Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Number of Deaths in 2022

Updated on June 21, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2022, the Number of Deaths for Kentucky was 61.28K. Among all Kentucky counties, Jefferson County had the highest number of deaths (9.65K), followed by Fayette County (2.93K), and Kenton County (1.79K).

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 2022
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Rank County Number of Deaths
1 Jefferson County 9649
2 Fayette County 2934
3 Kenton County 1787
4 Hardin County 1416
5 Warren County 1361
6 Daviess County 1278
7 Boone County 1237
8 Pike County 1111
9 McCracken County 1080
10 Madison County 1071
11 Pulaski County 1059
12 Campbell County 953
13 Bullitt County 904
14 Laurel County 899
15 Boyd County 834
16 Christian County 818
17 Franklin County 790
18 Hopkins County 767
19 Floyd County 723
20 Barren County 693
21 Whitley County 675
22 Henderson County 655
23 Jessamine County 598
24 Greenup County 597
25 Bell County 588
26 Knox County 586
27 Graves County 576
28 Nelson County 574
29 Perry County 564
30 Harlan County 562
30 Shelby County 562
31 Scott County 558
32 Calloway County 530
33 Clark County 526
34 Oldham County 524
35 Carter County 507
36 Marshall County 494
37 Muhlenberg County 490
38 Grayson County 476
39 Letcher County 464
40 Taylor County 448
41 Lincoln County 442
42 Boyle County 434
43 Johnson County 420
44 Montgomery County 415
45 Ohio County 386
46 Clay County 382
47 Logan County 375
48 Breckinridge County 359
49 Grant County 343
50 Mercer County 323
51 Rowan County 322
52 Woodford County 319
53 Harrison County 315
54 Allen County 312
54 Bourbon County 312
55 Wayne County 311
56 Rockcastle County 310
57 Meade County 308
58 Russell County 306
59 Anderson County 295
60 Lawrence County 294
61 Mason County 292
62 McCreary County 290
63 Estill County 288
64 Adair County 284
65 Knott County 276
66 Trigg County 274
67 Hart County 273
67 Simpson County 273
68 Breathitt County 271
68 Marion County 271
69 Casey County 261
70 Henry County 259
71 Garrard County 251
72 Lewis County 239
73 Magoffin County 232
74 Bath County 230
75 Fleming County 229
76 Jackson County 226
77 Powell County 225
78 Larue County 222
79 Union County 219
79 Webster County 219
80 Caldwell County 217
81 Leslie County 216
82 Pendleton County 205
83 Monroe County 204
83 Spencer County 204
84 Livingston County 193
84 Metcalfe County 193
85 Green County 188
86 Butler County 185
86 Edmonson County 185
87 Morgan County 180
88 Martin County 178
89 Carroll County 176
90 Clinton County 165
90 Wolfe County 165
91 Todd County 162
91 Washington County 162
92 Owen County 161
93 Crittenden County 157
94 Trimble County 152
95 Lee County 149
96 Lyon County 145
97 Ballard County 144
98 Bracken County 138
99 McLean County 136
99 Nicholas County 136
100 Cumberland County 121
101 Gallatin County 114
102 Fulton County 112
102 Menifee County 112
103 Hancock County 110
104 Carlisle County 96
105 Owsley County 93
106 Elliott County 92
107 Hickman County 89
108 Robertson County 38