Counties in Kentucky by death rate (July to June)

Wolfe County had the highest death rate (July to June) of 120 counties in 2022, at 25.53 per 1,000 inhabitants. Oldham County had the lowest, at 7.63 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 16.25 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Kentucky was 13.59 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest25.53Wolfe County
Lowest7.63Oldham County
Median16.25120 counties
Kentucky13.59History

Top 40 counties, 2022

CSVChart (SVG)

Wolfe CountyWolfe County: 25.53 per 1,000 inhabitants25.53Bell CountyBell County: 24.85 per 1,000 inhabitants24.85Owsley CountyOwsley County: 23.5 per 1,000 inhabitants23.5Letcher CountyLetcher County: 22.13 per 1,000 inhabitants22.13Harlan CountyHarlan County: 21.72 per 1,000 inhabitants21.72Livingston CountyLivingston County: 21.63 per 1,000 inhabitants21.63Leslie CountyLeslie County: 21.35 per 1,000 inhabitants21.35Estill CountyEstill County: 20.59 per 1,000 inhabitants20.59Perry CountyPerry County: 20.44 per 1,000 inhabitants20.44Magoffin CountyMagoffin County: 20.43 per 1,000 inhabitants20.43Cumberland CountyCumberland County: 20.43 per 1,000 inhabitants20.43Floyd CountyFloyd County: 20.39 per 1,000 inhabitants20.39Lee CountyLee County: 20.25 per 1,000 inhabitants20.25Carlisle CountyCarlisle County: 20.24 per 1,000 inhabitants20.24Breathitt CountyBreathitt County: 20.15 per 1,000 inhabitants20.15Hickman CountyHickman County: 20.14 per 1,000 inhabitants20.14Knott CountyKnott County: 19.87 per 1,000 inhabitants19.87Knox CountyKnox County: 19.58 per 1,000 inhabitants19.58Pike CountyPike County: 19.42 per 1,000 inhabitants19.42Rockcastle CountyRockcastle County: 19.29 per 1,000 inhabitants19.29Trigg CountyTrigg County: 19.26 per 1,000 inhabitants19.26Carter CountyCarter County: 19.26 per 1,000 inhabitants19.26Clay CountyClay County: 19.13 per 1,000 inhabitants19.13Johnson CountyJohnson County: 18.81 per 1,000 inhabitants18.81Ballard CountyBallard County: 18.8 per 1,000 inhabitants18.8Lewis CountyLewis County: 18.69 per 1,000 inhabitants18.69Metcalfe CountyMetcalfe County: 18.66 per 1,000 inhabitants18.66Lawrence CountyLawrence County: 18.26 per 1,000 inhabitants18.26Whitley CountyWhitley County: 18.25 per 1,000 inhabitants18.25Monroe CountyMonroe County: 18.16 per 1,000 inhabitants18.16Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 18.13 per 1,000 inhabitants18.13Menifee CountyMenifee County: 18.08 per 1,000 inhabitants18.08Bath CountyBath County: 18.03 per 1,000 inhabitants18.03Clinton CountyClinton County: 18.02 per 1,000 inhabitants18.02Grayson CountyGrayson County: 17.93 per 1,000 inhabitants17.93Trimble CountyTrimble County: 17.92 per 1,000 inhabitants17.92Nicholas CountyNicholas County: 17.55 per 1,000 inhabitants17.55Crittenden CountyCrittenden County: 17.52 per 1,000 inhabitants17.52Boyd CountyBoyd County: 17.45 per 1,000 inhabitants17.45Mason CountyMason County: 17.44 per 1,000 inhabitants17.44
per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022
per 1,000 inhabitants
Change on 2021
1Wolfe County Estimated25.53+5.18 pts
2Bell County Estimated24.85+5.38 pts
3Owsley County Estimated23.5-0.48 pts
4Letcher County Estimated22.13+2.64 pts
5Harlan County Estimated21.72-0.89 pts
6Livingston County Estimated21.63+0.57 pts
7Leslie County Estimated21.35+3.33 pts
8Estill County Estimated20.59+4.02 pts
9Perry County Estimated20.44+0.58 pts
10Magoffin County Estimated20.43+4.24 pts
11Cumberland County Estimated20.43+1.38 pts
12Floyd County Estimated20.39+1.8 pts
13Lee County Estimated20.25+0.69 pts
14Carlisle County Estimated20.24+0.18 pts
15Breathitt County Estimated20.15+2.54 pts
16Hickman County Estimated20.14+0.26 pts
17Knott County Estimated19.87+2.85 pts
18Knox County Estimated19.58+4.27 pts
19Pike County Estimated19.42+2.11 pts
20Rockcastle County Estimated19.29+2.09 pts
21Trigg County Estimated19.26+3.86 pts
22Carter County Estimated19.26+4.67 pts
23Clay County Estimated19.13+2.08 pts
24Johnson County Estimated18.81+1.24 pts
25Ballard County Estimated18.8+2.96 pts
26Lewis County Estimated18.69+0.43 pts
27Metcalfe County Estimated18.66+4.54 pts
28Lawrence County Estimated18.26+3.58 pts
29Whitley County Estimated18.25+2.82 pts
30Monroe County Estimated18.16+1.24 pts
31Lincoln County Estimated18.13+2.5 pts
32Menifee County Estimated18.08-1.58 pts
33Bath County Estimated18.03+3.45 pts
34Clinton County Estimated18.02-0.78 pts
35Grayson County Estimated17.93+2.39 pts
36Trimble County Estimated17.92+3.82 pts
37Nicholas County Estimated17.55+3.93 pts
38Crittenden County Estimated17.52+2.15 pts
39Boyd County Estimated17.45+0.94 pts
40Mason County Estimated17.44+2.6 pts
41Jackson County Estimated17.41+1.07 pts
42Fulton County Estimated17.4-5.22 pts
43Breckinridge County Estimated17.35+2.42 pts
44McCreary County Estimated17.31+1.74 pts
45Caldwell County Estimated17.22+2.94 pts
46Powell County Estimated17.21+1.17 pts
47Webster County Estimated17.2+0.43 pts
48Greenup County Estimated17.06+0.71 pts
49Hopkins County Estimated17.06+1.82 pts
50Taylor County Estimated17.06+2.35 pts
51Russell County Estimated16.96-0.08 pts
52Robertson County Estimated16.86-1.61 pts
53Union County Estimated16.67+1.81 pts
54Green County Estimated16.67+2.05 pts
55Lyon County Estimated16.66+0.29 pts
56Harrison County Estimated16.62+1.7 pts
57Bracken County Estimated16.48+1.99 pts
58Henry County Estimated16.42+3.49 pts
59Casey County Estimated16.4+0.96 pts
60Ohio County Estimated16.37+2.34 pts
61Pulaski County Estimated16.13+0.8 pts
62Carroll County Estimated16.12+3.6 pts
63Martin County Estimated16.08+0.11 pts
64Muhlenberg County Estimated15.99+0.74 pts
65McCracken County Estimated15.96+1.1 pts
66Wayne County Estimated15.91-1.58 pts
67Graves County Estimated15.79+0.87 pts
68Marshall County Estimated15.57-0.08 pts
69Bourbon County Estimated15.54+1.83 pts
70Barren County Estimated15.49+1.56 pts
71Franklin County Estimated15.27+2.58 pts
72Edmonson County Estimated15.25+0.8 pts
73Fleming County Estimated15.09+0.65 pts
74McLean County Estimated15.03-2.72 pts
75Adair County Estimated15+0.56 pts
76Butler County Estimated14.99-1.17 pts
77Allen County Estimated14.88+1.88 pts
78Henderson County Estimated14.85+0.55 pts
79Larue County Estimated14.77+1.53 pts
80Montgomery County Estimated14.67+0.58 pts
81Garrard County Estimated14.42-0.02 pts
82Owen County Estimated14.34-0.7 pts
83Clark County Estimated14.29+0.65 pts
84Laurel County Estimated14.28-0.13 pts
85Boyle County Estimated14.22-0.31 pts
86Pendleton County Estimated14.2+1.69 pts
87Mercer County Estimated14.1-1.1 pts
88Hart County Estimated14.03-0.52 pts
89Calloway County Estimated14+0.35 pts
90Simpson County Estimated13.82+0.66 pts
91Marion County Estimated13.79+0.41 pts
92Grant County Estimated13.55+2.22 pts
93Washington County Estimated13.5-1.92 pts
94Logan County Estimated13.47-0.12 pts
95Rowan County Estimated13.19+0.81 pts
96Todd County Estimated13.1-1.05 pts
97Gallatin County Estimated13.01-0.77 pts
98Morgan County Estimated12.99-0.21 pts
99Hardin County Estimated12.66+1.09 pts
100Elliott County Estimated12.55-1.33 pts
101Jefferson County Estimated12.39-0.27 pts
102Daviess County Estimated12.36-0.36 pts
103Anderson County Estimated12.27+0.57 pts
104Hancock County Estimated12.25-1.61 pts
105Nelson County Estimated12.18-0.7 pts
106Woodford County Estimated11.76+0.72 pts
107Shelby County Estimated11.53+1.86 pts
108Christian County Estimated11.31-0.18 pts
109Madison County Estimated11.3+0.14 pts
110Jessamine County Estimated11.13+0.31 pts
111Bullitt County Estimated10.82+0.55 pts
112Kenton County Estimated10.59+0.61 pts
113Campbell County Estimated10.35-0.39 pts
114Meade County Estimated10.33-0.97 pts
115Spencer County Estimated10.23-0.13 pts
116Warren County Estimated9.78+0.26 pts
117Scott County Estimated9.5+0.58 pts
118Fayette County Estimated9.14+0.13 pts
119Boone County Estimated8.98+1 pts
120Oldham County Estimated7.63+0.48 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)?

Wolfe County, with 25.53 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Oldham County, with 7.63 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2022.

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