Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Death Rate per 1K in 2023
Updated on July 29, 2024.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2023, the Death Rate per 1K for Kentucky was 12.04. Among all Kentucky counties, Wolfe County had the highest death rate (23.31), followed by Owsley County (21.36), and Carlisle County (20.38).
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), 2023 Census.
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Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Death Rate per 1K in 2023
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| Rank | County | Death Rate |
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| 1 | Wolfe County | 23.31 |
| 2 | Owsley County | 21.36 |
| 3 | Carlisle County | 20.38 |
| 4 | Harlan County | 20.01 |
| 5 | Leslie County | 19.99 |
| 6 | Letcher County | 19.83 |
| 7 | Bell County | 19.56 |
| 8 | Fulton County | 19.04 |
| 9 | Floyd County | 18.89 |
| 10 | Perry County | 18.75 |
| 11 | Magoffin County | 18.69 |
| 12 | Knott County | 18.47 |
| 13 | Cumberland County | 18.38 |
| 14 | Lee County | 18.26 |
| 15 | Livingston County | 18.25 |
| 16 | Breathitt County | 17.86 |
| 17 | Hickman County | 17.57 |
| 18 | Clay County | 17.41 |
| 19 | Rockcastle County | 17.4 |
| 20 | Menifee County | 17.09 |
| 21 | Johnson County | 17.05 |
| 22 | Clinton County | 16.95 |
| 22 | Estill County | 16.95 |
| 23 | Ballard County | 16.82 |
| 24 | Carter County | 16.73 |
| 25 | Knox County | 16.69 |
| 25 | Pike County | 16.69 |
| 26 | Robertson County | 16.67 |
| 27 | Lawrence County | 16.58 |
| 28 | Bath County | 16.51 |
| 29 | McCreary County | 16.49 |
| 30 | Powell County | 16.45 |
| 31 | Lewis County | 16.29 |
| 32 | Crittenden County | 16.25 |
| 33 | Monroe County | 16.06 |
| 34 | Whitley County | 15.81 |
| 35 | Lincoln County | 15.53 |
| 36 | Union County | 15.49 |
| 37 | Boyd County | 15.41 |
| 37 | Trimble County | 15.41 |
| 38 | Trigg County | 15.39 |
| 39 | Grayson County | 15.3 |
| 40 | Taylor County | 15.22 |
| 41 | Martin County | 15.17 |
| 42 | Nicholas County | 15.12 |
| 43 | Breckinridge County | 15.11 |
| 44 | McLean County | 15.09 |
| 45 | Russell County | 15.03 |
| 46 | Greenup County | 14.99 |
| 47 | Lyon County | 14.98 |
| 48 | Metcalfe County | 14.94 |
| 49 | Webster County | 14.92 |
| 50 | Mason County | 14.88 |
| 51 | Harrison County | 14.85 |
| 52 | Casey County | 14.83 |
| 53 | Jackson County | 14.79 |
| 54 | Ohio County | 14.69 |
| 55 | Wayne County | 14.64 |
| 56 | Muhlenberg County | 14.63 |
| 57 | Edmonson County | 14.55 |
| 58 | Hopkins County | 14.49 |
| 59 | Mercer County | 14.48 |
| 60 | Caldwell County | 14.47 |
| 61 | Green County | 14.35 |
| 62 | Bourbon County | 14.21 |
| 63 | Marshall County | 14.17 |
| 64 | Graves County | 13.9 |
| 64 | Pulaski County | 13.9 |
| 65 | McCracken County | 13.84 |
| 66 | Adair County | 13.82 |
| 67 | Henry County | 13.8 |
| 68 | Carroll County | 13.68 |
| 69 | Bracken County | 13.64 |
| 70 | Fleming County | 13.54 |
| 71 | Franklin County | 13.51 |
| 72 | Butler County | 13.42 |
| 72 | Todd County | 13.42 |
| 73 | Owen County | 13.36 |
| 74 | Elliott County | 13.35 |
| 75 | Larue County | 13.33 |
| 76 | Washington County | 13.32 |
| 77 | Henderson County | 13.25 |
| 78 | Clark County | 13.24 |
| 79 | Barren County | 13.22 |
| 79 | Garrard County | 13.22 |
| 80 | Logan County | 13.18 |
| 81 | Montgomery County | 13.11 |
| 82 | Hart County | 13.07 |
| 83 | Gallatin County | 12.87 |
| 84 | Allen County | 12.86 |
| 85 | Simpson County | 12.75 |
| 86 | Laurel County | 12.73 |
| 87 | Calloway County | 12.49 |
| 88 | Boyle County | 12.45 |
| 89 | Pendleton County | 12.4 |
| 90 | Morgan County | 12.38 |
| 91 | Hancock County | 12.37 |
| 92 | Marion County | 12.33 |
| 93 | Grant County | 11.94 |
| 94 | Rowan County | 11.93 |
| 95 | Nelson County | 11.4 |
| 96 | Daviess County | 11.24 |
| 97 | Anderson County | 11.05 |
| 98 | Woodford County | 10.94 |
| 99 | Jefferson County | 10.84 |
| 100 | Hardin County | 10.79 |
| 101 | Christian County | 10.69 |
| 102 | Meade County | 10.21 |
| 103 | Shelby County | 10 |
| 104 | Jessamine County | 9.92 |
| 105 | Madison County | 9.82 |
| 106 | Bullitt County | 9.61 |
| 107 | Campbell County | 9.17 |
| 108 | Spencer County | 9.13 |
| 109 | Kenton County | 8.7 |
| 110 | Warren County | 8.55 |
| 111 | Scott County | 8.24 |
| 112 | Fayette County | 8.1 |
| 113 | Boone County | 7.69 |
| 114 | Oldham County | 6.78 |