Counties in Kentucky by death rate (July to June)
Owsley County had the highest death rate (July to June) of 120 counties in 2024, at 21.98 per 1,000 inhabitants. Oldham County had the lowest, at 6.63 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 13.4 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Kentucky was 11.67 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.
Top 40 counties, 2024
Full ranking
| Rank | Counties | 2024 | Change on 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Owsley County Estimated | 21.98 | +0.03 pts |
| 2 | Wolfe County Estimated | 20.51 | -1.48 pts |
| 3 | Hickman County Estimated | 20.42 | -0.63 pts |
| 4 | Bell County Estimated | 19.28 | +2.05 pts |
| 5 | Breathitt County Estimated | 18.85 | +1.11 pts |
| 6 | Harlan County Estimated | 18.39 | -0.31 pts |
| 7 | Lee County Estimated | 18.36 | +2.7 pts |
| 8 | Estill County Estimated | 18.23 | +2.1 pts |
| 9 | Cumberland County Estimated | 17.97 | +0.2 pts |
| 10 | Letcher County Estimated | 17.91 | +0.21 pts |
| 11 | Knott County Estimated | 17.7 | -1.06 pts |
| 12 | Rockcastle County Estimated | 17.55 | -0.19 pts |
| 13 | Robertson County Estimated | 17.55 | -0.83 pts |
| 14 | Floyd County Estimated | 17.32 | -1.8 pts |
| 15 | Pike County Estimated | 17.24 | +0.41 pts |
| 16 | Clinton County Estimated | 17.1 | +2.26 pts |
| 17 | Ballard County Estimated | 17.09 | +1.07 pts |
| 18 | Carlisle County Estimated | 17.04 | -0.71 pts |
| 19 | Metcalfe County Estimated | 16.82 | +1.42 pts |
| 20 | Monroe County Estimated | 16.52 | -1.75 pts |
| 21 | Perry County Estimated | 16.33 | -1.23 pts |
| 22 | Knox County Estimated | 16.24 | -0.59 pts |
| 23 | Carter County Estimated | 16.04 | -1.14 pts |
| 24 | Leslie County Estimated | 15.9 | -1.67 pts |
| 25 | Clay County Estimated | 15.81 | +1.14 pts |
| 26 | Fulton County Estimated | 15.7 | -1.88 pts |
| 27 | McLean County Estimated | 15.67 | -0.31 pts |
| 28 | Menifee County Estimated | 15.54 | -0.94 pts |
| 29 | Trigg County Estimated | 15.45 | +0.6 pts |
| 30 | Johnson County Estimated | 15.41 | -0.6 pts |
| 31 | Lawrence County Estimated | 15.34 | -0.27 pts |
| 32 | Boyd County Estimated | 15.26 | -0.25 pts |
| 33 | Greenup County Estimated | 15.25 | +0.59 pts |
| 34 | Jackson County Estimated | 15.13 | +2.66 pts |
| 35 | Pulaski County Estimated | 15.12 | +0.08 pts |
| 36 | Powell County Estimated | 15.09 | -0.19 pts |
| 37 | Whitley County Estimated | 15.03 | -1.05 pts |
| 38 | Wayne County Estimated | 14.95 | +1.11 pts |
| 39 | Magoffin County Estimated | 14.82 | -0.7 pts |
| 40 | Martin County Estimated | 14.8 | +0.64 pts |
| 41 | Russell County Estimated | 14.42 | -0.04 pts |
| 42 | Hopkins County Estimated | 14.32 | -0.2 pts |
| 43 | Barren County Estimated | 14.15 | +0.53 pts |
| 44 | Marshall County Estimated | 14.14 | +0.06 pts |
| 45 | Todd County Estimated | 14.04 | +0.6 pts |
| 46 | Union County Estimated | 14.04 | +0.3 pts |
| 47 | Crittenden County Estimated | 14.03 | -0.78 pts |
| 48 | Caldwell County Estimated | 13.98 | +2.24 pts |
| 49 | Butler County Estimated | 13.97 | +1.8 pts |
| 50 | Mercer County Estimated | 13.93 | -0.86 pts |
| 51 | Green County Estimated | 13.91 | -0.64 pts |
| 52 | Mason County Estimated | 13.91 | +0.75 pts |
| 53 | Harrison County Estimated | 13.89 | +0.17 pts |
| 54 | Bath County Estimated | 13.79 | -0.78 pts |
| 55 | Bracken County Estimated | 13.63 | -0.03 pts |
| 56 | Garrard County Estimated | 13.57 | +0.42 pts |
| 57 | Muhlenberg County Estimated | 13.51 | -0.46 pts |
| 58 | Lyon County Estimated | 13.48 | -1.08 pts |
| 59 | Gallatin County Estimated | 13.45 | +0.01 pts |
| 60 | Taylor County Estimated | 13.41 | -1.04 pts |
| 61 | Livingston County Estimated | 13.4 | +0.42 pts |
| 62 | Clark County Estimated | 13.38 | -0.47 pts |
| 63 | Graves County Estimated | 13.35 | -0.07 pts |
| 64 | Washington County Estimated | 13.26 | -1.78 pts |
| 65 | Webster County Estimated | 13.19 | -0.15 pts |
| 66 | Casey County Estimated | 13.07 | +0.19 pts |
| 67 | Lewis County Estimated | 12.97 | -0.23 pts |
| 68 | Grayson County Estimated | 12.91 | -0.21 pts |
| 69 | Logan County Estimated | 12.87 | -1.1 pts |
| 70 | Pendleton County Estimated | 12.84 | +1.03 pts |
| 71 | Carroll County Estimated | 12.76 | -1.93 pts |
| 72 | McCreary County Estimated | 12.76 | -1.64 pts |
| 73 | Franklin County Estimated | 12.74 | -0.79 pts |
| 74 | Owen County Estimated | 12.73 | -0.01 pts |
| 75 | Adair County Estimated | 12.62 | -0.31 pts |
| 76 | Boyle County Estimated | 12.6 | +0.23 pts |
| 77 | Edmonson County Estimated | 12.58 | -0.83 pts |
| 78 | McCracken County Estimated | 12.57 | -0.64 pts |
| 79 | Larue County Estimated | 12.54 | -0.19 pts |
| 80 | Ohio County Estimated | 12.46 | -0.47 pts |
| 81 | Simpson County Estimated | 12.44 | -0.15 pts |
| 82 | Henderson County Estimated | 12.42 | -0.65 pts |
| 83 | Bourbon County Estimated | 12.33 | -0.4 pts |
| 84 | Daviess County Estimated | 12.14 | -0.3 pts |
| 85 | Montgomery County Estimated | 12.1 | -0.77 pts |
| 86 | Hart County Estimated | 12.01 | +0.61 pts |
| 87 | Henry County Estimated | 11.81 | +1.65 pts |
| 88 | Laurel County Estimated | 11.77 | -0.43 pts |
| 89 | Breckinridge County Estimated | 11.66 | -2.04 pts |
| 90 | Fleming County Estimated | 11.59 | -1.52 pts |
| 91 | Lincoln County Estimated | 11.56 | -2.15 pts |
| 92 | Hancock County Estimated | 11.48 | -1.1 pts |
| 93 | Allen County Estimated | 11.43 | -0.13 pts |
| 94 | Elliott County Estimated | 11.42 | +0.3 pts |
| 95 | Nicholas County Estimated | 11.4 | -0.38 pts |
| 96 | Marion County Estimated | 11.29 | -0.18 pts |
| 97 | Anderson County Estimated | 11.25 | +0.13 pts |
| 98 | Nelson County Estimated | 11.07 | -0.41 pts |
| 99 | Morgan County Estimated | 11.05 | -0.1 pts |
| 100 | Jefferson County Estimated | 10.91 | -0.55 pts |
| 101 | Calloway County Estimated | 10.72 | -0.5 pts |
| 102 | Grant County Estimated | 10.63 | -0.21 pts |
| 103 | Rowan County Estimated | 10.49 | -0.15 pts |
| 104 | Christian County Estimated | 10.19 | -0.53 pts |
| 105 | Woodford County Estimated | 10.11 | -0.13 pts |
| 106 | Jessamine County Estimated | 9.99 | +0.24 pts |
| 107 | Trimble County Estimated | 9.96 | -0.77 pts |
| 108 | Hardin County Estimated | 9.94 | -0.85 pts |
| 109 | Bullitt County Estimated | 9.78 | -0.32 pts |
| 110 | Madison County Estimated | 9.68 | -0.6 pts |
| 111 | Campbell County Estimated | 9.5 | +0.03 pts |
| 112 | Kenton County Estimated | 9.41 | +0.64 pts |
| 113 | Spencer County Estimated | 9.12 | +0.28 pts |
| 114 | Warren County Estimated | 8.94 | -0.13 pts |
| 115 | Shelby County Estimated | 8.84 | -0.87 pts |
| 116 | Meade County Estimated | 8.63 | +0.07 pts |
| 117 | Scott County Estimated | 8.58 | +0.37 pts |
| 118 | Fayette County Estimated | 8.54 | -0.3 pts |
| 119 | Boone County Estimated | 7.43 | -0.64 pts |
| 120 | Oldham County Estimated | 6.63 | -0.32 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 21.98 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Which county has the lowest death rate (July to June)?
Oldham County, with 6.63 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2024.
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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