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.

Highest21.98Owsley County
Lowest6.63Oldham County
Median13.4120 counties
Kentucky11.67History

Top 40 counties, 2024

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Owsley CountyOwsley County: 21.98 per 1,000 inhabitants21.98Wolfe CountyWolfe County: 20.51 per 1,000 inhabitants20.51Hickman CountyHickman County: 20.42 per 1,000 inhabitants20.42Bell CountyBell County: 19.28 per 1,000 inhabitants19.28Breathitt CountyBreathitt County: 18.85 per 1,000 inhabitants18.85Harlan CountyHarlan County: 18.39 per 1,000 inhabitants18.39Lee CountyLee County: 18.36 per 1,000 inhabitants18.36Estill CountyEstill County: 18.23 per 1,000 inhabitants18.23Cumberland CountyCumberland County: 17.97 per 1,000 inhabitants17.97Letcher CountyLetcher County: 17.91 per 1,000 inhabitants17.91Knott CountyKnott County: 17.7 per 1,000 inhabitants17.7Rockcastle CountyRockcastle County: 17.55 per 1,000 inhabitants17.55Robertson CountyRobertson County: 17.55 per 1,000 inhabitants17.55Floyd CountyFloyd County: 17.32 per 1,000 inhabitants17.32Pike CountyPike County: 17.24 per 1,000 inhabitants17.24Clinton CountyClinton County: 17.1 per 1,000 inhabitants17.1Ballard CountyBallard County: 17.09 per 1,000 inhabitants17.09Carlisle CountyCarlisle County: 17.04 per 1,000 inhabitants17.04Metcalfe CountyMetcalfe County: 16.82 per 1,000 inhabitants16.82Monroe CountyMonroe County: 16.52 per 1,000 inhabitants16.52Perry CountyPerry County: 16.33 per 1,000 inhabitants16.33Knox CountyKnox County: 16.24 per 1,000 inhabitants16.24Carter CountyCarter County: 16.04 per 1,000 inhabitants16.04Leslie CountyLeslie County: 15.9 per 1,000 inhabitants15.9Clay CountyClay County: 15.81 per 1,000 inhabitants15.81Fulton CountyFulton County: 15.7 per 1,000 inhabitants15.7McLean CountyMcLean County: 15.67 per 1,000 inhabitants15.67Menifee CountyMenifee County: 15.54 per 1,000 inhabitants15.54Trigg CountyTrigg County: 15.45 per 1,000 inhabitants15.45Johnson CountyJohnson County: 15.41 per 1,000 inhabitants15.41Lawrence CountyLawrence County: 15.34 per 1,000 inhabitants15.34Boyd CountyBoyd County: 15.26 per 1,000 inhabitants15.26Greenup CountyGreenup County: 15.25 per 1,000 inhabitants15.25Jackson CountyJackson County: 15.13 per 1,000 inhabitants15.13Pulaski CountyPulaski County: 15.12 per 1,000 inhabitants15.12Powell CountyPowell County: 15.09 per 1,000 inhabitants15.09Whitley CountyWhitley County: 15.03 per 1,000 inhabitants15.03Wayne CountyWayne County: 14.95 per 1,000 inhabitants14.95Magoffin CountyMagoffin County: 14.82 per 1,000 inhabitants14.82Martin CountyMartin County: 14.8 per 1,000 inhabitants14.8
per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024
per 1,000 inhabitants
Change on 2023
1Owsley County Estimated21.98+0.03 pts
2Wolfe County Estimated20.51-1.48 pts
3Hickman County Estimated20.42-0.63 pts
4Bell County Estimated19.28+2.05 pts
5Breathitt County Estimated18.85+1.11 pts
6Harlan County Estimated18.39-0.31 pts
7Lee County Estimated18.36+2.7 pts
8Estill County Estimated18.23+2.1 pts
9Cumberland County Estimated17.97+0.2 pts
10Letcher County Estimated17.91+0.21 pts
11Knott County Estimated17.7-1.06 pts
12Rockcastle County Estimated17.55-0.19 pts
13Robertson County Estimated17.55-0.83 pts
14Floyd County Estimated17.32-1.8 pts
15Pike County Estimated17.24+0.41 pts
16Clinton County Estimated17.1+2.26 pts
17Ballard County Estimated17.09+1.07 pts
18Carlisle County Estimated17.04-0.71 pts
19Metcalfe County Estimated16.82+1.42 pts
20Monroe County Estimated16.52-1.75 pts
21Perry County Estimated16.33-1.23 pts
22Knox County Estimated16.24-0.59 pts
23Carter County Estimated16.04-1.14 pts
24Leslie County Estimated15.9-1.67 pts
25Clay County Estimated15.81+1.14 pts
26Fulton County Estimated15.7-1.88 pts
27McLean County Estimated15.67-0.31 pts
28Menifee County Estimated15.54-0.94 pts
29Trigg County Estimated15.45+0.6 pts
30Johnson County Estimated15.41-0.6 pts
31Lawrence County Estimated15.34-0.27 pts
32Boyd County Estimated15.26-0.25 pts
33Greenup County Estimated15.25+0.59 pts
34Jackson County Estimated15.13+2.66 pts
35Pulaski County Estimated15.12+0.08 pts
36Powell County Estimated15.09-0.19 pts
37Whitley County Estimated15.03-1.05 pts
38Wayne County Estimated14.95+1.11 pts
39Magoffin County Estimated14.82-0.7 pts
40Martin County Estimated14.8+0.64 pts
41Russell County Estimated14.42-0.04 pts
42Hopkins County Estimated14.32-0.2 pts
43Barren County Estimated14.15+0.53 pts
44Marshall County Estimated14.14+0.06 pts
45Todd County Estimated14.04+0.6 pts
46Union County Estimated14.04+0.3 pts
47Crittenden County Estimated14.03-0.78 pts
48Caldwell County Estimated13.98+2.24 pts
49Butler County Estimated13.97+1.8 pts
50Mercer County Estimated13.93-0.86 pts
51Green County Estimated13.91-0.64 pts
52Mason County Estimated13.91+0.75 pts
53Harrison County Estimated13.89+0.17 pts
54Bath County Estimated13.79-0.78 pts
55Bracken County Estimated13.63-0.03 pts
56Garrard County Estimated13.57+0.42 pts
57Muhlenberg County Estimated13.51-0.46 pts
58Lyon County Estimated13.48-1.08 pts
59Gallatin County Estimated13.45+0.01 pts
60Taylor County Estimated13.41-1.04 pts
61Livingston County Estimated13.4+0.42 pts
62Clark County Estimated13.38-0.47 pts
63Graves County Estimated13.35-0.07 pts
64Washington County Estimated13.26-1.78 pts
65Webster County Estimated13.19-0.15 pts
66Casey County Estimated13.07+0.19 pts
67Lewis County Estimated12.97-0.23 pts
68Grayson County Estimated12.91-0.21 pts
69Logan County Estimated12.87-1.1 pts
70Pendleton County Estimated12.84+1.03 pts
71Carroll County Estimated12.76-1.93 pts
72McCreary County Estimated12.76-1.64 pts
73Franklin County Estimated12.74-0.79 pts
74Owen County Estimated12.73-0.01 pts
75Adair County Estimated12.62-0.31 pts
76Boyle County Estimated12.6+0.23 pts
77Edmonson County Estimated12.58-0.83 pts
78McCracken County Estimated12.57-0.64 pts
79Larue County Estimated12.54-0.19 pts
80Ohio County Estimated12.46-0.47 pts
81Simpson County Estimated12.44-0.15 pts
82Henderson County Estimated12.42-0.65 pts
83Bourbon County Estimated12.33-0.4 pts
84Daviess County Estimated12.14-0.3 pts
85Montgomery County Estimated12.1-0.77 pts
86Hart County Estimated12.01+0.61 pts
87Henry County Estimated11.81+1.65 pts
88Laurel County Estimated11.77-0.43 pts
89Breckinridge County Estimated11.66-2.04 pts
90Fleming County Estimated11.59-1.52 pts
91Lincoln County Estimated11.56-2.15 pts
92Hancock County Estimated11.48-1.1 pts
93Allen County Estimated11.43-0.13 pts
94Elliott County Estimated11.42+0.3 pts
95Nicholas County Estimated11.4-0.38 pts
96Marion County Estimated11.29-0.18 pts
97Anderson County Estimated11.25+0.13 pts
98Nelson County Estimated11.07-0.41 pts
99Morgan County Estimated11.05-0.1 pts
100Jefferson County Estimated10.91-0.55 pts
101Calloway County Estimated10.72-0.5 pts
102Grant County Estimated10.63-0.21 pts
103Rowan County Estimated10.49-0.15 pts
104Christian County Estimated10.19-0.53 pts
105Woodford County Estimated10.11-0.13 pts
106Jessamine County Estimated9.99+0.24 pts
107Trimble County Estimated9.96-0.77 pts
108Hardin County Estimated9.94-0.85 pts
109Bullitt County Estimated9.78-0.32 pts
110Madison County Estimated9.68-0.6 pts
111Campbell County Estimated9.5+0.03 pts
112Kenton County Estimated9.41+0.64 pts
113Spencer County Estimated9.12+0.28 pts
114Warren County Estimated8.94-0.13 pts
115Shelby County Estimated8.84-0.87 pts
116Meade County Estimated8.63+0.07 pts
117Scott County Estimated8.58+0.37 pts
118Fayette County Estimated8.54-0.3 pts
119Boone County Estimated7.43-0.64 pts
120Oldham County Estimated6.63-0.32 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.

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