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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Related Topics: Kentucky Census Vintage Data Topic List.
Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage), 2024 Census.
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Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Death Rate per 1K in 2024
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| Rank | County | Death Rate |
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| 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 |