Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Number of Deaths in 2018

Updated on June 21, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, the Number of Deaths for Kentucky was 48.42K. Among all Kentucky counties, Jefferson County had the highest number of deaths (8.09K), followed by Fayette County (2.59K), and Kenton County (1.55K).

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 2018
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Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Number of Deaths in 2018
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Rank County Number of Deaths
1 Jefferson County 8086
2 Fayette County 2588
3 Kenton County 1545
4 Daviess County 1102
5 Warren County 1043
6 Boone County 944
7 Hardin County 908
8 Campbell County 903
9 Madison County 876
10 Pulaski County 859
11 McCracken County 803
12 Pike County 801
13 Laurel County 714
14 Boyd County 672
15 Bullitt County 668
16 Christian County 644
17 Hopkins County 607
18 Franklin County 571
19 Floyd County 556
20 Barren County 526
21 Henderson County 508
22 Jessamine County 497
23 Whitley County 496
24 Greenup County 495
25 Scott County 470
26 Nelson County 461
27 Graves County 455
28 Oldham County 444
29 Marshall County 426
30 Perry County 421
31 Clark County 418
32 Harlan County 410
33 Knox County 406
34 Calloway County 397
35 Bell County 392
36 Shelby County 381
37 Muhlenberg County 370
38 Grayson County 367
39 Johnson County 357
40 Carter County 344
41 Boyle County 340
42 Letcher County 333
43 Logan County 323
44 Montgomery County 311
45 Taylor County 310
46 Mercer County 296
47 Lincoln County 288
48 Ohio County 273
49 Meade County 271
50 Breckinridge County 270
51 Clay County 261
52 Allen County 259
53 Russell County 252
54 Wayne County 250
55 Woodford County 249
56 Grant County 244
57 Anderson County 243
57 McCreary County 243
58 Lawrence County 238
59 Bourbon County 235
59 Marion County 235
60 Harrison County 232
60 Rowan County 232
61 Mason County 231
62 Hart County 225
63 Adair County 223
64 Estill County 219
65 Rockcastle County 217
66 Breathitt County 205
67 Simpson County 204
68 Henry County 199
69 Garrard County 196
70 Union County 195
71 Knott County 193
72 Casey County 189
73 Powell County 186
74 Larue County 185
75 Lewis County 181
76 Magoffin County 176
77 Jackson County 175
78 Leslie County 173
79 Trigg County 172
80 Webster County 168
81 Butler County 165
82 Pendleton County 164
83 Fleming County 163
84 Caldwell County 162
85 Green County 156
86 Bath County 154
87 Monroe County 152
88 Todd County 148
89 Martin County 146
90 Edmonson County 140
90 Spencer County 140
91 Morgan County 135
92 Carroll County 132
93 Clinton County 131
93 Livingston County 131
94 Washington County 130
95 Owen County 129
96 Crittenden County 127
97 Metcalfe County 123
98 McLean County 122
99 Ballard County 118
100 Gallatin County 114
101 Lee County 107
102 Menifee County 105
103 Lyon County 103
104 Trimble County 101
105 Bracken County 100
106 Wolfe County 99
107 Fulton County 98
108 Nicholas County 95
109 Cumberland County 94
110 Hancock County 90
111 Elliott County 83
112 Owsley County 74
113 Hickman County 63
114 Carlisle County 60
115 Robertson County 35