Kentucky Death Rate By County in 2020

Updated on June 26, 2022.

According to the US Census Bureau estimates, in 2020, the death rate for Kentucky was 11.15, and the top three counties that had the highest death rate were:

  1. Perry County: 18.34
  2. Leslie County: 18.24
  3. Cumberland County: 18.1

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

  1. Oldham County: 6.79
  2. Scott County: 7.75
  3. Fayette County: 7.85

Use the interactive visualization and the table below to explore the death rate for each Kentucky county in 2020. You can also find links to the historical death rate for each county below.

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Kentucky Death Rate By County in 2020
Kentucky Death Rate By County in 2020
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County Death Rate
Adair 11.94
Allen 12.44
Anderson 9.4
Ballard 13.73
Barren 12.73
Bath 13.35
Bell 15.65
Boone 8.04
Bourbon 12.6
Boyd 13.86
Boyle 11.93
Bracken 12.28
Breathitt 16.06
Breckinridge 10.68
Bullitt 8.91
Butler 13.07
Caldwell 14.4
Calloway 11.36
Campbell 10.24
Carlisle 15.51
Carroll 12.9
Carter 14.67
Casey 13.64
Christian 9.23
Clark 11.58
Clay 13.05
Clinton 13.2
Crittenden 13.14
Cumberland 18.1
Daviess 11.23
Edmonson 13.37
Elliott 11.31
Estill 13.73
Fayette 7.85
Fleming 12.54
Floyd 16.71
Franklin 11.29
Fulton 17.08
Gallatin 9.31
Garrard 11.07
Grant 10.34
Graves 12.81
Grayson 12.32
Green 13.67
Greenup 14.91
Hancock 11.23
Hardin 9.37
Harlan 16.92
Harrison 12.87
Hart 11.47
Henderson 12.71
Henry 11.83
Hickman 16.04
Hopkins 13.39
Jackson 12.98
Jefferson 10.79
Jessamine 9.11
Johnson 14.53
Kenton 9.62
Knott 13.89
Knox 15.12
Larue 11.87
Laurel 12.07
Lawrence 14.47
Lee 16.37
Leslie 18.24
Letcher 15.99
Lewis 12.72
Lincoln 12.94
Livingston 14.73
Logan 11.66
Lyon 15.99
McCracken 13.15
McCreary 11.71
McLean 12.72
Madison 9
Magoffin 14.88
Marion 10.74
Marshall 14.77
Martin 13.55
Mason 12.97
Meade 9.05
Menifee 14.17
Mercer 13.7
Metcalfe 16.28
Monroe 14.62
Montgomery 11.32
Morgan 12.41
Muhlenberg 14.33
Nelson 9.78
Nicholas 15.05
Ohio 11.85
Oldham 6.79
Owen 11.05
Owsley 17.84
Pendleton 12.14
Perry 18.34
Pike 15.12
Powell 13.87
Pulaski 13.02
Robertson 10.27
Rockcastle 15.53
Rowan 9.11
Russell 13.74
Scott 7.75
Shelby 7.89
Simpson 11.03
Spencer 8.95
Taylor 13.69
Todd 10.58
Trigg 12.77
Trimble 12.82
Union 11.89
Warren 8.13
Washington 12.04
Wayne 12.5
Webster 11.44
Whitley 13.24
Wolfe 17.96
Woodford 9.96

Historical Death Rate for Counties in Kentucky

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