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Counties in Kentucky by death rate (July to June)

Wolfe County had the highest death rate (July to June) of 120 counties in 2023, at 21.99 per 1,000 inhabitants. Oldham County had the lowest, at 6.95 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 13.57 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Kentucky was 11.97 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest21.99Wolfe County
Lowest6.95Oldham County
Median13.57120 counties
Kentucky11.97History

Top 40 counties, 2023

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Wolfe CountyWolfe County: 21.99 per 1,000 inhabitants21.99Owsley CountyOwsley County: 21.95 per 1,000 inhabitants21.95Hickman CountyHickman County: 21.05 per 1,000 inhabitants21.05Floyd CountyFloyd County: 19.12 per 1,000 inhabitants19.12Knott CountyKnott County: 18.76 per 1,000 inhabitants18.76Harlan CountyHarlan County: 18.7 per 1,000 inhabitants18.7Robertson CountyRobertson County: 18.38 per 1,000 inhabitants18.38Monroe CountyMonroe County: 18.26 per 1,000 inhabitants18.26Cumberland CountyCumberland County: 17.78 per 1,000 inhabitants17.78Carlisle CountyCarlisle County: 17.75 per 1,000 inhabitants17.75Rockcastle CountyRockcastle County: 17.74 per 1,000 inhabitants17.74Breathitt CountyBreathitt County: 17.74 per 1,000 inhabitants17.74Letcher CountyLetcher County: 17.7 per 1,000 inhabitants17.7Fulton CountyFulton County: 17.58 per 1,000 inhabitants17.58Leslie CountyLeslie County: 17.57 per 1,000 inhabitants17.57Perry CountyPerry County: 17.56 per 1,000 inhabitants17.56Bell CountyBell County: 17.23 per 1,000 inhabitants17.23Carter CountyCarter County: 17.18 per 1,000 inhabitants17.18Pike CountyPike County: 16.83 per 1,000 inhabitants16.83Knox CountyKnox County: 16.83 per 1,000 inhabitants16.83Menifee CountyMenifee County: 16.49 per 1,000 inhabitants16.49Estill CountyEstill County: 16.12 per 1,000 inhabitants16.12Whitley CountyWhitley County: 16.09 per 1,000 inhabitants16.09Ballard CountyBallard County: 16.02 per 1,000 inhabitants16.02Johnson CountyJohnson County: 16.01 per 1,000 inhabitants16.01McLean CountyMcLean County: 15.97 per 1,000 inhabitants15.97Lee CountyLee County: 15.66 per 1,000 inhabitants15.66Lawrence CountyLawrence County: 15.61 per 1,000 inhabitants15.61Magoffin CountyMagoffin County: 15.52 per 1,000 inhabitants15.52Boyd CountyBoyd County: 15.51 per 1,000 inhabitants15.51Metcalfe CountyMetcalfe County: 15.4 per 1,000 inhabitants15.4Powell CountyPowell County: 15.28 per 1,000 inhabitants15.28Pulaski CountyPulaski County: 15.04 per 1,000 inhabitants15.04Washington CountyWashington County: 15.04 per 1,000 inhabitants15.04Trigg CountyTrigg County: 14.85 per 1,000 inhabitants14.85Clinton CountyClinton County: 14.84 per 1,000 inhabitants14.84Crittenden CountyCrittenden County: 14.81 per 1,000 inhabitants14.81Mercer CountyMercer County: 14.79 per 1,000 inhabitants14.79Carroll CountyCarroll County: 14.69 per 1,000 inhabitants14.69Clay CountyClay County: 14.67 per 1,000 inhabitants14.67
per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023
per 1,000 inhabitants		Change on 2022
1Wolfe County Estimated21.99-3.54 pts
2Owsley County Estimated21.95-1.55 pts
3Hickman County Estimated21.05+0.91 pts
4Floyd County Estimated19.12-1.28 pts
5Knott County Estimated18.76-1.1 pts
6Harlan County Estimated18.7-3.02 pts
7Robertson County Estimated18.38+1.51 pts
8Monroe County Estimated18.26+0.1 pts
9Cumberland County Estimated17.78-2.65 pts
10Carlisle County Estimated17.75-2.49 pts
11Rockcastle County Estimated17.74-1.55 pts
12Breathitt County Estimated17.74-2.41 pts
13Letcher County Estimated17.7-4.43 pts
14Fulton County Estimated17.58+0.18 pts
15Leslie County Estimated17.57-3.77 pts
16Perry County Estimated17.56-2.87 pts
17Bell County Estimated17.23-7.62 pts
18Carter County Estimated17.18-2.07 pts
19Pike County Estimated16.83-2.59 pts
20Knox County Estimated16.83-2.75 pts
21Menifee County Estimated16.49-1.6 pts
22Estill County Estimated16.12-4.47 pts
23Whitley County Estimated16.09-2.16 pts
24Ballard County Estimated16.02-2.79 pts
25Johnson County Estimated16.01-2.8 pts
26McLean County Estimated15.97+0.94 pts
27Lee County Estimated15.66-4.59 pts
28Lawrence County Estimated15.61-2.65 pts
29Magoffin County Estimated15.52-4.9 pts
30Boyd County Estimated15.51-1.94 pts
31Metcalfe County Estimated15.4-3.26 pts
32Powell County Estimated15.28-1.92 pts
33Pulaski County Estimated15.04-1.08 pts
34Washington County Estimated15.04+1.54 pts
35Trigg County Estimated14.85-4.41 pts
36Clinton County Estimated14.84-3.18 pts
37Crittenden County Estimated14.81-2.72 pts
38Mercer County Estimated14.79+0.69 pts
39Carroll County Estimated14.69-1.43 pts
40Clay County Estimated14.67-4.46 pts
41Greenup County Estimated14.66-2.41 pts
42Bath County Estimated14.57-3.46 pts
43Lyon County Estimated14.55-2.11 pts
44Green County Estimated14.55-2.12 pts
45Hopkins County Estimated14.52-2.54 pts
46Russell County Estimated14.46-2.5 pts
47Taylor County Estimated14.45-2.61 pts
48McCreary County Estimated14.39-2.92 pts
49Martin County Estimated14.16-1.92 pts
50Marshall County Estimated14.09-1.49 pts
51Muhlenberg County Estimated13.98-2.02 pts
52Logan County Estimated13.97+0.5 pts
53Clark County Estimated13.85-0.44 pts
54Wayne County Estimated13.84-2.07 pts
55Union County Estimated13.73-2.94 pts
56Harrison County Estimated13.73-2.9 pts
57Lincoln County Estimated13.7-4.43 pts
58Breckinridge County Estimated13.7-3.66 pts
59Bracken County Estimated13.66-2.83 pts
60Barren County Estimated13.61-1.88 pts
61Franklin County Estimated13.53-1.74 pts
62Gallatin County Estimated13.44+0.43 pts
63Todd County Estimated13.44+0.33 pts
64Graves County Estimated13.43-2.36 pts
65Edmonson County Estimated13.41-1.84 pts
66Webster County Estimated13.35-3.85 pts
67McCracken County Estimated13.21-2.75 pts
68Lewis County Estimated13.2-5.49 pts
69Mason County Estimated13.16-4.29 pts
70Garrard County Estimated13.15-1.27 pts
71Grayson County Estimated13.12-4.81 pts
72Fleming County Estimated13.12-1.97 pts
73Henderson County Estimated13.07-1.78 pts
74Livingston County Estimated12.98-8.65 pts
75Ohio County Estimated12.93-3.43 pts
76Adair County Estimated12.93-2.07 pts
77Casey County Estimated12.88-3.52 pts
78Montgomery County Estimated12.87-1.8 pts
79Owen County Estimated12.74-1.6 pts
80Larue County Estimated12.73-2.04 pts
81Bourbon County Estimated12.73-2.81 pts
82Simpson County Estimated12.6-1.22 pts
83Hancock County Estimated12.58+0.32 pts
84Jackson County Estimated12.48-4.93 pts
85Daviess County Estimated12.45+0.08 pts
86Boyle County Estimated12.37-1.85 pts
87Laurel County Estimated12.2-2.08 pts
88Butler County Estimated12.17-2.82 pts
89Pendleton County Estimated11.81-2.39 pts
90Nicholas County Estimated11.77-5.78 pts
91Caldwell County Estimated11.74-5.48 pts
92Allen County Estimated11.56-3.31 pts
93Nelson County Estimated11.47-0.71 pts
94Marion County Estimated11.47-2.32 pts
95Jefferson County Estimated11.46-0.93 pts
96Hart County Estimated11.39-2.64 pts
97Calloway County Estimated11.22-2.78 pts
98Morgan County Estimated11.14-1.85 pts
99Elliott County Estimated11.12-1.43 pts
100Anderson County Estimated11.12-1.15 pts
101Grant County Estimated10.84-2.71 pts
102Hardin County Estimated10.79-1.87 pts
103Trimble County Estimated10.73-7.2 pts
104Christian County Estimated10.72-0.59 pts
105Rowan County Estimated10.64-2.55 pts
106Madison County Estimated10.28-1.02 pts
107Woodford County Estimated10.24-1.52 pts
108Henry County Estimated10.16-6.26 pts
109Bullitt County Estimated10.1-0.73 pts
110Jessamine County Estimated9.75-1.38 pts
111Shelby County Estimated9.71-1.81 pts
112Campbell County Estimated9.48-0.87 pts
113Warren County Estimated9.07-0.7 pts
114Spencer County Estimated8.85-1.39 pts
115Fayette County Estimated8.84-0.3 pts
116Kenton County Estimated8.77-1.81 pts
117Meade County Estimated8.57-1.77 pts
118Scott County Estimated8.2-1.29 pts
119Boone County Estimated8.08-0.91 pts
120Oldham County Estimated6.95-0.68 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 21.99 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Oldham County, with 6.95 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2023.

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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