Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Number of Deaths in 2021
Updated on June 21, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the Number of Deaths for Kentucky was 58.35K. Among all Kentucky counties, Jefferson County had the highest number of deaths (9.83K), followed by Fayette County (2.90K), and Kenton County (1.67K).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Kentucky counties.
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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage), 2021 Census.
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Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Number of Deaths in 2021
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| Rank | County | Number of Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jefferson County | 9831 |
| 2 | Fayette County | 2896 |
| 3 | Kenton County | 1674 |
| 4 | Daviess County | 1316 |
| 5 | Warren County | 1297 |
| 6 | Hardin County | 1287 |
| 7 | Boone County | 1103 |
| 8 | Madison County | 1040 |
| 9 | Pike County | 1032 |
| 10 | Campbell County | 1002 |
| 11 | McCracken County | 1001 |
| 11 | Pulaski County | 1001 |
| 12 | Laurel County | 916 |
| 13 | Bullitt County | 846 |
| 14 | Christian County | 832 |
| 15 | Boyd County | 795 |
| 16 | Hopkins County | 687 |
| 17 | Floyd County | 669 |
| 18 | Franklin County | 661 |
| 19 | Henderson County | 636 |
| 20 | Barren County | 620 |
| 21 | Harlan County | 604 |
| 22 | Nelson County | 601 |
| 23 | Jessamine County | 582 |
| 24 | Greenup County | 578 |
| 25 | Whitley County | 569 |
| 26 | Perry County | 557 |
| 27 | Graves County | 549 |
| 28 | Scott County | 526 |
| 29 | Calloway County | 510 |
| 30 | Clark County | 499 |
| 30 | Marshall County | 499 |
| 31 | Oldham County | 481 |
| 32 | Bell County | 474 |
| 33 | Shelby County | 467 |
| 34 | Knox County | 465 |
| 34 | Muhlenberg County | 465 |
| 35 | Boyle County | 445 |
| 36 | Grayson County | 416 |
| 37 | Letcher County | 415 |
| 38 | Montgomery County | 397 |
| 39 | Johnson County | 395 |
| 40 | Carter County | 392 |
| 41 | Lincoln County | 384 |
| 41 | Taylor County | 384 |
| 42 | Logan County | 376 |
| 43 | Mercer County | 353 |
| 44 | Meade County | 346 |
| 45 | Clay County | 345 |
| 46 | Wayne County | 341 |
| 47 | Ohio County | 333 |
| 48 | Breckinridge County | 305 |
| 49 | Rowan County | 304 |
| 50 | Russell County | 303 |
| 51 | Woodford County | 300 |
| 52 | Bourbon County | 288 |
| 52 | Grant County | 288 |
| 53 | Hart County | 283 |
| 54 | Harrison County | 282 |
| 55 | Anderson County | 281 |
| 56 | Rockcastle County | 276 |
| 57 | Adair County | 269 |
| 58 | Allen County | 267 |
| 59 | McCreary County | 263 |
| 60 | Marion County | 260 |
| 61 | Simpson County | 259 |
| 62 | Mason County | 255 |
| 63 | Casey County | 248 |
| 63 | Garrard County | 248 |
| 64 | Lawrence County | 240 |
| 65 | Breathitt County | 238 |
| 65 | Knott County | 238 |
| 65 | Lewis County | 238 |
| 66 | Estill County | 234 |
| 67 | Trigg County | 218 |
| 68 | Fleming County | 217 |
| 69 | Webster County | 216 |
| 70 | Jackson County | 213 |
| 71 | Powell County | 209 |
| 72 | Spencer County | 204 |
| 72 | Union County | 204 |
| 73 | Henry County | 202 |
| 74 | Butler County | 201 |
| 75 | Larue County | 198 |
| 76 | Monroe County | 188 |
| 77 | Leslie County | 187 |
| 77 | Livingston County | 187 |
| 77 | Magoffin County | 187 |
| 78 | Bath County | 186 |
| 78 | Pendleton County | 186 |
| 79 | Caldwell County | 185 |
| 79 | Washington County | 185 |
| 80 | Morgan County | 181 |
| 81 | Martin County | 177 |
| 82 | Edmonson County | 175 |
| 83 | Clinton County | 174 |
| 83 | Todd County | 174 |
| 84 | Owen County | 170 |
| 85 | Green County | 164 |
| 86 | McLean County | 160 |
| 87 | Metcalfe County | 148 |
| 88 | Lee County | 145 |
| 89 | Fulton County | 144 |
| 90 | Lyon County | 141 |
| 91 | Crittenden County | 138 |
| 92 | Carroll County | 136 |
| 93 | Wolfe County | 132 |
| 94 | Hancock County | 126 |
| 95 | Bracken County | 122 |
| 96 | Menifee County | 121 |
| 97 | Ballard County | 120 |
| 97 | Gallatin County | 120 |
| 98 | Trimble County | 118 |
| 99 | Cumberland County | 112 |
| 100 | Nicholas County | 102 |
| 101 | Elliott County | 101 |
| 102 | Owsley County | 96 |
| 103 | Carlisle County | 94 |
| 104 | Hickman County | 89 |
| 105 | Robertson County | 40 |