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, Male
Sorted by rate
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 | - | 318,737 | 171.5 (171.3, 171.8) | - | -1.8 (-1.8, -1.7) |
| Kentucky | - | falling | - | 5,481 | 215.5 (212.9, 218.2) | - | -1.6 (-1.7, -1.4) |
| Owsley County | 4 | stable | higher | 9 | 330.5 (235.3, 454.0) | 1.9 | -0.3 (-2.3, 1.5) |
| Clinton County | 4 | stable | higher | 20 | 306.3 (246.2, 378.1) | 1.8 | -0.3 (-1.8, 1.2) |
| Lawrence County | 4 | stable | higher | 28 | 305.0 (252.3, 365.5) | 1.8 | -0.1 (-1.3, 1.1) |
| Knox County | 5 | falling | higher | 51 | 293.1 (257.3, 332.6) | 1.7 | -1.1 (-1.9, -0.2) |
| Monroe County | 4 | stable | higher | 21 | 290.1 (234.7, 355.5) | 1.7 | 0.3 (-1.5, 2.2) |
| Casey County | 5 | falling | higher | 28 | 288.2 (239.4, 344.3) | 1.7 | -18.1 (-31.8, -1.0) |
| Lee County | 4 | stable | higher | 14 | 287.1 (221.2, 367.7) | 1.7 | -0.4 (-2.2, 1.4) |
| Metcalfe County | 4 | stable | higher | 19 | 285.6 (228.9, 353.1) | 1.7 | -1.5 (-3.8, 0.8) |
| Taylor County | 4 | stable | higher | 41 | 284.7 (245.2, 328.9) | 1.7 | 0.1 (-1.1, 1.4) |
| Cumberland County | 4 | stable | higher | 13 | 282.2 (215.6, 366.3) | 1.6 | 0.6 (-1.9, 3.1) |
| Wolfe County | 4 | stable | higher | 11 | 280.3 (208.5, 370.5) | 1.6 | -0.7 (-2.9, 1.5) |
| Powell County | 4 | stable | higher | 21 | 278.4 (221.9, 345.4) | 1.6 | -1.2 (-2.8, 0.6) |
| Henry County | 4 | stable | higher | 26 | 278.0 (229.0, 334.7) | 1.6 | -1.3 (-3.0, 0.3) |
| Letcher County | 4 | stable | higher | 40 | 276.8 (237.3, 321.5) | 1.6 | -0.7 (-2.2, 0.9) |
| Breathitt County | 4 | stable | higher | 23 | 276.0 (223.8, 337.3) | 1.6 | -0.3 (-1.8, 1.2) |
| Union County | 4 | stable | higher | 21 | 275.0 (220.1, 339.6) | 1.6 | -0.5 (-2.4, 1.4) |
| Perry County | 4 | stable | higher | 49 | 273.3 (238.8, 311.6) | 1.6 | -1.1 (-2.3, 0.1) |
| Whitley County | 4 | stable | higher | 54 | 271.2 (238.7, 307.0) | 1.6 | -4.1 (-15.9, 1.0) |
| Clay County | 4 | stable | higher | 32 | 271.0 (228.8, 319.0) | 1.6 | -0.8 (-2.1, 0.4) |
| McCreary County | 5 | falling | higher | 28 | 271.0 (226.4, 322.1) | 1.6 | -1.7 (-3.2, -0.1) |
| Harlan County | 5 | falling | higher | 45 | 270.5 (234.5, 310.8) | 1.6 | -1.3 (-2.3, -0.3) |
| Lewis County | 4 | stable | higher | 24 | 269.2 (221.3, 325.2) | 1.6 | -0.6 (-2.7, 1.7) |
| Menifee County | 5 | falling | higher | 12 | 265.9 (198.2, 351.8) | 1.6 | -2.3 (-10.4, -0.3) |
| Estill County | 4 | stable | higher | 24 | 265.5 (217.1, 322.2) | 1.5 | -1.3 (-2.7, 0.1) |
| Pendleton County | 4 | stable | higher | 23 | 265.0 (216.4, 321.6) | 1.5 | -0.1 (-1.8, 1.7) |
| Nelson County | 4 | stable | higher | 65 | 261.4 (231.4, 294.2) | 1.5 | 2.4 (-0.9, 10.6) |
| Gallatin County | 4 | stable | higher | 12 | 260.2 (193.3, 343.2) | 1.5 | -2.1 (-4.4, 0.1) |
| Grayson County | 4 | stable | higher | 43 | 260.2 (224.7, 300.0) | 1.5 | 0.0 (-0.8, 0.9) |
| Livingston County | 4 | stable | higher | 19 | 259.8 (208.2, 322.7) | 1.5 | 0.1 (-1.9, 2.2) |
| Rockcastle County | 4 | stable | higher | 27 | 259.6 (215.2, 311.2) | 1.5 | -0.8 (-2.1, 0.5) |
| Montgomery County | 4 | stable | higher | 41 | 259.1 (223.5, 299.0) | 1.5 | -0.3 (-1.6, 1.0) |
| Carroll County | 4 | stable | higher | 16 | 259.0 (203.9, 324.9) | 1.5 | 0.2 (-1.9, 2.4) |
| Barren County | 4 | stable | higher | 65 | 258.9 (230.1, 290.4) | 1.5 | -0.6 (-1.8, 0.5) |
| Fulton County | 4 | stable | higher | 10 | 257.6 (190.2, 342.4) | 1.5 | -0.5 (-2.3, 1.3) |
| Bell County | 5 | falling | higher | 40 | 257.0 (221.4, 297.2) | 1.5 | -1.5 (-2.7, -0.4) |
| Simpson County | 4 | stable | higher | 26 | 256.6 (211.3, 308.6) | 1.5 | -0.2 (-2.3, 2.1) |
| Butler County | 4 | stable | higher | 20 | 254.0 (205.0, 311.8) | 1.5 | -1.6 (-3.8, 0.5) |
| Calloway County | 4 | stable | higher | 52 | 251.9 (221.2, 285.8) | 1.5 | 0.1 (-0.6, 0.9) |
| Adair County | 4 | stable | higher | 31 | 250.9 (211.5, 296.0) | 1.5 | -0.4 (-2.3, 1.6) |
| Carter County | 4 | stable | higher | 44 | 250.7 (217.7, 287.6) | 1.5 | -1.0 (-2.0, 0.2) |
| Marshall County | 4 | stable | higher | 55 | 250.4 (220.7, 283.5) | 1.5 | -0.3 (-1.1, 0.5) |
| Leslie County | 4 | stable | higher | 17 | 248.8 (196.4, 312.0) | 1.5 | -1.5 (-3.3, 0.3) |
| Mercer County | 5 | falling | higher | 33 | 248.6 (209.1, 293.6) | 1.4 | -1.4 (-2.9, 0.0) |
| Hart County | 5 | falling | higher | 27 | 247.5 (204.2, 297.3) | 1.4 | -4.3 (-11.8, -0.9) |
| Fleming County | 4 | stable | higher | 24 | 247.2 (202.9, 299.0) | 1.4 | -0.6 (-1.8, 0.8) |
| Hickman County | 6 | stable | similar | 9 | 247.0 (177.1, 340.8) | 1.4 | -0.2 (-3.2, 3.1) |
| Carlisle County | 6 | stable | similar | 8 | 246.9 (175.1, 341.3) | 1.4 | 0.0 (-2.4, 2.3) |
| Mason County | 4 | stable | higher | 24 | 242.8 (199.3, 293.4) | 1.4 | -0.6 (-2.0, 0.8) |
| Pike County | 5 | falling | higher | 90 | 241.5 (218.7, 266.1) | 1.4 | -1.6 (-2.4, -0.8) |
| Floyd County | 5 | falling | higher | 53 | 238.8 (209.3, 271.4) | 1.4 | -1.6 (-2.9, -0.4) |
| Garrard County | 4 | stable | higher | 26 | 238.6 (196.3, 287.6) | 1.4 | -0.3 (-2.1, 1.7) |
| Grant County | 4 | stable | higher | 28 | 238.2 (195.9, 286.5) | 1.4 | -0.7 (-2.2, 0.8) |
| Elliott County | 1 | rising | higher | 13 | 236.2 (179.6, 306.9) | 1.4 | 22.2 (1.0, 39.7) |
| Harrison County | 4 | stable | higher | 27 | 236.2 (196.5, 281.9) | 1.4 | -0.6 (-1.8, 0.6) |
| Crittenden County | 4 | stable | higher | 15 | 236.0 (182.8, 301.1) | 1.4 | -0.7 (-2.9, 1.6) |
| Pulaski County | 5 | falling | higher | 98 | 235.6 (214.3, 258.6) | 1.4 | -1.3 (-1.9, -0.7) |
| Washington County | 4 | stable | higher | 16 | 234.5 (182.0, 297.7) | 1.4 | 0.5 (-1.5, 2.7) |
| Marion County | 4 | stable | higher | 25 | 234.1 (192.7, 282.0) | 1.4 | -1.2 (-2.7, 0.3) |
| Laurel County | 5 | falling | higher | 85 | 234.0 (211.5, 258.5) | 1.4 | -1.6 (-2.2, -0.9) |
| Magoffin County | 4 | stable | higher | 17 | 234.0 (184.2, 293.8) | 1.4 | -1.0 (-2.5, 0.5) |
| Hancock County | 4 | stable | higher | 13 | 231.3 (176.6, 298.5) | 1.3 | -1.6 (-4.7, 1.7) |
| Russell County | 4 | stable | higher | 28 | 230.6 (192.6, 274.5) | 1.3 | -1.3 (-3.2, 0.6) |
| Ohio County | 4 | stable | higher | 33 | 230.5 (195.4, 270.4) | 1.3 | -1.3 (-2.8, 0.1) |
| Webster County | 5 | falling | higher | 17 | 229.6 (181.3, 287.1) | 1.3 | -1.6 (-3.2, -0.1) |
| Bath County | 4 | stable | higher | 18 | 228.9 (182.6, 284.1) | 1.3 | -0.3 (-2.3, 1.8) |
| Graves County | 5 | falling | higher | 53 | 228.4 (201.0, 258.8) | 1.3 | -1.3 (-2.3, -0.3) |
| Breckinridge County | 4 | stable | higher | 33 | 228.2 (193.2, 268.3) | 1.3 | -1.4 (-3.0, 0.3) |
| Christian County | 5 | falling | higher | 68 | 228.2 (204.0, 254.4) | 1.3 | -1.2 (-2.2, -0.3) |
| Muhlenberg County | 5 | falling | higher | 45 | 228.1 (198.3, 261.5) | 1.3 | -1.8 (-3.0, -0.6) |
| Boyd County | 5 | falling | higher | 70 | 227.9 (203.9, 254.2) | 1.3 | -1.6 (-2.5, -0.8) |
| Logan County | 5 | falling | higher | 40 | 227.2 (196.3, 261.9) | 1.3 | -1.5 (-2.2, -0.8) |
| Rowan County | 5 | falling | higher | 26 | 225.3 (187.7, 268.3) | 1.3 | -2.6 (-7.2, -1.2) |
| Hopkins County | 5 | falling | higher | 62 | 224.2 (199.1, 251.8) | 1.3 | -1.5 (-2.6, -0.5) |
| Trigg County | 4 | stable | higher | 26 | 224.1 (184.8, 270.5) | 1.3 | -1.2 (-2.9, 0.5) |
| Johnson County | 5 | falling | higher | 31 | 222.9 (187.5, 263.5) | 1.3 | -2.0 (-3.2, -0.7) |
| Madison County | 5 | falling | higher | 99 | 221.2 (201.2, 242.7) | 1.3 | -1.5 (-3.0, -0.6) |
| Hardin County | 5 | falling | higher | 121 | 219.3 (201.5, 238.2) | 1.3 | -1.3 (-2.1, -0.5) |
| Greenup County | 5 | falling | higher | 53 | 218.9 (192.5, 248.2) | 1.3 | -2.0 (-3.4, -0.7) |
| Bourbon County | 4 | stable | higher | 30 | 218.4 (183.8, 258.2) | 1.3 | 0.4 (-1.5, 8.6) |
| Daviess County | 4 | stable | higher | 126 | 218.2 (201.0, 236.6) | 1.3 | 3.4 (-1.5, 6.6) |
| Morgan County | 5 | falling | higher | 20 | 217.4 (174.9, 267.5) | 1.3 | -7.2 (-22.5, -0.5) |
| Jackson County | 6 | stable | similar | 18 | 216.9 (171.1, 271.8) | 1.3 | -1.0 (-2.9, 0.8) |
| Owen County | 6 | stable | similar | 16 | 216.5 (169.0, 274.2) | 1.3 | -2.1 (-4.5, 0.1) |
| Lincoln County | 5 | falling | higher | 33 | 214.1 (181.8, 250.8) | 1.2 | -1.9 (-3.1, -0.7) |
| Todd County | 8 | falling | similar | 16 | 212.7 (166.6, 268.1) | 1.2 | -2.0 (-3.8, -0.1) |
| Allen County | 5 | falling | higher | 28 | 212.0 (177.2, 252.0) | 1.2 | -1.9 (-3.1, -0.8) |
| Ballard County | 8 | falling | similar | 12 | 211.8 (159.1, 278.4) | 1.2 | -1.9 (-3.4, -0.3) |
| Henderson County | 5 | falling | higher | 56 | 211.0 (185.9, 238.6) | 1.2 | -1.1 (-2.0, -0.1) |
| Knott County | 6 | stable | similar | 21 | 210.5 (170.1, 259.0) | 1.2 | -2.0 (-4.1, 0.0) |
| Kenton County | 5 | falling | higher | 178 | 210.3 (195.9, 225.5) | 1.2 | -1.9 (-2.5, -1.3) |
| Wayne County | 4 | stable | higher | 31 | 210.2 (177.5, 248.0) | 1.2 | -11.8 (-25.6, 0.1) |
| Bracken County | 8 | falling | similar | 10 | 209.5 (152.6, 281.0) | 1.2 | -2.8 (-5.1, -0.6) |
| Green County | 6 | stable | similar | 18 | 208.7 (166.5, 260.1) | 1.2 | -1.2 (-3.1, 0.7) |
| Martin County | 8 | falling | similar | 14 | 208.6 (160.8, 266.7) | 1.2 | -2.0 (-3.8, -0.2) |
| Clark County | 4 | stable | higher | 45 | 207.1 (180.1, 237.2) | 1.2 | -1.1 (-2.8, 0.5) |
| Jessamine County | 5 | falling | higher | 63 | 206.2 (183.5, 230.9) | 1.2 | -1.0 (-1.9, -0.1) |
| Meade County | 5 | falling | higher | 36 | 204.1 (173.6, 238.6) | 1.2 | -1.8 (-3.2, -0.3) |
| Spencer County | 6 | stable | similar | 21 | 199.9 (161.0, 245.6) | 1.2 | -1.3 (-2.6, 0.2) |
| McCracken County | 5 | falling | higher | 84 | 199.5 (180.3, 220.3) | 1.2 | -1.2 (-2.0, -0.4) |
| Woodford County | 8 | falling | similar | 35 | 197.3 (167.7, 231.0) | 1.1 | -2.4 (-3.8, -0.9) |
| McLean County | 8 | falling | similar | 12 | 196.4 (149.3, 254.9) | 1.1 | -2.3 (-4.1, -0.5) |
| Anderson County | 6 | stable | similar | 25 | 195.8 (160.6, 236.6) | 1.1 | -1.5 (-3.2, 0.3) |
| Warren County | 5 | falling | higher | 120 | 194.2 (178.4, 211.1) | 1.1 | -2.1 (-3.1, -1.1) |
| Trimble County | 6 | stable | similar | 11 | 193.6 (143.0, 257.5) | 1.1 | -1.3 (-3.8, 1.4) |
| Jefferson County | 5 | falling | higher | 807 | 193.4 (187.2, 199.7) | 1.1 | -1.8 (-2.2, -0.4) |
| Nicholas County | 6 | stable | similar | 9 | 192.6 (139.5, 260.3) | 1.1 | -0.8 (-3.3, 1.7) |
| Edmonson County | 8 | falling | similar | 17 | 188.4 (149.7, 235.6) | 1.1 | -1.8 (-3.4, -0.3) |
| Larue County | 6 | stable | similar | 17 | 188.1 (148.5, 235.5) | 1.1 | -1.8 (-4.1, 0.5) |
| Franklin County | 8 | falling | similar | 56 | 187.6 (165.4, 212.0) | 1.1 | -2.1 (-2.9, -1.2) |
| Boyle County | 8 | falling | similar | 35 | 186.9 (159.9, 217.5) | 1.1 | -2.3 (-3.5, -1.1) |
| Scott County | 8 | falling | similar | 45 | 184.8 (159.6, 212.7) | 1.1 | -2.2 (-3.7, -0.5) |
| Campbell County | 8 | falling | similar | 100 | 184.4 (167.9, 202.1) | 1.1 | -2.4 (-3.1, -1.7) |
| Lyon County | 8 | falling | similar | 13 | 183.0 (138.7, 239.2) | 1.1 | -2.3 (-4.5, 0.0) |
| Oldham County | 8 | falling | similar | 62 | 179.9 (159.1, 202.5) | 1.0 | -2.1 (-3.0, -1.1) |
| Fayette County | 8 | falling | similar | 266 | 179.6 (169.7, 189.9) | 1.0 | -2.1 (-2.5, -1.7) |
| Caldwell County | 8 | falling | similar | 16 | 178.9 (141.5, 224.4) | 1.0 | -2.8 (-4.4, -1.3) |
| Bullitt County | 8 | falling | similar | 81 | 173.1 (155.8, 191.9) | 1.0 | -2.3 (-3.2, -1.3) |
| Shelby County | 8 | falling | similar | 47 | 171.6 (149.2, 196.7) | 1.0 | -1.7 (-2.9, -0.4) |
| Boone County | 8 | falling | similar | 112 | 165.1 (150.9, 180.2) | 1.0 | -2.9 (-3.5, -2.2) |
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Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/18/2026 7:00 pm.
* Data has been suppressed to ensure confidentiality and stability of rate and trend estimates.
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).
Data for the following has been suppressed to ensure confidentiality and stability of rate and trend estimates:
Robertson County
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 03/18/2026 7:00 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 < 0.90* Data has been suppressed to ensure confidentiality and stability of rate and trend estimates.
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).
Data for the following has been suppressed to ensure confidentiality and stability of rate and trend estimates:
Robertson County
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.