Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Death Rate per 1K in 2024

Updated on June 21, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2024, the Death Rate per 1K for Kentucky was 11.63. Among all Kentucky counties, Owsley County had the highest death rate (23.51), followed by Wolfe County (21.67), and Floyd County (20.55).

The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Kentucky counties.

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Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Death Rate per 1K in 2024
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Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Death Rate per 1K in 2024
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Rank County Death Rate
1 Owsley County 23.51
2 Wolfe County 21.67
3 Floyd County 20.55
4 Knott County 20.44
5 Harlan County 19.94
6 Perry County 19.03
7 Fulton County 18.96
8 Letcher County 18.45
9 Carlisle County 18.07
10 Magoffin County 18.01
11 Leslie County 17.97
12 Hickman County 17.92
13 Carter County 17.54
14 Johnson County 17.36
15 Rockcastle County 17.22
16 Knox County 17.21
17 Cumberland County 17.13
18 Breathitt County 16.77
19 Bell County 16.65
20 Robertson County 16.54
21 Monroe County 16.49
22 McCreary County 16.46
23 Pike County 16.15
24 Mercer County 15.8
25 Ballard County 15.75
26 Whitley County 15.67
27 Washington County 15.58
28 Lewis County 15.56
29 Lee County 15.33
30 Menifee County 15.21
31 Union County 15.06
32 Taylor County 14.98
33 Boyd County 14.92
34 Powell County 14.89
35 Breckinridge County 14.88
35 Greenup County 14.88
36 Lawrence County 14.86
37 Ohio County 14.82
38 Carroll County 14.75
39 Fleming County 14.71
40 Adair County 14.63
40 Russell County 14.63
41 Clay County 14.62
42 Webster County 14.61
43 Livingston County 14.57
44 Lincoln County 14.54
45 Estill County 14.53
46 Casey County 14.39
47 Crittenden County 14.35
48 Logan County 14.2
49 Muhlenberg County 14.12
50 Pulaski County 14.08
51 McLean County 14.06
51 Metcalfe County 14.06
52 Hopkins County 13.88
53 Green County 13.82
54 Grayson County 13.77
55 Franklin County 13.7
56 Bath County 13.66
57 Wayne County 13.65
58 Martin County 13.6
59 Bracken County 13.58
59 Lyon County 13.58
60 Harrison County 13.31
61 Marshall County 13.27
61 Trigg County 13.27
62 Graves County 13.24
63 Bourbon County 13.22
64 Clark County 13.2
64 Larue County 13.2
65 Clinton County 13.18
65 Todd County 13.18
66 Edmonson County 13.15
67 Henderson County 13.09
68 McCracken County 12.98
69 Garrard County 12.97
70 Montgomery County 12.71
71 Nicholas County 12.52
72 Hancock County 12.48
73 Simpson County 12.47
74 Barren County 12.43
75 Owen County 12.4
76 Allen County 12.28
76 Pendleton County 12.28
77 Trimble County 12.2
78 Mason County 12.19
79 Gallatin County 12.14
80 Laurel County 12.08
81 Morgan County 11.92
82 Boyle County 11.87
83 Jackson County 11.85
84 Elliott County 11.83
85 Marion County 11.79
86 Daviess County 11.37
87 Hart County 11.25
88 Calloway County 11.18
89 Christian County 10.93
90 Hardin County 10.92
91 Nelson County 10.84
92 Jefferson County 10.56
93 Rowan County 10.45
94 Anderson County 10.42
95 Butler County 10.41
96 Henry County 10.39
97 Grant County 10.17
98 Shelby County 10.13
99 Bullitt County 10.12
100 Caldwell County 10.01
101 Woodford County 9.99
102 Jessamine County 9.57
103 Madison County 9.52
104 Meade County 9.37
105 Campbell County 9
106 Warren County 8.39
107 Fayette County 8.21
108 Spencer County 7.98
109 Kenton County 7.86
110 Boone County 7.77
111 Scott County 7.56
112 Oldham County 7.19