Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Number of Deaths in 2021

Updated on June 21, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the Number of Deaths for Kentucky was 58.35K. Among all Kentucky counties, Jefferson County had the highest number of deaths (9.83K), followed by Fayette County (2.90K), and Kenton County (1.67K).

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 2021
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Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Number of Deaths in 2021
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Rank County Number of Deaths
1 Jefferson County 9831
2 Fayette County 2896
3 Kenton County 1674
4 Daviess County 1316
5 Warren County 1297
6 Hardin County 1287
7 Boone County 1103
8 Madison County 1040
9 Pike County 1032
10 Campbell County 1002
11 McCracken County 1001
11 Pulaski County 1001
12 Laurel County 916
13 Bullitt County 846
14 Christian County 832
15 Boyd County 795
16 Hopkins County 687
17 Floyd County 669
18 Franklin County 661
19 Henderson County 636
20 Barren County 620
21 Harlan County 604
22 Nelson County 601
23 Jessamine County 582
24 Greenup County 578
25 Whitley County 569
26 Perry County 557
27 Graves County 549
28 Scott County 526
29 Calloway County 510
30 Clark County 499
30 Marshall County 499
31 Oldham County 481
32 Bell County 474
33 Shelby County 467
34 Knox County 465
34 Muhlenberg County 465
35 Boyle County 445
36 Grayson County 416
37 Letcher County 415
38 Montgomery County 397
39 Johnson County 395
40 Carter County 392
41 Lincoln County 384
41 Taylor County 384
42 Logan County 376
43 Mercer County 353
44 Meade County 346
45 Clay County 345
46 Wayne County 341
47 Ohio County 333
48 Breckinridge County 305
49 Rowan County 304
50 Russell County 303
51 Woodford County 300
52 Bourbon County 288
52 Grant County 288
53 Hart County 283
54 Harrison County 282
55 Anderson County 281
56 Rockcastle County 276
57 Adair County 269
58 Allen County 267
59 McCreary County 263
60 Marion County 260
61 Simpson County 259
62 Mason County 255
63 Casey County 248
63 Garrard County 248
64 Lawrence County 240
65 Breathitt County 238
65 Knott County 238
65 Lewis County 238
66 Estill County 234
67 Trigg County 218
68 Fleming County 217
69 Webster County 216
70 Jackson County 213
71 Powell County 209
72 Spencer County 204
72 Union County 204
73 Henry County 202
74 Butler County 201
75 Larue County 198
76 Monroe County 188
77 Leslie County 187
77 Livingston County 187
77 Magoffin County 187
78 Bath County 186
78 Pendleton County 186
79 Caldwell County 185
79 Washington County 185
80 Morgan County 181
81 Martin County 177
82 Edmonson County 175
83 Clinton County 174
83 Todd County 174
84 Owen County 170
85 Green County 164
86 McLean County 160
87 Metcalfe County 148
88 Lee County 145
89 Fulton County 144
90 Lyon County 141
91 Crittenden County 138
92 Carroll County 136
93 Wolfe County 132
94 Hancock County 126
95 Bracken County 122
96 Menifee County 121
97 Ballard County 120
97 Gallatin County 120
98 Trimble County 118
99 Cumberland County 112
100 Nicholas County 102
101 Elliott County 101
102 Owsley County 96
103 Carlisle County 94
104 Hickman County 89
105 Robertson County 40