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Counties with the highest liver cancer death rates in Kentucky
Among 42 Kentucky counties with published values, the counties with the highest liver cancer death rates are Bourbon County, KY (15, 2.27 times the U.S. rate of 6.6), Perry County, KY (12.2, 1.85 times the U.S. rate of 6.6) and Meade County, KY (11.4, 1.73 times the U.S. rate of 6.6). Values are per 100,000, age-adjusted. 5 of the 42 are significantly above the U.S. rate.
Source: NCI and CDC State Cancer Profiles, both sexes, all ages. These are county-level figures, age-adjusted as published by the source, compared with the U.S. rate. A high rate does not prove an environmental cause: age, smoking, income, access to care, screening and chance all move county rates, and small counties swing widely. Significant means the lower bound of the county’s 95 percent confidence interval is above the U.S. rate.
All Kentucky counties, highest first
Liver & bile duct cancer deaths, per 100,000, age-adjusted.
| Rank | County | State | Value | U.S. rate | Times reference | Significant |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bourbon County | KY | 15 | 6.6 | 2.27x | Significant |
| 2 | Perry County | KY | 12.2 | 6.6 | 1.85x | Significant |
| 3 | Meade County | KY | 11.4 | 6.6 | 1.73x | Significant |
| 4 | Taylor County | KY | 10.5 | 6.6 | 1.59x | No |
| 5 | Anderson County | KY | 9.9 | 6.6 | 1.5x | No |
| 6 | Oldham County | KY | 9.7 | 6.6 | 1.47x | Significant |
| 7 | Johnson County | KY | 9.5 | 6.6 | 1.44x | No |
| 8 | Montgomery County | KY | 9 | 6.6 | 1.36x | No |
| 9 | Floyd County | KY | 8.9 | 6.6 | 1.35x | No |
| 10 | Bullitt County | KY | 8.5 | 6.6 | 1.29x | No |
| 11 | Nelson County | KY | 8.5 | 6.6 | 1.29x | No |
| 12 | Knox County | KY | 8.4 | 6.6 | 1.27x | No |
| 13 | Pike County | KY | 8.4 | 6.6 | 1.27x | No |
| 14 | Logan County | KY | 8.2 | 6.6 | 1.24x | No |
| 15 | Jefferson County | KY | 7.9 | 6.6 | 1.2x | Significant |
| 16 | Henderson County | KY | 7.8 | 6.6 | 1.18x | No |
| 17 | Boyle County | KY | 7.7 | 6.6 | 1.17x | No |
| 18 | Whitley County | KY | 7.7 | 6.6 | 1.17x | No |
| 19 | Calloway County | KY | 7.5 | 6.6 | 1.14x | No |
| 20 | Graves County | KY | 7.4 | 6.6 | 1.12x | No |
| 21 | Kenton County | KY | 7.3 | 6.6 | 1.11x | No |
| 22 | Shelby County | KY | 7.3 | 6.6 | 1.11x | No |
| 23 | Scott County | KY | 7.2 | 6.6 | 1.09x | No |
| 24 | Boyd County | KY | 7.1 | 6.6 | 1.08x | No |
| 25 | Daviess County | KY | 7 | 6.6 | 1.06x | No |
| 26 | Greenup County | KY | 6.9 | 6.6 | 1.05x | No |
| 27 | Hardin County | KY | 6.8 | 6.6 | 1.03x | No |
| 28 | Marshall County | KY | 6.8 | 6.6 | 1.03x | No |
| 29 | Franklin County | KY | 6.7 | 6.6 | 1.02x | No |
| 30 | McCracken County | KY | 6.7 | 6.6 | 1.02x | No |
| 31 | Muhlenberg County | KY | 6.7 | 6.6 | 1.02x | No |
| 32 | Campbell County | KY | 6.4 | 6.6 | 0.97x | No |
| 33 | Boone County | KY | 6.3 | 6.6 | 0.95x | No |
| 34 | Fayette County | KY | 6.3 | 6.6 | 0.95x | No |
| 35 | Pulaski County | KY | 6.3 | 6.6 | 0.95x | No |
| 36 | Clark County | KY | 6.2 | 6.6 | 0.94x | No |
| 37 | Madison County | KY | 6.2 | 6.6 | 0.94x | No |
| 38 | Warren County | KY | 6.1 | 6.6 | 0.92x | No |
| 39 | Christian County | KY | 5.6 | 6.6 | 0.85x | No |
| 40 | Laurel County | KY | 5.5 | 6.6 | 0.83x | No |
| 41 | Barren County | KY | 5 | 6.6 | 0.76x | No |
| 42 | Jessamine County | KY | 5 | 6.6 | 0.76x | No |