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Counties in Kentucky by COPD in adults, local model estimate

Wolfe County had the highest COPD in adults, local model estimate of 120 counties in 2021, at 18.9%. Oldham County had the lowest, at 6.3%. The median was 11.5%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Highest18.9Wolfe County
Lowest6.3Oldham County
Median11.5120 counties

Map of counties, 2021

Adair County: 11.2 %Allen County: 11.4 %Anderson County: 9.2 %Ballard County: 11.4 %Barren County: 12.3 %Bath County: 12.1 %Bell County: 15.6 %Boone County: 7.2 %Bourbon County: 10.6 %Boyd County: 11.2 %Boyle County: 9.4 %Bracken County: 11.8 %Breathitt County: 14.5 %Breckinridge County: 12.2 %Bullitt County: 9.3 %Butler County: 12.1 %Caldwell County: 11.5 %Calloway County: 9.1 %Campbell County: 7.8 %Carlisle County: 13 %Carroll County: 12.1 %Carter County: 13.9 %Casey County: 15 %Christian County: 8.9 %Clark County: 9.8 %Clay County: 15.2 %Clinton County: 14.2 %Crittenden County: 12.1 %Cumberland County: 14.4 %Daviess County: 9.6 %Edmonson County: 12.6 %Elliott County: 13.9 %Estill County: 14.7 %Fayette County: 6.9 %Fleming County: 11.9 %Floyd County: 14.3 %Franklin County: 8.8 %Fulton County: 13.1 %Gallatin County: 11.1 %Garrard County: 10.9 %Grant County: 9.9 %Graves County: 11.2 %Grayson County: 12.8 %Green County: 14.1 %Greenup County: 10.8 %Hancock County: 10.4 %Hardin County: 8.5 %Harlan County: 16.8 %Harrison County: 10.9 %Hart County: 13 %Henderson County: 10.3 %Henry County: 11.5 %Hickman County: 12.6 %Hopkins County: 11.5 %Jackson County: 15.9 %Jefferson County: 8.2 %Jessamine County: 8.7 %Johnson County: 13.1 %Kenton County: 7.8 %Knott County: 15.8 %Knox County: 15.2 %Larue County: 11.1 %Laurel County: 12.2 %Lawrence County: 14.1 %Lee County: 15.8 %Leslie County: 15.3 %Letcher County: 15.5 %Lewis County: 16.2 %Lincoln County: 12.5 %Livingston County: 11.8 %Logan County: 11 %Lyon County: 10.9 %McCracken County: 10.1 %McCreary County: 15 %McLean County: 10 %Madison County: 8.1 %Magoffin County: 15.9 %Marion County: 11.2 %Marshall County: 10.4 %Martin County: 12.5 %Mason County: 11.2 %Meade County: 9.2 %Menifee County: 14.3 %Mercer County: 10 %Metcalfe County: 12.2 %Monroe County: 13.2 %Montgomery County: 11 %Morgan County: 12.5 %Muhlenberg County: 11.5 %Nelson County: 8.7 %Nicholas County: 12.6 %Ohio County: 11.5 %Oldham County: 6.3 %Owen County: 11.1 %Owsley County: 15.1 %Pendleton County: 11.2 %Perry County: 13.1 %Pike County: 14 %Powell County: 11.5 %Pulaski County: 12.3 %Robertson County: 13 %Rockcastle County: 13.4 %Rowan County: 9.7 %Russell County: 12.9 %Scott County: 7.2 %Shelby County: 8.5 %Simpson County: 9.6 %Spencer County: 8.3 %Taylor County: 9.7 %Todd County: 11.6 %Trigg County: 11.1 %Trimble County: 10.7 %Union County: 10.3 %Warren County: 7.9 %Washington County: 10 %Wayne County: 14 %Webster County: 11.9 %Whitley County: 11.8 %Wolfe County: 18.9 %Woodford County: 8 %
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%, 2021. Source: CDC, PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), copd in adults, crude prevalence. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2021

Wolfe County: 18.9 %Wolfe County18.9Harlan County: 16.8 %Harlan County16.8Lewis County: 16.2 %Lewis County16.2Jackson County: 15.9 %Jackson County15.9Magoffin County: 15.9 %Magoffin County15.9Knott County: 15.8 %Knott County15.8Lee County: 15.8 %Lee County15.8Bell County: 15.6 %Bell County15.6Letcher County: 15.5 %Letcher County15.5Leslie County: 15.3 %Leslie County15.3Clay County: 15.2 %Clay County15.2Knox County: 15.2 %Knox County15.2Owsley County: 15.1 %Owsley County15.1Casey County: 15 %Casey County15McCreary County: 15 %McCreary County15Estill County: 14.7 %Estill County14.7Breathitt County: 14.5 %Breathitt County14.5Cumberland County: 14.4 %Cumberland County14.4Floyd County: 14.3 %Floyd County14.3Menifee County: 14.3 %Menifee County14.3Clinton County: 14.2 %Clinton County14.2Green County: 14.1 %Green County14.1Lawrence County: 14.1 %Lawrence County14.1Pike County: 14 %Pike County14Wayne County: 14 %Wayne County14Carter County: 13.9 %Carter County13.9Elliott County: 13.9 %Elliott County13.9Rockcastle County: 13.4 %Rockcastle County13.4Monroe County: 13.2 %Monroe County13.2Fulton County: 13.1 %Fulton County13.1Johnson County: 13.1 %Johnson County13.1Perry County: 13.1 %Perry County13.1Carlisle County: 13 %Carlisle County13Hart County: 13 %Hart County13Robertson County: 13 %Robertson County13Russell County: 12.9 %Russell County12.9Grayson County: 12.8 %Grayson County12.8Edmonson County: 12.6 %Edmonson County12.6Hickman County: 12.6 %Hickman County12.6Nicholas County: 12.6 %Nicholas County12.6Wolfe County: 18.9 %Wolfe County18.9Harlan County: 16.8 %Harlan County16.8Lewis County: 16.2 %Lewis County16.2Jackson County: 15.9 %Jackson County15.9Magoffin County: 15.9 %Magoffin County15.9Knott County: 15.8 %Knott County15.8Lee County: 15.8 %Lee County15.8Bell County: 15.6 %Bell County15.6Letcher County: 15.5 %Letcher County15.5Leslie County: 15.3 %Leslie County15.3Clay County: 15.2 %Clay County15.2Knox County: 15.2 %Knox County15.2Owsley County: 15.1 %Owsley County15.1Casey County: 15 %Casey County15McCreary County: 15 %McCreary County15Estill County: 14.7 %Estill County14.7Breathitt County: 14.5 %Breathitt County14.5Cumberland County: 14.4 %Cumberland County14.4Floyd County: 14.3 %Floyd County14.3Menifee County: 14.3 %Menifee County14.3Clinton County: 14.2 %Clinton County14.2Green County: 14.1 %Green County14.1Lawrence County: 14.1 %Lawrence County14.1Pike County: 14 %Pike County14Wayne County: 14 %Wayne County14Carter County: 13.9 %Carter County13.9Elliott County: 13.9 %Elliott County13.9Rockcastle County: 13.4 %Rockcastle County13.4Monroe County: 13.2 %Monroe County13.2Fulton County: 13.1 %Fulton County13.1Johnson County: 13.1 %Johnson County13.1Perry County: 13.1 %Perry County13.1Carlisle County: 13 %Carlisle County13Hart County: 13 %Hart County13Robertson County: 13 %Robertson County13Russell County: 12.9 %Russell County12.9Grayson County: 12.8 %Grayson County12.8Edmonson County: 12.6 %Edmonson County12.6Hickman County: 12.6 %Hickman County12.6Nicholas County: 12.6 %Nicholas County12.6
%. Source: CDC, PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), copd in adults, crude prevalence. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Wolfe County18.9
2Harlan County16.8
3Lewis County16.2
4Jackson County15.9
4Magoffin County15.9
6Knott County15.8
6Lee County15.8
8Bell County15.6
9Letcher County15.5
10Leslie County15.3
11Clay County15.2
11Knox County15.2
13Owsley County15.1
14Casey County15
14McCreary County15
16Estill County14.7
17Breathitt County14.5
18Cumberland County14.4
19Floyd County14.3
19Menifee County14.3
21Clinton County14.2
22Green County14.1
22Lawrence County14.1
24Pike County14
24Wayne County14
26Carter County13.9
26Elliott County13.9
28Rockcastle County13.4
29Monroe County13.2
30Fulton County13.1
30Johnson County13.1
30Perry County13.1
33Carlisle County13
33Hart County13
33Robertson County13
36Russell County12.9
37Grayson County12.8
38Edmonson County12.6
38Hickman County12.6
38Nicholas County12.6
41Lincoln County12.5
41Martin County12.5
41Morgan County12.5
44Barren County12.3
44Pulaski County12.3
46Breckinridge County12.2
46Laurel County12.2
46Metcalfe County12.2
49Bath County12.1
49Butler County12.1
49Carroll County12.1
49Crittenden County12.1
53Fleming County11.9
53Webster County11.9
55Bracken County11.8
55Livingston County11.8
55Whitley County11.8
58Todd County11.6
59Caldwell County11.5
59Henry County11.5
59Hopkins County11.5
59Muhlenberg County11.5
59Ohio County11.5
59Powell County11.5
65Allen County11.4
65Ballard County11.4
67Adair County11.2
67Boyd County11.2
67Graves County11.2
67Marion County11.2
67Mason County11.2
67Pendleton County11.2
73Gallatin County11.1
73Larue County11.1
73Owen County11.1
73Trigg County11.1
77Logan County11
77Montgomery County11
79Garrard County10.9
79Harrison County10.9
79Lyon County10.9
82Greenup County10.8
83Trimble County10.7
84Bourbon County10.6
85Hancock County10.4
85Marshall County10.4
87Henderson County10.3
87Union County10.3
89McCracken County10.1
90McLean County10
90Mercer County10
90Washington County10
93Grant County9.9
94Clark County9.8
95Rowan County9.7
95Taylor County9.7
97Daviess County9.6
97Simpson County9.6
99Boyle County9.4
100Bullitt County9.3
101Anderson County9.2
101Meade County9.2
103Calloway County9.1
104Christian County8.9
105Franklin County8.8
106Jessamine County8.7
106Nelson County8.7
108Hardin County8.5
108Shelby County8.5
110Spencer County8.3
111Jefferson County8.2
112Madison County8.1
113Woodford County8
114Warren County7.9
115Campbell County7.8
115Kenton County7.8
117Boone County7.2
117Scott County7.2
119Fayette County6.9
120Oldham County6.3

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Percentage of adults who have ever been told by a doctor, nurse or other health professional that they had chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), emphysema or chronic bronchitis. Model-based estimate for adults aged 18 and over from CDC PLACES. Crude prevalence, not age-adjusted.

US counties and cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). CDC PLACES combines Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) answers with local population data through multilevel regression and poststratification, so a county or city value is a model estimate, not a survey count. The year is the BRFSS survey year, not the release year. CDC says the method does not support tracking change in a place over time, and each annual release can change the model, so values for different years are not strictly comparable. A state is missing in a year when its BRFSS data did not meet standards (Kentucky and Pennsylvania in 2023, Florida in 2021). Connecticut counties appear as its nine planning regions from 2022; its eight former counties are not served. City values for 2021 come from the 2023 release, built on 2010 Census place boundaries; later years use 2020 boundaries.

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), copd in adults, crude prevalence. https://www.cdc.gov/places/. Retrieved 2026-10-12. These data are available free from CDC. Use does not imply endorsement by CDC, ATSDR, HHS or the United States Government.

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2025). PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), copd in adults, crude prevalence (Counties in Kentucky by COPD in adults, local model estimate, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.cdc.gov/places/

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PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), copd in adults, crude prevalence, Counties in Kentucky by COPD in adults, local model estimate, 2021. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4 Dec. 2025, https://www.cdc.gov/places/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-copd-rate-county-estimate/kentucky-counties?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Which county has the highest COPD in adults, local model estimate?

Wolfe County, with 18.9% in 2021, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Which county has the lowest COPD in adults, local model estimate?

Oldham County, with 6.3% in 2021.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), copd in adults, crude prevalence. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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