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Data Table for Rate/Trend Comparison by Cancer

Death Rate/Trend Comparison by Cancer, 2016-2020

Kentucky Counties versus United States

All Cancer Sites

All Races, Male

Sorted by priority index
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 falling trend - 315,770 177.5 (177.2, 177.8) - -2.2 (-2.5, -2.0)
Kentucky - falling falling trend - 5,419 220.3 (217.6, 223.0) - -3.0 (-4.6, -1.4)
Anderson County 4 stable stable trend higher 33 283.3 (239.2, 333.1) 1.6 -0.4 (-1.4, 0.5)
Bath County 4 stable stable trend higher 21 272.2 (221.1, 332.3) 1.5 0.2 (-0.8, 1.1)
Bourbon County 4 stable stable trend higher 27 220.4 (184.1, 262.3) 1.2 -0.3 (-2.5, 2.1)
Breathitt County 4 stable stable trend higher 23 307.3 (250.1, 374.1) 1.7 0.7 (-0.7, 2.0)
Carroll County 4 stable stable trend higher 18 281.5 (224.7, 348.8) 1.6 -0.3 (-1.4, 0.8)
Casey County 4 stable stable trend higher 28 279.8 (233.7, 333.0) 1.6 -0.1 (-1.0, 0.8)
Clay County 4 stable stable trend higher 32 302.3 (254.5, 356.3) 1.7 0.3 (-0.7, 1.4)
Cumberland County 4 stable stable trend higher 13 262.6 (201.0, 340.0) 1.5 -0.8 (-2.3, 0.7)
Estill County 4 stable stable trend higher 24 261.3 (214.4, 316.1) 1.5 -0.6 (-1.5, 0.3)
Fleming County 4 stable stable trend higher 24 275.0 (226.7, 331.2) 1.5 -0.6 (-1.4, 0.1)
Fulton County 4 stable stable trend higher 11 257.2 (191.5, 340.5) 1.4 -0.8 (-1.8, 0.2)
Grayson County 4 stable stable trend higher 41 259.4 (223.5, 299.6) 1.5 0.2 (-0.3, 0.8)
Harlan County 4 stable stable trend higher 49 305.7 (266.9, 348.7) 1.7 -0.3 (-0.9, 0.3)
Harrison County 4 stable stable trend higher 29 255.1 (213.7, 302.5) 1.4 -0.2 (-1.0, 0.6)
Hart County 4 stable stable trend higher 29 274.9 (229.6, 326.7) 1.5 -0.4 (-1.1, 0.3)
Henry County 4 stable stable trend higher 24 256.4 (209.6, 310.8) 1.4 -0.4 (-1.4, 0.6)
Jackson County 4 stable stable trend higher 20 225.8 (181.4, 278.6) 1.3 -1.0 (-2.0, 0.1)
Lawrence County 4 stable stable trend higher 26 281.8 (232.7, 338.4) 1.6 -0.1 (-0.8, 0.6)
Lee County 4 stable stable trend higher 13 290.6 (222.2, 374.5) 1.6 -0.7 (-1.9, 0.6)
Letcher County 4 stable stable trend higher 41 291.6 (251.0, 337.3) 1.6 -0.8 (-1.5, 0.0)
Lewis County 4 stable stable trend higher 25 277.3 (229.8, 332.6) 1.6 0.1 (-0.9, 1.1)
Livingston County 4 stable stable trend higher 19 266.1 (213.8, 329.6) 1.5 -0.7 (-1.7, 0.3)
Magoffin County 4 stable stable trend higher 20 257.6 (207.7, 316.5) 1.5 -0.6 (-1.7, 0.5)
Marshall County 4 stable stable trend higher 52 241.6 (212.3, 274.2) 1.4 -0.7 (-1.3, 0.0)
Menifee County 4 stable stable trend higher 13 307.2 (233.2, 399.0) 1.7 -0.5 (-2.0, 0.9)
Monroe County 4 stable stable trend higher 19 277.2 (221.7, 343.1) 1.6 -0.4 (-1.5, 0.8)
Morgan County 4 stable stable trend higher 21 268.6 (217.9, 327.9) 1.5 0.6 (-0.4, 1.5)
Nicholas County 4 stable stable trend higher 11 251.6 (188.4, 330.4) 1.4 -0.8 (-2.0, 0.3)
Owsley County 4 stable stable trend higher 9 290.4 (208.3, 397.4) 1.6 -0.1 (-1.3, 1.2)
Pendleton County 4 stable stable trend higher 21 236.4 (190.6, 290.2) 1.3 -1.1 (-2.2, 0.0)
Perry County 4 stable stable trend higher 48 294.4 (257.3, 335.6) 1.7 -0.6 (-1.3, 0.2)
Powell County 4 stable stable trend higher 21 290.2 (234.4, 355.8) 1.6 -0.9 (-1.8, 0.1)
Russell County 4 stable stable trend higher 33 287.4 (243.9, 336.9) 1.6 -0.4 (-1.3, 0.6)
Simpson County 4 stable stable trend higher 26 258.8 (215.1, 309.0) 1.5 0.0 (-1.1, 1.1)
Taylor County 4 stable stable trend higher 34 231.0 (196.7, 269.7) 1.3 -0.4 (-1.1, 0.4)
Union County 4 stable stable trend higher 20 261.4 (209.3, 322.6) 1.5 -0.6 (-1.6, 0.4)
Washington County 4 stable stable trend higher 19 266.5 (213.5, 329.2) 1.5 -0.9 (-2.1, 0.3)
Whitley County 4 stable stable trend higher 60 305.4 (270.8, 343.3) 1.7 -0.3 (-1.0, 0.3)
Wolfe County 4 stable stable trend higher 12 284.7 (213.6, 372.6) 1.6 -0.3 (-1.7, 1.1)
Barren County 5 falling falling trend higher 64 263.0 (234.0, 294.6) 1.5 -0.7 (-1.3, -0.1)
Bell County 5 falling falling trend higher 39 229.0 (197.0, 265.0) 1.3 -1.5 (-2.2, -0.8)
Boyd County 5 falling falling trend higher 73 242.7 (217.8, 269.8) 1.4 -1.4 (-1.9, -0.9)
Boyle County 5 falling falling trend higher 38 208.0 (179.1, 240.4) 1.2 -2.0 (-2.7, -1.2)
Butler County 5 falling falling trend higher 23 279.0 (228.1, 338.5) 1.6 -1.6 (-2.5, -0.6)
Campbell County 5 falling falling trend higher 101 199.2 (181.6, 218.0) 1.1 -1.9 (-2.3, -1.5)
Carter County 5 falling falling trend higher 41 238.3 (206.1, 274.5) 1.3 -1.3 (-1.9, -0.6)
Christian County 5 falling falling trend higher 68 231.2 (206.9, 257.4) 1.3 -1.3 (-1.7, -0.8)
Clark County 5 falling falling trend higher 45 207.3 (180.4, 237.3) 1.2 -7.7 (-14.1, -0.8)
Crittenden County 5 falling falling trend higher 15 244.5 (191.3, 309.3) 1.4 -1.2 (-2.3, -0.1)
Daviess County 5 falling falling trend higher 116 206.5 (189.7, 224.4) 1.2 -1.8 (-2.2, -1.5)
Floyd County 5 falling falling trend higher 54 253.2 (222.5, 287.0) 1.4 -0.8 (-1.4, -0.2)
Franklin County 5 falling falling trend higher 61 216.1 (191.8, 242.8) 1.2 -1.6 (-2.2, -1.0)
Gallatin County 5 falling falling trend higher 12 274.0 (201.1, 363.9) 1.5 -1.6 (-2.7, -0.5)
Graves County 5 falling falling trend higher 47 208.7 (182.4, 237.9) 1.2 -1.1 (-1.7, -0.5)
Greenup County 5 falling falling trend higher 55 234.4 (207.1, 264.7) 1.3 -1.3 (-1.9, -0.6)
Hardin County 5 falling falling trend higher 118 220.4 (202.4, 239.6) 1.2 -1.3 (-1.7, -0.8)
Henderson County 5 falling falling trend higher 60 227.8 (202.0, 256.2) 1.3 -1.1 (-1.7, -0.4)
Hopkins County 5 falling falling trend higher 68 248.4 (222.0, 277.3) 1.4 -1.2 (-1.8, -0.6)
Jefferson County 5 falling falling trend higher 811 201.2 (194.9, 207.7) 1.1 -2.4 (-2.6, -2.1)
Johnson County 5 falling falling trend higher 34 249.2 (211.5, 292.0) 1.4 -1.1 (-1.8, -0.4)
Kenton County 5 falling falling trend higher 164 200.1 (186.0, 215.0) 1.1 -1.8 (-2.2, -1.4)
Knox County 5 falling falling trend higher 49 267.0 (233.8, 303.9) 1.5 -1.4 (-2.1, -0.6)
Larue County 5 falling falling trend higher 20 231.3 (186.6, 284.1) 1.3 -1.0 (-2.0, 0.0)
Laurel County 5 falling falling trend higher 84 240.7 (217.5, 265.7) 1.4 -0.8 (-1.5, -0.2)
Leslie County 5 falling falling trend higher 18 272.8 (217.1, 339.5) 1.5 -1.0 (-2.0, 0.0)
Lincoln County 5 falling falling trend higher 40 267.8 (231.1, 308.9) 1.5 -0.9 (-1.5, -0.3)
Logan County 5 falling falling trend higher 40 241.3 (208.2, 278.4) 1.4 -1.1 (-1.6, -0.6)
Madison County 5 falling falling trend higher 92 212.2 (192.6, 233.3) 1.2 -1.5 (-2.1, -0.8)
Marion County 5 falling falling trend higher 24 226.4 (185.7, 273.5) 1.3 -1.2 (-2.3, 0.0)
Mason County 5 falling falling trend higher 24 246.5 (202.5, 297.4) 1.4 -0.9 (-1.7, -0.2)
McCracken County 5 falling falling trend higher 83 204.2 (184.7, 225.4) 1.2 -1.6 (-2.0, -1.2)
McCreary County 5 falling falling trend higher 27 279.3 (232.4, 332.8) 1.6 -1.1 (-2.0, -0.2)
Meade County 5 falling falling trend higher 39 246.0 (211.0, 285.4) 1.4 -1.3 (-2.1, -0.5)
Mercer County 5 falling falling trend higher 33 255.8 (216.2, 300.9) 1.4 -1.1 (-1.8, -0.3)
Montgomery County 5 falling falling trend higher 43 282.5 (244.9, 324.4) 1.6 -0.8 (-1.5, -0.1)
Muhlenberg County 5 falling falling trend higher 42 221.1 (191.5, 254.2) 1.2 -1.5 (-2.2, -0.8)
Nelson County 5 falling falling trend higher 56 242.2 (213.0, 274.3) 1.4 -1.9 (-2.6, -1.2)
Ohio County 5 falling falling trend higher 35 236.1 (201.4, 275.2) 1.3 -1.1 (-1.7, -0.4)
Pike County 5 falling falling trend higher 97 261.3 (237.6, 287.0) 1.5 -0.9 (-1.3, -0.5)
Pulaski County 5 falling falling trend higher 96 241.7 (219.8, 265.3) 1.4 -0.7 (-1.2, -0.3)
Rowan County 5 falling falling trend higher 25 218.6 (181.2, 261.6) 1.2 -5.1 (-8.6, -1.5)
Warren County 5 falling falling trend higher 118 200.8 (184.4, 218.3) 1.1 -1.8 (-2.2, -1.3)
Wayne County 5 falling falling trend higher 36 238.8 (204.4, 278.1) 1.3 -0.8 (-1.6, 0.0)
Webster County 5 falling falling trend higher 19 247.8 (199.2, 305.2) 1.4 -1.5 (-2.4, -0.5)
Carlisle County 6 stable stable trend similar 8 250.1 (174.0, 350.3) 1.4 -0.3 (-1.6, 1.0)
Clinton County 6 stable stable trend similar 15 223.0 (174.0, 282.6) 1.3 -1.0 (-1.9, 0.0)
Green County 6 stable stable trend similar 16 205.1 (162.0, 257.6) 1.2 -0.6 (-1.7, 0.5)
Hancock County 6 stable stable trend similar 11 222.9 (166.1, 293.1) 1.3 -1.7 (-3.5, 0.1)
Hickman County 6 stable stable trend similar 8 229.8 (165.2, 317.5) 1.3 -0.2 (-1.5, 1.2)
McLean County 6 stable stable trend similar 14 223.4 (172.9, 285.5) 1.3 -0.8 (-2.1, 0.6)
Metcalfe County 6 stable stable trend similar 14 213.1 (164.9, 272.0) 1.2 -1.1 (-2.3, 0.1)
Robertson County 6 stable stable trend similar 3 185.7 (107.3, 313.8) 1.0 -1.4 (-3.2, 0.4)
Trimble County 6 stable stable trend similar 12 220.9 (167.5, 287.2) 1.2 -1.0 (-2.4, 0.3)
Adair County 8 falling falling trend similar 25 202.3 (167.3, 242.9) 1.1 -1.8 (-2.7, -0.9)
Allen County 8 falling falling trend similar 26 203.9 (169.5, 243.5) 1.1 -1.2 (-2.1, -0.4)
Ballard County 8 falling falling trend similar 13 232.5 (177.5, 301.0) 1.3 -2.0 (-3.1, -1.0)
Boone County 8 falling falling trend similar 110 177.5 (162.3, 193.8) 1.0 -2.1 (-2.7, -1.6)
Bracken County 8 falling falling trend similar 10 195.0 (141.6, 262.7) 1.1 -2.0 (-3.3, -0.7)
Breckinridge County 8 falling falling trend similar 28 201.5 (168.3, 239.8) 1.1 -1.5 (-2.3, -0.7)
Bullitt County 8 falling falling trend similar 79 178.1 (160.1, 197.5) 1.0 -2.6 (-3.1, -2.0)
Caldwell County 8 falling falling trend similar 16 194.5 (153.9, 243.5) 1.1 -1.4 (-2.2, -0.5)
Calloway County 8 falling falling trend similar 44 198.4 (172.7, 227.1) 1.1 -0.9 (-1.3, -0.4)
Edmonson County 8 falling falling trend similar 16 179.6 (141.3, 226.5) 1.0 -2.3 (-3.1, -1.4)
Elliott County 8 falling falling trend similar 9 162.1 (116.8, 221.0) 0.9 -3.0 (-4.5, -1.5)
Fayette County 8 falling falling trend similar 259 182.7 (172.6, 193.3) 1.0 -2.2 (-2.4, -1.9)
Garrard County 8 falling falling trend similar 22 198.6 (161.7, 241.8) 1.1 -1.0 (-2.0, -0.1)
Grant County 8 falling falling trend similar 26 207.4 (170.9, 249.2) 1.2 -2.0 (-3.0, -1.0)
Jessamine County 8 falling falling trend similar 55 185.2 (163.5, 209.1) 1.0 -2.1 (-2.7, -1.5)
Knott County 8 falling falling trend similar 21 211.2 (169.9, 260.1) 1.2 -1.1 (-2.1, -0.1)
Lyon County 8 falling falling trend similar 13 179.4 (136.9, 234.2) 1.0 -2.3 (-3.6, -1.0)
Martin County 8 falling falling trend similar 15 230.3 (179.7, 291.1) 1.3 -1.5 (-2.5, -0.5)
Oldham County 8 falling falling trend similar 58 179.9 (158.4, 203.5) 1.0 -2.1 (-2.7, -1.5)
Owen County 8 falling falling trend similar 12 182.9 (137.4, 239.4) 1.0 -1.7 (-3.0, -0.5)
Rockcastle County 8 falling falling trend similar 21 209.5 (170.2, 255.7) 1.2 -1.3 (-2.0, -0.6)
Scott County 8 falling falling trend similar 41 173.8 (149.3, 201.0) 1.0 -2.1 (-2.9, -1.3)
Shelby County 8 falling falling trend similar 49 191.4 (167.3, 218.1) 1.1 -1.7 (-2.4, -0.9)
Spencer County 8 falling falling trend similar 22 207.5 (167.8, 254.0) 1.2 -1.6 (-2.5, -0.7)
Todd County 8 falling falling trend similar 16 223.0 (175.6, 279.8) 1.3 -1.9 (-3.0, -0.8)
Trigg County 8 falling falling trend similar 22 187.8 (152.8, 229.8) 1.1 -2.5 (-3.4, -1.6)
Woodford County 8 falling falling trend similar 30 181.5 (152.0, 215.3) 1.0 -1.8 (-2.8, -0.9)
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/28/2024 8:12 am.

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

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 Version 4.8.0.0. 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 (19 age groups: <1, 1-4, 5-9, ... , 80-84, 85+). The Healthy People 2020 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 does not include Puerto Rico.

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