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Counties in Kentucky by depression in adults, local model estimate, 2022

Wolfe County had the highest depression in adults, local model estimate of 120 counties in 2022, at 31%. Oldham County had the lowest, at 23.7%. The median was 27.6%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Highest31Wolfe County
Lowest23.7Oldham County
Median27.6120 counties

Map of counties, 2022

Adair County: 26.4 %Allen County: 28 %Anderson County: 27.3 %Ballard County: 27.7 %Barren County: 27.4 %Bath County: 26.8 %Bell County: 28.6 %Boone County: 25.5 %Bourbon County: 26.3 %Boyd County: 27.5 %Boyle County: 26.2 %Bracken County: 28 %Breathitt County: 29.7 %Breckinridge County: 27.6 %Bullitt County: 25.9 %Butler County: 28.4 %Caldwell County: 26.2 %Calloway County: 28.6 %Campbell County: 25.4 %Carlisle County: 27.1 %Carroll County: 28 %Carter County: 28.3 %Casey County: 29.7 %Christian County: 26.8 %Clark County: 26.8 %Clay County: 29.1 %Clinton County: 28.8 %Crittenden County: 27.4 %Cumberland County: 27.6 %Daviess County: 28.1 %Edmonson County: 28 %Elliott County: 27.4 %Estill County: 28.6 %Fayette County: 25.5 %Fleming County: 28.1 %Floyd County: 30.2 %Franklin County: 25.7 %Fulton County: 27.2 %Gallatin County: 27.9 %Garrard County: 28.2 %Grant County: 27.4 %Graves County: 27.1 %Grayson County: 27 %Green County: 28.8 %Greenup County: 27.2 %Hancock County: 26.5 %Hardin County: 26.2 %Harlan County: 30.4 %Harrison County: 26.7 %Hart County: 28.8 %Henderson County: 26.2 %Henry County: 26.9 %Hickman County: 25.7 %Hopkins County: 27.8 %Jackson County: 30.1 %Jefferson County: 25 %Jessamine County: 26.3 %Johnson County: 29.7 %Kenton County: 26.3 %Knott County: 30.2 %Knox County: 29.7 %Larue County: 29.3 %Laurel County: 28.2 %Lawrence County: 28.3 %Lee County: 29.5 %Leslie County: 29.4 %Letcher County: 29.9 %Lewis County: 28.7 %Lincoln County: 28 %Livingston County: 26.8 %Logan County: 25.8 %Lyon County: 24.1 %McCracken County: 26.9 %McCreary County: 29 %McLean County: 26.8 %Madison County: 27 %Magoffin County: 29.3 %Marion County: 27.6 %Marshall County: 27.1 %Martin County: 29.2 %Mason County: 26.6 %Meade County: 27.1 %Menifee County: 28.2 %Mercer County: 26.2 %Metcalfe County: 27.6 %Monroe County: 27 %Montgomery County: 29 %Morgan County: 27.8 %Muhlenberg County: 28.1 %Nelson County: 25.7 %Nicholas County: 28.2 %Ohio County: 27.6 %Oldham County: 23.7 %Owen County: 26.8 %Owsley County: 28.5 %Pendleton County: 27.4 %Perry County: 29.2 %Pike County: 29.2 %Powell County: 28.6 %Pulaski County: 29.1 %Robertson County: 27.7 %Rockcastle County: 28.9 %Rowan County: 30.2 %Russell County: 29.3 %Scott County: 26.3 %Shelby County: 24.8 %Simpson County: 26.6 %Spencer County: 26.6 %Taylor County: 26.8 %Todd County: 27.6 %Trigg County: 26.2 %Trimble County: 26.4 %Union County: 27.4 %Warren County: 26 %Washington County: 25.7 %Wayne County: 28.3 %Webster County: 27.6 %Whitley County: 29.1 %Wolfe County: 31 %Woodford County: 24.5 %
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%, 2022. Source: CDC, PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), depression in adults, crude prevalence. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2022

Wolfe County: 31 %Wolfe County31Harlan County: 30.4 %Harlan County30.4Floyd County: 30.2 %Floyd County30.2Knott County: 30.2 %Knott County30.2Rowan County: 30.2 %Rowan County30.2Jackson County: 30.1 %Jackson County30.1Letcher County: 29.9 %Letcher County29.9Breathitt County: 29.7 %Breathitt County29.7Casey County: 29.7 %Casey County29.7Johnson County: 29.7 %Johnson County29.7Knox County: 29.7 %Knox County29.7Lee County: 29.5 %Lee County29.5Leslie County: 29.4 %Leslie County29.4Larue County: 29.3 %Larue County29.3Magoffin County: 29.3 %Magoffin County29.3Russell County: 29.3 %Russell County29.3Martin County: 29.2 %Martin County29.2Perry County: 29.2 %Perry County29.2Pike County: 29.2 %Pike County29.2Clay County: 29.1 %Clay County29.1Pulaski County: 29.1 %Pulaski County29.1Whitley County: 29.1 %Whitley County29.1McCreary County: 29 %McCreary County29Montgomery County: 29 %Montgomery County29Rockcastle County: 28.9 %Rockcastle County28.9Clinton County: 28.8 %Clinton County28.8Green County: 28.8 %Green County28.8Hart County: 28.8 %Hart County28.8Lewis County: 28.7 %Lewis County28.7Bell County: 28.6 %Bell County28.6Calloway County: 28.6 %Calloway County28.6Estill County: 28.6 %Estill County28.6Powell County: 28.6 %Powell County28.6Owsley County: 28.5 %Owsley County28.5Butler County: 28.4 %Butler County28.4Carter County: 28.3 %Carter County28.3Lawrence County: 28.3 %Lawrence County28.3Wayne County: 28.3 %Wayne County28.3Garrard County: 28.2 %Garrard County28.2Laurel County: 28.2 %Laurel County28.2Wolfe County: 31 %Wolfe County31Harlan County: 30.4 %Harlan County30.4Floyd County: 30.2 %Floyd County30.2Knott County: 30.2 %Knott County30.2Rowan County: 30.2 %Rowan County30.2Jackson County: 30.1 %Jackson County30.1Letcher County: 29.9 %Letcher County29.9Breathitt County: 29.7 %Breathitt County29.7Casey County: 29.7 %Casey County29.7Johnson County: 29.7 %Johnson County29.7Knox County: 29.7 %Knox County29.7Lee County: 29.5 %Lee County29.5Leslie County: 29.4 %Leslie County29.4Larue County: 29.3 %Larue County29.3Magoffin County: 29.3 %Magoffin County29.3Russell County: 29.3 %Russell County29.3Martin County: 29.2 %Martin County29.2Perry County: 29.2 %Perry County29.2Pike County: 29.2 %Pike County29.2Clay County: 29.1 %Clay County29.1Pulaski County: 29.1 %Pulaski County29.1Whitley County: 29.1 %Whitley County29.1McCreary County: 29 %McCreary County29Montgomery County: 29 %Montgomery County29Rockcastle County: 28.9 %Rockcastle County28.9Clinton County: 28.8 %Clinton County28.8Green County: 28.8 %Green County28.8Hart County: 28.8 %Hart County28.8Lewis County: 28.7 %Lewis County28.7Bell County: 28.6 %Bell County28.6Calloway County: 28.6 %Calloway County28.6Estill County: 28.6 %Estill County28.6Powell County: 28.6 %Powell County28.6Owsley County: 28.5 %Owsley County28.5Butler County: 28.4 %Butler County28.4Carter County: 28.3 %Carter County28.3Lawrence County: 28.3 %Lawrence County28.3Wayne County: 28.3 %Wayne County28.3Garrard County: 28.2 %Garrard County28.2Laurel County: 28.2 %Laurel County28.2
%. Source: CDC, PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), depression in adults, crude prevalence. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Wolfe County31+0.4 pts
2Harlan County30.4+0.7 pts
3Floyd County30.2+0.7 pts
3Knott County30.2+0.2 pts
3Rowan County30.2-1.1 pts
6Jackson County30.1+0.8 pts
7Letcher County29.9+0.3 pts
8Breathitt County29.7-0.1 pts
8Casey County29.7+0.1 pts
8Johnson County29.7-0.2 pts
8Knox County29.70 pts
12Lee County29.5-1.1 pts
13Leslie County29.4-0.9 pts
14Larue County29.3+2.4 pts
14Magoffin County29.3-2.7 pts
14Russell County29.3+2.3 pts
17Martin County29.2+1.3 pts
17Perry County29.2-0.5 pts
17Pike County29.2+0.6 pts
20Clay County29.1-1.6 pts
20Pulaski County29.1-0.3 pts
20Whitley County29.1-1.5 pts
23McCreary County29-0.7 pts
23Montgomery County29+1.5 pts
25Rockcastle County28.9-0.4 pts
26Clinton County28.8+0.2 pts
26Green County28.8-0.4 pts
26Hart County28.8-0.5 pts
29Lewis County28.7-1.8 pts
30Bell County28.6-1.2 pts
30Calloway County28.6+0.8 pts
30Estill County28.6-0.8 pts
30Powell County28.6+0.1 pts
34Owsley County28.5-1.1 pts
35Butler County28.4+0.9 pts
36Carter County28.3+0.2 pts
36Lawrence County28.3-2.1 pts
36Wayne County28.3+0.2 pts
39Garrard County28.2+0.8 pts
39Laurel County28.2+0.2 pts
39Menifee County28.2+0.4 pts
39Nicholas County28.2-0.2 pts
43Daviess County28.1+1.3 pts
43Fleming County28.1-0.1 pts
43Muhlenberg County28.1+1.2 pts
46Allen County28-0.7 pts
46Bracken County28+0.6 pts
46Carroll County28-0.2 pts
46Edmonson County28+0.1 pts
46Lincoln County28-1.1 pts
51Gallatin County27.90 pts
52Hopkins County27.8+0.8 pts
52Morgan County27.8-0.1 pts
54Ballard County27.7+0.6 pts
54Robertson County27.7+1.2 pts
56Breckinridge County27.6-1.2 pts
56Cumberland County27.60 pts
56Marion County27.6+0.3 pts
56Metcalfe County27.6-0.2 pts
56Ohio County27.6-0.4 pts
56Todd County27.6-0.2 pts
56Webster County27.6+0.4 pts
63Boyd County27.5-1.4 pts
64Barren County27.4-0.3 pts
64Crittenden County27.4-0.2 pts
64Elliott County27.4-0.1 pts
64Grant County27.4-0.3 pts
64Pendleton County27.4+0.1 pts
64Union County27.4+0.2 pts
70Anderson County27.3+1.7 pts
71Fulton County27.2+1.2 pts
71Greenup County27.2+0.4 pts
73Carlisle County27.1-0.1 pts
73Graves County27.10 pts
73Marshall County27.1+1.8 pts
73Meade County27.1-0.8 pts
77Grayson County27-2 pts
77Madison County27-0.7 pts
77Monroe County27-1 pts
80Henry County26.9-0.3 pts
80McCracken County26.9+0.4 pts
82Bath County26.8-1.2 pts
82Christian County26.8-1.5 pts
82Clark County26.8-0.1 pts
82Livingston County26.8+0.1 pts
82McLean County26.8+0.5 pts
82Owen County26.8-0.6 pts
82Taylor County26.8-1.1 pts
89Harrison County26.7-0.2 pts
90Mason County26.6+0.1 pts
90Simpson County26.6-0.3 pts
90Spencer County26.6+0.6 pts
93Hancock County26.50 pts
94Adair County26.4-1.4 pts
94Trimble County26.4-1 pts
96Bourbon County26.3+0.7 pts
96Jessamine County26.3-0.6 pts
96Kenton County26.3+0.9 pts
96Scott County26.3+0.1 pts
100Boyle County26.2+0.1 pts
100Caldwell County26.2-0.4 pts
100Hardin County26.20 pts
100Henderson County26.2-1.4 pts
100Mercer County26.2-0.6 pts
100Trigg County26.2+0.4 pts
106Warren County26-0.8 pts
107Bullitt County25.9-0.5 pts
108Logan County25.8-1.8 pts
109Franklin County25.7-0.1 pts
109Hickman County25.70 pts
109Nelson County25.7-0.1 pts
109Washington County25.7-0.5 pts
113Boone County25.5+1.3 pts
113Fayette County25.5+1.9 pts
115Campbell County25.4-1.2 pts
116Jefferson County25+0.6 pts
117Shelby County24.8-0.3 pts
118Woodford County24.5+0.4 pts
119Lyon County24.1+0.3 pts
120Oldham County23.70 pts

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About this ranking

Percentage of adults who have ever been told by a doctor, nurse or other health professional that they had a depressive disorder. 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), depression 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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PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), depression in adults, crude prevalence, Counties in Kentucky by depression in adults, local model estimate, 2022. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4 Dec. 2025, https://www.cdc.gov/places/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-depression-rate-county-estimate/kentucky-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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

Wolfe County, with 31% in 2022, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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

Oldham County, with 23.7% in 2022.

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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), depression in adults, crude prevalence. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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