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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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