Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Number of Deaths in 2023

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2023, the Number of Deaths for Kentucky was 54.41K. Among all Kentucky counties, Jefferson County had the highest number of deaths (8.73K), followed by Fayette County (2.73K), and Kenton County (1.45K).

The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Kentucky counties.

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Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Number of Deaths in 2023
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Rank County Number of Deaths
1 Jefferson County 8726
2 Fayette County 2729
3 Kenton County 1445
4 Hardin County 1227
5 Warren County 1205
6 Daviess County 1187
7 Boone County 1110
8 Pike County 958
9 McCracken County 957
10 Madison County 949
11 Pulaski County 930
12 Bullitt County 866
13 Campbell County 859
14 Laurel County 788
15 Boyd County 759
16 Christian County 756
17 Franklin County 707
18 Floyd County 697
19 Hopkins County 637
20 Whitley County 590
21 Barren County 585
21 Henderson County 585
22 Jessamine County 544
23 Greenup County 537
24 Nelson County 533
25 Shelby County 506
26 Knox County 504
27 Perry County 495
28 Oldham County 491
29 Clark County 489
29 Harlan County 489
30 Graves County 488
31 Scott County 482
32 Carter County 468
33 Calloway County 462
34 Muhlenberg County 446
35 Bell County 442
36 Marshall County 437
37 Letcher County 415
38 Grayson County 400
39 Taylor County 398
40 Logan County 378
41 Lincoln County 372
42 Boyle County 370
43 Johnson County 360
44 Montgomery County 356
45 Ohio County 347
46 Mercer County 324
47 Clay County 323
48 Breckinridge County 306
49 Woodford County 301
50 Grant County 298
51 Harrison County 284
52 Meade County 275
52 Rowan County 275
52 Wayne County 275
53 Allen County 272
54 McCreary County 269
55 Rockcastle County 267
56 Bourbon County 264
57 Anderson County 263
58 Knott County 262
58 Russell County 262
59 Adair County 261
60 Simpson County 258
61 Lawrence County 250
62 Hart County 244
63 Casey County 241
63 Marion County 241
64 Mason County 240
65 Fleming County 231
66 Garrard County 228
67 Breathitt County 223
68 Estill County 221
69 Powell County 212
70 Henry County 207
70 Lewis County 207
71 Trigg County 205
72 Magoffin County 204
73 Bath County 202
74 Larue County 191
75 Webster County 190
76 Leslie County 185
77 Union County 184
78 Monroe County 183
79 Washington County 179
80 Pendleton County 174
81 Jackson County 173
81 Morgan County 173
82 Spencer County 171
83 Edmonson County 170
84 Green County 169
85 Metcalfe County 164
86 Caldwell County 160
87 Martin County 158
88 Carroll County 157
89 Todd County 154
90 Livingston County 153
91 Butler County 149
92 Clinton County 148
93 Owen County 147
94 Lyon County 138
95 Wolfe County 131
96 Crittenden County 130
97 McLean County 127
98 Ballard County 126
99 Lee County 116
100 Cumberland County 115
100 Nicholas County 115
101 Bracken County 112
102 Fulton County 111
103 Trimble County 110
104 Hancock County 108
105 Gallatin County 104
106 Menifee County 97
107 Owsley County 90
108 Hickman County 88
109 Carlisle County 86
110 Elliott County 78
111 Robertson County 35