Counties in Kentucky by death rate (July to June), 2025

Owsley County had the highest death rate (July to June) of 120 counties in 2025, at 22.13 per 1,000 inhabitants. Oldham County had the lowest, at 6.58 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 13.48 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Kentucky was 11.55 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest22.13Owsley County
Lowest6.58Oldham County
Median13.48120 counties
Kentucky11.55History

Top 40 counties, 2025

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Owsley CountyOwsley County: 22.13 per 1,000 inhabitants22.13Wolfe CountyWolfe County: 21.02 per 1,000 inhabitants21.02Hickman CountyHickman County: 21 per 1,000 inhabitants21Bell CountyBell County: 19.51 per 1,000 inhabitants19.51Breathitt CountyBreathitt County: 19.28 per 1,000 inhabitants19.28Estill CountyEstill County: 18.63 per 1,000 inhabitants18.63Harlan CountyHarlan County: 18.57 per 1,000 inhabitants18.57Lee CountyLee County: 18.51 per 1,000 inhabitants18.51Cumberland CountyCumberland County: 18.12 per 1,000 inhabitants18.12Letcher CountyLetcher County: 18.03 per 1,000 inhabitants18.03Robertson CountyRobertson County: 17.96 per 1,000 inhabitants17.96Knott CountyKnott County: 17.92 per 1,000 inhabitants17.92Rockcastle CountyRockcastle County: 17.61 per 1,000 inhabitants17.61Monroe CountyMonroe County: 17.45 per 1,000 inhabitants17.45Clinton CountyClinton County: 17.37 per 1,000 inhabitants17.37Carlisle CountyCarlisle County: 17.24 per 1,000 inhabitants17.24Floyd CountyFloyd County: 17.24 per 1,000 inhabitants17.24Pike CountyPike County: 17.19 per 1,000 inhabitants17.19Ballard CountyBallard County: 17.1 per 1,000 inhabitants17.1Metcalfe CountyMetcalfe County: 16.86 per 1,000 inhabitants16.86Perry CountyPerry County: 16.45 per 1,000 inhabitants16.45Leslie CountyLeslie County: 16.41 per 1,000 inhabitants16.41Fulton CountyFulton County: 16.19 per 1,000 inhabitants16.19Carter CountyCarter County: 16.16 per 1,000 inhabitants16.16Knox CountyKnox County: 16.15 per 1,000 inhabitants16.15Clay CountyClay County: 15.84 per 1,000 inhabitants15.84Trigg CountyTrigg County: 15.78 per 1,000 inhabitants15.78McLean CountyMcLean County: 15.76 per 1,000 inhabitants15.76Lawrence CountyLawrence County: 15.7 per 1,000 inhabitants15.7Johnson CountyJohnson County: 15.57 per 1,000 inhabitants15.57Powell CountyPowell County: 15.42 per 1,000 inhabitants15.42Menifee CountyMenifee County: 15.36 per 1,000 inhabitants15.36Greenup CountyGreenup County: 15.33 per 1,000 inhabitants15.33Jackson CountyJackson County: 15.25 per 1,000 inhabitants15.25Boyd CountyBoyd County: 15.21 per 1,000 inhabitants15.21Martin CountyMartin County: 15.15 per 1,000 inhabitants15.15Wayne CountyWayne County: 15.12 per 1,000 inhabitants15.12Magoffin CountyMagoffin County: 15.08 per 1,000 inhabitants15.08Pulaski CountyPulaski County: 14.81 per 1,000 inhabitants14.81Whitley CountyWhitley County: 14.68 per 1,000 inhabitants14.68
per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2025
per 1,000 inhabitants
Change on 2024
1Owsley County Estimated22.13+0.15 pts
2Wolfe County Estimated21.02+0.51 pts
3Hickman County Estimated21+0.58 pts
4Bell County Estimated19.51+0.22 pts
5Breathitt County Estimated19.28+0.44 pts
6Estill County Estimated18.63+0.4 pts
7Harlan County Estimated18.57+0.17 pts
8Lee County Estimated18.51+0.14 pts
9Cumberland County Estimated18.12+0.15 pts
10Letcher County Estimated18.03+0.12 pts
11Robertson County Estimated17.96+0.41 pts
12Knott County Estimated17.92+0.22 pts
13Rockcastle County Estimated17.61+0.06 pts
14Monroe County Estimated17.45+0.94 pts
15Clinton County Estimated17.37+0.27 pts
16Carlisle County Estimated17.24+0.2 pts
17Floyd County Estimated17.24-0.08 pts
18Pike County Estimated17.19-0.05 pts
19Ballard County Estimated17.1+0.01 pts
20Metcalfe County Estimated16.86+0.04 pts
21Perry County Estimated16.45+0.12 pts
22Leslie County Estimated16.41+0.51 pts
23Fulton County Estimated16.19+0.49 pts
24Carter County Estimated16.16+0.12 pts
25Knox County Estimated16.15-0.09 pts
26Clay County Estimated15.84+0.03 pts
27Trigg County Estimated15.78+0.33 pts
28McLean County Estimated15.76+0.1 pts
29Lawrence County Estimated15.7+0.36 pts
30Johnson County Estimated15.57+0.16 pts
31Powell County Estimated15.42+0.33 pts
32Menifee County Estimated15.36-0.18 pts
33Greenup County Estimated15.33+0.08 pts
34Jackson County Estimated15.25+0.12 pts
35Boyd County Estimated15.21-0.04 pts
36Martin County Estimated15.15+0.35 pts
37Wayne County Estimated15.12+0.17 pts
38Magoffin County Estimated15.08+0.26 pts
39Pulaski County Estimated14.81-0.31 pts
40Whitley County Estimated14.68-0.35 pts
41Russell County Estimated14.64+0.22 pts
42Union County Estimated14.48+0.44 pts
43Green County Estimated14.32+0.4 pts
44Crittenden County Estimated14.28+0.26 pts
45Butler County Estimated14.16+0.19 pts
46Hopkins County Estimated14.15-0.17 pts
47Caldwell County Estimated14.13+0.15 pts
48Marshall County Estimated14.09-0.05 pts
49Mason County Estimated14.06+0.15 pts
50Barren County Estimated14.06-0.09 pts
51Mercer County Estimated14.02+0.09 pts
52Bath County Estimated13.92+0.13 pts
53Harrison County Estimated13.86-0.03 pts
54Gallatin County Estimated13.86+0.41 pts
55Todd County Estimated13.74-0.29 pts
56Garrard County Estimated13.66+0.09 pts
57Livingston County Estimated13.55+0.16 pts
58Bracken County Estimated13.55-0.08 pts
59Lyon County Estimated13.52+0.04 pts
60Webster County Estimated13.49+0.29 pts
61Muhlenberg County Estimated13.46-0.05 pts
62Clark County Estimated13.36-0.02 pts
63Taylor County Estimated13.29-0.12 pts
64Graves County Estimated13.27-0.08 pts
65Washington County Estimated13.21-0.05 pts
66Lewis County Estimated13.17+0.2 pts
67Pendleton County Estimated12.9+0.06 pts
68Carroll County Estimated12.85+0.09 pts
69Logan County Estimated12.85-0.02 pts
70Owen County Estimated12.83+0.1 pts
71McCreary County Estimated12.81+0.05 pts
72Grayson County Estimated12.79-0.13 pts
73Casey County Estimated12.77-0.3 pts
74Adair County Estimated12.68+0.06 pts
75Larue County Estimated12.66+0.12 pts
76Boyle County Estimated12.62+0.01 pts
77Bourbon County Estimated12.62+0.29 pts
78Franklin County Estimated12.53-0.21 pts
79Edmonson County Estimated12.51-0.06 pts
80Simpson County Estimated12.47+0.03 pts
81Henderson County Estimated12.41-0 pts
82McCracken County Estimated12.36-0.21 pts
83Ohio County Estimated12.29-0.17 pts
84Hart County Estimated12.09+0.09 pts
85Montgomery County Estimated12.01-0.1 pts
86Henry County Estimated11.82+0.02 pts
87Daviess County Estimated11.71-0.43 pts
88Laurel County Estimated11.69-0.09 pts
89Fleming County Estimated11.64+0.05 pts
90Breckinridge County Estimated11.6-0.06 pts
91Lincoln County Estimated11.59+0.03 pts
92Hancock County Estimated11.51+0.03 pts
93Elliott County Estimated11.420 pts
94Allen County Estimated11.34-0.09 pts
95Nicholas County Estimated11.34-0.06 pts
96Marion County Estimated11.32+0.03 pts
97Anderson County Estimated11.16-0.09 pts
98Morgan County Estimated11.1+0.05 pts
99Nelson County Estimated10.88-0.19 pts
100Calloway County Estimated10.7-0.02 pts
101Jefferson County Estimated10.66-0.26 pts
102Rowan County Estimated10.65+0.16 pts
103Grant County Estimated10.52-0.11 pts
104Christian County Estimated10.29+0.1 pts
105Trimble County Estimated10.15+0.19 pts
106Woodford County Estimated10.04-0.07 pts
107Jessamine County Estimated9.82-0.17 pts
108Hardin County Estimated9.7-0.24 pts
109Bullitt County Estimated9.53-0.25 pts
110Madison County Estimated9.42-0.26 pts
111Spencer County Estimated9.26+0.13 pts
112Campbell County Estimated9.21-0.29 pts
113Kenton County Estimated9.16-0.25 pts
114Shelby County Estimated8.77-0.08 pts
115Warren County Estimated8.69-0.25 pts
116Scott County Estimated8.580 pts
117Meade County Estimated8.53-0.1 pts
118Fayette County Estimated8.34-0.21 pts
119Boone County Estimated7.24-0.2 pts
120Oldham County Estimated6.58-0.04 pts

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About this ranking

Estimated deaths from July 1 of the previous year through June 30 of the reported year per 1,000 residents, using the average of the population estimates at the two July 1 endpoints.

Published Census population estimates rate. The year identifies the end of the July-to-June period. These estimates can be revised and differ from calendar-year death rates.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. Population Estimates Program: death rate, July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year, nation, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Which county has the highest death rate (July to June)?

Owsley County, with 22.13 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest death rate (July to June)?

Oldham County, with 6.58 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2025.

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