Data Table for Rate/Trend Comparison by Cancer
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
|
Age-Adjusted Death Rate deaths per 100,000 (95% Confidence Interval)
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Rate Ratio3 County to US
|
Recent 5-Year Trend2 in Death Rates (95% Confidence Interval)
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | - |
falling 
|
- | 142,497 | 35.0 (34.9, 35.0) | - | -4.8 (-5.1, -4.6) |
| Kentucky | - |
falling
|
- | 3,120 | 54.7 (53.9, 55.6) | - | -5.0 (-6.2, -3.9) |
| Jefferson County | 5 |
falling
|
higher | 443 | 46.1 (44.2, 48.1) | 1.3 | -3.4 (-4.0, -2.9) |
| Fayette County | 5 |
falling
|
higher | 131 | 38.6 (35.6, 41.7) | 1.1 | -4.4 (-5.8, -3.0) |
| Kenton County | 5 |
falling
|
higher | 89 | 47.0 (42.6, 51.7) | 1.3 | -4.1 (-5.6, -2.7) |
| Daviess County | 5 |
falling
|
higher | 68 | 50.9 (45.5, 56.7) | 1.5 | -6.4 (-8.8, -3.9) |
| Warren County | 5 |
falling
|
higher | 68 | 50.2 (44.9, 55.9) | 1.4 | -1.6 (-2.2, -0.9) |
| Hardin County | 5 |
falling
|
higher | 64 | 50.9 (45.4, 57.0) | 1.5 | -6.9 (-12.3, -1.2) |
| Boone County | 4 |
stable 
|
higher | 61 | 42.5 (37.7, 47.7) | 1.2 | -13.9 (-29.4, 5.1) |
| Pike County | 5 |
falling
|
higher | 59 | 70.0 (62.0, 78.8) | 2.0 | -0.9 (-1.4, -0.3) |
| Campbell County | 5 |
falling
|
higher | 56 | 49.1 (43.3, 55.4) | 1.4 | -3.8 (-5.4, -2.1) |
| Pulaski County | 4 |
stable
|
higher | 55 | 59.0 (52.1, 66.7) | 1.7 | -0.7 (-1.4, 0.0) |
| Laurel County | 4 |
stable
|
higher | 53 | 67.9 (59.8, 76.8) | 1.9 | -0.1 (-0.7, 0.6) |
| Madison County | 5 |
falling
|
higher | 52 | 53.3 (46.9, 60.4) | 1.5 | -1.2 (-2.3, -0.2) |
| Bullitt County | 5 |
falling
|
higher | 47 | 47.6 (41.6, 54.3) | 1.4 | -2.2 (-2.9, -1.5) |
| McCracken County | 5 |
falling
|
higher | 45 | 45.5 (39.7, 52.1) | 1.3 | -4.2 (-5.8, -2.6) |
| Floyd County | 5 |
falling
|
higher | 45 | 87.3 (75.9, 100.0) | 2.5 | -2.2 (-3.5, -0.8) |
| Whitley County | 4 |
stable
|
higher | 41 | 91.9 (79.7, 105.7) | 2.6 | -0.3 (-1.3, 0.6) |
| Barren County | 4 |
stable
|
higher | 40 | 65.8 (56.8, 75.8) | 1.9 | -0.6 (-1.3, 0.2) |
| Hopkins County | 5 |
falling
|
higher | 39 | 60.2 (51.8, 69.6) | 1.7 | -1.2 (-1.8, -0.5) |
| Boyd County | 5 |
falling
|
higher | 38 | 53.6 (46.1, 62.2) | 1.5 | -1.0 (-1.6, -0.4) |
| Knox County | 4 |
stable
|
higher | 37 | 88.0 (75.6, 102.0) | 2.5 | 0.0 (-0.9, 0.9) |
| Perry County | 4 |
stable
|
higher | 36 | 101.4 (86.8, 117.9) | 2.9 | -0.1 (-1.2, 0.9) |
| Christian County | 5 |
falling
|
higher | 35 | 51.3 (43.8, 59.6) | 1.5 | -1.8 (-2.4, -1.2) |
| Jessamine County | 5 |
falling
|
higher | 34 | 53.2 (45.4, 62.0) | 1.5 | -1.4 (-2.2, -0.6) |
| Franklin County | 5 |
falling
|
higher | 34 | 49.6 (42.3, 58.0) | 1.4 | -9.4 (-15.3, -3.1) |
| Marshall County | 4 |
stable
|
higher | 32 | 63.5 (53.9, 74.7) | 1.8 | -0.5 (-1.5, 0.4) |
| Greenup County | 5 |
falling
|
higher | 32 | 56.7 (48.1, 66.6) | 1.6 | -1.2 (-2.0, -0.4) |
| Harlan County | 4 |
stable
|
higher | 32 | 83.3 (70.6, 98.0) | 2.4 | -0.1 (-0.9, 0.8) |
| Nelson County | 5 |
falling
|
higher | 32 | 56.9 (48.2, 66.8) | 1.6 | -1.0 (-1.9, -0.1) |
| Henderson County | 5 |
falling
|
higher | 29 | 46.7 (39.3, 55.2) | 1.3 | -1.7 (-2.5, -0.8) |
| Montgomery County | 4 |
stable
|
higher | 29 | 81.4 (68.4, 96.2) | 2.3 | -0.1 (-1.1, 0.9) |
| Shelby County | 4 |
stable
|
higher | 28 | 50.6 (42.5, 60.0) | 1.4 | -7.1 (-15.2, 1.7) |
| Carter County | 5 |
falling
|
higher | 26 | 66.7 (55.7, 79.7) | 1.9 | -1.2 (-2.2, -0.2) |
| Clark County | 4 |
stable
|
higher | 26 | 51.8 (43.2, 61.9) | 1.5 | -0.6 (-1.5, 0.4) |
| Graves County | 4 |
stable
|
higher | 26 | 48.4 (40.3, 57.9) | 1.4 | -0.9 (-1.8, 0.0) |
| Bell County | 5 |
falling
|
higher | 25 | 63.8 (52.9, 76.5) | 1.8 | -1.2 (-2.2, -0.2) |
| Calloway County | 5 |
falling
|
higher | 25 | 49.0 (40.6, 58.7) | 1.4 | -1.0 (-1.9, -0.1) |
| Grayson County | 4 |
stable
|
higher | 25 | 67.8 (56.2, 81.4) | 1.9 | -0.1 (-0.9, 0.7) |
| Johnson County | 4 |
stable
|
higher | 25 | 76.8 (63.5, 92.3) | 2.2 | -0.7 (-1.5, 0.2) |
| Lincoln County | 4 |
stable
|
higher | 25 | 72.2 (59.8, 86.7) | 2.1 | -0.4 (-1.5, 0.6) |
| Oldham County | 8 |
falling
|
similar | 24 | 34.5 (28.4, 41.6) | 1.0 | -2.3 (-3.3, -1.3) |
| Letcher County | 5 |
falling
|
higher | 23 | 70.0 (57.4, 84.9) | 2.0 | -1.3 (-2.3, -0.3) |
| Muhlenberg County | 5 |
falling
|
higher | 22 | 49.6 (40.7, 60.3) | 1.4 | -1.5 (-2.4, -0.6) |
| Scott County | 8 |
falling
|
similar | 22 | 40.5 (33.0, 49.3) | 1.2 | -2.5 (-3.4, -1.5) |
| Meade County | 4 |
stable
|
higher | 21 | 62.0 (50.4, 75.6) | 1.8 | -1.1 (-2.2, 0.0) |
| Logan County | 5 |
falling
|
higher | 21 | 54.2 (44.1, 66.1) | 1.6 | -4.9 (-7.4, -2.4) |
| Ohio County | 4 |
stable
|
higher | 20 | 61.7 (50.2, 75.4) | 1.8 | -0.8 (-1.8, 0.2) |
| Taylor County | 4 |
stable
|
higher | 20 | 59.6 (48.4, 72.9) | 1.7 | -0.2 (-0.9, 0.6) |
| Boyle County | 5 |
falling
|
higher | 20 | 45.8 (37.0, 56.2) | 1.3 | -5.8 (-8.2, -3.2) |
| Mercer County | 5 |
falling
|
higher | 20 | 61.7 (50.0, 75.8) | 1.8 | -0.8 (-1.6, 0.0) |
| Russell County | 4 |
stable
|
higher | 19 | 72.6 (58.4, 89.6) | 2.1 | 0.2 (-1.1, 1.4) |
| Breckinridge County | 4 |
stable
|
higher | 19 | 61.8 (49.7, 76.3) | 1.8 | -0.1 (-1.0, 0.8) |
| Wayne County | 5 |
falling
|
higher | 18 | 56.3 (45.2, 69.9) | 1.6 | -1.3 (-2.2, -0.3) |
| Lawrence County | 4 |
stable
|
higher | 18 | 81.3 (64.8, 101.1) | 2.3 | -0.4 (-1.4, 0.5) |
| Bourbon County | 5 |
falling
|
higher | 17 | 61.1 (48.7, 76.1) | 1.7 | -1.2 (-2.3, -0.1) |
| Clay County | 4 |
stable
|
higher | 17 | 69.2 (55.1, 86.2) | 2.0 | 0.1 (-1.1, 1.2) |
| Hart County | 4 |
stable
|
higher | 17 | 67.1 (53.1, 83.9) | 1.9 | -0.5 (-1.5, 0.4) |
| Harrison County | 4 |
stable
|
higher | 16 | 61.8 (48.9, 77.5) | 1.8 | -0.5 (-1.6, 0.6) |
| McCreary County | 5 |
falling
|
higher | 16 | 71.8 (56.7, 89.9) | 2.1 | -10.6 (-16.7, -4.0) |
| Allen County | 4 |
stable
|
higher | 16 | 54.5 (43.0, 68.5) | 1.6 | -1.2 (-2.4, 0.1) |
| Grant County | 5 |
falling
|
higher | 16 | 55.4 (43.6, 69.6) | 1.6 | -1.6 (-2.7, -0.5) |
| Lewis County | 4 |
stable
|
higher | 16 | 81.5 (64.1, 102.7) | 2.3 | 0.3 (-1.2, 1.7) |
| Marion County | 5 |
falling
|
higher | 16 | 60.4 (47.5, 76.0) | 1.7 | -1.2 (-2.2, -0.1) |
| Rockcastle County | 4 |
stable
|
higher | 15 | 64.5 (50.6, 81.6) | 1.8 | -0.2 (-1.3, 0.9) |
| Pendleton County | 4 |
stable
|
higher | 15 | 78.2 (61.0, 99.1) | 2.2 | -0.4 (-1.3, 0.5) |
| Rowan County | 5 |
falling
|
higher | 15 | 55.7 (43.6, 70.3) | 1.6 | -1.1 (-2.1, -0.2) |
| Simpson County | 4 |
stable
|
higher | 15 | 61.0 (47.7, 77.2) | 1.7 | 0.1 (-1.2, 1.3) |
| Adair County | 5 |
falling
|
higher | 14 | 53.1 (41.5, 67.5) | 1.5 | -1.3 (-2.2, -0.4) |
| Anderson County | 5 |
falling
|
higher | 14 | 50.4 (39.2, 63.9) | 1.4 | -7.7 (-13.1, -2.0) |
| Breathitt County | 4 |
stable
|
higher | 14 | 80.8 (62.7, 103.2) | 2.3 | -1.0 (-2.4, 0.5) |
| Carroll County | 4 |
stable
|
higher | 14 | 106.3 (82.7, 134.8) | 3.0 | 1.2 (-0.1, 2.4) |
| Powell County | 4 |
stable
|
higher | 14 | 90.1 (70.0, 114.6) | 2.6 | 0.0 (-1.3, 1.4) |
| Butler County | 4 |
stable
|
higher | 14 | 78.8 (61.1, 100.5) | 2.3 | -0.6 (-2.0, 0.7) |
| Woodford County | 8 |
falling
|
similar | 14 | 37.6 (29.1, 48.1) | 1.1 | -1.7 (-3.0, -0.5) |
| Garrard County | 5 |
falling
|
higher | 14 | 53.2 (41.0, 68.2) | 1.5 | -8.3 (-14.0, -2.3) |
| Knott County | 5 |
falling
|
higher | 14 | 61.8 (47.7, 79.4) | 1.8 | -9.8 (-15.6, -3.6) |
| Mason County | 4 |
stable
|
higher | 13 | 54.7 (42.1, 70.4) | 1.6 | -0.3 (-1.5, 0.9) |
| Casey County | 5 |
falling
|
higher | 13 | 51.5 (39.6, 66.5) | 1.5 | -7.4 (-11.1, -3.5) |
| Estill County | 4 |
stable
|
higher | 13 | 61.0 (46.6, 79.1) | 1.7 | -0.1 (-1.6, 1.4) |
| Leslie County | 4 |
stable
|
higher | 13 | 84.9 (64.9, 110.0) | 2.4 | 0.3 (-0.9, 1.4) |
| Jackson County | 4 |
stable
|
higher | 12 | 65.9 (50.1, 85.7) | 1.9 | -0.7 (-2.1, 0.8) |
| Larue County | 4 |
stable
|
higher | 12 | 60.3 (46.0, 78.2) | 1.7 | -0.4 (-1.6, 0.9) |
| Magoffin County | 4 |
stable
|
higher | 12 | 71.4 (54.2, 93.0) | 2.0 | -0.9 (-2.2, 0.4) |
| Trigg County | 5 |
falling
|
higher | 12 | 50.4 (38.1, 66.1) | 1.4 | -1.8 (-3.0, -0.6) |
| Edmonson County | 4 |
stable
|
higher | 12 | 63.4 (48.1, 82.8) | 1.8 | -0.6 (-1.9, 0.8) |
| Monroe County | 4 |
stable
|
higher | 12 | 76.8 (58.4, 100.0) | 2.2 | 0.1 (-1.3, 1.4) |
| Fleming County | 4 |
stable
|
higher | 12 | 60.0 (45.4, 78.3) | 1.7 | -0.7 (-1.8, 0.4) |
| Martin County | 4 |
stable
|
higher | 12 | 82.0 (61.8, 107.0) | 2.3 | -0.1 (-1.6, 1.3) |
| Clinton County | 4 |
stable
|
higher | 11 | 70.3 (53.0, 92.5) | 2.0 | 0.4 (-1.1, 2.0) |
| Morgan County | 4 |
stable
|
higher | 11 | 63.5 (47.6, 83.7) | 1.8 | 0.1 (-1.2, 1.4) |
| Bath County | 4 |
stable
|
higher | 11 | 66.2 (49.7, 87.0) | 1.9 | 0.1 (-1.3, 1.5) |
| Henry County | 5 |
falling
|
higher | 11 | 48.4 (36.2, 63.8) | 1.4 | -8.7 (-15.4, -1.4) |
| Livingston County | 4 |
stable
|
higher | 10 | 69.6 (51.2, 93.5) | 2.0 | -0.4 (-1.7, 0.8) |
| Green County | 4 |
stable
|
higher | 10 | 58.1 (43.1, 77.5) | 1.7 | 0.0 (-1.2, 1.1) |
| Union County | 4 |
stable
|
higher | 10 | 55.2 (40.7, 73.6) | 1.6 | -0.6 (-2.1, 1.0) |
| Caldwell County | 4 |
stable
|
higher | 10 | 51.7 (38.2, 69.3) | 1.5 | -0.5 (-1.8, 0.7) |
| Washington County | 4 |
stable
|
higher | 10 | 60.3 (44.5, 80.4) | 1.7 | -0.4 (-2.2, 1.4) |
| Todd County | 4 |
stable
|
higher | 10 | 62.5 (46.1, 83.2) | 1.8 | -1.1 (-2.2, 0.1) |
| Webster County | 5 |
falling
|
higher | 10 | 54.8 (40.2, 73.5) | 1.6 | -1.8 (-2.7, -0.8) |
| Metcalfe County | 4 |
stable
|
higher | 9 | 57.6 (41.9, 78.2) | 1.6 | -0.7 (-2.3, 0.9) |
| Spencer County | 8 |
falling
|
similar | 9 | 39.7 (28.4, 54.2) | 1.1 | -2.7 (-4.2, -1.1) |
| Cumberland County | 4 |
stable
|
higher | 9 | 75.8 (54.9, 104.2) | 2.2 | 1.4 (-0.1, 2.8) |
| Wolfe County | 4 |
stable
|
higher | 9 | 83.5 (59.7, 114.6) | 2.4 | -0.6 (-2.4, 1.3) |
| McLean County | 4 |
stable
|
higher | 8 | 61.3 (44.0, 84.1) | 1.8 | -0.8 (-2.2, 0.5) |
| Owen County | 5 |
falling
|
higher | 8 | 53.0 (37.9, 72.9) | 1.5 | -1.8 (-3.3, -0.4) |
| Crittenden County | 4 |
stable
|
higher | 8 | 60.9 (43.5, 84.1) | 1.7 | -0.8 (-2.3, 0.7) |
| Menifee County | 4 |
stable
|
higher | 8 | 78.1 (55.7, 108.3) | 2.2 | 0.7 (-1.0, 2.6) |
| Ballard County | 5 |
falling
|
higher | 8 | 65.2 (46.2, 90.8) | 1.9 | -1.6 (-2.9, -0.3) |
| Gallatin County | 4 |
stable
|
higher | 8 | 76.8 (54.0, 106.5) | 2.2 | -1.4 (-2.9, 0.1) |
| Trimble County | 4 |
stable
|
higher | 7 | 64.1 (44.6, 90.1) | 1.8 | 0.0 (-1.5, 1.5) |
| Fulton County | 4 |
stable
|
higher | 7 | 74.9 (52.1, 106.1) | 2.1 | -0.2 (-1.4, 1.0) |
| Lyon County | 6 |
stable
|
similar | 7 | 43.2 (30.0, 62.9) | 1.2 | -1.4 (-3.0, 0.2) |
| Hancock County | 4 |
stable
|
higher | 7 | 58.9 (40.6, 83.5) | 1.7 | -0.3 (-2.2, 1.7) |
| Lee County | 5 |
falling
|
higher | 6 | 61.9 (41.8, 89.6) | 1.8 | -5.3 (-7.1, -3.5) |
| Owsley County | 4 |
stable
|
higher | 6 | 91.5 (61.7, 133.0) | 2.6 | 0.9 (-0.8, 2.7) |
| Carlisle County | 4 |
stable
|
higher | 6 | 75.6 (50.5, 111.2) | 2.2 | 0.9 (-0.9, 2.7) |
| Nicholas County | 4 |
stable
|
higher | 6 | 58.0 (38.6, 84.8) | 1.7 | -0.2 (-1.7, 1.3) |
| Bracken County | 6 |
stable
|
similar | 5 | 45.8 (29.8, 68.2) | 1.3 | -1.1 (-2.7, 0.4) |
| Elliott County | 8 |
falling
|
similar | 5 | 48.4 (31.2, 72.9) | 1.4 | -3.0 (-4.8, -1.0) |
| Hickman County | 6 |
stable
|
similar | 5 | 53.9 (34.1, 85.3) | 1.5 | -0.2 (-2.2, 1.7) |
| Robertson County |
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Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 05/07/2024 5:22 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 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
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 05/07/2024 5:22 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 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
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.