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, Female
Sorted by count
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 | - | 287,034 | 126.3 (126.1, 126.6) | - | -1.1 (-1.2, -1.0) |
| Kentucky | - | falling | - | 4,784 | 154.6 (152.6, 156.6) | - | -0.8 (-0.9, -0.7) |
| Jefferson County | 5 | falling | higher | 790 | 146.0 (141.4, 150.8) | 1.2 | -1.3 (-1.6, -1.0) |
| Fayette County | 8 | falling | similar | 237 | 122.1 (115.1, 129.4) | 1.0 | -1.6 (-2.2, -1.0) |
| Kenton County | 5 | falling | higher | 152 | 142.2 (132.0, 153.0) | 1.1 | -1.7 (-6.0, -0.9) |
| Warren County | 4 | stable | higher | 119 | 157.3 (144.7, 170.7) | 1.2 | -0.7 (-1.4, 0.0) |
| Hardin County | 4 | stable | higher | 113 | 161.3 (148.0, 175.4) | 1.3 | -0.6 (-1.2, 0.0) |
| Daviess County | 4 | stable | higher | 110 | 151.7 (138.9, 165.5) | 1.2 | 8.2 (-0.7, 14.0) |
| Boone County | 8 | falling | similar | 98 | 118.7 (108.2, 129.9) | 0.9 | -2.1 (-2.8, -1.3) |
| Campbell County | 5 | falling | higher | 93 | 146.7 (133.3, 161.2) | 1.2 | -1.4 (-2.1, -0.7) |
| Pulaski County | 4 | stable | higher | 90 | 178.3 (161.8, 196.3) | 1.4 | 0.1 (-0.7, 0.8) |
| Madison County | 5 | falling | higher | 84 | 151.6 (137.1, 167.2) | 1.2 | -0.8 (-1.6, -0.2) |
| McCracken County | 4 | stable | higher | 80 | 146.1 (131.6, 162.0) | 1.2 | -0.5 (-1.2, 0.2) |
| Bullitt County | 5 | falling | higher | 77 | 141.7 (127.6, 157.1) | 1.1 | -1.0 (-1.7, -0.1) |
| Pike County | 5 | falling | higher | 75 | 170.7 (153.3, 189.7) | 1.4 | -3.0 (-6.8, -1.4) |
| Laurel County | 5 | falling | higher | 69 | 165.4 (148.0, 184.5) | 1.3 | -1.1 (-2.1, -0.1) |
| Christian County | 1 | rising | higher | 66 | 173.4 (154.8, 193.7) | 1.4 | 5.7 (0.9, 13.0) |
| Floyd County | 4 | stable | higher | 61 | 228.8 (202.9, 257.5) | 1.8 | -0.6 (-1.7, 0.5) |
| Boyd County | 5 | falling | higher | 61 | 156.2 (138.5, 175.8) | 1.2 | -1.4 (-2.1, -0.8) |
| Henderson County | 4 | stable | higher | 53 | 157.4 (138.4, 178.5) | 1.2 | -0.3 (-1.2, 0.6) |
| Franklin County | 8 | falling | similar | 51 | 131.8 (115.7, 149.6) | 1.0 | -2.6 (-4.6, -1.8) |
| Barren County | 4 | stable | higher | 49 | 148.1 (129.7, 168.6) | 1.2 | -0.6 (-1.5, 0.3) |
| Nelson County | 4 | stable | higher | 49 | 152.8 (133.9, 173.8) | 1.2 | -0.2 (-1.5, 1.1) |
| Hopkins County | 8 | falling | similar | 47 | 136.9 (119.5, 156.5) | 1.1 | -1.4 (-2.5, -0.4) |
| Knox County | 4 | stable | higher | 47 | 215.6 (188.1, 246.3) | 1.7 | 0.4 (-0.4, 1.3) |
| Greenup County | 5 | falling | higher | 46 | 151.7 (132.1, 173.8) | 1.2 | -1.2 (-2.0, -0.3) |
| Graves County | 4 | stable | higher | 46 | 168.8 (147.0, 193.3) | 1.3 | 0.2 (-1.1, 1.4) |
| Shelby County | 4 | stable | higher | 45 | 146.0 (127.2, 167.0) | 1.2 | -0.5 (-1.7, 0.7) |
| Scott County | 6 | stable | similar | 44 | 145.6 (126.6, 166.6) | 1.2 | -0.7 (-1.9, 0.5) |
| Clark County | 4 | stable | higher | 44 | 160.6 (139.5, 184.3) | 1.3 | -0.4 (-1.3, 0.5) |
| Perry County | 4 | stable | higher | 44 | 229.9 (199.3, 264.2) | 1.8 | 0.0 (-1.3, 1.3) |
| Jessamine County | 8 | falling | similar | 43 | 122.0 (105.9, 140.0) | 1.0 | -1.6 (-2.9, -0.3) |
| Calloway County | 4 | stable | higher | 43 | 172.8 (149.6, 198.9) | 1.4 | 4.3 (0.0, 11.1) |
| Harlan County | 4 | stable | higher | 42 | 205.3 (177.5, 236.8) | 1.6 | -0.7 (-2.0, 0.6) |
| Oldham County | 9 | falling | lower | 41 | 108.7 (94.1, 125.1) | 0.9 | -2.0 (-3.0, -0.8) |
| Whitley County | 4 | stable | higher | 40 | 170.3 (147.1, 196.4) | 1.3 | -0.4 (-1.9, 1.0) |
| Marshall County | 6 | stable | similar | 40 | 146.2 (125.9, 169.5) | 1.2 | -0.4 (-1.7, 1.0) |
| Bell County | 4 | stable | higher | 39 | 206.9 (177.9, 239.9) | 1.6 | 0.5 (-0.6, 1.7) |
| Carter County | 4 | stable | higher | 36 | 176.7 (151.4, 205.7) | 1.4 | -0.6 (-1.4, 0.3) |
| Muhlenberg County | 8 | falling | similar | 36 | 145.8 (124.4, 170.4) | 1.2 | -1.2 (-2.2, -0.2) |
| Boyle County | 6 | stable | similar | 35 | 149.0 (126.9, 174.4) | 1.2 | -1.0 (-2.4, 0.5) |
| Grayson County | 4 | stable | higher | 35 | 189.7 (161.7, 221.7) | 1.5 | 0.4 (-0.6, 1.4) |
| Lincoln County | 4 | stable | higher | 34 | 192.9 (164.1, 225.7) | 1.5 | 0.6 (-0.2, 1.5) |
| Clay County | 4 | stable | higher | 32 | 243.8 (206.5, 286.5) | 1.9 | 0.5 (-0.7, 1.7) |
| Taylor County | 4 | stable | higher | 32 | 169.6 (143.3, 199.7) | 1.3 | 0.1 (-1.6, 1.9) |
| Mercer County | 4 | stable | higher | 31 | 170.8 (144.0, 201.8) | 1.4 | -0.7 (-2.1, 0.8) |
| Logan County | 4 | stable | higher | 30 | 153.7 (129.5, 181.4) | 1.2 | -0.9 (-2.6, 0.7) |
| Johnson County | 4 | stable | higher | 29 | 185.8 (156.0, 220.1) | 1.5 | -0.4 (-1.3, 0.5) |
| Woodford County | 6 | stable | similar | 29 | 144.4 (121.0, 171.5) | 1.1 | 0.6 (-6.9, 13.6) |
| Russell County | 4 | stable | higher | 28 | 197.2 (164.3, 235.4) | 1.6 | 0.7 (-0.6, 2.0) |
| Montgomery County | 6 | stable | similar | 28 | 144.4 (121.0, 171.4) | 1.1 | -0.7 (-2.3, 1.0) |
| Ohio County | 4 | stable | higher | 27 | 158.1 (131.9, 188.5) | 1.3 | -0.8 (-2.4, 0.8) |
| Anderson County | 4 | stable | higher | 27 | 157.3 (131.4, 187.3) | 1.2 | -0.8 (-2.2, 0.7) |
| Bourbon County | 4 | stable | higher | 26 | 161.9 (134.5, 194.1) | 1.3 | -1.2 (-2.7, 0.3) |
| Meade County | 6 | stable | similar | 25 | 140.9 (116.8, 168.8) | 1.1 | -0.7 (-2.2, 0.9) |
| Letcher County | 6 | stable | similar | 25 | 150.8 (124.2, 182.0) | 1.2 | -1.3 (-2.7, 0.1) |
| Lawrence County | 4 | stable | higher | 24 | 216.3 (178.5, 260.5) | 1.7 | -0.3 (-1.8, 1.2) |
| Harrison County | 4 | stable | higher | 24 | 161.9 (134.0, 194.7) | 1.3 | 0.2 (-2.0, 2.4) |
| Breckinridge County | 8 | falling | similar | 24 | 150.1 (123.5, 181.5) | 1.2 | -1.5 (-2.6, -0.4) |
| Allen County | 6 | stable | similar | 23 | 154.8 (127.2, 187.2) | 1.2 | -0.6 (-3.0, 2.0) |
| Wayne County | 6 | stable | similar | 23 | 150.8 (123.1, 183.6) | 1.2 | -1.0 (-2.4, 0.4) |
| Grant County | 6 | stable | similar | 23 | 154.2 (126.7, 186.1) | 1.2 | -1.1 (-2.5, 0.3) |
| Rowan County | 4 | stable | higher | 23 | 155.7 (127.9, 188.2) | 1.2 | 0.1 (-2.0, 2.5) |
| Rockcastle County | 4 | stable | higher | 23 | 185.7 (152.0, 225.6) | 1.5 | -0.1 (-1.3, 1.0) |
| Hart County | 4 | stable | higher | 22 | 168.1 (137.2, 204.3) | 1.3 | -0.4 (-2.3, 1.6) |
| Marion County | 6 | stable | similar | 20 | 142.3 (115.2, 174.4) | 1.1 | -1.5 (-3.6, 0.7) |
| Mason County | 6 | stable | similar | 20 | 155.9 (126.1, 191.4) | 1.2 | -1.1 (-2.9, 0.5) |
| McCreary County | 4 | stable | higher | 20 | 189.4 (153.4, 232.1) | 1.5 | -0.9 (-2.8, 1.0) |
| Adair County | 6 | stable | similar | 20 | 146.8 (118.5, 180.6) | 1.2 | -0.6 (-2.2, 1.1) |
| Knott County | 4 | stable | higher | 20 | 190.5 (153.1, 235.4) | 1.5 | 0.9 (-1.0, 3.0) |
| Estill County | 4 | stable | higher | 19 | 183.6 (147.6, 226.9) | 1.5 | -0.2 (-2.1, 1.8) |
| Simpson County | 6 | stable | similar | 19 | 149.3 (120.1, 183.9) | 1.2 | -0.7 (-2.2, 0.9) |
| Fleming County | 4 | stable | higher | 19 | 177.6 (142.1, 219.8) | 1.4 | 1.1 (-0.7, 3.1) |
| Leslie County | 4 | stable | higher | 18 | 239.0 (191.3, 296.5) | 1.9 | 0.7 (-1.8, 3.3) |
| Casey County | 6 | stable | similar | 18 | 138.6 (110.7, 172.6) | 1.1 | -3.6 (-23.9, 0.8) |
| Garrard County | 6 | stable | similar | 18 | 139.6 (111.6, 173.3) | 1.1 | 0.2 (-1.3, 1.8) |
| Union County | 4 | stable | higher | 18 | 173.1 (138.1, 215.5) | 1.4 | -1.2 (-3.2, 0.6) |
| Caldwell County | 4 | stable | higher | 18 | 170.9 (135.5, 213.8) | 1.4 | -0.8 (-2.7, 1.0) |
| Green County | 4 | stable | higher | 18 | 190.6 (152.0, 237.7) | 1.5 | 0.6 (-1.4, 2.8) |
| Bath County | 4 | stable | higher | 17 | 195.7 (156.1, 243.2) | 1.5 | -0.6 (-3.0, 1.8) |
| Henry County | 6 | stable | similar | 17 | 152.1 (120.6, 190.2) | 1.2 | 0.1 (-1.6, 1.9) |
| Larue County | 4 | stable | higher | 17 | 173.1 (137.4, 216.0) | 1.4 | 0.4 (-1.3, 2.0) |
| Trigg County | 8 | falling | similar | 17 | 140.8 (111.7, 176.9) | 1.1 | -1.7 (-3.1, -0.3) |
| Butler County | 4 | stable | higher | 17 | 192.2 (151.9, 240.8) | 1.5 | 0.8 (-1.6, 3.3) |
| Edmonson County | 4 | stable | higher | 17 | 170.0 (134.3, 213.8) | 1.3 | 0.0 (-1.3, 1.3) |
| Powell County | 4 | stable | higher | 17 | 202.6 (160.3, 253.4) | 1.6 | -0.4 (-2.4, 1.6) |
| Todd County | 4 | stable | higher | 17 | 206.0 (163.2, 257.2) | 1.6 | 1.4 (-0.1, 3.1) |
| Morgan County | 4 | stable | higher | 16 | 195.4 (153.4, 246.5) | 1.5 | 0.4 (-1.5, 2.3) |
| Lewis County | 4 | stable | higher | 16 | 167.0 (131.2, 210.7) | 1.3 | -1.0 (-2.6, 0.6) |
| Monroe County | 4 | stable | higher | 16 | 191.3 (149.8, 242.0) | 1.5 | 0.9 (-0.7, 2.5) |
| Spencer County | 6 | stable | similar | 16 | 134.2 (104.8, 169.8) | 1.1 | -0.6 (-2.1, 1.2) |
| Breathitt County | 6 | stable | similar | 15 | 161.5 (126.1, 204.8) | 1.3 | -1.4 (-3.5, 0.4) |
| Metcalfe County | 4 | stable | higher | 15 | 190.5 (149.3, 241.3) | 1.5 | 0.0 (-1.9, 2.1) |
| Clinton County | 4 | stable | higher | 15 | 208.6 (163.2, 264.5) | 1.7 | 1.2 (-1.1, 3.7) |
| Pendleton County | 6 | stable | similar | 15 | 161.7 (126.3, 204.7) | 1.3 | 0.4 (-1.8, 2.8) |
| Martin County | 4 | stable | higher | 15 | 208.1 (161.5, 265.2) | 1.6 | 0.8 (-1.4, 3.1) |
| Webster County | 6 | stable | similar | 15 | 164.9 (128.3, 209.6) | 1.3 | 0.1 (-1.3, 1.6) |
| Jackson County | 6 | stable | similar | 13 | 142.0 (109.4, 182.4) | 1.1 | -0.7 (-2.9, 1.4) |
| Livingston County | 4 | stable | higher | 13 | 181.6 (138.4, 236.1) | 1.4 | -0.2 (-2.4, 1.9) |
| Washington County | 6 | stable | similar | 13 | 134.7 (102.7, 174.8) | 1.1 | -0.6 (-2.9, 1.8) |
| Magoffin County | 8 | falling | similar | 13 | 157.9 (120.2, 204.9) | 1.2 | -2.4 (-4.3, -0.6) |
| Crittenden County | 4 | stable | higher | 13 | 172.4 (131.8, 223.8) | 1.4 | -0.1 (-2.5, 2.2) |
| Cumberland County | 4 | stable | higher | 12 | 233.2 (176.9, 305.5) | 1.8 | 1.4 (-0.8, 3.8) |
| Ballard County | 4 | stable | higher | 12 | 180.9 (137.0, 237.5) | 1.4 | 11.8 (-0.9, 28.6) |
| Carroll County | 6 | stable | similar | 12 | 165.6 (124.7, 216.3) | 1.3 | -1.2 (-2.9, 0.5) |
| Lyon County | 6 | stable | similar | 12 | 161.4 (118.1, 219.7) | 1.3 | -0.4 (-3.3, 2.7) |
| McLean County | 6 | stable | similar | 11 | 161.7 (121.0, 213.5) | 1.3 | -0.1 (-1.6, 1.4) |
| Owen County | 6 | stable | similar | 11 | 131.3 (97.6, 174.3) | 1.0 | 0.1 (-1.7, 2.0) |
| Wolfe County | 4 | stable | higher | 10 | 216.4 (158.5, 290.4) | 1.7 | 0.8 (-2.1, 4.2) |
| Carlisle County | 4 | stable | higher | 10 | 266.8 (193.3, 362.1) | 2.1 | 2.8 (-0.3, 6.5) |
| Lee County | 5 | falling | higher | 10 | 184.6 (135.8, 248.9) | 1.5 | -2.2 (-3.5, -0.9) |
| Fulton County | 4 | stable | higher | 10 | 195.5 (141.6, 266.0) | 1.5 | -0.3 (-4.5, 1.1) |
| Bracken County | 6 | stable | similar | 9 | 163.2 (119.0, 219.9) | 1.3 | 0.3 (-2.0, 2.7) |
| Nicholas County | 6 | stable | similar | 9 | 176.6 (127.5, 239.9) | 1.4 | -0.4 (-2.5, 1.7) |
| Menifee County | 4 | stable | higher | 9 | 184.3 (131.1, 254.8) | 1.5 | 0.2 (-2.1, 2.8) |
| Hancock County | 6 | stable | similar | 8 | 132.2 (94.1, 182.1) | 1.0 | -0.7 (-2.6, 1.3) |
| Trimble County | 6 | stable | similar | 8 | 141.0 (100.1, 194.6) | 1.1 | -0.4 (-2.8, 2.0) |
| Gallatin County | 6 | stable | similar | 8 | 147.8 (104.6, 203.9) | 1.2 | -1.9 (-4.4, 0.5) |
| Elliott County | 6 | stable | similar | 8 | 135.6 (95.8, 191.0) | 1.1 | -1.9 (-4.6, 0.8) |
| Hickman County | 6 | stable | similar | 6 | 129.0 (87.8, 191.6) | 1.0 | 0.8 (-1.8, 3.6) |
| Owsley County | 4 | stable | higher | 6 | 202.5 (137.5, 292.4) | 1.6 | 0.2 (-3.2, 3.5) |
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Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/16/2026 10:23 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 03/16/2026 10:23 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.