Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Death Rate per 1K in 2021
Updated on July 29, 2024.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the Death Rate per 1K for Kentucky was 12.96. Among all Kentucky counties, Owsley County had the highest death rate (24.23), followed by Harlan County (22.76), and Fulton County (22).
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), 2021 Census.
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Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Death Rate per 1K in 2021
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| Rank | County | Death Rate |
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| 1 | Owsley County | 24.23 |
| 2 | Harlan County | 22.76 |
| 3 | Fulton County | 22 |
| 4 | Livingston County | 20.95 |
| 5 | Wolfe County | 20.36 |
| 6 | Carlisle County | 20.07 |
| 7 | Hickman County | 19.88 |
| 8 | Perry County | 19.82 |
| 9 | Bell County | 19.66 |
| 10 | Menifee County | 19.63 |
| 11 | Lee County | 19.56 |
| 12 | Letcher County | 19.49 |
| 13 | Cumberland County | 19.05 |
| 14 | Clinton County | 19.01 |
| 15 | Floyd County | 18.79 |
| 16 | Robertson County | 18.46 |
| 17 | Lewis County | 18.25 |
| 18 | Leslie County | 18.03 |
| 19 | Pike County | 17.8 |
| 20 | McLean County | 17.75 |
| 21 | Breathitt County | 17.62 |
| 22 | Johnson County | 17.57 |
| 23 | Wayne County | 17.56 |
| 24 | Rockcastle County | 17.21 |
| 25 | Clay County | 17.15 |
| 26 | Knott County | 17.03 |
| 27 | Webster County | 16.85 |
| 28 | Monroe County | 16.83 |
| 29 | Russell County | 16.81 |
| 30 | Lyon County | 16.6 |
| 31 | Estill County | 16.57 |
| 32 | Boyd County | 16.55 |
| 33 | Jackson County | 16.42 |
| 34 | Butler County | 16.33 |
| 35 | Magoffin County | 16.28 |
| 36 | Greenup County | 16.22 |
| 37 | Powell County | 16.04 |
| 38 | Martin County | 15.97 |
| 39 | Lincoln County | 15.78 |
| 40 | Grayson County | 15.72 |
| 41 | Marshall County | 15.71 |
| 42 | McCreary County | 15.69 |
| 43 | Ballard County | 15.58 |
| 44 | Casey County | 15.57 |
| 45 | Whitley County | 15.52 |
| 46 | Mercer County | 15.47 |
| 47 | Knox County | 15.45 |
| 48 | Trigg County | 15.41 |
| 49 | Crittenden County | 15.38 |
| 50 | Washington County | 15.34 |
| 51 | Pulaski County | 15.32 |
| 52 | Muhlenberg County | 15.29 |
| 53 | Union County | 15.24 |
| 54 | Hopkins County | 15.15 |
| 55 | Owen County | 15.13 |
| 56 | Harrison County | 15.08 |
| 57 | Graves County | 15.05 |
| 58 | Mason County | 14.96 |
| 59 | Breckinridge County | 14.88 |
| 60 | McCracken County | 14.82 |
| 61 | Green County | 14.78 |
| 62 | Taylor County | 14.76 |
| 63 | Bath County | 14.74 |
| 64 | Lawrence County | 14.73 |
| 65 | Carter County | 14.71 |
| 66 | Hart County | 14.65 |
| 67 | Laurel County | 14.57 |
| 68 | Boyle County | 14.54 |
| 68 | Caldwell County | 14.54 |
| 69 | Bracken County | 14.49 |
| 70 | Garrard County | 14.45 |
| 71 | Edmonson County | 14.35 |
| 72 | Adair County | 14.32 |
| 73 | Metcalfe County | 14.31 |
| 74 | Fleming County | 14.29 |
| 75 | Henderson County | 14.28 |
| 76 | Todd County | 14.23 |
| 77 | Montgomery County | 14.13 |
| 78 | Bourbon County | 14.07 |
| 78 | Ohio County | 14.07 |
| 79 | Trimble County | 13.99 |
| 80 | Barren County | 13.98 |
| 80 | Hancock County | 13.98 |
| 81 | Elliott County | 13.88 |
| 82 | Gallatin County | 13.77 |
| 83 | Logan County | 13.63 |
| 84 | Calloway County | 13.59 |
| 85 | Clark County | 13.55 |
| 86 | Nicholas County | 13.49 |
| 87 | Larue County | 13.31 |
| 88 | Morgan County | 13.27 |
| 89 | Simpson County | 13.26 |
| 90 | Marion County | 13.22 |
| 91 | Allen County | 12.94 |
| 92 | Henry County | 12.86 |
| 93 | Nelson County | 12.84 |
| 94 | Daviess County | 12.76 |
| 95 | Franklin County | 12.74 |
| 96 | Pendleton County | 12.64 |
| 97 | Jefferson County | 12.61 |
| 98 | Carroll County | 12.52 |
| 99 | Rowan County | 12.38 |
| 100 | Anderson County | 11.8 |
| 101 | Hardin County | 11.53 |
| 102 | Meade County | 11.51 |
| 103 | Grant County | 11.45 |
| 104 | Christian County | 11.42 |
| 105 | Madison County | 11.16 |
| 106 | Woodford County | 11.15 |
| 107 | Jessamine County | 10.9 |
| 108 | Campbell County | 10.73 |
| 109 | Spencer County | 10.41 |
| 110 | Bullitt County | 10.24 |
| 111 | Kenton County | 9.87 |
| 112 | Shelby County | 9.69 |
| 113 | Warren County | 9.49 |
| 114 | Scott County | 9.06 |
| 115 | Fayette County | 9.01 |
| 116 | Boone County | 8.01 |
| 117 | Oldham County | 7.11 |