Ranking of Kentucky Counties By Number of Deaths in 2024

Updated on June 21, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2024, the Number of Deaths for Kentucky was 53.14K. Among all Kentucky counties, Jefferson County had the highest number of deaths (8.33K), followed by Fayette County (2.69K), and Kenton County (1.36K).

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 2024
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Rank County Number of Deaths
1 Jefferson County 8328
2 Fayette County 2685
3 Kenton County 1364
4 Hardin County 1230
5 Warren County 1224
6 Daviess County 1185
7 Boone County 1110
8 Madison County 939
9 Pulaski County 937
10 Pike County 900
11 McCracken County 876
12 Bullitt County 864
13 Campbell County 845
14 Christian County 777
15 Laurel County 765
16 Floyd County 714
16 Franklin County 714
17 Boyd County 713
18 Hopkins County 626
19 Whitley County 581
20 Henderson County 578
21 Barren County 564
22 Jessamine County 536
23 Greenup County 525
24 Nelson County 524
25 Perry County 512
26 Knox County 511
27 Oldham County 506
28 Shelby County 505
29 Harlan County 502
30 Clark County 495
31 Graves County 486
32 Scott County 462
33 Carter County 459
34 Calloway County 433
35 Muhlenberg County 431
36 Marshall County 421
37 Logan County 403
38 Taylor County 400
39 Bell County 385
40 Johnson County 384
41 Letcher County 374
42 Boyle County 371
42 Grayson County 371
43 Mercer County 369
44 Montgomery County 364
45 Lincoln County 361
46 Ohio County 353
47 Breckinridge County 315
48 Clay County 287
49 Meade County 284
50 Adair County 282
51 McCreary County 279
51 Rockcastle County 279
52 Knott County 277
53 Woodford County 276
54 Allen County 269
54 Russell County 269
55 Bourbon County 268
55 Wayne County 268
56 Grant County 261
57 Harrison County 259
58 Anderson County 258
59 Rowan County 257
60 Simpson County 253
61 Lawrence County 236
62 Marion County 234
63 Garrard County 233
64 Casey County 229
65 Fleming County 228
66 Hart County 223
67 Breathitt County 216
68 Mason County 206
69 Estill County 203
70 Larue County 201
70 Lewis County 201
70 Magoffin County 201
71 Union County 198
72 Powell County 193
73 Trigg County 192
74 Washington County 191
75 Webster County 187
76 Monroe County 185
77 Pendleton County 182
78 Bath County 177
79 Leslie County 176
80 Morgan County 171
81 Henry County 167
81 Todd County 167
82 Edmonson County 165
82 Spencer County 165
83 Carroll County 163
84 Green County 159
85 Jackson County 157
86 Metcalfe County 148
87 Martin County 147
88 Owen County 141
89 Wolfe County 138
90 Butler County 130
91 Crittenden County 129
91 Livingston County 129
92 McLean County 128
93 Caldwell County 126
94 Lyon County 124
95 Clinton County 121
96 Ballard County 120
96 Fulton County 120
97 Bracken County 115
98 Hancock County 112
98 Lee County 112
99 Gallatin County 107
100 Trimble County 105
101 Cumberland County 103
102 Nicholas County 97
103 Menifee County 96
104 Owsley County 93
105 Carlisle County 86
105 Elliott County 86
106 Hickman County 79
107 Robertson County 39