Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Number of Deaths in 2021

Updated on July 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the Number of Deaths for Kentucky was 58.40K. 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
Jefferson
9.83K
Fayette
2.90K
Kenton
1.67K
Daviess
1.32K
Warren
1.29K
Hardin
1.28K
Boone
1.10K
Madison
1.04K
Pike
1.03K
McCracken
1.00K
Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Number of Deaths in 2021
Rank
County
Number of Deaths
1 Jefferson County 9,834
2 Fayette County 2,896
3 Kenton County 1,673
4 Daviess County 1,317
5 Warren County 1,292
6 Hardin County 1,284
7 Boone County 1,098
8 Madison County 1,040
9 Pike County 1,031
10 McCracken County 1,004
11 Pulaski County 1,001
12 Campbell County 998
13 Laurel County 913
14 Bullitt County 847
15 Christian County 833
16 Boyd County 794
17 Hopkins County 686
18 Floyd County 668
19 Franklin County 658
20 Henderson County 636
21 Barren County 623
22 Nelson County 603
23 Harlan County 602
24 Jessamine County 581
25 Greenup County 580
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