Kentucky Death Rate By County in 2022

Updated on January 23, 2024.

According to the US Census Bureau estimates, in 2022, the death rate for Kentucky was 13.5, and the top three counties that had the highest death rate were:

  1. Owsley County: 26.09
  2. Wolfe County: 23.74
  3. Harlan County: 23.15

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

  1. Oldham County: 7.41
  2. Boone County: 8.43
  3. Fayette County: 9.39

Use the interactive visualization and the table below to explore the death rate for each Kentucky county in 2022. You can also find links to the historical death rate for each county below.

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Kentucky Death Rate By County in 2022
Kentucky Death Rate By County in 2022
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County Death Rate
Adair 15.99
Allen 13.63
Anderson 12.64
Ballard 16.95
Barren 14.87
Bath 15.78
Bell 22.31
Boone 8.43
Bourbon 15.68
Boyd 17
Boyle 14.36
Bracken 14.56
Breathitt 19.5
Breckinridge 16.44
Bullitt 10.41
Butler 17.66
Caldwell 16.26
Calloway 13.73
Campbell 10.73
Carlisle 20.89
Carroll 14.57
Carter 16.09
Casey 16
Christian 11.62
Clark 13.98
Clay 18.36
Clinton 18.9
Crittenden 17.52
Cumberland 20.78
Daviess 12.85
Edmonson 14.62
Elliott 15
Estill 18.34
Fayette 9.39
Fleming 13.75
Floyd 19.95
Franklin 14.06
Fulton 19.39
Gallatin 13.81
Garrard 13.84
Grant 12.09
Graves 16.15
Grayson 16.58
Green 15.79
Greenup 16.35
Hancock 14.47
Hardin 12.23
Harlan 23.15
Harrison 15.08
Hart 14.33
Henderson 15.01
Henry 13.73
Hickman 19.66
Hopkins 17.08
Jackson 17.87
Jefferson 12.94
Jessamine 11.13
Johnson 18.62
Kenton 10.38
Knott 18.7
Knox 17.69
Larue 14.31
Laurel 15
Lawrence 16.25
Lee 20.66
Leslie 19.13
Letcher 19.79
Lewis 17.1
Lincoln 17.7
Livingston 20.73
Logan 14.22
Lyon 16.42
McCracken 14.92
McCreary 16.24
McLean 17
Madison 11.46
Magoffin 18.04
Marion 13.41
Marshall 16.04
Martin 16.09
Mason 15.64
Meade 11.48
Menifee 19.42
Mercer 15.25
Metcalfe 16.98
Monroe 16.35
Montgomery 14.81
Morgan 13.17
Muhlenberg 15.96
Nelson 12.52
Nicholas 14.27
Ohio 15.02
Oldham 7.41
Owen 14.87
Owsley 26.09
Pendleton 14.14
Perry 21.32
Pike 19.11
Powell 16.11
Pulaski 16.25
Robertson 21.43
Rockcastle 18.58
Rowan 12.78
Russell 17.65
Scott 9.54
Shelby 10.63
Simpson 13.77
Spencer 10.42
Taylor 16.4
Todd 13.83
Trigg 17.1
Trimble 16.27
Union 17.38
Warren 10.02
Washington 14.16
Wayne 16.66
Webster 16.65
Whitley 16.91
Wolfe 23.74
Woodford 11.27

Historical Death Rate for Counties in Kentucky

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