Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Number of Deaths in 2020

Updated on January 26, 2024.

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
Jefferson
8.28K
Fayette
2.55K
Kenton
1.61K
Daviess
1.14K
Warren
1.09K
Boone
1.08K
Hardin
1.04K
Campbell
962
Pike
869
McCracken
863
Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Number of Deaths in 2020
Rank
County
Number of Deaths
1 Jefferson County 8,281
2 Fayette County 2,545
3 Kenton County 1,612
4 Daviess County 1,143
5 Warren County 1,086
6 Boone County 1,081
7 Hardin County 1,041
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
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