| Clark County 7 | Urban | 2,229.0 (2,067.0, 2,400.6) | 73 (13, 105) | 144 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-1.2, 0.8) |
| Graves County 7 | Rural | 2,173.7 (2,016.6, 2,339.8) | 89 (22, 110) | 145 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-1.1, 0.8) |
| Calloway County 7 | Rural | 2,362.2 (2,193.2, 2,540.9) | 31 (3, 94) | 147 |
stable
|
0.2 (-0.7, 1.1) |
| Scott County 7 | Urban | 2,209.2 (2,048.2, 2,379.8) | 77 (15, 107) | 151 |
falling
|
-2.3 (-5.7, -0.5) |
| Henderson County 7 | Rural | 1,910.3 (1,775.2, 2,053.0) | 111 (80, 119) | 153 |
falling
|
-8.7 (-11.9, -5.3) |
| Marshall County 7 | Rural | 2,361.8 (2,199.0, 2,533.6) | 32 (4, 93) | 160 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-0.9, 0.5) |
| Floyd County 7 | Rural | 2,397.6 (2,230.0, 2,575.1) | 25 (4, 90) | 162 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-1.4, 0.0) |
| Greenup County 7 | Urban | 2,145.5 (1,999.5, 2,299.5) | 91 (29, 111) | 163 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.2, 0.2) |
| Shelby County 7 | Urban | 2,254.1 (2,101.0, 2,415.8) | 64 (13, 104) | 169 |
stable
|
0.2 (-0.4, 1.1) |
| Barren County 7 | Rural | 2,260.5 (2,111.1, 2,417.8) | 62 (13, 99) | 174 |
stable
|
0.5 (-0.3, 1.4) |
| Jessamine County 7 | Urban | 2,143.0 (2,000.6, 2,293.0) | 92 (30, 110) | 174 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-1.1, 0.5) |
| Hopkins County 7 | Rural | 2,178.5 (2,036.5, 2,328.0) | 84 (21, 109) | 180 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-1.5, 0.0) |
| Nelson County 7 | Urban | 2,562.8 (2,396.7, 2,737.5) | 6 (1, 58) | 186 |
stable
|
0.2 (-0.7, 1.3) |
| Christian County 7 | Urban | 2,173.1 (2,038.4, 2,314.3) | 86 (24, 109) | 196 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.1, 0.1) |
| Franklin County 7 | Rural | 2,227.6 (2,089.1, 2,373.1) | 72 (19, 103) | 201 |
falling
|
-0.9 (-1.4, -0.3) |
| Oldham County 7 | Urban | 2,419.1 (2,273.4, 2,571.9) | 21 (4, 82) | 220 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-0.9, 0.2) |
| Boyd County 7 | Urban | 2,357.7 (2,219.3, 2,502.5) | 34 (7, 89) | 221 |
stable
|
1.1 (-0.9, 6.8) |
| Laurel County 7 | Rural | 2,218.1 (2,088.1, 2,354.4) | 74 (20, 103) | 226 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.1, 0.3) |
| Pike County 7 | Rural | 2,172.2 (2,048.1, 2,301.9) | 85 (28, 106) | 240 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-1.0, 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) |
| Madison County 7 | Rural | 2,232.1 (2,116.3, 2,352.7) | 69 (24, 98) | 290 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.0, 0.1) |
| McCracken County 7 | Urban | 2,279.4 (2,164.7, 2,398.6) | 54 (16, 94) | 302 |
stable
|
1.1 (-0.3, 4.9) |
| Bullitt County 7 | Urban | 2,346.8 (2,228.1, 2,470.5) | 36 (8, 82) | 309 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-0.6, 0.5) |
| Warren County 7 | Urban | 2,042.9 (1,946.6, 2,142.7) | 100 (69, 113) | 350 |
falling
|
-0.8 (-1.3, -0.2) |
| Campbell County 7 | Urban | 2,384.0 (2,272.0, 2,500.0) | 28 (8, 75) | 355 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-0.6, 0.2) |
| Daviess County 7 | Urban | 2,196.6 (2,097.1, 2,299.6) | 80 (33, 102) | 375 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-0.8, 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) |
| Boone County 7 | Urban | 2,251.5 (2,153.3, 2,353.1) | 65 (23, 94) | 415 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-0.7, 0.3) |
| Kenton County 7 | Urban | 2,359.5 (2,271.3, 2,450.1) | 33 (12, 74) | 571 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-0.9, 0.2) |
| Fayette County 7 | Urban | 2,211.6 (2,148.2, 2,276.3) | 76 (43, 92) | 959 |
stable
|
2.0 (-0.6, 3.8) |
| 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) |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/19/2026 9:14 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.