Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Death Rate per 1K in 2019
Updated on June 21, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2019, the Death Rate per 1K for Kentucky was 10.57. Among all Kentucky counties, Harlan County had the highest death rate (17.63), followed by Perry County (17.41), and Letcher County (16.96).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Kentucky counties.
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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage), 2019 Census.
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Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Death Rate per 1K in 2019
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| Rank | County | Death Rate |
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| 1 | Harlan County | 17.63 |
| 2 | Perry County | 17.41 |
| 3 | Letcher County | 16.96 |
| 4 | Leslie County | 16.29 |
| 5 | Bell County | 16.06 |
| 6 | Cumberland County | 15.75 |
| 7 | Wolfe County | 15.45 |
| 8 | Powell County | 15.33 |
| 9 | Breathitt County | 15.06 |
| 10 | Floyd County | 14.96 |
| 11 | Johnson County | 14.75 |
| 12 | Marshall County | 14.56 |
| 13 | Fulton County | 14.45 |
| 14 | Crittenden County | 14.23 |
| 15 | Pike County | 14.22 |
| 16 | Lee County | 14.14 |
| 17 | Magoffin County | 14.11 |
| 18 | Hickman County | 13.88 |
| 19 | Whitley County | 13.87 |
| 20 | Clay County | 13.84 |
| 21 | Lawrence County | 13.81 |
| 22 | Boyd County | 13.71 |
| 23 | Metcalfe County | 13.59 |
| 24 | Russell County | 13.49 |
| 25 | Jackson County | 13.47 |
| 26 | Nicholas County | 13.43 |
| 27 | Green County | 13.39 |
| 28 | Knox County | 13.38 |
| 29 | Lyon County | 13.37 |
| 30 | Mercer County | 13.35 |
| 31 | Owsley County | 13.31 |
| 32 | Greenup County | 13.3 |
| 33 | Mason County | 13.29 |
| 34 | Muhlenberg County | 13.26 |
| 35 | Lincoln County | 13.23 |
| 36 | Carter County | 13.16 |
| 37 | Knott County | 13.02 |
| 38 | McCreary County | 13.01 |
| 39 | Pendleton County | 12.9 |
| 40 | Rockcastle County | 12.87 |
| 41 | Estill County | 12.79 |
| 42 | Lewis County | 12.72 |
| 43 | Logan County | 12.71 |
| 44 | Livingston County | 12.52 |
| 45 | Caldwell County | 12.51 |
| 46 | McLean County | 12.5 |
| 47 | Graves County | 12.36 |
| 48 | Carroll County | 12.35 |
| 49 | Monroe County | 12.34 |
| 50 | Clark County | 12.33 |
| 51 | Simpson County | 12.19 |
| 52 | Hopkins County | 12.16 |
| 53 | McCracken County | 12.14 |
| 54 | Edmonson County | 12.13 |
| 55 | Butler County | 12.11 |
| 56 | Bourbon County | 12.09 |
| 56 | Clinton County | 12.09 |
| 56 | Harrison County | 12.09 |
| 56 | Pulaski County | 12.09 |
| 57 | Ohio County | 12.08 |
| 58 | Casey County | 12.07 |
| 59 | Taylor County | 11.95 |
| 59 | Washington County | 11.95 |
| 60 | Boyle County | 11.88 |
| 60 | Grayson County | 11.88 |
| 61 | Carlisle County | 11.87 |
| 62 | Bath County | 11.77 |
| 63 | Morgan County | 11.7 |
| 64 | Barren County | 11.69 |
| 65 | Ballard County | 11.68 |
| 66 | Henry County | 11.52 |
| 67 | Wayne County | 11.51 |
| 68 | Martin County | 11.5 |
| 69 | Fleming County | 11.49 |
| 70 | Webster County | 11.47 |
| 71 | Trigg County | 11.18 |
| 72 | Henderson County | 11.16 |
| 72 | Trimble County | 11.16 |
| 73 | Larue County | 11.15 |
| 74 | Montgomery County | 11.14 |
| 75 | Allen County | 10.98 |
| 76 | Franklin County | 10.82 |
| 77 | Laurel County | 10.63 |
| 78 | Adair County | 10.6 |
| 79 | Marion County | 10.58 |
| 80 | Daviess County | 10.57 |
| 81 | Hart County | 10.56 |
| 82 | Owen County | 10.48 |
| 83 | Jefferson County | 10.47 |
| 84 | Garrard County | 10.45 |
| 85 | Hancock County | 10.42 |
| 86 | Calloway County | 10.38 |
| 87 | Grant County | 10.19 |
| 88 | Todd County | 9.9 |
| 89 | Bracken County | 9.88 |
| 90 | Union County | 9.86 |
| 91 | Menifee County | 9.77 |
| 92 | Meade County | 9.68 |
| 93 | Gallatin County | 9.67 |
| 94 | Breckinridge County | 9.62 |
| 95 | Anderson County | 9.53 |
| 96 | Nelson County | 9.39 |
| 97 | Woodford County | 9.33 |
| 98 | Hardin County | 9.28 |
| 99 | Elliott County | 9.1 |
| 100 | Christian County | 9.06 |
| 101 | Campbell County | 9 |
| 102 | Kenton County | 8.9 |
| 102 | Rowan County | 8.9 |
| 103 | Madison County | 8.69 |
| 104 | Jessamine County | 8.48 |
| 105 | Shelby County | 8.05 |
| 106 | Bullitt County | 8.03 |
| 107 | Warren County | 7.96 |
| 108 | Robertson County | 7.91 |
| 109 | Spencer County | 7.58 |
| 110 | Scott County | 7.36 |
| 111 | Fayette County | 7.25 |
| 112 | Boone County | 6.83 |
| 113 | Oldham County | 6.46 |