Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Death Rate per 1K in 2021
Updated on June 18, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the Death Rate per 1K for Kentucky was 12.94. Among all Kentucky counties, Owsley County had the highest death rate (23.99), followed by Harlan County (22.84), and Fulton County (22.16).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Kentucky counties.
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Related Topics: Kentucky Census Vintage Data Topic List.
Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage), 2021 Census.
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Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Death Rate per 1K in 2021
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| Rank | County | Death Rate |
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| 1 | Owsley County | 23.99 |
| 2 | Harlan County | 22.84 |
| 3 | Fulton County | 22.16 |
| 4 | Livingston County | 20.95 |
| 5 | Wolfe County | 20.21 |
| 6 | Hickman County | 19.87 |
| 7 | Bell County | 19.85 |
| 8 | Perry County | 19.79 |
| 9 | Carlisle County | 19.65 |
| 9 | Menifee County | 19.65 |
| 10 | Lee County | 19.57 |
| 11 | Letcher County | 19.44 |
| 12 | Cumberland County | 19.05 |
| 13 | Floyd County | 18.82 |
| 14 | Clinton County | 18.8 |
| 15 | Lewis County | 18.26 |
| 16 | Leslie County | 18.02 |
| 17 | Robertson County | 18.01 |
| 18 | Pike County | 17.81 |
| 19 | McLean County | 17.53 |
| 20 | Johnson County | 17.48 |
| 21 | Breathitt County | 17.46 |
| 22 | Wayne County | 17.45 |
| 23 | Rockcastle County | 17.14 |
| 24 | Clay County | 17.05 |
| 25 | Knott County | 16.88 |
| 26 | Russell County | 16.76 |
| 27 | Webster County | 16.69 |
| 28 | Monroe County | 16.65 |
| 29 | Boyd County | 16.57 |
| 29 | Estill County | 16.57 |
| 30 | Lyon County | 16.48 |
| 31 | Jackson County | 16.42 |
| 32 | Butler County | 16.33 |
| 33 | Magoffin County | 16.19 |
| 34 | Greenup County | 16.16 |
| 35 | Powell County | 15.96 |
| 36 | Lincoln County | 15.84 |
| 37 | Martin County | 15.79 |
| 38 | Marshall County | 15.72 |
| 39 | Grayson County | 15.69 |
| 40 | McCreary County | 15.63 |
| 41 | Ballard County | 15.58 |
| 41 | Casey County | 15.58 |
| 42 | Mercer County | 15.51 |
| 43 | Whitley County | 15.48 |
| 44 | Knox County | 15.45 |
| 45 | Trigg County | 15.4 |
| 46 | Crittenden County | 15.38 |
| 47 | Washington County | 15.34 |
| 48 | Pulaski County | 15.32 |
| 49 | Muhlenberg County | 15.19 |
| 50 | Hopkins County | 15.18 |
| 51 | Union County | 15.17 |
| 52 | Owen County | 15.04 |
| 53 | Graves County | 15 |
| 54 | Harrison County | 14.97 |
| 55 | Mason County | 14.96 |
| 56 | Breckinridge County | 14.83 |
| 57 | Carter County | 14.78 |
| 57 | McCracken County | 14.78 |
| 58 | Lawrence County | 14.74 |
| 59 | Taylor County | 14.72 |
| 60 | Laurel County | 14.62 |
| 61 | Caldwell County | 14.61 |
| 62 | Green County | 14.6 |
| 62 | Hart County | 14.6 |
| 63 | Bath County | 14.58 |
| 64 | Boyle County | 14.5 |
| 65 | Bracken County | 14.48 |
| 66 | Garrard County | 14.45 |
| 67 | Edmonson County | 14.36 |
| 68 | Metcalfe County | 14.32 |
| 69 | Fleming County | 14.3 |
| 70 | Henderson County | 14.28 |
| 71 | Adair County | 14.23 |
| 72 | Bourbon County | 14.22 |
| 73 | Todd County | 14.16 |
| 74 | Montgomery County | 14.1 |
| 75 | Ohio County | 14.03 |
| 76 | Barren County | 13.92 |
| 77 | Trimble County | 13.87 |
| 78 | Hancock County | 13.86 |
| 79 | Gallatin County | 13.77 |
| 80 | Elliott County | 13.74 |
| 81 | Logan County | 13.59 |
| 82 | Calloway County | 13.51 |
| 83 | Clark County | 13.5 |
| 84 | Nicholas County | 13.36 |
| 85 | Larue County | 13.24 |
| 86 | Marion County | 13.22 |
| 87 | Morgan County | 13.2 |
| 88 | Simpson County | 13.16 |
| 89 | Allen County | 12.9 |
| 90 | Henry County | 12.87 |
| 91 | Franklin County | 12.8 |
| 91 | Nelson County | 12.8 |
| 92 | Daviess County | 12.75 |
| 93 | Pendleton County | 12.71 |
| 94 | Jefferson County | 12.6 |
| 95 | Carroll County | 12.52 |
| 96 | Rowan County | 12.34 |
| 97 | Anderson County | 11.71 |
| 98 | Hardin County | 11.56 |
| 99 | Meade County | 11.5 |
| 100 | Grant County | 11.45 |
| 101 | Christian County | 11.41 |
| 102 | Madison County | 11.16 |
| 103 | Woodford County | 11.11 |
| 104 | Jessamine County | 10.92 |
| 105 | Campbell County | 10.78 |
| 106 | Spencer County | 10.36 |
| 107 | Bullitt County | 10.23 |
| 108 | Kenton County | 9.88 |
| 109 | Shelby County | 9.64 |
| 110 | Warren County | 9.53 |
| 111 | Scott County | 9.07 |
| 112 | Fayette County | 9.01 |
| 113 | Boone County | 8.05 |
| 114 | Oldham County | 7.08 |