Kentucky Death Rate By County in 2016

Updated on June 26, 2022.

According to the US Census Bureau estimates, in 2016, the death rate for Kentucky was 10.53, and the top three counties that had the highest death rate were:

  1. Owsley County: 17.7
  2. Wolfe County: 17.58
  3. Harlan County: 16.63

On the other hand, the top 3 counties that had the lowest death rate were:

  1. Oldham County: 6.17
  2. Boone County: 6.82
  3. Scott County: 6.99

Use the interactive visualization and the table below to explore the death rate for each Kentucky county in 2016. You can also find links to the historical death rate for each county below.

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Kentucky Death Rate By County in 2016
Kentucky Death Rate By County in 2016
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County Death Rate
Adair 9.46
Allen 10.88
Anderson 9.43
Ballard 12.8
Barren 11.47
Bath 13.49
Bell 14.69
Boone 6.82
Bourbon 11.17
Boyd 12.35
Boyle 10.91
Bracken 10.69
Breathitt 15.23
Breckinridge 11.26
Bullitt 7.91
Butler 12.82
Caldwell 11.9
Calloway 10.35
Campbell 9.74
Carlisle 16.2
Carroll 14.63
Carter 11.18
Casey 13.25
Christian 7.47
Clark 11.8
Clay 14.61
Clinton 12.25
Crittenden 13.33
Cumberland 13.96
Daviess 10.19
Edmonson 11.12
Elliott 9.58
Estill 13.93
Fayette 7.43
Fleming 12.25
Floyd 14.94
Franklin 11.31
Fulton 13.51
Gallatin 11.19
Garrard 9.42
Grant 10.23
Graves 12.6
Grayson 13.17
Green 13.66
Greenup 12.85
Hancock 9.55
Hardin 8.66
Harlan 16.63
Harrison 11.33
Hart 11.53
Henderson 10.71
Henry 12.1
Hickman 12.33
Hopkins 13.55
Jackson 12.15
Jefferson 10.49
Jessamine 9.26
Johnson 13.47
Kenton 9.09
Knott 12.83
Knox 13.6
Larue 12.01
Laurel 10.16
Lawrence 13.5
Lee 14.38
Leslie 15.08
Letcher 14.06
Lewis 13.54
Lincoln 11.41
Livingston 15.14
Logan 10.66
Lyon 14.23
McCracken 12.31
McCreary 10.76
McLean 13.36
Madison 8.88
Magoffin 11.55
Marion 11.52
Marshall 13.6
Martin 12.61
Mason 12.15
Meade 8.94
Menifee 13.57
Mercer 12.34
Metcalfe 13.55
Monroe 16.26
Montgomery 11.43
Morgan 10.62
Muhlenberg 11.86
Nelson 9.66
Nicholas 14.26
Ohio 12.35
Oldham 6.17
Owen 11.86
Owsley 17.7
Pendleton 10.31
Perry 15.13
Pike 13.2
Powell 12.5
Pulaski 12.5
Robertson 15.44
Rockcastle 12.01
Rowan 10.55
Russell 15
Scott 6.99
Shelby 7.99
Simpson 10.3
Spencer 8.53
Taylor 12.16
Todd 12.66
Trigg 11.43
Trimble 14.19
Union 11.76
Warren 8.07
Washington 11.54
Wayne 11.32
Webster 13.14
Whitley 13.18
Wolfe 17.58
Woodford 9.11

Historical Death Rate for Counties in Kentucky

Use the links below to find the historical death rate for each county in Kentucky.