Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Number of Deaths in 2020

Updated on June 21, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the Number of Deaths for Kentucky was 49.88K. Among all Kentucky counties, Jefferson County had the highest number of deaths (8.28K), followed by Fayette County (2.55K), and Kenton County (1.61K).

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 2020
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Rank County Number of Deaths
1 Jefferson County 8281
2 Fayette County 2545
3 Kenton County 1612
4 Daviess County 1143
5 Warren County 1086
6 Boone County 1081
7 Hardin County 1041
8 Campbell County 962
9 Pike County 869
10 McCracken County 863
11 Pulaski County 851
12 Madison County 843
13 Laurel County 737
14 Bullitt County 731
15 Christian County 660
16 Boyd County 647
17 Hopkins County 598
18 Floyd County 589
19 Franklin County 576
20 Henderson County 572
21 Barren County 563
22 Greenup County 522
23 Jessamine County 492
24 Whitley County 482
25 Graves County 474
26 Knox County 470
26 Perry County 470
27 Marshall County 460
28 Oldham County 454
29 Nelson County 453
30 Scott County 448
31 Calloway County 445
32 Muhlenberg County 438
33 Harlan County 436
34 Clark County 421
35 Bell County 403
36 Carter County 391
37 Shelby County 389
38 Boyle County 360
39 Taylor County 352
40 Letcher County 342
41 Grayson County 326
42 Johnson County 321
43 Montgomery County 319
44 Logan County 318
45 Lincoln County 317
46 Mercer County 300
47 Ohio County 284
48 Woodford County 266
49 Allen County 265
50 Grant County 261
51 Rockcastle County 260
52 Meade County 259
53 Clay County 258
54 Wayne County 253
55 Bourbon County 250
56 Russell County 247
57 Harrison County 243
58 Adair County 233
59 Rowan County 224
60 Lawrence County 223
61 Mason County 221
62 Casey County 220
63 Breckinridge County 219
64 Hart County 218
65 Anderson County 214
66 Marion County 207
67 Simpson County 205
68 Knott County 204
69 Breathitt County 202
70 McCreary County 201
71 Garrard County 196
72 Estill County 194
73 Henry County 190
74 Trigg County 188
75 Caldwell County 183
75 Fleming County 183
76 Magoffin County 180
77 Leslie County 178
78 Pendleton County 177
79 Spencer County 174
80 Jackson County 173
81 Union County 172
82 Larue County 171
83 Powell County 170
84 Lewis County 169
85 Bath County 167
85 Butler County 167
86 Metcalfe County 164
86 Morgan County 164
87 Edmonson County 163
88 Monroe County 155
89 Martin County 151
90 Green County 150
91 Webster County 148
92 Washington County 146
93 Carroll County 138
94 Clinton County 134
94 Livingston County 134
95 Lyon County 131
95 Todd County 131
96 Wolfe County 128
97 Owen County 121
98 Lee County 120
99 Cumberland County 119
100 Crittenden County 116
100 McLean County 116
101 Nicholas County 109
101 Trimble County 109
102 Ballard County 107
103 Bracken County 102
103 Fulton County 102
104 Hancock County 98
105 Menifee County 92
106 Elliott County 84
107 Gallatin County 82
108 Owsley County 78
109 Carlisle County 73
110 Hickman County 70
111 Robertson County 22