Kentucky Death Rate By County in 2018

Updated on June 26, 2022.

According to the US Census Bureau estimates, in 2018, the death rate for Kentucky was 10.86, and the top three counties that had the highest death rate were:

  1. Leslie County: 16.91
  2. Owsley County: 16.71
  3. Robertson County: 16.38

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

  1. Oldham County: 6.67
  2. Boone County: 7.18
  3. Spencer County: 7.46

Use the interactive visualization and the table below to explore the death rate for each Kentucky county in 2018. You can also find links to the historical death rate for each county below.

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Kentucky Death Rate By County in 2018
Kentucky Death Rate By County in 2018
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County Death Rate
Adair 11.58
Allen 12.34
Anderson 10.76
Ballard 14.8
Barren 11.97
Bath 12.4
Bell 14.68
Boone 7.18
Bourbon 11.69
Boyd 14.11
Boyle 11.31
Bracken 12.08
Breathitt 15.96
Breckinridge 13.36
Bullitt 8.28
Butler 12.93
Caldwell 12.78
Calloway 10.2
Campbell 9.64
Carlisle 12.64
Carroll 12.32
Carter 12.68
Casey 11.89
Christian 9.05
Clark 11.59
Clay 12.93
Clinton 12.87
Crittenden 14.18
Cumberland 14.02
Daviess 10.94
Edmonson 11.43
Elliott 11.1
Estill 15.45
Fayette 8.04
Fleming 11.27
Floyd 15.41
Franklin 11.27
Fulton 16.07
Gallatin 13.06
Garrard 11.21
Grant 9.74
Graves 12.23
Grayson 13.97
Green 14.14
Greenup 13.96
Hancock 10.26
Hardin 8.3
Harlan 15.46
Harrison 12.38
Hart 11.97
Henderson 11.11
Henry 12.43
Hickman 14.07
Hopkins 13.45
Jackson 13.04
Jefferson 10.51
Jessamine 9.29
Johnson 15.85
Kenton 9.3
Knott 12.73
Knox 12.93
Larue 12.98
Laurel 11.8
Lawrence 15.19
Lee 15.4
Leslie 16.91
Letcher 15.09
Lewis 13.59
Lincoln 11.73
Livingston 14.18
Logan 11.96
Lyon 12.49
McCracken 12.28
McCreary 13.99
McLean 13.23
Madison 9.55
Magoffin 14.16
Marion 12.18
Marshall 13.62
Martin 12.78
Mason 13.46
Meade 9.56
Menifee 16.3
Mercer 13.69
Metcalfe 12.2
Monroe 14.25
Montgomery 11.08
Morgan 10.14
Muhlenberg 11.98
Nelson 10.09
Nicholas 13.22
Ohio 11.31
Oldham 6.67
Owen 11.91
Owsley 16.71
Pendleton 11.24
Perry 15.93
Pike 13.63
Powell 15.1
Pulaski 13.31
Robertson 16.38
Rockcastle 12.91
Rowan 9.46
Russell 14.19
Scott 8.48
Shelby 8
Simpson 11.2
Spencer 7.46
Taylor 12.16
Todd 12.06
Trigg 11.83
Trimble 11.86
Union 13.37
Warren 8.02
Washington 10.89
Wayne 12.19
Webster 12.89
Whitley 13.72
Wolfe 13.68
Woodford 9.42

Historical Death Rate for Counties in Kentucky

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