Kentucky Death Rate By County in 2023

Updated on July 29, 2024.

According to the US Census Bureau estimates, in 2023, the death rate for Kentucky was 12.04. Wolfe County had the highest death rate (23.31), followed by Owsley County (21.36), and Carlisle County (20.38). On the other hand, Oldham County had the lowest death rate (6.78), followed by Boone County (7.69), and Fayette County (8.1).

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Kentucky Death Rate By County in 2023
Kentucky Death Rate By County in 2023
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County Death Rate
Adair 13.82
Allen 12.86
Anderson 11.05
Ballard 16.82
Barren 13.22
Bath 16.51
Bell 19.56
Boone 7.69
Bourbon 14.21
Boyd 15.41
Boyle 12.45
Bracken 13.64
Breathitt 17.86
Breckinridge 15.11
Bullitt 9.61
Butler 13.42
Caldwell 14.47
Calloway 12.49
Campbell 9.17
Carlisle 20.38
Carroll 13.68
Carter 16.73
Casey 14.83
Christian 10.69
Clark 13.24
Clay 17.41
Clinton 16.95
Crittenden 16.25
Cumberland 18.38
Daviess 11.24
Edmonson 14.55
Elliott 13.35
Estill 16.95
Fayette 8.1
Fleming 13.54
Floyd 18.89
Franklin 13.51
Fulton 19.04
Gallatin 12.87
Garrard 13.22
Grant 11.94
Graves 13.9
Grayson 15.3
Green 14.35
Greenup 14.99
Hancock 12.37
Hardin 10.79
Harlan 20.01
Harrison 14.85
Hart 13.07
Henderson 13.25
Henry 13.8
Hickman 17.57
Hopkins 14.49
Jackson 14.79
Jefferson 10.84
Jessamine 9.92
Johnson 17.05
Kenton 8.7
Knott 18.47
Knox 16.69
Larue 13.33
Laurel 12.73
Lawrence 16.58
Lee 18.26
Leslie 19.99
Letcher 19.83
Lewis 16.29
Lincoln 15.53
Livingston 18.25
Logan 13.18
Lyon 14.98
McCracken 13.84
McCreary 16.49
McLean 15.09
Madison 9.82
Magoffin 18.69
Marion 12.33
Marshall 14.17
Martin 15.17
Mason 14.88
Meade 10.21
Menifee 17.09
Mercer 14.48
Metcalfe 14.94
Monroe 16.06
Montgomery 13.11
Morgan 12.38
Muhlenberg 14.63
Nelson 11.4
Nicholas 15.12
Ohio 14.69
Oldham 6.78
Owen 13.36
Owsley 21.36
Pendleton 12.4
Perry 18.75
Pike 16.69
Powell 16.45
Pulaski 13.9
Robertson 16.67
Rockcastle 17.4
Rowan 11.93
Russell 15.03
Scott 8.24
Shelby 10
Simpson 12.75
Spencer 9.13
Taylor 15.22
Todd 13.42
Trigg 15.39
Trimble 15.41
Union 15.49
Warren 8.55
Washington 13.32
Wayne 14.64
Webster 14.92
Whitley 15.81
Wolfe 23.31
Woodford 10.94