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Counties in Kentucky by depression in adults, local model estimate

Magoffin County had the highest depression in adults, local model estimate of 120 counties in 2021, at 32%. Fayette County had the lowest, at 23.6%. The median was 27.6%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Highest32Magoffin County
Lowest23.6Fayette County
Median27.6120 counties

Map of counties, 2021

Adair County: 27.8 %Allen County: 28.7 %Anderson County: 25.6 %Ballard County: 27.1 %Barren County: 27.7 %Bath County: 28 %Bell County: 29.8 %Boone County: 24.2 %Bourbon County: 25.6 %Boyd County: 28.9 %Boyle County: 26.1 %Bracken County: 27.4 %Breathitt County: 29.8 %Breckinridge County: 28.8 %Bullitt County: 26.4 %Butler County: 27.5 %Caldwell County: 26.6 %Calloway County: 27.8 %Campbell County: 26.6 %Carlisle County: 27.2 %Carroll County: 28.2 %Carter County: 28.1 %Casey County: 29.6 %Christian County: 28.3 %Clark County: 26.9 %Clay County: 30.7 %Clinton County: 28.6 %Crittenden County: 27.6 %Cumberland County: 27.6 %Daviess County: 26.8 %Edmonson County: 27.9 %Elliott County: 27.5 %Estill County: 29.4 %Fayette County: 23.6 %Fleming County: 28.2 %Floyd County: 29.5 %Franklin County: 25.8 %Fulton County: 26 %Gallatin County: 27.9 %Garrard County: 27.4 %Grant County: 27.7 %Graves County: 27.1 %Grayson County: 29 %Green County: 29.2 %Greenup County: 26.8 %Hancock County: 26.5 %Hardin County: 26.2 %Harlan County: 29.7 %Harrison County: 26.9 %Hart County: 29.3 %Henderson County: 27.6 %Henry County: 27.2 %Hickman County: 25.7 %Hopkins County: 27 %Jackson County: 29.3 %Jefferson County: 24.4 %Jessamine County: 26.9 %Johnson County: 29.9 %Kenton County: 25.4 %Knott County: 30 %Knox County: 29.7 %Larue County: 26.9 %Laurel County: 28 %Lawrence County: 30.4 %Lee County: 30.6 %Leslie County: 30.3 %Letcher County: 29.6 %Lewis County: 30.5 %Lincoln County: 29.1 %Livingston County: 26.7 %Logan County: 27.6 %Lyon County: 23.8 %McCracken County: 26.5 %McCreary County: 29.7 %McLean County: 26.3 %Madison County: 27.7 %Magoffin County: 32 %Marion County: 27.3 %Marshall County: 25.3 %Martin County: 27.9 %Mason County: 26.5 %Meade County: 27.9 %Menifee County: 27.8 %Mercer County: 26.8 %Metcalfe County: 27.8 %Monroe County: 28 %Montgomery County: 27.5 %Morgan County: 27.9 %Muhlenberg County: 26.9 %Nelson County: 25.8 %Nicholas County: 28.4 %Ohio County: 28 %Oldham County: 23.7 %Owen County: 27.4 %Owsley County: 29.6 %Pendleton County: 27.3 %Perry County: 29.7 %Pike County: 28.6 %Powell County: 28.5 %Pulaski County: 29.4 %Robertson County: 26.5 %Rockcastle County: 29.3 %Rowan County: 31.3 %Russell County: 27 %Scott County: 26.2 %Shelby County: 25.1 %Simpson County: 26.9 %Spencer County: 26 %Taylor County: 27.9 %Todd County: 27.8 %Trigg County: 25.8 %Trimble County: 27.4 %Union County: 27.2 %Warren County: 26.8 %Washington County: 26.2 %Wayne County: 28.1 %Webster County: 27.2 %Whitley County: 30.6 %Wolfe County: 30.6 %Woodford County: 24.1 %
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%, 2021. 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, 2021

Magoffin County: 32 %Magoffin County32Rowan County: 31.3 %Rowan County31.3Clay County: 30.7 %Clay County30.7Lee County: 30.6 %Lee County30.6Whitley County: 30.6 %Whitley County30.6Wolfe County: 30.6 %Wolfe County30.6Lewis County: 30.5 %Lewis County30.5Lawrence County: 30.4 %Lawrence County30.4Leslie County: 30.3 %Leslie County30.3Knott County: 30 %Knott County30Johnson County: 29.9 %Johnson County29.9Bell County: 29.8 %Bell County29.8Breathitt County: 29.8 %Breathitt County29.8Harlan County: 29.7 %Harlan County29.7Knox County: 29.7 %Knox County29.7McCreary County: 29.7 %McCreary County29.7Perry County: 29.7 %Perry County29.7Casey County: 29.6 %Casey County29.6Letcher County: 29.6 %Letcher County29.6Owsley County: 29.6 %Owsley County29.6Floyd County: 29.5 %Floyd County29.5Estill County: 29.4 %Estill County29.4Pulaski County: 29.4 %Pulaski County29.4Hart County: 29.3 %Hart County29.3Jackson County: 29.3 %Jackson County29.3Rockcastle County: 29.3 %Rockcastle County29.3Green County: 29.2 %Green County29.2Lincoln County: 29.1 %Lincoln County29.1Grayson County: 29 %Grayson County29Boyd County: 28.9 %Boyd County28.9Breckinridge County: 28.8 %Breckinridge County28.8Allen County: 28.7 %Allen County28.7Clinton County: 28.6 %Clinton County28.6Pike County: 28.6 %Pike County28.6Powell County: 28.5 %Powell County28.5Nicholas County: 28.4 %Nicholas County28.4Christian County: 28.3 %Christian County28.3Carroll County: 28.2 %Carroll County28.2Fleming County: 28.2 %Fleming County28.2Carter County: 28.1 %Carter County28.1Magoffin County: 32 %Magoffin County32Rowan County: 31.3 %Rowan County31.3Clay County: 30.7 %Clay County30.7Lee County: 30.6 %Lee County30.6Whitley County: 30.6 %Whitley County30.6Wolfe County: 30.6 %Wolfe County30.6Lewis County: 30.5 %Lewis County30.5Lawrence County: 30.4 %Lawrence County30.4Leslie County: 30.3 %Leslie County30.3Knott County: 30 %Knott County30Johnson County: 29.9 %Johnson County29.9Bell County: 29.8 %Bell County29.8Breathitt County: 29.8 %Breathitt County29.8Harlan County: 29.7 %Harlan County29.7Knox County: 29.7 %Knox County29.7McCreary County: 29.7 %McCreary County29.7Perry County: 29.7 %Perry County29.7Casey County: 29.6 %Casey County29.6Letcher County: 29.6 %Letcher County29.6Owsley County: 29.6 %Owsley County29.6Floyd County: 29.5 %Floyd County29.5Estill County: 29.4 %Estill County29.4Pulaski County: 29.4 %Pulaski County29.4Hart County: 29.3 %Hart County29.3Jackson County: 29.3 %Jackson County29.3Rockcastle County: 29.3 %Rockcastle County29.3Green County: 29.2 %Green County29.2Lincoln County: 29.1 %Lincoln County29.1Grayson County: 29 %Grayson County29Boyd County: 28.9 %Boyd County28.9Breckinridge County: 28.8 %Breckinridge County28.8Allen County: 28.7 %Allen County28.7Clinton County: 28.6 %Clinton County28.6Pike County: 28.6 %Pike County28.6Powell County: 28.5 %Powell County28.5Nicholas County: 28.4 %Nicholas County28.4Christian County: 28.3 %Christian County28.3Carroll County: 28.2 %Carroll County28.2Fleming County: 28.2 %Fleming County28.2Carter County: 28.1 %Carter County28.1
%. 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

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Magoffin County32
2Rowan County31.3
3Clay County30.7
4Lee County30.6
4Whitley County30.6
4Wolfe County30.6
7Lewis County30.5
8Lawrence County30.4
9Leslie County30.3
10Knott County30
11Johnson County29.9
12Bell County29.8
12Breathitt County29.8
14Harlan County29.7
14Knox County29.7
14McCreary County29.7
14Perry County29.7
18Casey County29.6
18Letcher County29.6
18Owsley County29.6
21Floyd County29.5
22Estill County29.4
22Pulaski County29.4
24Hart County29.3
24Jackson County29.3
24Rockcastle County29.3
27Green County29.2
28Lincoln County29.1
29Grayson County29
30Boyd County28.9
31Breckinridge County28.8
32Allen County28.7
33Clinton County28.6
33Pike County28.6
35Powell County28.5
36Nicholas County28.4
37Christian County28.3
38Carroll County28.2
38Fleming County28.2
40Carter County28.1
40Wayne County28.1
42Bath County28
42Laurel County28
42Monroe County28
42Ohio County28
46Edmonson County27.9
46Gallatin County27.9
46Martin County27.9
46Meade County27.9
46Morgan County27.9
46Taylor County27.9
52Adair County27.8
52Calloway County27.8
52Menifee County27.8
52Metcalfe County27.8
52Todd County27.8
57Barren County27.7
57Grant County27.7
57Madison County27.7
60Crittenden County27.6
60Cumberland County27.6
60Henderson County27.6
60Logan County27.6
64Butler County27.5
64Elliott County27.5
64Montgomery County27.5
67Bracken County27.4
67Garrard County27.4
67Owen County27.4
67Trimble County27.4
71Marion County27.3
71Pendleton County27.3
73Carlisle County27.2
73Henry County27.2
73Union County27.2
73Webster County27.2
77Ballard County27.1
77Graves County27.1
79Hopkins County27
79Russell County27
81Clark County26.9
81Harrison County26.9
81Jessamine County26.9
81Larue County26.9
81Muhlenberg County26.9
81Simpson County26.9
87Daviess County26.8
87Greenup County26.8
87Mercer County26.8
87Warren County26.8
91Livingston County26.7
92Caldwell County26.6
92Campbell County26.6
94Hancock County26.5
94Mason County26.5
94McCracken County26.5
94Robertson County26.5
98Bullitt County26.4
99McLean County26.3
100Hardin County26.2
100Scott County26.2
100Washington County26.2
103Boyle County26.1
104Fulton County26
104Spencer County26
106Franklin County25.8
106Nelson County25.8
106Trigg County25.8
109Hickman County25.7
110Anderson County25.6
110Bourbon County25.6
112Kenton County25.4
113Marshall County25.3
114Shelby County25.1
115Jefferson County24.4
116Boone County24.2
117Woodford County24.1
118Lyon County23.8
119Oldham County23.7
120Fayette County23.6

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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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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2025). 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, 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), depression in adults, crude prevalence, Counties in Kentucky by depression 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-depression-rate-county-estimate/kentucky-counties?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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

Magoffin County, with 32% in 2021, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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

Fayette County, with 23.6% 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), depression in adults, crude prevalence. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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