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.
Top 40 counties, 2025
Full ranking
| Rank | Counties | 2025 | Change on 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Owsley County Estimated | 22.13 | +0.15 pts |
| 2 | Wolfe County Estimated | 21.02 | +0.51 pts |
| 3 | Hickman County Estimated | 21 | +0.58 pts |
| 4 | Bell County Estimated | 19.51 | +0.22 pts |
| 5 | Breathitt County Estimated | 19.28 | +0.44 pts |
| 6 | Estill County Estimated | 18.63 | +0.4 pts |
| 7 | Harlan County Estimated | 18.57 | +0.17 pts |
| 8 | Lee County Estimated | 18.51 | +0.14 pts |
| 9 | Cumberland County Estimated | 18.12 | +0.15 pts |
| 10 | Letcher County Estimated | 18.03 | +0.12 pts |
| 11 | Robertson County Estimated | 17.96 | +0.41 pts |
| 12 | Knott County Estimated | 17.92 | +0.22 pts |
| 13 | Rockcastle County Estimated | 17.61 | +0.06 pts |
| 14 | Monroe County Estimated | 17.45 | +0.94 pts |
| 15 | Clinton County Estimated | 17.37 | +0.27 pts |
| 16 | Carlisle County Estimated | 17.24 | +0.2 pts |
| 17 | Floyd County Estimated | 17.24 | -0.08 pts |
| 18 | Pike County Estimated | 17.19 | -0.05 pts |
| 19 | Ballard County Estimated | 17.1 | +0.01 pts |
| 20 | Metcalfe County Estimated | 16.86 | +0.04 pts |
| 21 | Perry County Estimated | 16.45 | +0.12 pts |
| 22 | Leslie County Estimated | 16.41 | +0.51 pts |
| 23 | Fulton County Estimated | 16.19 | +0.49 pts |
| 24 | Carter County Estimated | 16.16 | +0.12 pts |
| 25 | Knox County Estimated | 16.15 | -0.09 pts |
| 26 | Clay County Estimated | 15.84 | +0.03 pts |
| 27 | Trigg County Estimated | 15.78 | +0.33 pts |
| 28 | McLean County Estimated | 15.76 | +0.1 pts |
| 29 | Lawrence County Estimated | 15.7 | +0.36 pts |
| 30 | Johnson County Estimated | 15.57 | +0.16 pts |
| 31 | Powell County Estimated | 15.42 | +0.33 pts |
| 32 | Menifee County Estimated | 15.36 | -0.18 pts |
| 33 | Greenup County Estimated | 15.33 | +0.08 pts |
| 34 | Jackson County Estimated | 15.25 | +0.12 pts |
| 35 | Boyd County Estimated | 15.21 | -0.04 pts |
| 36 | Martin County Estimated | 15.15 | +0.35 pts |
| 37 | Wayne County Estimated | 15.12 | +0.17 pts |
| 38 | Magoffin County Estimated | 15.08 | +0.26 pts |
| 39 | Pulaski County Estimated | 14.81 | -0.31 pts |
| 40 | Whitley County Estimated | 14.68 | -0.35 pts |
| 41 | Russell County Estimated | 14.64 | +0.22 pts |
| 42 | Union County Estimated | 14.48 | +0.44 pts |
| 43 | Green County Estimated | 14.32 | +0.4 pts |
| 44 | Crittenden County Estimated | 14.28 | +0.26 pts |
| 45 | Butler County Estimated | 14.16 | +0.19 pts |
| 46 | Hopkins County Estimated | 14.15 | -0.17 pts |
| 47 | Caldwell County Estimated | 14.13 | +0.15 pts |
| 48 | Marshall County Estimated | 14.09 | -0.05 pts |
| 49 | Mason County Estimated | 14.06 | +0.15 pts |
| 50 | Barren County Estimated | 14.06 | -0.09 pts |
| 51 | Mercer County Estimated | 14.02 | +0.09 pts |
| 52 | Bath County Estimated | 13.92 | +0.13 pts |
| 53 | Harrison County Estimated | 13.86 | -0.03 pts |
| 54 | Gallatin County Estimated | 13.86 | +0.41 pts |
| 55 | Todd County Estimated | 13.74 | -0.29 pts |
| 56 | Garrard County Estimated | 13.66 | +0.09 pts |
| 57 | Livingston County Estimated | 13.55 | +0.16 pts |
| 58 | Bracken County Estimated | 13.55 | -0.08 pts |
| 59 | Lyon County Estimated | 13.52 | +0.04 pts |
| 60 | Webster County Estimated | 13.49 | +0.29 pts |
| 61 | Muhlenberg County Estimated | 13.46 | -0.05 pts |
| 62 | Clark County Estimated | 13.36 | -0.02 pts |
| 63 | Taylor County Estimated | 13.29 | -0.12 pts |
| 64 | Graves County Estimated | 13.27 | -0.08 pts |
| 65 | Washington County Estimated | 13.21 | -0.05 pts |
| 66 | Lewis County Estimated | 13.17 | +0.2 pts |
| 67 | Pendleton County Estimated | 12.9 | +0.06 pts |
| 68 | Carroll County Estimated | 12.85 | +0.09 pts |
| 69 | Logan County Estimated | 12.85 | -0.02 pts |
| 70 | Owen County Estimated | 12.83 | +0.1 pts |
| 71 | McCreary County Estimated | 12.81 | +0.05 pts |
| 72 | Grayson County Estimated | 12.79 | -0.13 pts |
| 73 | Casey County Estimated | 12.77 | -0.3 pts |
| 74 | Adair County Estimated | 12.68 | +0.06 pts |
| 75 | Larue County Estimated | 12.66 | +0.12 pts |
| 76 | Boyle County Estimated | 12.62 | +0.01 pts |
| 77 | Bourbon County Estimated | 12.62 | +0.29 pts |
| 78 | Franklin County Estimated | 12.53 | -0.21 pts |
| 79 | Edmonson County Estimated | 12.51 | -0.06 pts |
| 80 | Simpson County Estimated | 12.47 | +0.03 pts |
| 81 | Henderson County Estimated | 12.41 | -0 pts |
| 82 | McCracken County Estimated | 12.36 | -0.21 pts |
| 83 | Ohio County Estimated | 12.29 | -0.17 pts |
| 84 | Hart County Estimated | 12.09 | +0.09 pts |
| 85 | Montgomery County Estimated | 12.01 | -0.1 pts |
| 86 | Henry County Estimated | 11.82 | +0.02 pts |
| 87 | Daviess County Estimated | 11.71 | -0.43 pts |
| 88 | Laurel County Estimated | 11.69 | -0.09 pts |
| 89 | Fleming County Estimated | 11.64 | +0.05 pts |
| 90 | Breckinridge County Estimated | 11.6 | -0.06 pts |
| 91 | Lincoln County Estimated | 11.59 | +0.03 pts |
| 92 | Hancock County Estimated | 11.51 | +0.03 pts |
| 93 | Elliott County Estimated | 11.42 | 0 pts |
| 94 | Allen County Estimated | 11.34 | -0.09 pts |
| 95 | Nicholas County Estimated | 11.34 | -0.06 pts |
| 96 | Marion County Estimated | 11.32 | +0.03 pts |
| 97 | Anderson County Estimated | 11.16 | -0.09 pts |
| 98 | Morgan County Estimated | 11.1 | +0.05 pts |
| 99 | Nelson County Estimated | 10.88 | -0.19 pts |
| 100 | Calloway County Estimated | 10.7 | -0.02 pts |
| 101 | Jefferson County Estimated | 10.66 | -0.26 pts |
| 102 | Rowan County Estimated | 10.65 | +0.16 pts |
| 103 | Grant County Estimated | 10.52 | -0.11 pts |
| 104 | Christian County Estimated | 10.29 | +0.1 pts |
| 105 | Trimble County Estimated | 10.15 | +0.19 pts |
| 106 | Woodford County Estimated | 10.04 | -0.07 pts |
| 107 | Jessamine County Estimated | 9.82 | -0.17 pts |
| 108 | Hardin County Estimated | 9.7 | -0.24 pts |
| 109 | Bullitt County Estimated | 9.53 | -0.25 pts |
| 110 | Madison County Estimated | 9.42 | -0.26 pts |
| 111 | Spencer County Estimated | 9.26 | +0.13 pts |
| 112 | Campbell County Estimated | 9.21 | -0.29 pts |
| 113 | Kenton County Estimated | 9.16 | -0.25 pts |
| 114 | Shelby County Estimated | 8.77 | -0.08 pts |
| 115 | Warren County Estimated | 8.69 | -0.25 pts |
| 116 | Scott County Estimated | 8.58 | 0 pts |
| 117 | Meade County Estimated | 8.53 | -0.1 pts |
| 118 | Fayette County Estimated | 8.34 | -0.21 pts |
| 119 | Boone County Estimated | 7.24 | -0.2 pts |
| 120 | Oldham County Estimated | 6.58 | -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.
Where does this ranking come from?
Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: 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. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
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