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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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage), 2018 Census.
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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 |