Incidence Rates Table
Incidence Rate Report for Kentucky by County
All Cancer Sites (All Stages^), 2018-2022
White Non-Hispanic, Both Sexes, All Ages
Sorted by Rate
County
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2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ
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Age-Adjusted Incidence Rate † cases per 100,000 (95% Confidence Interval) 
|
CI*Rank ⋔ (95% Confidence Interval)
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Average Annual Count
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Recent Trend |
Recent 5-Year Trend ‡ in Incidence Rates (95% Confidence Interval)
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kentucky 7 | N/A | 524.4 (521.4, 527.3) | N/A | 26,357 |
falling 
|
-0.9 (-1.5, -0.1) |
| US (SEER+NPCR) § 1 | N/A | 467.1 (466.7, 467.5) | N/A | 1,354,187 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-1.7, -0.7) |
| Bracken County 7 | Urban | 614.9 (548.0, 688.3) | 1 (1, 82) | 67 |
stable 
|
0.7 (-0.5, 2.1) |
| Wolfe County 7 | Rural | 612.5 (538.8, 694.3) | 2 (1, 100) | 56 |
stable
|
0.0 (-1.3, 1.3) |
| Fulton County 7 | Rural | 612.3 (524.0, 712.3) | 3 (1, 110) | 41 |
rising 
|
8.3 (1.5, 16.3) |
| Cumberland County 7 | Rural | 611.7 (534.0, 698.6) | 4 (1, 105) | 52 |
stable
|
1.0 (-0.3, 2.5) |
| Livingston County 7 | Urban | 607.7 (545.3, 676.0) | 5 (1, 91) | 80 |
stable
|
0.4 (-0.5, 1.4) |
| Lincoln County 7 | Rural | 606.2 (566.1, 648.5) | 7 (1, 50) | 184 |
rising
|
0.9 (0.5, 1.2) |
| Powell County 7 | Rural | 605.8 (549.5, 666.7) | 6 (1, 77) | 93 |
stable
|
0.5 (-0.3, 1.5) |
| Knox County 7 | Rural | 597.3 (562.0, 634.4) | 8 (1, 59) | 225 |
stable
|
0.5 (-0.1, 1.2) |
| Floyd County 7 | Rural | 589.0 (557.3, 622.2) | 9 (1, 53) | 285 |
stable
|
0.0 (-0.5, 0.5) |
| Adair County 7 | Rural | 586.2 (542.0, 633.3) | 10 (1, 78) | 143 |
rising
|
0.8 (0.1, 1.6) |
| Trimble County 7 | Rural | 584.3 (518.6, 656.7) | 11 (1, 109) | 63 |
rising
|
1.6 (0.3, 3.3) |
| Whitley County 7 | Rural | 582.4 (549.5, 616.9) | 12 (1, 66) | 247 |
rising
|
0.7 (0.2, 1.2) |
| Rockcastle County 7 | Rural | 577.4 (530.9, 627.2) | 13 (1, 91) | 125 |
rising
|
0.9 (0.3, 1.7) |
| Carter County 7 | Urban | 576.7 (540.7, 614.7) | 14 (1, 72) | 208 |
rising
|
0.9 (0.5, 2.5) |
| Estill County 7 | Rural | 576.3 (526.5, 629.9) | 15 (1, 94) | 110 |
stable
|
0.7 (-0.1, 1.6) |
| Clay County 7 | Rural | 574.3 (530.9, 620.5) | 17 (1, 90) | 139 |
stable
|
0.8 (0.0, 1.6) |
| Grayson County 7 | Rural | 573.9 (537.1, 612.8) | 16 (2, 82) | 196 |
stable
|
0.8 (-0.1, 1.8) |
| Bath County 7 | Rural | 572.1 (517.9, 630.7) | 18 (1, 107) | 88 |
stable
|
0.3 (-0.3, 1.0) |
| Taylor County 7 | Rural | 571.2 (532.3, 612.2) | 19 (1, 84) | 176 |
stable
|
-2.6 (-8.8, 0.3) |
| Hardin County 7 | Urban | 567.7 (547.0, 589.1) | 20 (5, 56) | 598 |
stable
|
0.1 (-0.2, 0.6) |
| Bourbon County 7 | Urban | 567.3 (524.6, 612.8) | 21 (2, 99) | 143 |
stable
|
1.3 (0.0, 5.9) |
| Grant County 7 | Urban | 566.9 (526.6, 609.6) | 22 (2, 91) | 158 |
stable
|
-3.8 (-7.1, 0.3) |
| Owsley County 7 | Rural | 564.9 (476.9, 665.9) | 23 (1, 119) | 32 |
stable
|
0.1 (-1.6, 2.0) |
| Gallatin County 7 | Urban | 563.2 (496.2, 637.2) | 26 (1, 116) | 57 |
stable
|
1.1 (-0.4, 2.9) |
| Butler County 7 | Urban | 563.1 (509.9, 620.8) | 24 (1, 107) | 90 |
stable
|
0.5 (-0.5, 1.6) |
| Montgomery County 7 | Rural | 561.8 (525.2, 600.4) | 25 (3, 94) | 184 |
rising
|
0.6 (0.1, 1.3) |
| Mercer County 7 | Rural | 561.0 (522.0, 602.5) | 27 (3, 95) | 167 |
stable
|
0.5 (-0.3, 1.4) |
| Lawrence County 7 | Urban | 560.7 (514.2, 610.5) | 28 (1, 104) | 118 |
rising
|
0.6 (0.1, 1.3) |
| Green County 7 | Rural | 558.2 (504.3, 616.9) | 29 (1, 109) | 87 |
rising
|
1.4 (0.7, 2.2) |
| Nelson County 7 | Urban | 556.2 (527.2, 586.4) | 30 (5, 82) | 296 |
stable
|
0.1 (-0.5, 0.8) |
| Henry County 7 | Urban | 551.5 (504.6, 602.0) | 31 (1, 107) | 111 |
stable
|
0.0 (-0.7, 0.8) |
| Harrison County 7 | Rural | 550.4 (507.0, 596.6) | 32 (3, 103) | 131 |
stable
|
0.2 (-0.4, 0.9) |
| Marion County 7 | Rural | 548.9 (504.4, 596.5) | 33 (2, 107) | 121 |
rising
|
1.0 (0.1, 2.0) |
| Pike County 7 | Rural | 548.4 (524.6, 573.2) | 34 (10, 84) | 436 |
stable
|
0.3 (-0.1, 0.7) |
| Oldham County 7 | Urban | 546.7 (521.8, 572.6) | 36 (11, 89) | 386 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-0.6, 0.2) |
| Clinton County 7 | Rural | 545.8 (487.3, 610.1) | 35 (1, 115) | 70 |
stable
|
1.0 (-0.6, 2.8) |
| McCreary County 7 | Rural | 545.4 (498.8, 595.4) | 37 (2, 111) | 108 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-1.1, 0.9) |
| Clark County 7 | Urban | 545.3 (514.0, 578.1) | 38 (8, 98) | 244 |
stable
|
0.2 (-0.6, 1.1) |
| Boyd County 7 | Urban | 544.5 (518.4, 571.7) | 39 (10, 90) | 355 |
stable
|
0.5 (-0.3, 3.3) |
| Washington County 7 | Rural | 543.3 (489.2, 602.2) | 42 (2, 115) | 81 |
stable
|
2.2 (-0.1, 6.2) |
| Garrard County 7 | Rural | 543.0 (498.9, 590.2) | 40 (2, 107) | 123 |
stable
|
0.0 (-1.9, 0.7) |
| Pendleton County 7 | Urban | 542.2 (493.1, 595.2) | 44 (2, 112) | 99 |
stable
|
0.4 (-0.3, 1.1) |
| Hart County 7 | Rural | 542.1 (498.0, 589.2) | 41 (3, 109) | 122 |
stable
|
0.6 (-0.5, 1.7) |
| Monroe County 7 | Rural | 541.9 (486.2, 602.6) | 43 (2, 114) | 78 |
stable
|
-8.7 (-15.5, 0.6) |
| Metcalfe County 7 | Rural | 541.0 (485.4, 601.7) | 47 (2, 113) | 75 |
stable
|
0.7 (-0.1, 1.7) |
| Pulaski County 7 | Rural | 540.9 (518.3, 564.3) | 45 (14, 90) | 469 |
stable
|
0.0 (-0.3, 0.3) |
| Bullitt County 7 | Urban | 540.3 (519.3, 561.9) | 46 (17, 86) | 538 |
stable
|
0.1 (-0.3, 0.7) |
| Russell County 7 | Rural | 538.8 (496.4, 584.1) | 48 (5, 109) | 134 |
stable
|
0.5 (-0.6, 1.6) |
| McCracken County 7 | Urban | 537.6 (514.6, 561.4) | 50 (18, 94) | 449 |
rising
|
1.5 (0.3, 4.4) |
| Anderson County 7 | Rural | 537.3 (498.8, 578.2) | 51 (6, 107) | 154 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-1.0, 1.0) |
| McLean County 7 | Urban | 536.4 (478.2, 600.4) | 52 (1, 117) | 68 |
stable
|
0.7 (-0.1, 1.6) |
| Robertson County 7 | Rural | 536.0 (420.0, 677.1) | 49 (1, 120) | 18 |
stable
|
0.9 (-0.9, 3.1) |
| Magoffin County 7 | Rural | 535.8 (482.9, 593.3) | 53 (2, 115) | 82 |
stable
|
0.2 (-0.9, 1.3) |
| Carlisle County 7 | Urban | 535.7 (456.2, 626.2) | 54 (1, 120) | 35 |
stable
|
0.4 (-1.2, 2.1) |
| Owen County 7 | Rural | 535.3 (482.2, 593.1) | 55 (2, 116) | 82 |
stable
|
0.3 (-0.7, 1.3) |
| Spencer County 7 | Urban | 534.2 (490.4, 581.1) | 57 (4, 112) | 123 |
stable
|
0.1 (-0.6, 1.1) |
| Calloway County 7 | Rural | 533.7 (501.8, 567.3) | 56 (11, 105) | 227 |
stable
|
0.4 (-0.4, 1.3) |
| Fleming County 7 | Rural | 533.3 (486.9, 583.2) | 59 (3, 113) | 105 |
stable
|
0.1 (-0.8, 1.1) |
| Boyle County 7 | Rural | 533.3 (498.8, 569.6) | 58 (9, 107) | 193 |
rising
|
0.7 (0.1, 1.5) |
| Marshall County 7 | Rural | 532.1 (501.3, 564.5) | 60 (13, 106) | 248 |
stable
|
0.3 (-0.4, 1.0) |
| Mason County 7 | Rural | 531.9 (487.0, 580.1) | 61 (4, 112) | 113 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-0.9, 0.7) |
| Perry County 7 | Rural | 530.1 (495.4, 566.7) | 62 (9, 108) | 189 |
stable
|
0.0 (-0.6, 0.8) |
| Madison County 7 | Rural | 530.0 (508.9, 551.8) | 63 (24, 95) | 499 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-0.7, 0.4) |
| Christian County 7 | Urban | 529.7 (500.8, 559.9) | 64 (14, 104) | 269 |
stable
|
0.1 (-0.4, 0.7) |
| Wayne County 7 | Rural | 528.9 (488.3, 572.3) | 67 (9, 111) | 143 |
stable
|
0.4 (-0.3, 1.2) |
| Woodford County 7 | Urban | 528.8 (493.0, 566.9) | 66 (11, 110) | 181 |
stable
|
0.4 (-0.8, 4.5) |
| Meade County 7 | Urban | 528.5 (493.1, 566.0) | 68 (12, 108) | 179 |
stable
|
0.2 (-0.4, 1.0) |
| Breckinridge County 7 | Rural | 528.3 (488.4, 570.8) | 65 (8, 113) | 146 |
stable
|
0.6 (-0.2, 1.5) |
| Jessamine County 7 | Urban | 527.2 (500.4, 555.1) | 69 (19, 103) | 309 |
stable
|
0.2 (-0.4, 0.8) |
| Letcher County 7 | Rural | 523.2 (484.9, 563.9) | 70 (9, 112) | 156 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-0.8, 0.6) |
| Ohio County 7 | Rural | 523.1 (486.1, 562.3) | 71 (11, 113) | 159 |
stable
|
-1.1 (-5.1, 0.4) |
| Casey County 7 | Rural | 520.0 (475.5, 568.0) | 72 (7, 115) | 111 |
stable
|
0.0 (-0.8, 0.8) |
| Logan County 7 | Rural | 518.7 (483.6, 555.9) | 73 (14, 112) | 174 |
stable
|
0.0 (-0.7, 0.7) |
| Kenton County 7 | Urban | 518.6 (503.4, 534.2) | 74 (42, 98) | 944 |
falling
|
-3.4 (-4.8, -2.0) |
| Jefferson County 7 | Urban | 516.9 (509.2, 524.7) | 75 (54, 91) | 3,768 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-0.4, 0.0) |
| Franklin County 7 | Rural | 516.2 (489.9, 543.8) | 76 (26, 109) | 313 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-0.8, 0.2) |
| Campbell County 7 | Urban | 515.9 (496.6, 535.9) | 77 (37, 103) | 579 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-0.6, 0.3) |
| Harlan County 7 | Rural | 515.0 (480.5, 551.5) | 78 (16, 113) | 182 |
stable
|
0.2 (-0.7, 1.1) |
| Daviess County 7 | Urban | 512.7 (494.0, 531.9) | 80 (41, 104) | 612 |
stable
|
0.3 (-0.2, 0.8) |
| Leslie County 7 | Rural | 512.4 (459.4, 570.5) | 81 (6, 118) | 74 |
stable
|
0.1 (-1.2, 1.6) |
| Barren County 7 | Rural | 512.4 (484.9, 541.2) | 79 (27, 111) | 277 |
stable
|
0.5 (0.0, 1.1) |
| Martin County 7 | Rural | 512.3 (457.8, 571.8) | 82 (6, 119) | 70 |
stable
|
0.2 (-0.7, 1.2) |
| Hopkins County 7 | Rural | 510.9 (483.7, 539.3) | 83 (28, 111) | 288 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-0.9, 0.3) |
| Larue County 7 | Urban | 508.9 (461.6, 559.9) | 84 (8, 118) | 93 |
stable
|
0.5 (-0.2, 1.3) |
| Carroll County 7 | Rural | 507.7 (451.2, 569.7) | 85 (6, 119) | 63 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-1.4, 1.0) |
| Johnson County 7 | Rural | 507.4 (471.0, 546.2) | 86 (17, 115) | 156 |
stable
|
-4.9 (-10.5, 0.8) |
| Greenup County 7 | Urban | 504.8 (476.2, 534.7) | 87 (31, 113) | 257 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-0.8, 0.6) |
| Fayette County 7 | Urban | 504.7 (492.5, 517.2) | 88 (60, 104) | 1,365 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-0.5, 0.0) |
| Scott County 7 | Urban | 504.1 (476.5, 532.9) | 89 (34, 113) | 268 |
stable
|
0.1 (-0.3, 0.6) |
| Laurel County 7 | Rural | 502.5 (479.6, 526.2) | 90 (41, 111) | 386 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-0.6, 0.4) |
| Trigg County 7 | Urban | 502.0 (455.6, 552.4) | 91 (11, 119) | 100 |
stable
|
0.4 (-1.1, 4.1) |
| Boone County 7 | Urban | 499.8 (482.9, 517.0) | 92 (57, 109) | 704 |
stable
|
0.0 (-0.3, 0.3) |
| Jackson County 7 | Rural | 499.6 (451.0, 552.3) | 93 (13, 119) | 85 |
falling
|
-1.8 (-6.9, -0.2) |
| Lewis County 7 | Rural | 499.5 (451.3, 551.8) | 94 (15, 119) | 87 |
stable
|
0.7 (-0.2, 1.7) |
| Nicholas County 7 | Rural | 498.4 (435.0, 569.0) | 95 (3, 120) | 47 |
stable
|
0.2 (-1.1, 1.6) |
| Shelby County 7 | Urban | 498.0 (470.4, 527.0) | 96 (41, 114) | 262 |
stable
|
0.2 (-0.4, 0.9) |
| Lyon County 7 | Rural | 497.4 (440.7, 560.8) | 97 (10, 120) | 66 |
stable
|
0.8 (-0.3, 2.1) |
| Bell County 7 | Rural | 495.4 (459.8, 533.1) | 98 (32, 117) | 158 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-0.8, 0.7) |
| Simpson County 7 | Rural | 493.5 (450.8, 539.3) | 99 (24, 118) | 106 |
stable
|
0.0 (-0.7, 0.8) |
| Morgan County 7 | Rural | 490.1 (442.6, 541.8) | 100 (18, 120) | 84 |
stable
|
1.0 (-0.1, 2.3) |
| Menifee County 7 | Rural | 489.6 (424.1, 563.7) | 101 (4, 120) | 45 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-1.6, 0.9) |
| Graves County 7 | Rural | 489.0 (459.3, 520.3) | 103 (47, 117) | 220 |
stable
|
0.1 (-0.7, 1.0) |
| Muhlenberg County 7 | Rural | 489.0 (458.3, 521.4) | 102 (44, 117) | 204 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-0.7, 0.4) |
| Warren County 7 | Urban | 486.0 (467.9, 504.6) | 104 (72, 114) | 574 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-0.9, 0.1) |
| Knott County 7 | Rural | 485.2 (440.3, 533.9) | 105 (25, 119) | 96 |
stable
|
0.4 (-0.3, 1.2) |
| Rowan County 7 | Rural | 483.6 (444.9, 524.9) | 106 (33, 119) | 122 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-4.1, -0.4) |
| Hancock County 7 | Rural | 483.5 (426.2, 546.8) | 107 (12, 120) | 55 |
rising
|
1.5 (0.3, 2.9) |
| Allen County 7 | Urban | 482.8 (444.3, 524.1) | 108 (35, 119) | 126 |
stable
|
0.3 (-0.4, 1.1) |
| Edmonson County 7 | Urban | 475.4 (428.9, 526.0) | 111 (32, 120) | 84 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.3, 0.0) |
| Lee County 7 | Rural | 473.5 (412.7, 541.8) | 110 (11, 120) | 47 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.9, 1.1) |
| Breathitt County 7 | Rural | 473.4 (427.0, 523.9) | 109 (28, 120) | 84 |
stable
|
-1.2 (-5.3, 0.1) |
| Ballard County 7 | Urban | 465.3 (407.7, 529.7) | 112 (23, 120) | 51 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-1.3, 1.2) |
| Caldwell County 7 | Rural | 464.0 (418.4, 513.7) | 113 (37, 120) | 83 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.1, 0.1) |
| Hickman County 7 | Rural | 458.5 (378.9, 551.6) | 114 (7, 120) | 29 |
stable
|
0.3 (-1.5, 2.1) |
| Todd County 7 | Rural | 452.3 (400.8, 508.9) | 115 (43, 120) | 60 |
stable
|
-3.4 (-11.7, 0.7) |
| Webster County 7 | Rural | 451.7 (404.2, 503.7) | 116 (47, 120) | 71 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-1.2, 0.7) |
| Henderson County 7 | Rural | 449.2 (423.2, 476.6) | 117 (95, 120) | 242 |
falling
|
-9.2 (-14.3, -4.0) |
| Union County 7 | Rural | 427.9 (383.0, 477.1) | 118 (83, 120) | 73 |
stable
|
-0.9 (-1.9, 0.1) |
| Crittenden County 7 | Rural | 419.1 (368.1, 476.0) | 119 (85, 120) | 53 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-1.4, 0.9) |
| Elliott County 7 | Rural | 410.7 (355.0, 473.6) | 120 (70, 120) | 42 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-1.6, 1.1) |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/16/2026 3:56 am.
State Cancer Registries may provide more current or more local data.
Trend
Rising when 95% confidence interval of average annual percent change is above 0.
Stable when 95% confidence interval of average annual percent change includes 0.
Falling when 95% confidence interval of average annual percent change is below 0.
Rising when 95% confidence interval of average annual percent change is above 0.
Stable when 95% confidence interval of average annual percent change includes 0.
Falling when 95% confidence interval of average annual percent change is below 0.
† 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.
‡ Incidence data come from different sources. The Average Annual Percent Change (AAPC) is based on the APCs calculated by Joinpoint. Due to data availability issues, the time period used in the calculation of the joinpoint regression model may differ for selected counties.
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.
1 Source: National Program of Cancer Registries and Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results SEER*Stat Database - United States Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and National Cancer Institute. Based on the 2024 submission.
7 Source: SEER November 2024 submission.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.