Data Table for Rate/Trend Comparison by Cancer
Death Rate/Trend Comparison by Cancer, 2019-2023
Kentucky Counties versus United States
All Cancer Sites
All Races, Both Sexes
Sorted by name
Counties
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Priority Index1 1=highest 9=lowest 
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Recent Trend2 |
County Death Rate Compared to US Rate |
Average Annual Count
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Age-Adjusted Death Rate deaths per 100,000 (95% Confidence Interval)
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Rate Ratio3 County to US
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Recent 5-Year Trend2 in Death Rates (95% Confidence Interval)
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| United States | - | falling | - | 605,771 | 145.4 (145.2, 145.6) | - | -1.3 (-1.5, -1.2) |
| Kentucky | - | falling | - | 10,264 | 180.4 (178.8, 182.0) | - | -1.1 (-1.3, -1.0) |
| Woodford County | 5 | falling | higher | 64 | 166.5 (148.3, 186.7) | 1.1 | -2.0 (-2.8, -1.1) |
| Wolfe County | 4 | stable | higher | 22 | 237.6 (193.1, 290.2) | 1.6 | -0.1 (-1.9, 1.7) |
| Whitley County | 4 | stable | higher | 94 | 214.5 (195.2, 235.3) | 1.5 | 0.0 (-1.1, 1.2) |
| Webster County | 4 | stable | higher | 31 | 189.8 (160.6, 223.2) | 1.3 | -0.9 (-1.9, 0.1) |
| Wayne County | 5 | falling | higher | 54 | 178.3 (157.0, 202.2) | 1.2 | -0.9 (-1.7, 0.0) |
| Washington County | 6 | stable | similar | 29 | 167.9 (140.9, 199.1) | 1.2 | 0.1 (-1.8, 2.1) |
| Warren County | 5 | falling | higher | 239 | 172.8 (163.0, 183.1) | 1.2 | -1.3 (-1.8, -0.8) |
| Union County | 4 | stable | higher | 39 | 209.1 (179.7, 242.5) | 1.4 | -0.8 (-2.4, 0.8) |
| Trimble County | 6 | stable | similar | 19 | 165.8 (132.9, 205.0) | 1.1 | -0.8 (-2.8, 1.2) |
| Trigg County | 5 | falling | higher | 43 | 181.8 (157.2, 209.8) | 1.3 | -1.4 (-2.5, -0.3) |
| Todd County | 4 | stable | higher | 32 | 208.5 (176.9, 244.5) | 1.4 | -0.2 (-1.5, 1.1) |
| Taylor County | 4 | stable | higher | 73 | 217.5 (195.1, 241.8) | 1.5 | 0.1 (-0.8, 1.0) |
| Spencer County | 6 | stable | similar | 37 | 165.0 (140.7, 192.4) | 1.1 | -0.8 (-1.7, 0.3) |
| Simpson County | 4 | stable | higher | 45 | 190.6 (165.8, 218.2) | 1.3 | -0.5 (-1.7, 0.8) |
| Shelby County | 8 | falling | similar | 92 | 157.0 (142.6, 172.6) | 1.1 | -3.8 (-11.3, -0.1) |
| Scott County | 5 | falling | higher | 90 | 161.5 (146.3, 177.9) | 1.1 | -1.3 (-2.2, -0.4) |
| Russell County | 4 | stable | higher | 56 | 210.4 (185.6, 238.1) | 1.4 | -0.4 (-1.6, 0.8) |
| Rowan County | 5 | falling | higher | 49 | 186.8 (163.7, 212.2) | 1.3 | -2.9 (-11.0, -0.8) |
| Rockcastle County | 4 | stable | higher | 49 | 216.6 (189.5, 246.9) | 1.5 | -0.4 (-1.6, 0.8) |
| Robertson County | 8 | falling | similar | 5 | 111.1 (70.2, 174.6) | 0.8 | -13.5 (-40.7, -3.4) |
| Pulaski County | 5 | falling | higher | 188 | 202.1 (189.0, 215.9) | 1.4 | -0.6 (-1.1, -0.2) |
| Powell County | 4 | stable | higher | 37 | 240.1 (205.1, 279.5) | 1.7 | -0.7 (-2.2, 0.8) |
| Pike County | 5 | falling | higher | 166 | 201.3 (187.4, 216.1) | 1.4 | -2.2 (-5.8, -1.2) |
| Perry County | 4 | stable | higher | 93 | 249.8 (226.8, 274.8) | 1.7 | -0.5 (-1.5, 0.5) |
| Pendleton County | 4 | stable | higher | 38 | 210.9 (180.9, 244.6) | 1.5 | 0.1 (-0.8, 1.2) |
| Owsley County | 4 | stable | higher | 15 | 265.8 (207.4, 336.9) | 1.8 | -0.1 (-1.7, 1.4) |
| Owen County | 6 | stable | similar | 27 | 165.1 (137.8, 196.9) | 1.1 | -1.3 (-2.6, 0.1) |
| Oldham County | 8 | falling | similar | 104 | 140.4 (128.1, 153.5) | 1.0 | -2.0 (-2.7, -1.2) |
| Ohio County | 5 | falling | higher | 60 | 186.5 (165.6, 209.5) | 1.3 | -1.0 (-1.8, -0.2) |
| Nicholas County | 5 | falling | higher | 18 | 185.1 (148.0, 229.2) | 1.3 | -4.6 (-16.3, -1.4) |
| Nelson County | 4 | stable | higher | 114 | 198.5 (182.0, 216.1) | 1.4 | 2.5 (-0.4, 8.6) |
| Muhlenberg County | 5 | falling | higher | 81 | 180.8 (163.2, 200.0) | 1.2 | -1.4 (-2.3, -0.5) |
| Morgan County | 5 | falling | higher | 36 | 202.3 (172.9, 235.5) | 1.4 | -2.5 (-9.8, -0.3) |
| Montgomery County | 4 | stable | higher | 68 | 194.3 (173.9, 216.6) | 1.3 | -0.3 (-1.3, 0.7) |
| Monroe County | 4 | stable | higher | 37 | 234.0 (200.5, 272.0) | 1.6 | 0.8 (-0.3, 2.0) |
| Metcalfe County | 4 | stable | higher | 35 | 227.8 (194.3, 266.0) | 1.6 | -0.9 (-2.5, 0.7) |
| Mercer County | 5 | falling | higher | 64 | 197.5 (175.8, 221.5) | 1.4 | -1.1 (-2.0, -0.2) |
| Menifee County | 4 | stable | higher | 21 | 216.4 (175.0, 266.1) | 1.5 | -0.5 (-2.2, 1.3) |
| Meade County | 5 | falling | higher | 61 | 171.6 (152.1, 193.0) | 1.2 | -2.3 (-3.6, -1.4) |
| McLean County | 8 | falling | similar | 24 | 177.5 (146.1, 214.4) | 1.2 | -1.3 (-2.7, -0.1) |
| McCreary County | 4 | stable | higher | 48 | 228.4 (199.8, 260.3) | 1.6 | -1.2 (-2.6, 0.1) |
| McCracken County | 5 | falling | higher | 164 | 166.3 (154.8, 178.5) | 1.1 | -0.8 (-1.3, -0.2) |
| Mason County | 4 | stable | higher | 44 | 192.0 (166.8, 220.2) | 1.3 | -0.9 (-2.1, 0.2) |
| Martin County | 4 | stable | higher | 29 | 203.5 (170.9, 240.8) | 1.4 | -0.6 (-2.0, 0.8) |
| Marshall County | 4 | stable | higher | 95 | 189.3 (172.2, 207.9) | 1.3 | -0.3 (-1.0, 0.4) |
| Marion County | 4 | stable | higher | 45 | 179.0 (155.9, 204.7) | 1.2 | -1.2 (-2.5, 0.1) |
| Magoffin County | 5 | falling | higher | 30 | 190.1 (159.5, 225.3) | 1.3 | -1.5 (-2.7, -0.3) |
| Madison County | 5 | falling | higher | 183 | 180.1 (168.3, 192.4) | 1.2 | -1.1 (-2.2, -0.4) |
| Lyon County | 6 | stable | similar | 24 | 165.2 (136.1, 200.2) | 1.1 | -1.3 (-3.0, 0.4) |
| Logan County | 5 | falling | higher | 71 | 187.6 (168.1, 208.8) | 1.3 | -1.1 (-1.9, -0.3) |
| Livingston County | 4 | stable | higher | 32 | 220.3 (186.3, 259.7) | 1.5 | 0.4 (-1.2, 2.1) |
| Lincoln County | 4 | stable | higher | 67 | 202.3 (180.6, 226.0) | 1.4 | -0.7 (-1.4, 0.1) |
| Lewis County | 4 | stable | higher | 40 | 215.1 (185.2, 248.7) | 1.5 | -0.6 (-1.8, 0.7) |
| Letcher County | 4 | stable | higher | 65 | 207.5 (184.5, 232.9) | 1.4 | -0.9 (-2.1, 0.3) |
| Leslie County | 4 | stable | higher | 36 | 241.7 (206.5, 281.9) | 1.7 | -0.2 (-1.5, 1.0) |
| Lee County | 4 | stable | higher | 24 | 240.3 (198.3, 289.6) | 1.7 | -1.1 (-2.3, 0.1) |
| Lawrence County | 4 | stable | higher | 52 | 249.5 (219.1, 283.1) | 1.7 | -0.2 (-1.1, 0.6) |
| Laurel County | 5 | falling | higher | 153 | 196.4 (182.4, 211.3) | 1.4 | -1.2 (-1.8, -0.5) |
| Larue County | 4 | stable | higher | 34 | 179.5 (152.6, 209.9) | 1.2 | -0.7 (-2.1, 0.5) |
| Knox County | 1 | rising | higher | 98 | 248.2 (226.2, 271.8) | 1.7 | 1.2 (0.1, 4.3) |
| Knott County | 4 | stable | higher | 41 | 200.1 (172.4, 231.5) | 1.4 | -0.6 (-1.5, 0.3) |
| Kenton County | 5 | falling | higher | 330 | 170.3 (162.0, 179.0) | 1.2 | -1.6 (-1.9, -1.3) |
| Johnson County | 5 | falling | higher | 61 | 200.9 (178.2, 225.9) | 1.4 | -1.1 (-2.1, -0.2) |
| Jessamine County | 5 | falling | higher | 106 | 161.0 (147.3, 175.7) | 1.1 | -1.2 (-1.9, -0.5) |
| Jefferson County | 5 | falling | higher | 1,597 | 165.2 (161.5, 169.0) | 1.1 | -1.7 (-1.9, -1.5) |
| Jackson County | 4 | stable | higher | 31 | 175.9 (148.4, 207.4) | 1.2 | -5.2 (-11.0, 2.9) |
| Hopkins County | 5 | falling | higher | 109 | 174.8 (160.1, 190.7) | 1.2 | -1.3 (-2.1, -0.5) |
| Hickman County | 6 | stable | similar | 15 | 178.2 (139.2, 227.8) | 1.2 | 0.5 (-1.4, 2.7) |
| Henry County | 4 | stable | higher | 44 | 201.4 (174.7, 231.4) | 1.4 | -0.7 (-1.6, 0.3) |
| Henderson County | 4 | stable | higher | 109 | 180.3 (165.0, 196.7) | 1.2 | -0.6 (-1.2, 0.1) |
| Hart County | 4 | stable | higher | 49 | 197.3 (172.6, 224.8) | 1.4 | -0.2 (-1.8, 1.3) |
| Harrison County | 4 | stable | higher | 52 | 193.6 (170.3, 219.5) | 1.3 | -0.2 (-1.4, 1.1) |
| Harlan County | 4 | stable | higher | 86 | 234.4 (212.0, 258.6) | 1.6 | -0.9 (-1.8, 0.0) |
| Hardin County | 5 | falling | higher | 235 | 185.4 (174.7, 196.6) | 1.3 | -0.9 (-1.3, -0.5) |
| Hancock County | 6 | stable | similar | 22 | 174.6 (142.7, 212.3) | 1.2 | -1.4 (-3.2, 0.4) |
| Greenup County | 5 | falling | higher | 99 | 179.1 (163.3, 196.2) | 1.2 | -1.5 (-2.5, -0.6) |
| Green County | 4 | stable | higher | 35 | 198.9 (170.0, 232.0) | 1.4 | -0.3 (-1.9, 1.3) |
| Grayson County | 4 | stable | higher | 78 | 221.1 (198.9, 245.2) | 1.5 | 0.2 (-0.3, 0.8) |
| Graves County | 4 | stable | higher | 99 | 195.9 (178.6, 214.6) | 1.3 | -0.5 (-1.1, 0.1) |
| Grant County | 4 | stable | higher | 51 | 185.5 (162.4, 210.9) | 1.3 | -0.9 (-1.9, 0.1) |
| Garrard County | 4 | stable | higher | 44 | 181.5 (157.5, 208.4) | 1.2 | -0.2 (-1.3, 1.1) |
| Gallatin County | 5 | falling | higher | 20 | 198.0 (160.0, 242.7) | 1.4 | -1.8 (-3.5, -0.1) |
| Fulton County | 4 | stable | higher | 20 | 221.6 (178.8, 272.5) | 1.5 | 0.0 (-1.3, 1.3) |
| Franklin County | 8 | falling | similar | 107 | 155.2 (142.0, 169.4) | 1.1 | -3.5 (-9.7, -2.1) |
| Floyd County | 5 | falling | higher | 114 | 233.0 (213.5, 254.0) | 1.6 | -1.1 (-1.7, -0.5) |
| Fleming County | 4 | stable | higher | 42 | 206.9 (179.2, 237.9) | 1.4 | 0.2 (-0.9, 1.5) |
| Fayette County | 8 | falling | similar | 503 | 145.9 (140.1, 151.8) | 1.0 | -1.7 (-2.1, -1.3) |
| Estill County | 4 | stable | higher | 43 | 220.5 (190.8, 254.0) | 1.5 | -0.5 (-1.6, 0.6) |
| Elliott County | 8 | falling | similar | 20 | 180.0 (146.4, 220.3) | 1.2 | -2.9 (-4.7, -1.1) |
| Edmonson County | 4 | stable | higher | 34 | 178.2 (151.7, 208.8) | 1.2 | -0.8 (-1.6, 0.1) |
| Daviess County | 4 | stable | higher | 235 | 178.8 (168.5, 189.6) | 1.2 | 5.4 (-0.9, 9.0) |
| Cumberland County | 4 | stable | higher | 25 | 255.9 (212.2, 307.5) | 1.8 | 1.0 (-0.6, 2.6) |
| Crittenden County | 4 | stable | higher | 27 | 202.9 (169.2, 242.1) | 1.4 | -0.2 (-1.9, 1.4) |
| Clinton County | 4 | stable | higher | 35 | 251.6 (214.6, 294.0) | 1.7 | 0.4 (-0.7, 1.7) |
| Clay County | 4 | stable | higher | 64 | 255.4 (227.4, 286.1) | 1.8 | -0.1 (-0.9, 0.7) |
| Clark County | 4 | stable | higher | 89 | 180.3 (163.6, 198.4) | 1.2 | -0.6 (-1.5, 0.3) |
| Christian County | 4 | stable | higher | 134 | 195.1 (180.3, 210.7) | 1.3 | 0.6 (-0.7, 5.3) |
| Casey County | 5 | falling | higher | 46 | 198.1 (172.6, 226.6) | 1.4 | -2.9 (-13.0, -1.1) |
| Carter County | 4 | stable | higher | 80 | 210.6 (190.0, 233.0) | 1.4 | -0.7 (-1.7, 0.2) |
| Carroll County | 4 | stable | higher | 28 | 204.7 (171.4, 242.9) | 1.4 | -0.5 (-1.6, 0.8) |
| Carlisle County | 4 | stable | higher | 18 | 256.3 (205.1, 317.9) | 1.8 | 1.4 (-0.6, 3.5) |
| Campbell County | 5 | falling | higher | 193 | 163.1 (152.7, 174.1) | 1.1 | -1.8 (-2.3, -1.4) |
| Calloway County | 4 | stable | higher | 94 | 204.8 (186.3, 224.8) | 1.4 | 0.2 (-0.3, 0.7) |
| Caldwell County | 5 | falling | higher | 34 | 173.9 (148.0, 203.5) | 1.2 | -1.7 (-2.9, -0.6) |
| Butler County | 4 | stable | higher | 37 | 218.4 (187.3, 253.6) | 1.5 | -0.3 (-1.5, 0.9) |
| Bullitt County | 8 | falling | similar | 159 | 154.9 (143.9, 166.5) | 1.1 | -1.7 (-2.3, -1.0) |
| Breckinridge County | 5 | falling | higher | 56 | 185.7 (164.0, 209.8) | 1.3 | -1.4 (-2.4, -0.5) |
| Breathitt County | 4 | stable | higher | 38 | 210.3 (180.3, 244.2) | 1.4 | -0.9 (-2.3, 0.5) |
| Bracken County | 6 | stable | similar | 19 | 180.8 (145.7, 222.4) | 1.2 | -1.3 (-3.0, 0.4) |
| Boyle County | 8 | falling | similar | 70 | 162.5 (145.6, 181.0) | 1.1 | -1.5 (-2.3, -0.7) |
| Boyd County | 5 | falling | higher | 130 | 185.0 (170.8, 200.3) | 1.3 | -1.4 (-1.9, -0.9) |
| Bourbon County | 5 | falling | higher | 55 | 186.0 (164.3, 210.0) | 1.3 | -1.2 (-2.3, -0.1) |
| Boone County | 8 | falling | similar | 210 | 138.6 (130.1, 147.5) | 1.0 | -2.3 (-2.8, -1.8) |
| Bell County | 4 | stable | higher | 79 | 228.6 (206.0, 253.2) | 1.6 | -0.4 (-1.4, 0.6) |
| Bath County | 4 | stable | higher | 36 | 212.1 (181.4, 246.9) | 1.5 | -0.4 (-1.4, 0.6) |
| Barren County | 4 | stable | higher | 114 | 192.1 (176.3, 209.0) | 1.3 | -0.6 (-1.3, 0.1) |
| Ballard County | 4 | stable | higher | 23 | 193.2 (159.0, 233.7) | 1.3 | -0.9 (-2.6, 0.8) |
| Anderson County | 4 | stable | higher | 52 | 172.0 (151.2, 195.1) | 1.2 | -1.1 (-2.3, 0.2) |
| Allen County | 4 | stable | higher | 52 | 181.0 (159.0, 205.4) | 1.2 | -1.2 (-2.5, 0.1) |
| Adair County | 4 | stable | higher | 51 | 191.7 (168.2, 217.8) | 1.3 | -0.4 (-1.5, 0.7) |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/17/2026 9:30 pm.
1 Priority indices were created by ordering from rates that are rising and above the comparison rate to rates that are falling and below the comparison rate.
2 Recent trend in death rates is usually an Average Annual Percent Change (AAPC) based on the APCs calculated by Joinpoint. Due to data availability issues, the time period and/or calculation method used in the calculation of the trends may differ for selected geographic areas.
3 Rate ratio is the county rate divided by the US rate. Previous versions of this table used one-year rates for states and five-year rates for counties. As of June 2018, only five-year rates are used.
Source: Death data provided by the National Vital Statistics System public use data file. Death rates calculated by the National Cancer Institute using SEER*Stat. Death rates are age-adjusted to the 2000 US standard population (20 age groups: <1, 1-4, 5-9, ... , 80-84, 85-89, 90+). The Healthy People 2030 goals are based on rates adjusted using different methods but the differences should be minimal. Population counts for denominators are based on Census populations as modified by NCI. The US Population Data File is used with mortality data.
Note: When the population size for a denominator is small, the rates may be unstable. A rate is unstable when a small change in the numerator (e.g., only one or two additional cases) has a dramatic effect on the calculated rate. Suppression is used to avoid misinterpretation when rates are unstable.
State Cancer Registries may provide more current or more local data. Data presented on the State Cancer Profiles Web Site may differ from statistics reported by the State Cancer Registries (for more information).
Interpret Rankings provides insight into interpreting cancer statistics. When the population size for a denominator is small, the rates may be unstable. A rate is unstable when a small change in the numerator (e.g., only one or two additional cases) has a dramatic effect on the calculated rate.
Data for United States do not include Puerto Rico.
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/17/2026 9:30 pm.
Trend2
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.
Rate Comparison
Above when 95% confident the rate is above and Rate Ratio3 > 1.10
Similar
when unable to conclude above or below with confidence.
Below when 95% confident the rate is below and Rate Ratio3 < 0.90
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.Rate Comparison
Above
when 95% confident the rate is above and Rate Ratio3 > 1.10Similar
when unable to conclude above or below with confidence.Below
when 95% confident the rate is below and Rate Ratio3 < 0.901 Priority indices were created by ordering from rates that are rising and above the comparison rate to rates that are falling and below the comparison rate.
2 Recent trend in death rates is usually an Average Annual Percent Change (AAPC) based on the APCs calculated by Joinpoint. Due to data availability issues, the time period and/or calculation method used in the calculation of the trends may differ for selected geographic areas.
3 Rate ratio is the county rate divided by the US rate. Previous versions of this table used one-year rates for states and five-year rates for counties. As of June 2018, only five-year rates are used.
Source: Death data provided by the National Vital Statistics System public use data file. Death rates calculated by the National Cancer Institute using SEER*Stat. Death rates are age-adjusted to the 2000 US standard population (20 age groups: <1, 1-4, 5-9, ... , 80-84, 85-89, 90+). The Healthy People 2030 goals are based on rates adjusted using different methods but the differences should be minimal. Population counts for denominators are based on Census populations as modified by NCI. The US Population Data File is used with mortality data.
Note: When the population size for a denominator is small, the rates may be unstable. A rate is unstable when a small change in the numerator (e.g., only one or two additional cases) has a dramatic effect on the calculated rate. Suppression is used to avoid misinterpretation when rates are unstable.
State Cancer Registries may provide more current or more local data. Data presented on the State Cancer Profiles Web Site may differ from statistics reported by the State Cancer Registries (for more information).
Interpret Rankings provides insight into interpreting cancer statistics. When the population size for a denominator is small, the rates may be unstable. A rate is unstable when a small change in the numerator (e.g., only one or two additional cases) has a dramatic effect on the calculated rate.
Data for United States do not include Puerto Rico.