Kentucky Death Rate By County in 2021

Updated on January 23, 2024.

According to the US Census Bureau estimates, in 2021, the death rate for Kentucky was 12.93, and the top three counties that had the highest death rate were:

  1. Owsley County: 25.26
  2. Harlan County: 21.73
  3. Wolfe County: 21.46

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

  1. Oldham County: 7.28
  2. Boone County: 8.18
  3. Fayette County: 9.12

Use the interactive visualization and the table below to explore the death rate for each Kentucky county in 2021. You can also find links to the historical death rate for each county below.

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Kentucky Death Rate By County in 2021
Kentucky Death Rate By County in 2021
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County Death Rate
Adair 15.44
Allen 13.33
Anderson 12.27
Ballard 13.76
Barren 14.25
Bath 16.01
Bell 21.28
Boone 8.18
Bourbon 15.16
Boyd 16.21
Boyle 13.71
Bracken 13.77
Breathitt 18.15
Breckinridge 15.53
Bullitt 10.03
Butler 17.08
Caldwell 15.82
Calloway 12.86
Campbell 10.19
Carlisle 19.44
Carroll 13.9
Carter 15.54
Casey 15.81
Christian 10.99
Clark 12.66
Clay 17.09
Clinton 18.68
Crittenden 16.28
Cumberland 19.57
Daviess 12.27
Edmonson 14.04
Elliott 12.92
Estill 16.64
Fayette 9.12
Fleming 13.5
Floyd 19.27
Franklin 13.67
Fulton 17.51
Gallatin 13.42
Garrard 13.74
Grant 11.89
Graves 15.75
Grayson 15.76
Green 15.51
Greenup 15.29
Hancock 13.53
Hardin 11.84
Harlan 21.73
Harrison 14.7
Hart 14.13
Henderson 14.19
Henry 13.12
Hickman 20.31
Hopkins 16.45
Jackson 16.73
Jefferson 12.5
Jessamine 10.88
Johnson 17.57
Kenton 9.74
Knott 16.74
Knox 16.74
Larue 13.58
Laurel 14.7
Lawrence 15.54
Lee 20.1
Leslie 17.05
Letcher 18.26
Lewis 16.02
Lincoln 17.58
Livingston 20.27
Logan 13.56
Lyon 16.36
McCracken 13.98
McCreary 15.74
McLean 15.99
Madison 11.1
Magoffin 17.5
Marion 12.91
Marshall 15.43
Martin 14.82
Mason 14.78
Meade 11.04
Menifee 16.85
Mercer 14.59
Metcalfe 17.34
Monroe 15.23
Montgomery 13.7
Morgan 12.55
Muhlenberg 14.8
Nelson 12.03
Nicholas 13.21
Ohio 14.16
Oldham 7.28
Owen 14.33
Owsley 25.26
Pendleton 14.08
Perry 19.62
Pike 18.6
Powell 15.26
Pulaski 15.37
Robertson 19.86
Rockcastle 16.08
Rowan 11.64
Russell 16.52
Scott 9.2
Shelby 10.31
Simpson 13.62
Spencer 10.05
Taylor 15.8
Todd 12.76
Trigg 16.48
Trimble 13.99
Union 16.25
Warren 9.7
Washington 14.09
Wayne 15.85
Webster 16.31
Whitley 16.38
Wolfe 21.46
Woodford 10.97

Historical Death Rate for Counties in Kentucky

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