Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Death Rate per 1K in 2015

Updated on June 21, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2015, the Death Rate per 1K for Kentucky was 10.47. Among all Kentucky counties, Robertson County had the highest death rate (18.02), followed by Cumberland County (17.7), and Clinton County (16.65).

The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Kentucky counties.

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Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Death Rate per 1K in 2015
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Rank County Death Rate
1 Robertson County 18.02
2 Cumberland County 17.7
3 Clinton County 16.65
4 Owsley County 16.08
5 Lyon County 15.99
6 Hickman County 15.89
7 Powell County 15.47
8 Caldwell County 15.32
9 Crittenden County 15.04
10 Perry County 14.93
11 Leslie County 14.79
12 Whitley County 14.64
13 Carroll County 14.37
14 Bell County 14.35
15 Wolfe County 14.21
16 Monroe County 14.19
17 Mason County 14.16
18 Nicholas County 14.15
19 Lawrence County 14.12
20 Harlan County 14.05
20 Menifee County 14.05
21 Ballard County 14.04
22 Breathitt County 14
23 Green County 13.81
23 Hopkins County 13.81
24 Marshall County 13.73
25 Mercer County 13.71
26 Estill County 13.67
27 Metcalfe County 13.56
28 Bracken County 13.45
28 Floyd County 13.45
29 Fulton County 13.42
29 McLean County 13.42
30 Muhlenberg County 13.33
31 Magoffin County 13.27
32 Pike County 13.25
33 Greenup County 13.24
34 McCreary County 13.23
35 Russell County 13.19
36 Lincoln County 13.16
37 Carlisle County 13.05
38 Wayne County 12.96
39 Lee County 12.92
39 Morgan County 12.92
40 Pulaski County 12.79
41 Logan County 12.76
42 Lewis County 12.73
43 Hart County 12.68
44 Fleming County 12.67
45 Webster County 12.61
46 Boyd County 12.55
47 McCracken County 12.49
48 Union County 12.44
49 Knott County 12.4
50 Carter County 12.34
51 Edmonson County 12.32
51 Knox County 12.32
52 Casey County 12.3
53 Livingston County 12.25
54 Johnson County 12.2
55 Jackson County 12.17
56 Letcher County 12.16
57 Breckinridge County 12.14
58 Allen County 11.96
59 Clark County 11.95
60 Pendleton County 11.94
61 Larue County 11.83
62 Barren County 11.8
62 Harrison County 11.8
63 Ohio County 11.79
64 Grayson County 11.76
65 Graves County 11.63
66 Gallatin County 11.6
67 Washington County 11.55
68 Bath County 11.5
69 Trimble County 11.45
70 Trigg County 11.43
71 Montgomery County 11.35
72 Simpson County 11.32
73 Rockcastle County 11.25
74 Henderson County 11.23
75 Boyle County 11.17
76 Clay County 11.12
77 Butler County 10.99
78 Taylor County 10.89
79 Calloway County 10.88
80 Bourbon County 10.84
81 Daviess County 10.75
81 Owen County 10.75
82 Franklin County 10.66
83 Henry County 10.54
84 Marion County 10.5
85 Jefferson County 10.12
86 Adair County 10.09
87 Laurel County 10.06
88 Garrard County 10
89 Anderson County 9.81
90 Woodford County 9.8
91 Martin County 9.6
92 Grant County 9.4
93 Elliott County 9.29
94 Jessamine County 9.23
95 Kenton County 9.2
96 Campbell County 9.17
97 Rowan County 9.12
98 Todd County 8.92
99 Meade County 8.73
100 Madison County 8.71
101 Hardin County 8.7
102 Hancock County 8.65
103 Nelson County 8.34
104 Shelby County 8
105 Spencer County 7.98
106 Christian County 7.92
107 Warren County 7.81
108 Scott County 7.58
109 Fayette County 7.51
110 Bullitt County 7.26
111 Boone County 6.59
112 Oldham County 6.39