Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Death Rate per 1K in 2022
Updated on July 29, 2024.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2022, the Death Rate per 1K for Kentucky was 13.62. Among all Kentucky counties, Wolfe County had the highest death rate (24.76), followed by Bell County (22.81), and Carlisle County (22.15).
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), 2022 Census.
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Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Death Rate per 1K in 2022
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| Rank | County | Death Rate |
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| 1 | Wolfe County | 24.76 |
| 2 | Bell County | 22.81 |
| 3 | Carlisle County | 22.15 |
| 4 | Harlan County | 22.01 |
| 5 | Owsley County | 21.43 |
| 6 | Perry County | 21.27 |
| 7 | Letcher County | 21.12 |
| 8 | Floyd County | 20.85 |
| 9 | Leslie County | 20.46 |
| 10 | Breathitt County | 20 |
| 11 | Livingston County | 19.95 |
| 12 | Knott County | 19.87 |
| 13 | Pike County | 19.5 |
| 14 | Johnson County | 19.47 |
| 15 | Cumberland County | 19.38 |
| 16 | Lee County | 19.27 |
| 16 | Magoffin County | 19.27 |
| 17 | Fulton County | 19.13 |
| 18 | Clay County | 19.08 |
| 19 | Estill County | 19 |
| 20 | Rockcastle County | 18.91 |
| 21 | Knox County | 18.36 |
| 22 | Lincoln County | 17.9 |
| 23 | Carter County | 17.74 |
| 24 | Whitley County | 17.73 |
| 25 | Bath County | 17.72 |
| 26 | Ballard County | 17.61 |
| 26 | Hickman County | 17.61 |
| 27 | Lewis County | 17.59 |
| 28 | McCreary County | 17.51 |
| 29 | Lawrence County | 17.48 |
| 30 | Boyd County | 17.41 |
| 31 | Menifee County | 17.39 |
| 32 | Trigg County | 17.36 |
| 33 | Robertson County | 17.32 |
| 34 | Crittenden County | 17.29 |
| 35 | Powell County | 17.22 |
| 36 | Taylor County | 17.15 |
| 37 | Clinton County | 17.05 |
| 38 | Union County | 17 |
| 39 | Grayson County | 16.95 |
| 40 | Breckinridge County | 16.9 |
| 41 | Russell County | 16.89 |
| 42 | Greenup County | 16.73 |
| 43 | Monroe County | 16.72 |
| 44 | Hopkins County | 16.67 |
| 45 | Wayne County | 16.6 |
| 46 | Jackson County | 16.33 |
| 46 | Webster County | 16.33 |
| 47 | Lyon County | 16.31 |
| 48 | Pulaski County | 16.29 |
| 49 | Trimble County | 16.28 |
| 50 | Martin County | 16.26 |
| 50 | Ohio County | 16.26 |
| 51 | Mason County | 16.07 |
| 52 | Muhlenberg County | 16.06 |
| 53 | Casey County | 16.01 |
| 54 | Harrison County | 15.92 |
| 55 | Marshall County | 15.91 |
| 56 | Caldwell County | 15.9 |
| 57 | Metcalfe County | 15.77 |
| 58 | McLean County | 15.69 |
| 59 | McCracken County | 15.66 |
| 60 | Graves County | 15.64 |
| 61 | Bourbon County | 15.57 |
| 62 | Mercer County | 15.56 |
| 63 | Edmonson County | 15.49 |
| 64 | Nicholas County | 15.34 |
| 65 | Bracken County | 15.29 |
| 66 | Franklin County | 15.2 |
| 67 | Green County | 15.06 |
| 68 | Barren County | 14.93 |
| 69 | Butler County | 14.92 |
| 70 | Larue County | 14.91 |
| 71 | Todd County | 14.82 |
| 72 | Henry County | 14.81 |
| 72 | Montgomery County | 14.81 |
| 73 | Carroll County | 14.75 |
| 74 | Henderson County | 14.74 |
| 75 | Laurel County | 14.65 |
| 76 | Clark County | 14.62 |
| 77 | Adair County | 14.61 |
| 78 | Owen County | 14.43 |
| 79 | Fleming County | 14.41 |
| 80 | Logan County | 14.34 |
| 81 | Boyle County | 14.22 |
| 82 | Allen County | 14.2 |
| 83 | Washington County | 14.09 |
| 84 | Garrard County | 14.03 |
| 84 | Hart County | 14.03 |
| 85 | Gallatin County | 13.8 |
| 86 | Calloway County | 13.74 |
| 87 | Simpson County | 13.66 |
| 88 | Pendleton County | 13.57 |
| 89 | Morgan County | 13.51 |
| 90 | Marion County | 13.27 |
| 91 | Elliott County | 13.24 |
| 92 | Daviess County | 13.07 |
| 93 | Hancock County | 13.04 |
| 94 | Jefferson County | 12.95 |
| 94 | Rowan County | 12.95 |
| 95 | Grant County | 12.92 |
| 96 | Nelson County | 12.81 |
| 97 | Hardin County | 12.76 |
| 98 | Anderson County | 12.2 |
| 99 | Woodford County | 11.64 |
| 100 | Christian County | 11.6 |
| 101 | Madison County | 11.55 |
| 102 | Jessamine County | 11.41 |
| 103 | Bullitt County | 10.88 |
| 103 | Meade County | 10.88 |
| 103 | Shelby County | 10.88 |
| 104 | Campbell County | 10.49 |
| 105 | Kenton County | 10.2 |
| 106 | Spencer County | 10.07 |
| 107 | Warren County | 9.89 |
| 108 | Scott County | 9.54 |
| 109 | Fayette County | 9.4 |
| 110 | Boone County | 8.85 |
| 111 | Oldham County | 7.42 |