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

All 120 values come from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for 2022, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `adult_frequent_mental_distress_rate_modelled`
- Unit: %
- Definition: 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.
- Source: 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 (https://www.cdc.gov/places/)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/cdc
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: 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.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-frequent-mental-distress-rate-county-estimate/kentucky-counties

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Wolfe County | 22 |
| 2 | Martin County | 21.4 |
| 3 | Lee County | 21 |
| 4 | Harlan County | 20.9 |
| 5 | Clay County | 20.7 |
| 6 | Knott County | 20.6 |
| 7 | Jackson County | 20.5 |
| 7 | McCreary County | 20.5 |
| 9 | Johnson County | 20.2 |
| 10 | Russell County | 20.1 |
| 11 | Christian County | 20 |
| 11 | Lewis County | 20 |
| 11 | Magoffin County | 20 |
| 11 | Whitley County | 20 |
| 15 | Breathitt County | 19.9 |
| 15 | Casey County | 19.9 |
| 15 | Knox County | 19.9 |
| 15 | Rockcastle County | 19.9 |
| 15 | Rowan County | 19.9 |
| 20 | Fulton County | 19.8 |
| 20 | Larue County | 19.8 |
| 22 | Hart County | 19.7 |
| 23 | Bell County | 19.6 |
| 23 | Wayne County | 19.6 |
| 25 | Morgan County | 19.5 |
| 26 | Breckinridge County | 19.3 |
| 26 | Estill County | 19.3 |
| 26 | Floyd County | 19.3 |
| 29 | Fleming County | 19.2 |
| 29 | Green County | 19.2 |
| 29 | Montgomery County | 19.2 |
| 29 | Owsley County | 19.2 |
| 29 | Pike County | 19.2 |
| 29 | Todd County | 19.2 |
| 35 | Carroll County | 19.1 |
| 35 | Clinton County | 19.1 |
| 37 | Perry County | 19 |
| 38 | Nicholas County | 18.9 |
| 39 | Butler County | 18.8 |
| 39 | Leslie County | 18.8 |
| 39 | Metcalfe County | 18.8 |
| 39 | Pulaski County | 18.8 |
| 43 | Grant County | 18.7 |
| 43 | Marion County | 18.7 |
| 43 | Menifee County | 18.7 |
| 43 | Union County | 18.7 |
| 47 | Calloway County | 18.6 |
| 48 | Ohio County | 18.5 |
| 48 | Powell County | 18.5 |
| 48 | Robertson County | 18.5 |
| 51 | Carter County | 18.4 |
| 51 | Cumberland County | 18.4 |
| 51 | Elliott County | 18.4 |
| 51 | Laurel County | 18.4 |
| 51 | Webster County | 18.4 |
| 56 | Allen County | 18.3 |
| 56 | Edmonson County | 18.3 |
| 56 | Gallatin County | 18.3 |
| 56 | Lawrence County | 18.3 |
| 56 | Muhlenberg County | 18.3 |
| 61 | Hopkins County | 18.2 |
| 61 | Letcher County | 18.2 |
| 61 | Lincoln County | 18.2 |
| 61 | Mason County | 18.2 |
| 61 | Taylor County | 18.2 |
| 66 | Carlisle County | 18.1 |
| 66 | Grayson County | 18.1 |
| 66 | Pendleton County | 18.1 |
| 69 | Garrard County | 17.9 |
| 70 | Adair County | 17.8 |
| 70 | Anderson County | 17.8 |
| 70 | Graves County | 17.8 |
| 73 | Clark County | 17.7 |
| 73 | Madison County | 17.7 |
| 75 | Ballard County | 17.6 |
| 75 | Bath County | 17.6 |
| 75 | Bracken County | 17.6 |
| 75 | Monroe County | 17.6 |
| 75 | Owen County | 17.6 |
| 80 | Barren County | 17.5 |
| 80 | Warren County | 17.5 |
| 82 | Bullitt County | 17.4 |
| 82 | Greenup County | 17.4 |
| 82 | Simpson County | 17.4 |
| 85 | Crittenden County | 17.3 |
| 85 | Fayette County | 17.3 |
| 85 | Meade County | 17.3 |
| 88 | Bourbon County | 17.2 |
| 88 | Boyd County | 17.2 |
| 88 | Harrison County | 17.2 |
| 91 | Daviess County | 17.1 |
| 91 | Henry County | 17.1 |
| 91 | McCracken County | 17.1 |
| 94 | Logan County | 17 |
| 94 | McLean County | 17 |
| 94 | Trimble County | 17 |
| 97 | Boyle County | 16.8 |
| 98 | Hancock County | 16.7 |
| 98 | Henderson County | 16.7 |
| 98 | Mercer County | 16.7 |
| 101 | Caldwell County | 16.6 |
| 101 | Scott County | 16.6 |
| 101 | Spencer County | 16.6 |
| 101 | Trigg County | 16.6 |
| 105 | Hardin County | 16.4 |
| 106 | Hickman County | 16.3 |
| 106 | Nelson County | 16.3 |
| 106 | Washington County | 16.3 |
| 109 | Jefferson County | 16.2 |
| 109 | Livingston County | 16.2 |
| 111 | Boone County | 16.1 |
| 111 | Kenton County | 16.1 |
| 113 | Marshall County | 16 |
| 114 | Shelby County | 15.9 |
| 115 | Franklin County | 15.8 |
| 116 | Campbell County | 15.7 |
| 116 | Jessamine County | 15.7 |
| 118 | Lyon County | 15.1 |
| 119 | Oldham County | 14 |
| 120 | Woodford County | 13.8 |