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 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 | 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) |
| 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) |
| Henderson County 7 | Rural | 1,910.3 (1,775.2, 2,053.0) | 111 (80, 119) | 153 |
falling
|
-8.7 (-11.9, -5.3) |
| Martin County 7 | Rural | 1,916.8 (1,637.1, 2,231.1) | 112 (27, 120) | 36 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-2.2, 0.9) |
| Knott County 7 | Rural | 1,923.8 (1,694.0, 2,177.4) | 109 (37, 120) | 54 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.6, 0.6) |
| Bell County 7 | Rural | 1,928.0 (1,751.7, 2,117.7) | 110 (63, 120) | 90 |
stable
|
-0.9 (-2.1, 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) |
| 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) |
| Allen County 7 | Urban | 1,986.4 (1,784.0, 2,206.2) | 104 (37, 119) | 73 |
stable
|
0.2 (-0.6, 1.2) |
| Wayne County 7 | Rural | 1,986.6 (1,797.3, 2,191.0) | 105 (45, 119) | 83 |
stable
|
0.0 (-1.3, 1.5) |
| 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) |
| Harlan County 7 | Rural | 2,172.2 (1,987.0, 2,370.4) | 88 (14, 113) | 107 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-1.4, 0.6) |
| Pike County 7 | Rural | 2,172.2 (2,048.1, 2,301.9) | 85 (28, 106) | 240 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-1.0, 0.4) |
| Christian County 7 | Urban | 2,173.1 (2,038.4, 2,314.3) | 86 (24, 109) | 196 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.1, 0.1) |
| Lee County 7 | Rural | 2,173.3 (1,821.8, 2,573.0) | 87 (2, 120) | 28 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-2.1, 0.7) |
| Graves County 7 | Rural | 2,173.7 (2,016.6, 2,339.8) | 89 (22, 110) | 145 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-1.1, 0.8) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| Pendleton County 7 | Urban | 2,213.6 (1,941.2, 2,514.1) | 78 (5, 117) | 51 |
stable
|
0.0 (-1.0, 1.2) |
| Robertson County 7 | Rural | 2,215.9 (1,672.0, 2,880.4) | 70 (1, 120) | 11 |
stable
|
1.5 (-1.5, 5.3) |
| Laurel County 7 | Rural | 2,218.1 (2,088.1, 2,354.4) | 74 (20, 103) | 226 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.1, 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) |
| Magoffin County 7 | Rural | 2,221.4 (1,932.8, 2,542.3) | 75 (3, 117) | 45 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-1.6, 1.1) |
| Franklin County 7 | Rural | 2,227.6 (2,089.1, 2,373.1) | 72 (19, 103) | 201 |
falling
|
-0.9 (-1.4, -0.3) |
| Clark County 7 | Urban | 2,229.0 (2,067.0, 2,400.6) | 73 (13, 105) | 144 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-1.2, 0.8) |
| 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) |
| Boone County 7 | Urban | 2,251.5 (2,153.3, 2,353.1) | 65 (23, 94) | 415 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-0.7, 0.3) |
| Owen County 7 | Rural | 2,252.5 (1,972.9, 2,561.4) | 66 (3, 116) | 49 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.6, 0.8) |
| Washington County 7 | Rural | 2,253.3 (1,978.3, 2,555.4) | 67 (3, 116) | 49 |
stable
|
0.4 (-1.0, 2.1) |
| Shelby County 7 | Urban | 2,254.1 (2,101.0, 2,415.8) | 64 (13, 104) | 169 |
stable
|
0.2 (-0.4, 1.1) |
| Russell County 7 | Rural | 2,257.7 (2,041.1, 2,491.5) | 60 (5, 111) | 82 |
stable
|
0.0 (-0.8, 0.8) |
| 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) |
| Breckinridge County 7 | Rural | 2,268.5 (2,059.5, 2,493.6) | 58 (4, 108) | 90 |
stable
|
0.4 (-0.6, 1.7) |
| Perry County 7 | Rural | 2,272.5 (2,079.6, 2,479.1) | 59 (6, 105) | 109 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-1.0, 0.9) |
| Ohio County 7 | Rural | 2,274.7 (2,074.4, 2,489.4) | 57 (7, 108) | 97 |
stable
|
0.3 (-0.3, 1.1) |
| 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) |
| Bourbon County 7 | Urban | 2,278.0 (2,068.2, 2,503.4) | 56 (5, 110) | 88 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-0.9, 0.8) |
| McCracken County 7 | Urban | 2,279.4 (2,164.7, 2,398.6) | 54 (16, 94) | 302 |
stable
|
1.1 (-0.3, 4.9) |
| Garrard County 7 | Rural | 2,285.3 (2,050.7, 2,539.9) | 51 (3, 112) | 71 |
stable
|
0.5 (-0.2, 1.4) |
| Fulton County 7 | Rural | 2,286.2 (1,929.8, 2,690.1) | 49 (1, 118) | 30 |
stable
|
0.5 (-1.2, 2.2) |
| Meade County 7 | Urban | 2,290.8 (2,087.0, 2,509.8) | 50 (5, 107) | 98 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-1.0, 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) |
| Green County 7 | Rural | 2,295.2 (2,023.0, 2,594.4) | 46 (2, 115) | 52 |
stable
|
0.9 (-0.3, 2.3) |
| Carter County 7 | Urban | 2,296.9 (2,111.8, 2,494.2) | 47 (6, 102) | 116 |
stable
|
0.2 (-0.5, 1.1) |
| Fleming County 7 | Rural | 2,297.3 (2,045.3, 2,572.7) | 48 (3, 110) | 63 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-1.3, 1.0) |
| McCreary County 7 | Rural | 2,307.2 (2,050.9, 2,588.0) | 44 (3, 112) | 62 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-1.4, 0.7) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| Marion County 7 | Rural | 2,339.6 (2,106.0, 2,592.2) | 37 (2, 105) | 76 |
rising 
|
0.9 (0.2, 1.7) |
| Woodford County 7 | Urban | 2,341.2 (2,152.4, 2,542.3) | 38 (5, 99) | 119 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.3, 0.6) |
| Spencer County 7 | Urban | 2,343.8 (2,081.5, 2,631.2) | 39 (2, 113) | 64 |
stable
|
0.2 (-0.8, 1.5) |
| 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) |
| Wolfe County 7 | Rural | 2,395.2 (2,026.0, 2,814.2) | 23 (1, 116) | 31 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.8, 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) |
| Anderson County 7 | Rural | 2,401.0 (2,179.2, 2,639.9) | 24 (2, 98) | 90 |
stable
|
1.8 (0.0, 6.7) |
| 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) |
| Grayson County 7 | Rural | 2,569.3 (2,362.1, 2,790.6) | 4 (1, 72) | 119 |
rising
|
1.0 (0.3, 1.9) |
| Gallatin County 7 | Urban | 2,577.1 (2,179.4, 3,029.6) | 5 (1, 108) | 32 |
stable
|
0.5 (-1.0, 2.2) |
| 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 03/20/2026 2:03 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.