Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Death Rate per 1K in 2016
Updated on January 26, 2024.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the Death Rate per 1K for Kentucky was 10.53. Among all Kentucky counties, Owsley County had the highest death rate (17.7), followed by Wolfe County (17.58), and Harlan County (16.63).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Kentucky counties.
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Related Topics: Kentucky Census Vintage Data Topic List.
Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage), 2016 Census.
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Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Death Rate per 1K in 2016
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| Rank | County | Death Rate |
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| 1 | Owsley County | 17.7 |
| 2 | Wolfe County | 17.58 |
| 3 | Harlan County | 16.63 |
| 4 | Monroe County | 16.26 |
| 5 | Carlisle County | 16.2 |
| 6 | Robertson County | 15.44 |
| 7 | Breathitt County | 15.23 |
| 8 | Livingston County | 15.14 |
| 9 | Perry County | 15.13 |
| 10 | Leslie County | 15.08 |
| 11 | Russell County | 15 |
| 12 | Floyd County | 14.94 |
| 13 | Bell County | 14.69 |
| 14 | Carroll County | 14.63 |
| 15 | Clay County | 14.61 |
| 16 | Lee County | 14.38 |
| 17 | Nicholas County | 14.26 |
| 18 | Lyon County | 14.23 |
| 19 | Trimble County | 14.19 |
| 20 | Letcher County | 14.06 |
| 21 | Cumberland County | 13.96 |
| 22 | Estill County | 13.93 |
| 23 | Green County | 13.66 |
| 24 | Knox County | 13.6 |
| 24 | Marshall County | 13.6 |
| 25 | Menifee County | 13.57 |
| 26 | Hopkins County | 13.55 |
| 26 | Metcalfe County | 13.55 |
| 27 | Lewis County | 13.54 |
| 28 | Fulton County | 13.51 |
| 29 | Lawrence County | 13.5 |
| 30 | Bath County | 13.49 |
| 31 | Johnson County | 13.47 |
| 32 | McLean County | 13.36 |
| 33 | Crittenden County | 13.33 |
| 34 | Casey County | 13.25 |
| 35 | Pike County | 13.2 |
| 36 | Whitley County | 13.18 |
| 37 | Grayson County | 13.17 |
| 38 | Webster County | 13.14 |
| 39 | Greenup County | 12.85 |
| 40 | Knott County | 12.83 |
| 41 | Butler County | 12.82 |
| 42 | Ballard County | 12.8 |
| 43 | Todd County | 12.66 |
| 44 | Martin County | 12.61 |
| 45 | Graves County | 12.6 |
| 46 | Powell County | 12.5 |
| 46 | Pulaski County | 12.5 |
| 47 | Boyd County | 12.35 |
| 47 | Ohio County | 12.35 |
| 48 | Mercer County | 12.34 |
| 49 | Hickman County | 12.33 |
| 50 | McCracken County | 12.31 |
| 51 | Clinton County | 12.25 |
| 51 | Fleming County | 12.25 |
| 52 | Taylor County | 12.16 |
| 53 | Jackson County | 12.15 |
| 53 | Mason County | 12.15 |
| 54 | Henry County | 12.1 |
| 55 | Larue County | 12.01 |
| 55 | Rockcastle County | 12.01 |
| 56 | Caldwell County | 11.9 |
| 57 | Muhlenberg County | 11.86 |
| 57 | Owen County | 11.86 |
| 58 | Clark County | 11.8 |
| 59 | Union County | 11.76 |
| 60 | Magoffin County | 11.55 |
| 61 | Washington County | 11.54 |
| 62 | Hart County | 11.53 |
| 63 | Marion County | 11.52 |
| 64 | Barren County | 11.47 |
| 65 | Montgomery County | 11.43 |
| 65 | Trigg County | 11.43 |
| 66 | Lincoln County | 11.41 |
| 67 | Harrison County | 11.33 |
| 68 | Wayne County | 11.32 |
| 69 | Franklin County | 11.31 |
| 70 | Breckinridge County | 11.26 |
| 71 | Gallatin County | 11.19 |
| 72 | Carter County | 11.18 |
| 73 | Bourbon County | 11.17 |
| 74 | Edmonson County | 11.12 |
| 75 | Boyle County | 10.91 |
| 76 | Allen County | 10.88 |
| 77 | McCreary County | 10.76 |
| 78 | Henderson County | 10.71 |
| 79 | Bracken County | 10.69 |
| 80 | Logan County | 10.66 |
| 81 | Morgan County | 10.62 |
| 82 | Rowan County | 10.55 |
| 83 | Jefferson County | 10.49 |
| 84 | Calloway County | 10.35 |
| 85 | Pendleton County | 10.31 |
| 86 | Simpson County | 10.3 |
| 87 | Grant County | 10.23 |
| 88 | Daviess County | 10.19 |
| 89 | Laurel County | 10.16 |
| 90 | Campbell County | 9.74 |
| 91 | Nelson County | 9.66 |
| 92 | Elliott County | 9.58 |
| 93 | Hancock County | 9.55 |
| 94 | Adair County | 9.46 |
| 95 | Anderson County | 9.43 |
| 96 | Garrard County | 9.42 |
| 97 | Jessamine County | 9.26 |
| 98 | Woodford County | 9.11 |
| 99 | Kenton County | 9.09 |
| 100 | Meade County | 8.94 |
| 101 | Madison County | 8.88 |
| 102 | Hardin County | 8.66 |
| 103 | Spencer County | 8.53 |
| 104 | Warren County | 8.07 |
| 105 | Shelby County | 7.99 |
| 106 | Bullitt County | 7.91 |
| 107 | Christian County | 7.47 |
| 108 | Fayette County | 7.43 |
| 109 | Scott County | 6.99 |
| 110 | Boone County | 6.82 |
| 111 | Oldham County | 6.17 |