Data Table for Rate/Trend Comparison by Cancer
Death Rate/Trend Comparison by Cancer, 2019-2023
Kentucky Counties versus United States
Lung & Bronchus
All Races, Both Sexes
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 | - | 134,732 | 31.5 (31.4, 31.6) | - | -3.7 (-3.9, -3.5) |
| Kentucky | - | falling | - | 2,967 | 50.2 (49.4, 51.1) | - | -2.4 (-4.1, -1.2) |
| Anderson County | 8 | falling | similar | 12 | 40.4 (30.7, 52.3) | 1.3 | -3.7 (-5.3, -2.1) |
| Boone County | 8 | falling | similar | 53 | 33.7 (29.7, 38.2) | 1.1 | -9.8 (-19.6, -3.7) |
| Bourbon County | 8 | falling | similar | 13 | 41.0 (31.4, 53.0) | 1.3 | -2.7 (-4.7, -0.9) |
| Fayette County | 8 | falling | similar | 119 | 33.8 (31.1, 36.7) | 1.1 | -6.2 (-12.7, -4.0) |
| Franklin County | 8 | falling | similar | 26 | 36.7 (30.5, 44.0) | 1.2 | -7.8 (-15.8, -5.0) |
| Nicholas County | 8 | falling | similar | 4 | 34.7 (20.7, 55.8) | 1.1 | -14.2 (-44.0, -4.6) |
| Oldham County | 8 | falling | similar | 24 | 30.9 (25.4, 37.2) | 1.0 | -4.2 (-5.9, -2.4) |
| Spencer County | 8 | falling | similar | 9 | 37.8 (27.2, 51.4) | 1.2 | -2.7 (-4.7, -0.7) |
| Trimble County | 8 | falling | similar | 5 | 46.2 (29.6, 69.4) | 1.5 | -7.4 (-20.3, -2.7) |
| Crittenden County | 6 | stable | similar | 6 | 45.1 (30.4, 65.5) | 1.4 | -1.8 (-5.2, 1.3) |
| Lyon County | 6 | stable | similar | 6 | 36.3 (24.3, 54.4) | 1.2 | -2.6 (-5.8, 0.3) |
| Washington County | 6 | stable | similar | 6 | 36.7 (24.9, 52.9) | 1.2 | 0.4 (-2.5, 3.8) |
| Adair County | 5 | falling | higher | 16 | 57.6 (45.4, 72.5) | 1.8 | -1.8 (-3.1, -0.5) |
| Allen County | 5 | falling | higher | 18 | 61.0 (48.9, 75.5) | 1.9 | -2.3 (-4.0, -0.6) |
| Boyd County | 5 | falling | higher | 35 | 48.2 (41.2, 56.2) | 1.5 | -2.2 (-3.1, -1.4) |
| Boyle County | 5 | falling | higher | 18 | 42.1 (33.9, 52.0) | 1.3 | -3.8 (-5.4, -2.4) |
| Bullitt County | 5 | falling | higher | 46 | 43.0 (37.5, 49.1) | 1.4 | -2.7 (-3.7, -1.7) |
| Caldwell County | 5 | falling | higher | 9 | 47.4 (34.3, 64.4) | 1.5 | -7.6 (-30.2, -3.1) |
| Campbell County | 5 | falling | higher | 54 | 44.0 (38.8, 49.8) | 1.4 | -3.2 (-4.2, -2.3) |
| Christian County | 5 | falling | higher | 36 | 53.3 (45.7, 61.7) | 1.7 | -1.8 (-3.0, -0.7) |
| Edmonson County | 5 | falling | higher | 12 | 58.9 (44.4, 77.4) | 1.9 | -2.3 (-3.9, -0.8) |
| Floyd County | 5 | falling | higher | 41 | 77.0 (66.5, 88.9) | 2.4 | -2.1 (-3.0, -1.2) |
| Gallatin County | 5 | falling | higher | 6 | 51.7 (34.0, 76.2) | 1.6 | -3.7 (-6.0, -1.5) |
| Garrard County | 5 | falling | higher | 14 | 55.1 (42.8, 70.4) | 1.7 | -5.1 (-17.5, -1.6) |
| Graves County | 5 | falling | higher | 27 | 51.1 (42.7, 60.8) | 1.6 | -2.0 (-3.6, -0.5) |
| Greenup County | 5 | falling | higher | 27 | 47.1 (39.4, 56.2) | 1.5 | -2.5 (-4.0, -1.2) |
| Hancock County | 5 | falling | higher | 7 | 50.2 (34.4, 71.6) | 1.6 | -4.4 (-22.1, -0.7) |
| Hardin County | 5 | falling | higher | 67 | 51.0 (45.6, 56.9) | 1.6 | -2.3 (-3.3, -1.3) |
| Harlan County | 5 | falling | higher | 29 | 76.0 (63.8, 90.1) | 2.4 | -1.6 (-2.9, -0.3) |
| Hart County | 5 | falling | higher | 15 | 57.9 (45.3, 73.2) | 1.8 | -1.9 (-3.3, -0.5) |
| Henderson County | 5 | falling | higher | 30 | 45.1 (38.0, 53.4) | 1.4 | -2.2 (-3.7, -0.9) |
| Hopkins County | 5 | falling | higher | 35 | 53.2 (45.5, 62.0) | 1.7 | -2.5 (-3.4, -1.6) |
| Jackson County | 5 | falling | higher | 9 | 52.7 (38.4, 71.1) | 1.7 | -6.3 (-29.9, -2.0) |
| Jefferson County | 5 | falling | higher | 411 | 41.6 (39.8, 43.5) | 1.3 | -4.5 (-7.5, -3.4) |
| Jessamine County | 5 | falling | higher | 29 | 43.2 (36.4, 51.1) | 1.4 | -7.8 (-17.2, -3.8) |
| Johnson County | 5 | falling | higher | 18 | 54.4 (43.3, 67.7) | 1.7 | -7.9 (-21.7, -2.5) |
| Kenton County | 5 | falling | higher | 93 | 47.6 (43.3, 52.3) | 1.5 | -3.7 (-10.6, -2.9) |
| Knott County | 5 | falling | higher | 14 | 64.9 (50.2, 83.3) | 2.1 | -2.2 (-4.3, -0.3) |
| Laurel County | 5 | falling | higher | 49 | 59.9 (52.4, 68.2) | 1.9 | -1.5 (-2.6, -0.3) |
| Lawrence County | 5 | falling | higher | 16 | 66.2 (51.9, 83.6) | 2.1 | -2.0 (-3.3, -0.6) |
| Lee County | 5 | falling | higher | 7 | 65.2 (45.2, 92.3) | 2.1 | -3.7 (-5.8, -1.9) |
| Letcher County | 5 | falling | higher | 18 | 52.2 (41.6, 65.1) | 1.7 | -3.2 (-5.4, -1.1) |
| Lincoln County | 5 | falling | higher | 21 | 61.3 (50.1, 74.6) | 1.9 | -2.5 (-3.9, -1.1) |
| Logan County | 5 | falling | higher | 20 | 50.2 (40.8, 61.5) | 1.6 | -4.6 (-9.3, -3.2) |
| Magoffin County | 5 | falling | higher | 10 | 59.1 (43.1, 79.7) | 1.9 | -2.3 (-4.5, -0.2) |
| Martin County | 5 | falling | higher | 10 | 66.0 (48.6, 88.2) | 2.1 | -2.2 (-3.9, -0.5) |
| Mason County | 5 | falling | higher | 13 | 52.1 (39.7, 67.6) | 1.7 | -7.8 (-24.0, -2.5) |
| McCracken County | 5 | falling | higher | 43 | 42.0 (36.5, 48.2) | 1.3 | -3.6 (-6.9, -2.8) |
| McCreary County | 5 | falling | higher | 17 | 81.4 (64.7, 101.4) | 2.6 | -2.3 (-4.0, -0.6) |
| Meade County | 5 | falling | higher | 20 | 52.7 (42.4, 64.8) | 1.7 | -4.8 (-8.5, -2.4) |
| Mercer County | 5 | falling | higher | 18 | 54.4 (43.6, 67.5) | 1.7 | -2.2 (-3.7, -0.9) |
| Metcalfe County | 5 | falling | higher | 12 | 76.1 (58.1, 99.0) | 2.4 | -2.4 (-4.6, -0.4) |
| Morgan County | 5 | falling | higher | 12 | 61.1 (46.0, 80.0) | 1.9 | -1.9 (-7.0, -0.2) |
| Muhlenberg County | 5 | falling | higher | 24 | 51.4 (42.3, 62.1) | 1.6 | -2.4 (-4.0, -1.1) |
| Nelson County | 5 | falling | higher | 29 | 46.5 (39.1, 55.0) | 1.5 | -6.2 (-19.0, -1.3) |
| Ohio County | 5 | falling | higher | 19 | 59.1 (47.8, 72.6) | 1.9 | -1.9 (-3.8, -0.2) |
| Perry County | 5 | falling | higher | 33 | 83.1 (70.5, 97.6) | 2.6 | -2.3 (-3.8, -0.9) |
| Pike County | 5 | falling | higher | 57 | 66.7 (59.0, 75.2) | 2.1 | -1.9 (-2.7, -1.0) |
| Pulaski County | 5 | falling | higher | 53 | 54.7 (48.2, 61.9) | 1.7 | -1.7 (-3.1, -0.5) |
| Rockcastle County | 5 | falling | higher | 16 | 67.4 (53.2, 84.7) | 2.1 | -3.1 (-9.8, -1.0) |
| Scott County | 5 | falling | higher | 25 | 42.4 (35.0, 51.0) | 1.3 | -3.0 (-4.5, -1.6) |
| Shelby County | 5 | falling | higher | 26 | 43.6 (36.3, 52.1) | 1.4 | -6.2 (-14.2, -1.5) |
| Simpson County | 5 | falling | higher | 13 | 50.5 (38.8, 64.9) | 1.6 | -2.3 (-4.3, -0.5) |
| Taylor County | 5 | falling | higher | 21 | 59.5 (48.4, 72.6) | 1.9 | -4.9 (-17.2, -1.6) |
| Union County | 5 | falling | higher | 10 | 49.2 (35.9, 66.4) | 1.6 | -6.2 (-35.7, -2.8) |
| Warren County | 5 | falling | higher | 69 | 48.8 (43.7, 54.3) | 1.5 | -2.6 (-3.5, -1.7) |
| Wayne County | 5 | falling | higher | 16 | 50.8 (39.7, 64.5) | 1.6 | -1.8 (-3.4, -0.3) |
| Webster County | 5 | falling | higher | 10 | 54.4 (40.0, 72.8) | 1.7 | -2.4 (-3.5, -1.4) |
| Woodford County | 5 | falling | higher | 17 | 40.5 (32.1, 50.8) | 1.3 | -3.5 (-5.3, -1.7) |
| Ballard County | 4 | stable | higher | 6 | 49.1 (33.2, 71.7) | 1.6 | -1.4 (-4.1, 1.2) |
| Barren County | 4 | stable | higher | 36 | 60.4 (51.8, 70.2) | 1.9 | -0.8 (-2.3, 0.7) |
| Bath County | 4 | stable | higher | 10 | 58.7 (43.6, 77.9) | 1.9 | -1.4 (-3.5, 0.7) |
| Bell County | 4 | stable | higher | 26 | 73.8 (61.2, 88.5) | 2.3 | -1.1 (-3.4, 1.1) |
| Bracken County | 4 | stable | higher | 7 | 62.3 (42.7, 88.5) | 2.0 | -0.7 (-3.7, 2.4) |
| Breathitt County | 4 | stable | higher | 14 | 74.0 (57.1, 94.8) | 2.3 | -1.6 (-3.7, 0.5) |
| Breckinridge County | 4 | stable | higher | 18 | 58.3 (46.7, 72.3) | 1.9 | -0.4 (-1.7, 1.1) |
| Butler County | 4 | stable | higher | 14 | 79.2 (61.3, 101.2) | 2.5 | -1.6 (-3.9, 0.7) |
| Calloway County | 4 | stable | higher | 29 | 59.9 (50.4, 70.9) | 1.9 | -0.1 (-1.5, 1.4) |
| Carlisle County | 4 | stable | higher | 6 | 73.9 (49.1, 109.1) | 2.3 | -0.2 (-4.0, 3.9) |
| Carroll County | 4 | stable | higher | 10 | 72.3 (53.6, 95.9) | 2.3 | 0.7 (-1.7, 3.5) |
| Carter County | 4 | stable | higher | 27 | 66.0 (55.1, 78.7) | 2.1 | -1.3 (-3.0, 0.3) |
| Casey County | 4 | stable | higher | 15 | 58.0 (45.2, 73.7) | 1.8 | -5.3 (-9.8, 4.3) |
| Clark County | 4 | stable | higher | 26 | 49.9 (41.6, 59.5) | 1.6 | -1.6 (-3.2, 0.1) |
| Clay County | 4 | stable | higher | 22 | 84.3 (68.7, 102.6) | 2.7 | -1.0 (-2.3, 0.3) |
| Clinton County | 4 | stable | higher | 11 | 77.4 (58.4, 101.8) | 2.5 | -0.1 (-2.7, 2.5) |
| Cumberland County | 4 | stable | higher | 7 | 65.4 (45.0, 94.3) | 2.1 | 1.2 (-0.7, 3.4) |
| Daviess County | 4 | stable | higher | 65 | 47.5 (42.4, 53.1) | 1.5 | 5.2 (-3.8, 11.4) |
| Elliott County | 4 | stable | higher | 7 | 59.6 (41.0, 85.5) | 1.9 | -2.9 (-5.7, 0.0) |
| Estill County | 4 | stable | higher | 13 | 62.4 (48.1, 80.4) | 2.0 | -1.8 (-3.9, 0.2) |
| Fleming County | 4 | stable | higher | 11 | 51.6 (38.6, 68.0) | 1.6 | -1.3 (-3.0, 0.5) |
| Fulton County | 4 | stable | higher | 7 | 73.8 (51.0, 104.7) | 2.3 | -0.5 (-2.6, 1.5) |
| Grant County | 4 | stable | higher | 15 | 51.9 (40.4, 65.7) | 1.6 | -2.1 (-4.2, 0.0) |
| Green County | 4 | stable | higher | 11 | 61.5 (46.1, 81.3) | 2.0 | -1.0 (-3.2, 1.2) |
| Harrison County | 4 | stable | higher | 16 | 59.7 (47.2, 74.9) | 1.9 | 0.6 (-0.8, 2.1) |
| Henry County | 4 | stable | higher | 12 | 50.9 (38.5, 66.6) | 1.6 | -2.7 (-5.9, 0.3) |
| Hickman County | 4 | stable | higher | 6 | 62.0 (41.1, 93.9) | 2.0 | -0.9 (-3.8, 2.2) |
| Knox County | 4 | stable | higher | 30 | 73.5 (62.2, 86.6) | 2.3 | -1.0 (-2.3, 0.4) |
| Larue County | 4 | stable | higher | 10 | 49.1 (36.3, 65.5) | 1.6 | -1.3 (-3.7, 1.0) |
| Leslie County | 4 | stable | higher | 13 | 84.0 (64.3, 108.7) | 2.7 | -0.9 (-3.0, 1.3) |
| Lewis County | 4 | stable | higher | 15 | 76.7 (59.7, 97.4) | 2.4 | -1.1 (-3.8, 1.7) |
| Livingston County | 4 | stable | higher | 10 | 67.2 (49.3, 90.6) | 2.1 | -1.5 (-3.5, 0.5) |
| Madison County | 4 | stable | higher | 54 | 51.2 (45.2, 57.9) | 1.6 | -2.6 (-18.3, 2.5) |
| Marion County | 4 | stable | higher | 14 | 54.6 (42.5, 69.5) | 1.7 | -1.2 (-3.4, 1.1) |
| Marshall County | 4 | stable | higher | 30 | 56.2 (47.3, 66.5) | 1.8 | -1.6 (-3.3, 0.1) |
| McLean County | 4 | stable | higher | 9 | 64.0 (46.3, 87.3) | 2.0 | -0.8 (-3.0, 1.4) |
| Menifee County | 4 | stable | higher | 7 | 66.1 (45.5, 94.9) | 2.1 | -3.2 (-22.5, 1.1) |
| Monroe County | 4 | stable | higher | 10 | 63.2 (46.8, 84.3) | 2.0 | 0.0 (-2.5, 2.6) |
| Montgomery County | 4 | stable | higher | 25 | 66.9 (55.4, 80.3) | 2.1 | -0.3 (-2.1, 1.6) |
| Owen County | 4 | stable | higher | 9 | 52.1 (37.4, 71.5) | 1.7 | -2.1 (-4.2, 0.1) |
| Owsley County | 4 | stable | higher | 5 | 90.8 (58.5, 136.5) | 2.9 | -0.5 (-3.6, 2.5) |
| Pendleton County | 4 | stable | higher | 13 | 70.8 (54.3, 91.2) | 2.2 | -0.2 (-1.8, 1.6) |
| Powell County | 4 | stable | higher | 13 | 73.3 (55.9, 94.9) | 2.3 | -0.8 (-3.0, 1.4) |
| Rowan County | 4 | stable | higher | 17 | 60.2 (47.8, 75.1) | 1.9 | -1.0 (-2.5, 0.6) |
| Russell County | 4 | stable | higher | 20 | 70.7 (57.2, 86.9) | 2.2 | -1.5 (-3.7, 0.7) |
| Todd County | 4 | stable | higher | 10 | 64.6 (48.0, 85.5) | 2.0 | -0.9 (-2.6, 0.7) |
| Trigg County | 4 | stable | higher | 14 | 57.8 (44.7, 74.4) | 1.8 | -1.6 (-3.8, 0.6) |
| Whitley County | 4 | stable | higher | 34 | 73.6 (62.7, 85.9) | 2.3 | -0.9 (-2.4, 0.5) |
| Wolfe County | 4 | stable | higher | 6 | 60.7 (40.2, 89.4) | 1.9 | -1.3 (-3.7, 1.0) |
| Grayson County | 1 | rising | higher | 29 | 79.2 (66.4, 94.0) | 2.5 | 7.9 (1.5, 16.3) |
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Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/14/2026 2:24 am.
* 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 03/14/2026 2:24 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.
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.