Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Number of Deaths in 2017
Updated on June 21, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the Number of Deaths for Kentucky was 48.54K. Among all Kentucky counties, Jefferson County had the highest number of deaths (8.27K), followed by Fayette County (2.51K), and Kenton County (1.57K).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Kentucky counties.
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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage), 2017 Census.
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Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Number of Deaths in 2017
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| Rank | County | Number of Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jefferson County | 8268 |
| 2 | Fayette County | 2509 |
| 3 | Kenton County | 1565 |
| 4 | Daviess County | 1132 |
| 5 | Warren County | 1056 |
| 6 | Boone County | 933 |
| 7 | Pulaski County | 908 |
| 8 | Hardin County | 881 |
| 9 | Campbell County | 855 |
| 10 | McCracken County | 810 |
| 11 | Pike County | 772 |
| 12 | Madison County | 726 |
| 13 | Bullitt County | 703 |
| 14 | Boyd County | 662 |
| 15 | Laurel County | 656 |
| 16 | Hopkins County | 643 |
| 17 | Christian County | 638 |
| 18 | Franklin County | 602 |
| 19 | Barren County | 555 |
| 20 | Henderson County | 548 |
| 21 | Floyd County | 544 |
| 22 | Whitley County | 540 |
| 23 | Graves County | 483 |
| 24 | Greenup County | 481 |
| 25 | Jessamine County | 478 |
| 26 | Marshall County | 475 |
| 27 | Perry County | 459 |
| 28 | Nelson County | 452 |
| 29 | Oldham County | 425 |
| 30 | Knox County | 422 |
| 31 | Clark County | 421 |
| 32 | Bell County | 417 |
| 33 | Scott County | 411 |
| 34 | Harlan County | 409 |
| 35 | Muhlenberg County | 402 |
| 36 | Shelby County | 391 |
| 37 | Calloway County | 377 |
| 38 | Letcher County | 371 |
| 39 | Carter County | 352 |
| 40 | Boyle County | 332 |
| 41 | Logan County | 331 |
| 42 | Montgomery County | 318 |
| 43 | Taylor County | 314 |
| 44 | Ohio County | 313 |
| 45 | Grayson County | 312 |
| 46 | Lincoln County | 308 |
| 47 | Johnson County | 303 |
| 48 | Clay County | 281 |
| 49 | Anderson County | 280 |
| 50 | Russell County | 268 |
| 51 | Mercer County | 265 |
| 52 | Meade County | 261 |
| 53 | Grant County | 260 |
| 54 | Allen County | 254 |
| 55 | Woodford County | 252 |
| 56 | Hart County | 246 |
| 57 | Breckinridge County | 244 |
| 58 | Rowan County | 241 |
| 58 | Wayne County | 241 |
| 59 | McCreary County | 240 |
| 60 | Bourbon County | 237 |
| 61 | Harrison County | 235 |
| 62 | Mason County | 233 |
| 63 | Simpson County | 227 |
| 64 | Knott County | 219 |
| 65 | Marion County | 217 |
| 66 | Adair County | 214 |
| 67 | Estill County | 211 |
| 68 | Garrard County | 195 |
| 69 | Lewis County | 194 |
| 69 | Union County | 194 |
| 70 | Casey County | 193 |
| 71 | Lawrence County | 190 |
| 72 | Breathitt County | 187 |
| 73 | Fleming County | 180 |
| 74 | Webster County | 179 |
| 75 | Henry County | 176 |
| 76 | Butler County | 174 |
| 77 | Trigg County | 173 |
| 78 | Rockcastle County | 166 |
| 79 | Larue County | 165 |
| 80 | Magoffin County | 164 |
| 81 | Caldwell County | 163 |
| 81 | Edmonson County | 163 |
| 81 | Powell County | 163 |
| 82 | Jackson County | 160 |
| 82 | Monroe County | 160 |
| 82 | Spencer County | 160 |
| 83 | Washington County | 155 |
| 84 | Leslie County | 151 |
| 84 | Todd County | 151 |
| 85 | Pendleton County | 148 |
| 86 | Bath County | 146 |
| 87 | Morgan County | 145 |
| 88 | Martin County | 139 |
| 89 | Crittenden County | 136 |
| 90 | Carroll County | 133 |
| 90 | Green County | 133 |
| 90 | Livingston County | 133 |
| 91 | Lyon County | 130 |
| 91 | Metcalfe County | 130 |
| 92 | McLean County | 127 |
| 93 | Clinton County | 123 |
| 94 | Fulton County | 117 |
| 95 | Ballard County | 111 |
| 96 | Lee County | 110 |
| 96 | Owen County | 110 |
| 97 | Cumberland County | 108 |
| 97 | Gallatin County | 108 |
| 98 | Wolfe County | 102 |
| 99 | Bracken County | 100 |
| 99 | Nicholas County | 100 |
| 99 | Trimble County | 100 |
| 100 | Menifee County | 88 |
| 101 | Carlisle County | 79 |
| 101 | Elliott County | 79 |
| 102 | Hancock County | 78 |
| 103 | Hickman County | 72 |
| 104 | Owsley County | 70 |
| 105 | Robertson County | 36 |