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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, Female

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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 - 283,896 128.7 (128.5, 129.0) - -1.9 (-2.2, -1.7)
Kentucky - falling falling trend - 4,740 155.3 (153.3, 157.3) - -1.1 (-1.2, -0.9)
Woodford County 6 stable stable trend similar 26 138.2 (114.9, 165.3) 1.1 0.7 (-2.8, 4.2)
Wolfe County 4 stable stable trend higher 12 226.3 (171.3, 295.3) 1.8 -0.8 (-2.5, 0.9)
Whitley County 4 stable stable trend higher 45 188.7 (164.4, 215.8) 1.5 -0.2 (-1.0, 0.6)
Webster County 4 stable stable trend higher 16 170.2 (133.5, 214.7) 1.3 -0.2 (-1.2, 0.9)
Wayne County 6 stable stable trend similar 23 150.3 (122.4, 183.2) 1.2 -0.5 (-1.3, 0.3)
Washington County 6 stable stable trend similar 15 158.4 (124.0, 200.7) 1.2 -0.5 (-1.8, 0.8)
Warren County 5 falling falling trend higher 111 153.9 (141.1, 167.5) 1.2 -0.7 (-1.1, -0.3)
Union County 6 stable stable trend similar 16 156.8 (123.2, 197.8) 1.2 -0.8 (-1.9, 0.3)
Trimble County 6 stable stable trend similar 7 133.6 (92.3, 188.3) 1.0 -0.5 (-2.1, 1.1)
Trigg County 6 stable stable trend similar 18 154.3 (122.8, 192.7) 1.2 -0.7 (-1.8, 0.4)
Todd County 4 stable stable trend higher 16 203.2 (160.7, 254.2) 1.6 0.2 (-1.0, 1.4)
Taylor County 4 stable stable trend higher 35 187.3 (159.5, 219.0) 1.5 0.5 (-0.4, 1.3)
Spencer County 8 falling falling trend similar 13 123.3 (94.0, 159.1) 1.0 -1.3 (-2.3, -0.3)
Simpson County 4 stable stable trend higher 20 161.0 (130.6, 197.0) 1.3 0.5 (-0.4, 1.3)
Shelby County 8 falling falling trend similar 44 141.5 (123.0, 162.1) 1.1 -1.2 (-2.0, -0.5)
Scott County 5 falling falling trend higher 44 151.2 (131.6, 172.9) 1.2 -1.4 (-2.1, -0.7)
Russell County 4 stable stable trend higher 24 169.9 (139.7, 205.6) 1.3 0.1 (-0.7, 1.0)
Rowan County 4 stable stable trend higher 23 160.3 (131.8, 193.5) 1.2 0.3 (-0.8, 1.4)
Rockcastle County 4 stable stable trend higher 20 164.6 (132.7, 202.7) 1.3 0.3 (-0.6, 1.2)
Robertson County
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3 or fewer
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Pulaski County 4 stable stable trend higher 84 172.0 (155.5, 190.0) 1.3 -0.1 (-0.4, 0.3)
Powell County 4 stable stable trend higher 15 188.5 (147.5, 238.2) 1.5 -0.5 (-1.5, 0.6)
Pike County 4 stable stable trend higher 79 180.5 (162.5, 200.2) 1.4 0.1 (-0.4, 0.5)
Perry County 4 stable stable trend higher 44 244.4 (212.1, 280.5) 1.9 0.3 (-0.4, 1.0)
Pendleton County 4 stable stable trend higher 16 169.0 (133.2, 212.3) 1.3 -0.5 (-1.7, 0.7)
Owsley County 6 stable stable trend similar 6 173.6 (115.6, 254.8) 1.3 -0.1 (-1.7, 1.5)
Owen County 6 stable stable trend similar 11 137.4 (102.4, 182.0) 1.1 -0.9 (-2.0, 0.3)
Oldham County 8 falling falling trend similar 44 123.3 (107.1, 141.4) 1.0 -1.0 (-1.7, -0.2)
Ohio County 4 stable stable trend higher 28 168.5 (141.0, 200.3) 1.3 -0.5 (-1.4, 0.4)
Nicholas County 6 stable stable trend similar 8 155.8 (109.4, 217.0) 1.2 -0.4 (-1.9, 1.0)
Nelson County 5 falling falling trend higher 45 148.7 (129.6, 170.1) 1.2 -0.8 (-1.6, -0.1)
Muhlenberg County 4 stable stable trend higher 37 152.8 (130.8, 178.0) 1.2 -0.5 (-1.1, 0.2)
Morgan County 4 stable stable trend higher 16 192.7 (151.6, 242.9) 1.5 0.2 (-1.0, 1.5)
Montgomery County 4 stable stable trend higher 31 161.9 (137.0, 190.4) 1.3 -0.9 (-1.8, 0.1)
Monroe County 4 stable stable trend higher 15 192.9 (150.3, 245.2) 1.5 0.3 (-0.6, 1.3)
Metcalfe County 4 stable stable trend higher 16 205.2 (162.6, 257.4) 1.6 1.3 (-0.1, 2.6)
Mercer County 6 stable stable trend similar 26 147.5 (122.9, 176.4) 1.1 -0.5 (-1.3, 0.3)
Menifee County 6 stable stable trend similar 8 150.9 (107.2, 210.6) 1.2 -1.3 (-2.8, 0.3)
Meade County 4 stable stable trend higher 26 158.9 (132.4, 189.3) 1.2 -0.6 (-1.6, 0.4)
McLean County 5 falling falling trend higher 12 173.4 (132.4, 225.1) 1.3 -1.3 (-2.2, -0.3)
McCreary County 5 falling falling trend higher 19 176.2 (141.8, 217.2) 1.4 -1.2 (-2.2, -0.1)
McCracken County 8 falling falling trend similar 77 141.9 (127.3, 157.9) 1.1 -0.9 (-1.3, -0.5)
Mason County 4 stable stable trend higher 21 166.7 (135.5, 203.7) 1.3 -0.2 (-1.1, 0.6)
Martin County 4 stable stable trend higher 17 236.3 (187.1, 295.7) 1.8 0.3 (-1.0, 1.6)
Marshall County 4 stable stable trend higher 42 158.6 (136.9, 183.4) 1.2 -0.6 (-1.3, 0.1)
Marion County 8 falling falling trend similar 20 141.1 (113.6, 173.8) 1.1 -1.4 (-2.5, -0.2)
Magoffin County 8 falling falling trend similar 13 156.8 (120.7, 201.5) 1.2 -1.5 (-2.7, -0.3)
Madison County 5 falling falling trend higher 77 145.8 (131.4, 161.5) 1.1 -2.0 (-3.6, -0.3)
Lyon County 6 stable stable trend similar 11 151.2 (110.1, 207.8) 1.2 -0.3 (-1.8, 1.3)
Logan County 4 stable stable trend higher 33 165.7 (140.5, 194.6) 1.3 -0.3 (-1.1, 0.6)
Livingston County 6 stable stable trend similar 13 160.7 (122.4, 209.8) 1.2 0.2 (-1.1, 1.5)
Lincoln County 4 stable stable trend higher 30 163.9 (138.4, 193.3) 1.3 0.6 (-0.1, 1.3)
Lewis County 4 stable stable trend higher 16 173.1 (136.4, 217.6) 1.3 -0.6 (-1.5, 0.3)
Letcher County 5 falling falling trend higher 28 165.4 (138.5, 196.6) 1.3 -0.7 (-1.4, -0.1)
Leslie County 1 rising rising trend higher 17 232.3 (184.2, 290.7) 1.8 1.7 (0.3, 3.0)
Lee County 8 falling falling trend similar 8 160.5 (113.6, 223.6) 1.2 -3.5 (-5.5, -1.5)
Lawrence County 4 stable stable trend higher 22 195.4 (159.3, 238.0) 1.5 -0.2 (-0.9, 0.6)
Laurel County 4 stable stable trend higher 69 167.5 (150.0, 186.6) 1.3 -0.2 (-0.9, 0.4)
Larue County 4 stable stable trend higher 17 169.3 (134.7, 211.1) 1.3 -0.2 (-1.3, 0.9)
Knox County 4 stable stable trend higher 45 206.7 (179.8, 236.7) 1.6 0.6 (0.0, 1.2)
Knott County 4 stable stable trend higher 23 202.7 (166.1, 245.9) 1.6 0.5 (-0.4, 1.4)
Kenton County 5 falling falling trend higher 159 153.6 (142.9, 165.0) 1.2 -1.0 (-1.4, -0.7)
Johnson County 4 stable stable trend higher 36 226.4 (193.8, 263.4) 1.8 0.4 (-0.2, 1.0)
Jessamine County 8 falling falling trend similar 44 129.7 (112.7, 148.6) 1.0 -1.4 (-2.2, -0.6)
Jefferson County 5 falling falling trend higher 784 145.1 (140.5, 149.9) 1.1 -1.6 (-1.9, -1.2)
Jackson County 6 stable stable trend similar 15 161.9 (126.9, 204.7) 1.3 -0.5 (-1.6, 0.7)
Hopkins County 5 falling falling trend higher 55 160.4 (141.4, 181.6) 1.2 -0.7 (-1.3, -0.1)
Hickman County 6 stable stable trend similar 7 146.1 (99.0, 215.5) 1.1 -0.1 (-1.5, 1.3)
Henry County 4 stable stable trend higher 20 176.5 (142.5, 216.8) 1.4 -0.1 (-1.1, 0.8)
Henderson County 4 stable stable trend higher 52 158.9 (139.6, 180.3) 1.2 -0.5 (-1.1, 0.2)
Hart County 4 stable stable trend higher 24 179.4 (147.8, 216.4) 1.4 0.2 (-1.0, 1.4)
Harrison County 6 stable stable trend similar 18 130.4 (104.2, 162.0) 1.0 -1.0 (-2.0, 0.1)
Harlan County 4 stable stable trend higher 37 184.4 (157.8, 214.7) 1.4 0.5 (-0.4, 1.4)
Hardin County 4 stable stable trend higher 103 151.3 (138.3, 165.3) 1.2 -0.4 (-0.8, 0.0)
Hancock County
**
** higher 11 186.3 (138.5, 246.7) 1.4
**
Greenup County 5 falling falling trend higher 49 158.4 (138.8, 180.6) 1.2 -0.9 (-1.4, -0.4)
Green County 6 stable stable trend similar 15 159.3 (124.5, 202.8) 1.2 0.6 (-0.8, 2.0)
Grayson County 4 stable stable trend higher 33 174.6 (148.2, 204.8) 1.4 0.1 (-0.6, 0.9)
Graves County 4 stable stable trend higher 45 163.0 (141.7, 186.8) 1.3 -0.1 (-0.8, 0.5)
Grant County 4 stable stable trend higher 24 170.4 (140.9, 204.4) 1.3 -0.1 (-1.0, 0.7)
Garrard County 4 stable stable trend higher 22 169.7 (138.1, 207.0) 1.3 -0.6 (-1.5, 0.4)
Gallatin County 4 stable stable trend higher 10 197.2 (145.5, 262.1) 1.5 0.0 (-1.6, 1.6)
Fulton County 6 stable stable trend similar 7 160.0 (109.1, 229.1) 1.2 -0.8 (-1.8, 0.1)
Franklin County 8 falling falling trend similar 54 143.0 (126.1, 161.8) 1.1 -1.3 (-2.0, -0.7)
Floyd County 4 stable stable trend higher 62 233.9 (207.7, 262.9) 1.8 -0.2 (-0.8, 0.5)
Fleming County 4 stable stable trend higher 19 192.6 (154.9, 237.4) 1.5 0.6 (-0.5, 1.6)
Fayette County 8 falling falling trend similar 254 132.8 (125.4, 140.4) 1.0 -1.4 (-1.8, -1.1)
Estill County 6 stable stable trend similar 18 161.5 (128.7, 201.3) 1.3 0.2 (-0.8, 1.2)
Elliott County 4 stable stable trend higher 10 182.4 (132.7, 247.7) 1.4 -0.3 (-1.9, 1.3)
Edmonson County 6 stable stable trend similar 15 155.3 (121.4, 197.4) 1.2 -0.4 (-1.3, 0.6)
Daviess County 5 falling falling trend higher 106 147.9 (135.2, 161.5) 1.1 -0.6 (-1.1, -0.1)
Cumberland County 4 stable stable trend higher 11 189.8 (143.1, 250.7) 1.5 0.7 (-0.7, 2.2)
Crittenden County 6 stable stable trend similar 10 141.1 (103.9, 189.7) 1.1 -0.1 (-1.6, 1.4)
Clinton County 4 stable stable trend higher 15 198.2 (155.3, 250.9) 1.5 0.3 (-1.2, 1.9)
Clay County 4 stable stable trend higher 28 218.4 (183.1, 259.1) 1.7 0.6 (-0.2, 1.4)
Clark County 4 stable stable trend higher 42 158.3 (137.3, 182.0) 1.2 -0.2 (-0.9, 0.4)
Christian County 5 falling falling trend higher 56 149.6 (132.3, 168.5) 1.2 -0.7 (-1.2, -0.3)
Casey County 6 stable stable trend similar 18 136.6 (109.3, 169.8) 1.1 -0.1 (-1.1, 0.9)
Carter County 5 falling falling trend higher 35 169.8 (144.8, 198.4) 1.3 -1.1 (-1.7, -0.5)
Carroll County 6 stable stable trend similar 12 167.2 (126.0, 218.5) 1.3 -0.6 (-1.7, 0.6)
Carlisle County
**
** similar 8 183.5 (127.3, 260.6) 1.4
**
Campbell County 5 falling falling trend higher 95 151.8 (138.1, 166.6) 1.2 -1.3 (-1.6, -0.9)
Calloway County 6 stable stable trend similar 36 139.7 (119.3, 162.8) 1.1 -0.1 (-0.7, 0.6)
Caldwell County 6 stable stable trend similar 15 139.8 (109.0, 178.2) 1.1 -0.4 (-1.4, 0.6)
Butler County 4 stable stable trend higher 19 203.7 (163.9, 251.3) 1.6 0.4 (-0.8, 1.5)
Bullitt County 5 falling falling trend higher 77 146.1 (131.6, 161.9) 1.1 -0.8 (-1.4, -0.2)
Breckinridge County 5 falling falling trend higher 25 159.1 (131.7, 191.5) 1.2 -1.1 (-1.8, -0.3)
Breathitt County 6 stable stable trend similar 14 157.4 (121.0, 202.3) 1.2 -0.5 (-1.6, 0.6)
Bracken County 6 stable stable trend similar 8 138.4 (98.9, 190.4) 1.1 0.1 (-1.3, 1.5)
Boyle County 4 stable stable trend higher 36 155.5 (132.6, 181.8) 1.2 -0.7 (-1.6, 0.2)
Boyd County 5 falling falling trend higher 59 158.8 (140.5, 179.3) 1.2 -0.9 (-1.3, -0.5)
Bourbon County 4 stable stable trend higher 28 183.2 (153.3, 218.0) 1.4 -0.5 (-1.4, 0.5)
Boone County 8 falling falling trend similar 91 118.4 (107.6, 130.1) 0.9 -1.8 (-2.3, -1.2)
Bell County 4 stable stable trend higher 37 180.6 (154.9, 209.9) 1.4 -0.4 (-1.1, 0.2)
Bath County 6 stable stable trend similar 13 147.1 (112.4, 190.0) 1.1 -0.6 (-1.9, 0.6)
Barren County 4 stable stable trend higher 50 152.2 (133.6, 172.9) 1.2 -0.5 (-1.2, 0.1)
Ballard County 8 falling falling trend similar 9 121.6 (87.8, 167.5) 0.9 -1.5 (-2.6, -0.4)
Anderson County 4 stable stable trend higher 25 168.0 (139.3, 201.2) 1.3 -0.1 (-1.1, 0.9)
Allen County 4 stable stable trend higher 24 158.6 (130.8, 191.3) 1.2 -0.1 (-1.3, 1.1)
Adair County 6 stable stable trend similar 21 151.7 (123.0, 185.8) 1.2 0.3 (-0.8, 1.4)
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 05/18/2024 10:02 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

* 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 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).

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.

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