Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Number of Deaths in 2016

Updated on January 26, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the Number of Deaths for Kentucky was 46.72K. Among all Kentucky counties, Jefferson County had the highest number of deaths (8.04K), followed by Fayette County (2.36K), and Kenton County (1.50K).

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 Number of Deaths in 2016
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Rank County Number of Deaths
1 Jefferson County 8041
2 Fayette County 2356
3 Kenton County 1499
4 Daviess County 1017
5 Warren County 1013
6 Hardin County 925
7 Campbell County 903
8 Boone County 880
9 Pike County 807
10 McCracken County 802
11 Pulaski County 800
12 Madison County 790
13 Bullitt County 625
14 Hopkins County 621
15 Laurel County 610
16 Boyd County 597
17 Franklin County 568
18 Floyd County 557
19 Christian County 542
20 Barren County 501
21 Henderson County 496
22 Jessamine County 482
23 Whitley County 476
24 Graves County 469
25 Greenup County 462
26 Harlan County 453
27 Nelson County 438
28 Knox County 428
29 Marshall County 424
30 Clark County 422
31 Perry County 413
32 Bell County 401
32 Calloway County 401
32 Oldham County 401
33 Muhlenberg County 370
34 Scott County 369
34 Shelby County 369
35 Grayson County 344
36 Boyle County 326
37 Letcher County 322
38 Montgomery County 316
39 Johnson County 310
39 Taylor County 310
40 Carter County 306
41 Clay County 304
42 Ohio County 298
43 Logan County 285
44 Lincoln County 278
45 Russell County 266
46 Mercer County 264
47 Rowan County 259
48 Grant County 254
49 Meade County 249
50 Woodford County 237
51 Wayne County 234
52 Allen County 225
52 Bourbon County 225
52 Breckinridge County 225
53 Marion County 221
54 Lawrence County 214
55 Hart County 213
56 Harrison County 211
57 Casey County 209
58 Anderson County 208
58 Mason County 208
59 Rockcastle County 203
60 Breathitt County 202
61 Estill County 200
61 Knott County 200
62 McCreary County 191
63 Henry County 190
64 Simpson County 185
65 Lewis County 184
66 Adair County 182
67 Fleming County 178
68 Union County 175
69 Webster County 173
70 Monroe County 172
71 Larue County 169
72 Bath County 165
73 Butler County 163
73 Garrard County 163
73 Trigg County 163
74 Jackson County 162
75 Leslie County 159
76 Todd County 157
77 Carroll County 156
78 Spencer County 155
79 Martin County 153
79 Powell County 153
80 Caldwell County 151
81 Green County 150
81 Pendleton County 150
82 Magoffin County 147
83 Morgan County 141
84 Livingston County 140
85 Washington County 139
86 Metcalfe County 135
87 Edmonson County 134
88 Owen County 127
88 Wolfe County 127
89 Clinton County 125
89 McLean County 125
90 Trimble County 123
91 Crittenden County 122
92 Lyon County 119
93 Ballard County 104
94 Nicholas County 101
95 Lee County 100
96 Gallatin County 97
97 Cumberland County 94
98 Bracken County 89
99 Menifee County 87
100 Fulton County 84
101 Hancock County 83
102 Owsley County 79
103 Carlisle County 78
104 Elliott County 72
105 Hickman County 57
106 Robertson County 33