Kentucky Death Rate By County in 2019

Updated on June 26, 2022.

According to the US Census Bureau estimates, in 2019, the death rate for Kentucky was 10.57, and the top three counties that had the highest death rate were:

  1. Harlan County: 17.63
  2. Perry County: 17.41
  3. Letcher County: 16.96

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

  1. Oldham County: 6.46
  2. Boone County: 6.83
  3. Fayette County: 7.25

Use the interactive visualization and the table below to explore the death rate for each Kentucky county in 2019. You can also find links to the historical death rate for each county below.

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Kentucky Death Rate By County in 2019
Kentucky Death Rate By County in 2019
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County Death Rate
Adair 10.6
Allen 10.98
Anderson 9.53
Ballard 11.68
Barren 11.69
Bath 11.77
Bell 16.06
Boone 6.83
Bourbon 12.09
Boyd 13.71
Boyle 11.88
Bracken 9.88
Breathitt 15.06
Breckinridge 9.62
Bullitt 8.03
Butler 12.11
Caldwell 12.51
Calloway 10.38
Campbell 9
Carlisle 11.87
Carroll 12.35
Carter 13.16
Casey 12.07
Christian 9.06
Clark 12.33
Clay 13.84
Clinton 12.09
Crittenden 14.23
Cumberland 15.75
Daviess 10.57
Edmonson 12.13
Elliott 9.1
Estill 12.79
Fayette 7.25
Fleming 11.49
Floyd 14.96
Franklin 10.82
Fulton 14.45
Gallatin 9.67
Garrard 10.45
Grant 10.19
Graves 12.36
Grayson 11.88
Green 13.39
Greenup 13.3
Hancock 10.42
Hardin 9.28
Harlan 17.63
Harrison 12.09
Hart 10.56
Henderson 11.16
Henry 11.52
Hickman 13.88
Hopkins 12.16
Jackson 13.47
Jefferson 10.47
Jessamine 8.48
Johnson 14.75
Kenton 8.9
Knott 13.02
Knox 13.38
Larue 11.15
Laurel 10.63
Lawrence 13.81
Lee 14.14
Leslie 16.29
Letcher 16.96
Lewis 12.72
Lincoln 13.23
Livingston 12.52
Logan 12.71
Lyon 13.37
McCracken 12.14
McCreary 13.01
McLean 12.5
Madison 8.69
Magoffin 14.11
Marion 10.58
Marshall 14.56
Martin 11.5
Mason 13.29
Meade 9.68
Menifee 9.77
Mercer 13.35
Metcalfe 13.59
Monroe 12.34
Montgomery 11.14
Morgan 11.7
Muhlenberg 13.26
Nelson 9.39
Nicholas 13.43
Ohio 12.08
Oldham 6.46
Owen 10.48
Owsley 13.31
Pendleton 12.9
Perry 17.41
Pike 14.22
Powell 15.33
Pulaski 12.09
Robertson 7.91
Rockcastle 12.87
Rowan 8.9
Russell 13.49
Scott 7.36
Shelby 8.05
Simpson 12.19
Spencer 7.58
Taylor 11.95
Todd 9.9
Trigg 11.18
Trimble 11.16
Union 9.86
Warren 7.96
Washington 11.95
Wayne 11.51
Webster 11.47
Whitley 13.87
Wolfe 15.45
Woodford 9.33

Historical Death Rate for Counties in Kentucky

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