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Counties in Kentucky by frequent mental distress in adults, local model estimate, 2022

Wolfe County had the highest frequent mental distress in adults, local model estimate of 120 counties in 2022, at 22%. Woodford County had the lowest, at 13.8%. The median was 18.3%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Highest22Wolfe County
Lowest13.8Woodford County
Median18.3120 counties

Map of counties, 2022

Adair County: 17.8 %Allen County: 18.3 %Anderson County: 17.8 %Ballard County: 17.6 %Barren County: 17.5 %Bath County: 17.6 %Bell County: 19.6 %Boone County: 16.1 %Bourbon County: 17.2 %Boyd County: 17.2 %Boyle County: 16.8 %Bracken County: 17.6 %Breathitt County: 19.9 %Breckinridge County: 19.3 %Bullitt County: 17.4 %Butler County: 18.8 %Caldwell County: 16.6 %Calloway County: 18.6 %Campbell County: 15.7 %Carlisle County: 18.1 %Carroll County: 19.1 %Carter County: 18.4 %Casey County: 19.9 %Christian County: 20 %Clark County: 17.7 %Clay County: 20.7 %Clinton County: 19.1 %Crittenden County: 17.3 %Cumberland County: 18.4 %Daviess County: 17.1 %Edmonson County: 18.3 %Elliott County: 18.4 %Estill County: 19.3 %Fayette County: 17.3 %Fleming County: 19.2 %Floyd County: 19.3 %Franklin County: 15.8 %Fulton County: 19.8 %Gallatin County: 18.3 %Garrard County: 17.9 %Grant County: 18.7 %Graves County: 17.8 %Grayson County: 18.1 %Green County: 19.2 %Greenup County: 17.4 %Hancock County: 16.7 %Hardin County: 16.4 %Harlan County: 20.9 %Harrison County: 17.2 %Hart County: 19.7 %Henderson County: 16.7 %Henry County: 17.1 %Hickman County: 16.3 %Hopkins County: 18.2 %Jackson County: 20.5 %Jefferson County: 16.2 %Jessamine County: 15.7 %Johnson County: 20.2 %Kenton County: 16.1 %Knott County: 20.6 %Knox County: 19.9 %Larue County: 19.8 %Laurel County: 18.4 %Lawrence County: 18.3 %Lee County: 21 %Leslie County: 18.8 %Letcher County: 18.2 %Lewis County: 20 %Lincoln County: 18.2 %Livingston County: 16.2 %Logan County: 17 %Lyon County: 15.1 %McCracken County: 17.1 %McCreary County: 20.5 %McLean County: 17 %Madison County: 17.7 %Magoffin County: 20 %Marion County: 18.7 %Marshall County: 16 %Martin County: 21.4 %Mason County: 18.2 %Meade County: 17.3 %Menifee County: 18.7 %Mercer County: 16.7 %Metcalfe County: 18.8 %Monroe County: 17.6 %Montgomery County: 19.2 %Morgan County: 19.5 %Muhlenberg County: 18.3 %Nelson County: 16.3 %Nicholas County: 18.9 %Ohio County: 18.5 %Oldham County: 14 %Owen County: 17.6 %Owsley County: 19.2 %Pendleton County: 18.1 %Perry County: 19 %Pike County: 19.2 %Powell County: 18.5 %Pulaski County: 18.8 %Robertson County: 18.5 %Rockcastle County: 19.9 %Rowan County: 19.9 %Russell County: 20.1 %Scott County: 16.6 %Shelby County: 15.9 %Simpson County: 17.4 %Spencer County: 16.6 %Taylor County: 18.2 %Todd County: 19.2 %Trigg County: 16.6 %Trimble County: 17 %Union County: 18.7 %Warren County: 17.5 %Washington County: 16.3 %Wayne County: 19.6 %Webster County: 18.4 %Whitley County: 20 %Wolfe County: 22 %Woodford County: 13.8 %
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%, 2022. Source: CDC, PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), frequent mental distress in adults, crude prevalence. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2022

Wolfe County: 22 %Wolfe County22Martin County: 21.4 %Martin County21.4Lee County: 21 %Lee County21Harlan County: 20.9 %Harlan County20.9Clay County: 20.7 %Clay County20.7Knott County: 20.6 %Knott County20.6Jackson County: 20.5 %Jackson County20.5McCreary County: 20.5 %McCreary County20.5Johnson County: 20.2 %Johnson County20.2Russell County: 20.1 %Russell County20.1Christian County: 20 %Christian County20Lewis County: 20 %Lewis County20Magoffin County: 20 %Magoffin County20Whitley County: 20 %Whitley County20Breathitt County: 19.9 %Breathitt County19.9Casey County: 19.9 %Casey County19.9Knox County: 19.9 %Knox County19.9Rockcastle County: 19.9 %Rockcastle County19.9Rowan County: 19.9 %Rowan County19.9Fulton County: 19.8 %Fulton County19.8Larue County: 19.8 %Larue County19.8Hart County: 19.7 %Hart County19.7Bell County: 19.6 %Bell County19.6Wayne County: 19.6 %Wayne County19.6Morgan County: 19.5 %Morgan County19.5Breckinridge County: 19.3 %Breckinridge County19.3Estill County: 19.3 %Estill County19.3Floyd County: 19.3 %Floyd County19.3Fleming County: 19.2 %Fleming County19.2Green County: 19.2 %Green County19.2Montgomery County: 19.2 %Montgomery County19.2Owsley County: 19.2 %Owsley County19.2Pike County: 19.2 %Pike County19.2Todd County: 19.2 %Todd County19.2Carroll County: 19.1 %Carroll County19.1Clinton County: 19.1 %Clinton County19.1Perry County: 19 %Perry County19Nicholas County: 18.9 %Nicholas County18.9Butler County: 18.8 %Butler County18.8Leslie County: 18.8 %Leslie County18.8Wolfe County: 22 %Wolfe County22Martin County: 21.4 %Martin County21.4Lee County: 21 %Lee County21Harlan County: 20.9 %Harlan County20.9Clay County: 20.7 %Clay County20.7Knott County: 20.6 %Knott County20.6Jackson County: 20.5 %Jackson County20.5McCreary County: 20.5 %McCreary County20.5Johnson County: 20.2 %Johnson County20.2Russell County: 20.1 %Russell County20.1Christian County: 20 %Christian County20Lewis County: 20 %Lewis County20Magoffin County: 20 %Magoffin County20Whitley County: 20 %Whitley County20Breathitt County: 19.9 %Breathitt County19.9Casey County: 19.9 %Casey County19.9Knox County: 19.9 %Knox County19.9Rockcastle County: 19.9 %Rockcastle County19.9Rowan County: 19.9 %Rowan County19.9Fulton County: 19.8 %Fulton County19.8Larue County: 19.8 %Larue County19.8Hart County: 19.7 %Hart County19.7Bell County: 19.6 %Bell County19.6Wayne County: 19.6 %Wayne County19.6Morgan County: 19.5 %Morgan County19.5Breckinridge County: 19.3 %Breckinridge County19.3Estill County: 19.3 %Estill County19.3Floyd County: 19.3 %Floyd County19.3Fleming County: 19.2 %Fleming County19.2Green County: 19.2 %Green County19.2Montgomery County: 19.2 %Montgomery County19.2Owsley County: 19.2 %Owsley County19.2Pike County: 19.2 %Pike County19.2Todd County: 19.2 %Todd County19.2Carroll County: 19.1 %Carroll County19.1Clinton County: 19.1 %Clinton County19.1Perry County: 19 %Perry County19Nicholas County: 18.9 %Nicholas County18.9Butler County: 18.8 %Butler County18.8Leslie County: 18.8 %Leslie County18.8
%. Source: CDC, PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), frequent mental distress in adults, crude prevalence. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Wolfe County22-0.7 pts
2Martin County21.4+1.8 pts
3Lee County21-0.5 pts
4Harlan County20.9-0.8 pts
5Clay County20.7-1 pts
6Knott County20.6-0.5 pts
7Jackson County20.5-0.9 pts
7McCreary County20.5-1.2 pts
9Johnson County20.2+0.4 pts
10Russell County20.1+1.6 pts
11Christian County20-0.2 pts
11Lewis County20-1.4 pts
11Magoffin County20-1.4 pts
11Whitley County20-0.5 pts
15Breathitt County19.9-0.7 pts
15Casey County19.9-0.5 pts
15Knox County19.9-2.1 pts
15Rockcastle County19.9+0.1 pts
15Rowan County19.9-1.7 pts
20Fulton County19.8+0.7 pts
20Larue County19.8+1.5 pts
22Hart County19.7-0.3 pts
23Bell County19.6-1.5 pts
23Wayne County19.6+0.4 pts
25Morgan County19.5+0.1 pts
26Breckinridge County19.3+1 pts
26Estill County19.3-0.8 pts
26Floyd County19.3-1.6 pts
29Fleming County19.2+0.3 pts
29Green County19.2-0.2 pts
29Montgomery County19.2+0.6 pts
29Owsley County19.2-1 pts
29Pike County19.2-0.4 pts
29Todd County19.2+0.1 pts
35Carroll County19.1-0.8 pts
35Clinton County19.1-0.8 pts
37Perry County19-1 pts
38Nicholas County18.9-0.9 pts
39Butler County18.8+0.2 pts
39Leslie County18.8-2.3 pts
39Metcalfe County18.8+0.1 pts
39Pulaski County18.8-0.1 pts
43Grant County18.7+0.4 pts
43Marion County18.70 pts
43Menifee County18.7-1.1 pts
43Union County18.7-0.2 pts
47Calloway County18.6-0.6 pts
48Ohio County18.5+0.1 pts
48Powell County18.5-0.6 pts
48Robertson County18.5+0.6 pts
51Carter County18.4-1.7 pts
51Cumberland County18.4-0.8 pts
51Elliott County18.4-1.1 pts
51Laurel County18.4-1 pts
51Webster County18.4-0.4 pts
56Allen County18.3-0.3 pts
56Edmonson County18.3-0.6 pts
56Gallatin County18.3-0.9 pts
56Lawrence County18.3-1.5 pts
56Muhlenberg County18.3-0.1 pts
61Hopkins County18.2+0.1 pts
61Letcher County18.2-2.3 pts
61Lincoln County18.2-1 pts
61Mason County18.2+0.2 pts
61Taylor County18.2-0.1 pts
66Carlisle County18.1-0.6 pts
66Grayson County18.1-1.6 pts
66Pendleton County18.10 pts
69Garrard County17.9+0.2 pts
70Adair County17.8-1.1 pts
70Anderson County17.8+0.7 pts
70Graves County17.8-0.3 pts
73Clark County17.7+0.3 pts
73Madison County17.7-1.4 pts
75Ballard County17.6-0.1 pts
75Bath County17.6-1.6 pts
75Bracken County17.6-0.8 pts
75Monroe County17.6-1.6 pts
75Owen County17.6-0.1 pts
80Barren County17.5-1.5 pts
80Warren County17.5-1.2 pts
82Bullitt County17.4-0.1 pts
82Greenup County17.4-0.3 pts
82Simpson County17.4-0.3 pts
85Crittenden County17.3-0.7 pts
85Fayette County17.3+0.7 pts
85Meade County17.3-0.5 pts
88Bourbon County17.2-0.2 pts
88Boyd County17.2-0.7 pts
88Harrison County17.2-0.8 pts
91Daviess County17.1-0.5 pts
91Henry County17.1-1.5 pts
91McCracken County17.1-0.4 pts
94Logan County17-1.4 pts
94McLean County170 pts
94Trimble County17-0.8 pts
97Boyle County16.8-0.6 pts
98Hancock County16.7-1.1 pts
98Henderson County16.7-1.3 pts
98Mercer County16.7-0.2 pts
101Caldwell County16.6-1.2 pts
101Scott County16.6-0.2 pts
101Spencer County16.6+0.5 pts
101Trigg County16.6-0.1 pts
105Hardin County16.4-1 pts
106Hickman County16.3-0.8 pts
106Nelson County16.3-0.6 pts
106Washington County16.3-0.9 pts
109Jefferson County16.2-0.6 pts
109Livingston County16.2-1.3 pts
111Boone County16.1+0.6 pts
111Kenton County16.1-0.1 pts
113Marshall County16-0.4 pts
114Shelby County15.9-0.7 pts
115Franklin County15.8-1 pts
116Campbell County15.7-0.7 pts
116Jessamine County15.7-1.4 pts
118Lyon County15.1-0.9 pts
119Oldham County14-0.2 pts
120Woodford County13.8-1.3 pts

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Percentage of adults who say their mental health was not good on 14 or more of the past 30 days. 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), frequent mental distress 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), frequent mental distress in adults, crude prevalence, Counties in Kentucky by frequent mental distress 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-frequent-mental-distress-rate-county-estimate/kentucky-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Which county has the highest frequent mental distress in adults, local model estimate?

Wolfe County, with 22% in 2022, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Which county has the lowest frequent mental distress in adults, local model estimate?

Woodford County, with 13.8% 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), frequent mental distress in adults, crude prevalence. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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