Data Table for Rate/Trend Comparison by Cancer
Death Rate/Trend Comparison by Cancer, 2018-2022
Kentucky Counties versus United States
All Cancer Sites
All Races, Female
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 | - | fallingfalling | - | 285,526 | 126.4 (126.2, 126.6) | - | -1.3 (-1.4, -1.1) |
| Kentucky | - | fallingfalling | - | 4,743 | 153.0 (151.0, 155.0) | - | -1.0 (-1.2, -0.8) |
| Knox County | 1 | risingrising | higher | 46 | 213.9 (186.5, 244.7) | 1.7 | 0.7 (0.1, 1.4) |
| Leslie County | 1 | risingrising | higher | 18 | 229.3 (183.2, 285.2) | 1.8 | 1.5 (0.2, 3.1) |
| Lincoln County | 1 | risingrising | higher | 33 | 185.2 (157.6, 216.7) | 1.5 | 0.9 (0.3, 1.6) |
| Adair County | 4 | stablestable | higher | 22 | 164.2 (133.5, 200.4) | 1.3 | 0.3 (-0.7, 1.4) |
| Anderson County | 4 | stablestable | higher | 27 | 158.5 (132.3, 188.8) | 1.3 | 0.0 (-0.9, 1.0) |
| Barren County | 4 | stablestable | higher | 50 | 151.8 (133.2, 172.5) | 1.2 | -0.4 (-0.9, 0.2) |
| Bath County | 4 | stablestable | higher | 15 | 168.7 (132.0, 213.5) | 1.3 | -0.6 (-2.0, 0.9) |
| Bell County | 4 | stablestable | higher | 39 | 204.1 (175.6, 236.5) | 1.6 | -0.1 (-0.8, 0.5) |
| Bourbon County | 4 | stablestable | higher | 27 | 164.9 (137.5, 197.0) | 1.3 | -0.7 (-1.5, 0.2) |
| Boyle County | 4 | stablestable | higher | 38 | 165.6 (141.9, 192.6) | 1.3 | -0.7 (-1.5, 0.2) |
| Butler County | 4 | stablestable | higher | 19 | 228.1 (183.7, 281.0) | 1.8 | 0.5 (-0.6, 1.9) |
| Calloway County | 4 | stablestable | higher | 41 | 165.0 (142.4, 190.6) | 1.3 | 0.4 (-0.3, 1.1) |
| Clark County | 4 | stablestable | higher | 45 | 166.8 (145.3, 191.0) | 1.3 | -0.2 (-0.8, 0.4) |
| Clay County | 4 | stablestable | higher | 30 | 224.0 (188.8, 264.6) | 1.8 | 0.7 (0.0, 1.5) |
| Clinton County | 4 | stablestable | higher | 16 | 211.6 (166.4, 267.2) | 1.7 | 0.3 (-1.2, 2.0) |
| Cumberland County | 4 | stablestable | higher | 12 | 216.3 (163.6, 284.9) | 1.7 | 1.2 (-0.2, 2.8) |
| Estill County | 4 | stablestable | higher | 19 | 175.1 (140.5, 216.8) | 1.4 | 0.4 (-0.6, 1.4) |
| Fleming County | 4 | stablestable | higher | 19 | 189.9 (152.9, 233.8) | 1.5 | 0.6 (-0.4, 1.6) |
| Floyd County | 4 | stablestable | higher | 61 | 227.1 (201.4, 255.5) | 1.8 | -0.2 (-0.9, 0.5) |
| Grant County | 4 | stablestable | higher | 23 | 160.9 (132.3, 194.0) | 1.3 | -0.3 (-1.1, 0.5) |
| Graves County | 4 | stablestable | higher | 42 | 152.4 (132.0, 175.4) | 1.2 | -0.2 (-0.7, 0.4) |
| Grayson County | 4 | stablestable | higher | 34 | 181.5 (154.7, 212.2) | 1.4 | 0.1 (-0.5, 0.8) |
| Green County | 4 | stablestable | higher | 16 | 180.9 (142.8, 227.7) | 1.4 | 0.8 (-0.5, 2.3) |
| Hardin County | 4 | stablestable | higher | 109 | 155.1 (142.1, 169.0) | 1.2 | -0.4 (-0.8, 0.1) |
| Harlan County | 4 | stablestable | higher | 43 | 210.4 (182.2, 242.3) | 1.7 | 0.5 (-0.3, 1.4) |
| Hart County | 4 | stablestable | higher | 22 | 164.4 (134.2, 200.0) | 1.3 | -0.1 (-1.4, 1.5) |
| Henderson County | 4 | stablestable | higher | 53 | 156.4 (137.6, 177.5) | 1.2 | -0.4 (-1.0, 0.2) |
| Henry County | 4 | stablestable | higher | 18 | 164.1 (131.1, 203.8) | 1.3 | -0.2 (-1.1, 0.8) |
| Johnson County | 4 | stablestable | higher | 32 | 199.5 (168.7, 234.9) | 1.6 | 0.1 (-0.5, 0.8) |
| Knott County | 4 | stablestable | higher | 22 | 206.8 (168.0, 253.0) | 1.6 | 0.8 (-0.1, 1.8) |
| Larue County | 4 | stablestable | higher | 18 | 178.0 (141.9, 221.3) | 1.4 | -0.1 (-1.2, 1.0) |
| Laurel County | 4 | stablestable | higher | 66 | 156.6 (139.8, 175.0) | 1.2 | -0.4 (-1.1, 0.4) |
| Lawrence County | 4 | stablestable | higher | 23 | 196.0 (160.5, 237.8) | 1.5 | -0.2 (-0.9, 0.6) |
| Lee County | 4 | stablestable | higher | 9 | 186.4 (135.3, 253.7) | 1.5 | 0.0 (-1.4, 1.4) |
| Lewis County | 4 | stablestable | higher | 17 | 180.6 (142.8, 226.4) | 1.4 | -0.7 (-1.6, 0.2) |
| Livingston County | 4 | stablestable | higher | 13 | 181.7 (139.0, 235.8) | 1.4 | 0.3 (-0.8, 1.6) |
| Logan County | 4 | stablestable | higher | 31 | 158.4 (133.4, 187.1) | 1.3 | -0.4 (-1.3, 0.6) |
| Marshall County | 4 | stablestable | higher | 42 | 157.1 (135.8, 181.4) | 1.2 | -0.5 (-1.1, 0.2) |
| Martin County | 4 | stablestable | higher | 16 | 216.8 (169.7, 274.4) | 1.7 | 0.3 (-0.8, 1.5) |
| Mason County | 4 | stablestable | higher | 20 | 160.2 (129.8, 196.5) | 1.3 | -0.4 (-1.2, 0.5) |
| McCreary County | 4 | stablestable | higher | 20 | 191.3 (155.2, 234.1) | 1.5 | -0.9 (-1.8, 0.1) |
| Mercer County | 4 | stablestable | higher | 28 | 154.8 (129.5, 184.2) | 1.2 | -0.7 (-1.6, 0.2) |
| Metcalfe County | 4 | stablestable | higher | 15 | 185.1 (144.5, 235.2) | 1.5 | 0.8 (-0.5, 2.4) |
| Monroe County | 4 | stablestable | higher | 15 | 185.2 (143.6, 236.2) | 1.5 | 0.2 (-0.8, 1.3) |
| Montgomery County | 4 | stablestable | higher | 31 | 158.2 (133.7, 186.2) | 1.3 | -0.9 (-1.8, 0.1) |
| Morgan County | 4 | stablestable | higher | 16 | 192.8 (151.3, 243.2) | 1.5 | 0.2 (-1.1, 1.6) |
| Nelson County | 4 | stablestable | higher | 47 | 147.4 (128.8, 168.2) | 1.2 | -0.8 (-1.5, 0.0) |
| Ohio County | 4 | stablestable | higher | 31 | 182.1 (153.9, 214.5) | 1.4 | -0.4 (-1.4, 0.7) |
| Owsley County | 4 | stablestable | higher | 6 | 205.1 (139.0, 296.3) | 1.6 | 0.4 (-1.4, 2.2) |
| Perry County | 4 | stablestable | higher | 45 | 234.1 (203.5, 268.4) | 1.9 | 0.2 (-0.5, 1.0) |
| Powell County | 4 | stablestable | higher | 18 | 213.8 (171.2, 264.6) | 1.7 | -0.5 (-1.4, 0.6) |
| Pulaski County | 4 | stablestable | higher | 86 | 172.1 (155.7, 189.9) | 1.4 | -0.1 (-0.5, 0.4) |
| Rockcastle County | 4 | stablestable | higher | 23 | 193.2 (158.1, 234.6) | 1.5 | 0.5 (-0.3, 1.3) |
| Russell County | 4 | stablestable | higher | 25 | 180.3 (148.9, 217.1) | 1.4 | 0.2 (-0.6, 1.1) |
| Taylor County | 4 | stablestable | higher | 31 | 155.8 (131.1, 184.4) | 1.2 | 0.1 (-0.8, 1.2) |
| Todd County | 4 | stablestable | higher | 17 | 203.8 (161.5, 254.6) | 1.6 | 0.6 (-0.4, 1.7) |
| Union County | 4 | stablestable | higher | 18 | 171.7 (136.7, 214.3) | 1.4 | -0.7 (-1.7, 0.4) |
| Webster County | 4 | stablestable | higher | 17 | 191.3 (151.3, 239.5) | 1.5 | 0.1 (-0.9, 1.0) |
| Whitley County | 4 | stablestable | higher | 40 | 171.0 (147.8, 197.1) | 1.4 | -0.3 (-1.0, 0.5) |
| Wolfe County | 4 | stablestable | higher | 10 | 220.1 (161.6, 294.7) | 1.7 | -0.4 (-2.1, 1.5) |
| Woodford County | 4 | stablestable | higher | 31 | 152.3 (128.1, 180.2) | 1.2 | 0.9 (-1.9, 9.6) |
| Boyd County | 5 | fallingfalling | higher | 60 | 158.2 (140.1, 178.3) | 1.3 | -0.9 (-1.4, -0.4) |
| Campbell County | 5 | fallingfalling | higher | 91 | 142.8 (129.6, 157.1) | 1.1 | -1.3 (-1.7, -0.9) |
| Carter County | 5 | fallingfalling | higher | 35 | 167.7 (143.3, 195.7) | 1.3 | -1.1 (-1.7, -0.4) |
| Christian County | 5 | fallingfalling | higher | 63 | 162.1 (144.3, 181.6) | 1.3 | -0.5 (-1.0, 0.0) |
| Greenup County | 5 | fallingfalling | higher | 47 | 152.2 (132.7, 174.4) | 1.2 | -0.9 (-1.4, -0.4) |
| Hopkins County | 5 | fallingfalling | higher | 51 | 150.7 (132.4, 171.3) | 1.2 | -0.7 (-1.3, -0.2) |
| Jefferson County | 5 | fallingfalling | higher | 782 | 142.4 (137.8, 147.1) | 1.1 | -1.5 (-2.2, -1.3) |
| Kenton County | 5 | fallingfalling | higher | 148 | 139.3 (129.3, 150.1) | 1.1 | -5.0 (-11.0, -1.6) |
| Madison County | 5 | fallingfalling | higher | 79 | 145.2 (131.0, 160.7) | 1.1 | -1.0 (-4.9, 0.0) |
| Magoffin County | 5 | fallingfalling | higher | 14 | 171.6 (132.2, 220.1) | 1.4 | -1.2 (-2.2, 0.0) |
| McCracken County | 5 | fallingfalling | higher | 81 | 146.5 (131.9, 162.5) | 1.2 | -0.8 (-1.2, -0.4) |
| Pike County | 5 | fallingfalling | higher | 76 | 171.5 (154.1, 190.5) | 1.4 | -3.5 (-9.4, -1.0) |
| Warren County | 5 | fallingfalling | higher | 116 | 155.3 (142.7, 168.7) | 1.2 | -0.8 (-1.2, -0.3) |
| Allen County | 6 | stablestable | similar | 22 | 147.2 (120.4, 178.8) | 1.2 | -0.1 (-1.3, 1.3) |
| Ballard County | 6 | stablestable | similar | 10 | 154.2 (114.1, 207.2) | 1.2 | -1.1 (-2.2, 0.1) |
| Bracken County | 6 | stablestable | similar | 10 | 175.8 (129.9, 234.3) | 1.4 | 0.2 (-1.1, 1.6) |
| Breathitt County | 6 | stablestable | similar | 15 | 158.3 (123.2, 201.3) | 1.3 | -0.7 (-1.9, 0.5) |
| Caldwell County | 6 | stablestable | similar | 16 | 154.7 (121.3, 195.8) | 1.2 | -0.6 (-1.7, 0.5) |
| Carroll County | 6 | stablestable | similar | 11 | 148.5 (110.8, 196.1) | 1.2 | -0.8 (-1.9, 0.4) |
| Crittenden County | 6 | stablestable | similar | 12 | 158.7 (119.9, 208.6) | 1.3 | 0.2 (-1.3, 1.8) |
| Edmonson County | 6 | stablestable | similar | 15 | 154.2 (120.5, 196.1) | 1.2 | -0.5 (-1.3, 0.5) |
| Elliott County | 6 | stablestable | similar | 8 | 144.8 (103.3, 202.0) | 1.1 | -0.3 (-1.9, 1.5) |
| Fulton County | 6 | stablestable | similar | 9 | 180.2 (127.9, 249.4) | 1.4 | -0.8 (-1.8, 0.1) |
| Gallatin County | 6 | stablestable | similar | 8 | 181.1 (123.4, 255.6) | 1.4 | 0.1 (-1.6, 2.1) |
| Garrard County | 6 | stablestable | similar | 19 | 155.2 (124.8, 191.6) | 1.2 | -0.5 (-1.4, 0.5) |
| Harrison County | 6 | stablestable | similar | 23 | 153.2 (125.7, 185.7) | 1.2 | -0.7 (-1.8, 0.5) |
| Hickman County | 6 | stablestable | similar | 6 | 119.6 (80.1, 180.7) | 0.9 | -0.4 (-1.9, 1.1) |
| Jackson County | 6 | stablestable | similar | 12 | 135.0 (102.8, 175.1) | 1.1 | -0.6 (-1.9, 0.7) |
| Lyon County | 6 | stablestable | similar | 11 | 152.6 (112.6, 207.7) | 1.2 | -0.4 (-1.8, 1.3) |
| Meade County | 6 | stablestable | similar | 25 | 139.3 (115.7, 166.7) | 1.1 | -1.0 (-1.9, 0.1) |
| Menifee County | 6 | stablestable | similar | 8 | 169.8 (118.9, 238.6) | 1.3 | -1.0 (-2.5, 0.8) |
| Nicholas County | 6 | stablestable | similar | 9 | 178.2 (129.5, 240.8) | 1.4 | -0.3 (-1.6, 1.2) |
| Owen County | 6 | stablestable | similar | 11 | 130.3 (96.8, 173.0) | 1.0 | -0.9 (-2.0, 0.2) |
| Pendleton County | 6 | stablestable | similar | 13 | 141.6 (108.7, 182.1) | 1.1 | -0.6 (-1.8, 0.6) |
| Rowan County | 6 | stablestable | similar | 22 | 150.5 (123.5, 182.1) | 1.2 | 0.2 (-0.8, 1.4) |
| Simpson County | 6 | stablestable | similar | 20 | 147.4 (118.9, 181.2) | 1.2 | -3.5 (-14.9, 0.0) |
| Spencer County | 6 | stablestable | similar | 15 | 135.5 (105.3, 172.0) | 1.1 | -1.0 (-2.0, 0.1) |
| Trigg County | 6 | stablestable | similar | 17 | 143.0 (113.0, 180.1) | 1.1 | -0.7 (-1.8, 0.5) |
| Trimble County | 6 | stablestable | similar | 8 | 151.8 (108.2, 208.6) | 1.2 | -0.3 (-1.9, 1.5) |
| Washington County | 6 | stablestable | similar | 14 | 140.8 (108.7, 181.0) | 1.1 | -0.6 (-2.0, 0.9) |
| Wayne County | 6 | stablestable | similar | 22 | 149.0 (120.9, 182.4) | 1.2 | -0.6 (-1.5, 0.4) |
| Boone County | 8 | fallingfalling | similar | 97 | 118.7 (108.2, 130.0) | 0.9 | -1.7 (-2.2, -1.0) |
| Breckinridge County | 8 | fallingfalling | similar | 23 | 151.8 (124.9, 183.7) | 1.2 | -1.0 (-1.8, -0.3) |
| Bullitt County | 8 | fallingfalling | similar | 75 | 138.0 (124.2, 153.2) | 1.1 | -0.8 (-1.3, -0.1) |
| Casey County | 8 | fallingfalling | similar | 19 | 140.5 (112.6, 174.4) | 1.1 | -3.7 (-22.1, -0.5) |
| Daviess County | 8 | fallingfalling | similar | 101 | 138.1 (125.9, 151.2) | 1.1 | -0.7 (-1.2, -0.2) |
| Fayette County | 8 | fallingfalling | similar | 244 | 124.6 (117.6, 132.0) | 1.0 | -1.5 (-1.8, -1.1) |
| Franklin County | 8 | fallingfalling | similar | 52 | 134.2 (118.1, 152.3) | 1.1 | -1.4 (-2.0, -0.8) |
| Jessamine County | 8 | fallingfalling | similar | 45 | 126.4 (110.0, 144.8) | 1.0 | -1.3 (-2.0, -0.5) |
| Letcher County | 8 | fallingfalling | similar | 23 | 140.8 (115.0, 171.3) | 1.1 | -9.4 (-21.9, -0.9) |
| Marion County | 8 | fallingfalling | similar | 19 | 132.6 (106.4, 164.0) | 1.0 | -1.5 (-2.7, -0.3) |
| McLean County | 8 | fallingfalling | similar | 11 | 150.1 (112.3, 198.7) | 1.2 | -1.3 (-2.3, -0.4) |
| Muhlenberg County | 8 | fallingfalling | similar | 35 | 145.5 (124.0, 170.1) | 1.2 | -1.8 (-9.1, -0.5) |
| Oldham County | 8 | fallingfalling | similar | 43 | 112.6 (97.6, 129.3) | 0.9 | -1.1 (-1.8, -0.1) |
| Scott County | 8 | fallingfalling | similar | 43 | 144.9 (125.9, 166.0) | 1.1 | -1.2 (-1.9, -0.4) |
| Shelby County | 8 | fallingfalling | similar | 43 | 138.7 (120.4, 159.2) | 1.1 | -1.0 (-1.8, -0.1) |
| Carlisle County |
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** | higher | 10 | 257.3 (185.8, 350.6) | 2.0 |
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| Hancock County |
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** | similar | 10 | 163.1 (120.2, 218.0) | 1.3 |
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Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 07/02/2025 2:07 am.
* Data has been suppressed to ensure confidentiality and stability of rate and trend estimates.
** Data are too sparse to provide stable estimates of annual rates needed to calculate trend.
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 5.3.0. 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).
Data for the following has been suppressed to ensure confidentiality and stability of rate and trend estimates:
Robertson County
Trend for the following could not be reliably determined due to small number of deaths per year:
Carlisle County, Hancock 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 does not include Puerto Rico.
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 07/02/2025 2:07 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
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.
** Data are too sparse to provide stable estimates of annual rates needed to calculate trend.
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 5.3.0. 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).
Data for the following has been suppressed to ensure confidentiality and stability of rate and trend estimates:
Robertson County
Trend for the following could not be reliably determined due to small number of deaths per year:
Carlisle County, Hancock 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 does not include Puerto Rico.