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Counties with the highest child mortality rates in Kentucky

Among 74 Kentucky counties with published values, the counties with the highest child mortality rates are Wolfe County, KY (163.4, 2.73 times the U.S. county median of 59.8), Casey County, KY (119.4, 2 times the U.S. county median of 59.8) and Bath County, KY (115.3, 1.93 times the U.S. county median of 59.8). Values are deaths under 18 per 100,000.

Source: County Health Rankings, built from CDC National Vital Statistics System death records. These are county-level figures, compared with the U.S. county median. 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.

All Kentucky counties, highest first

Child mortality, deaths under 18 per 100,000.

Counties with the highest child mortality rates in Kentucky
RankCountyStateValueU.S. county medianTimes reference
1Wolfe CountyKY163.459.82.73x
2Casey CountyKY119.459.82x
3Bath CountyKY115.359.81.93x
4Knott CountyKY113.359.81.89x
5Marion CountyKY108.659.81.82x
6Logan CountyKY105.459.81.76x
7Trigg CountyKY102.859.81.72x
8Edmonson CountyKY101.159.81.69x
9Clay CountyKY99.659.81.67x
10Webster CountyKY99.659.81.67x
11Caldwell CountyKY96.459.81.61x
12Pendleton CountyKY95.659.81.6x
13Morgan CountyKY94.259.81.58x
14Perry CountyKY9459.81.57x
15Bell CountyKY91.159.81.52x
16Marshall CountyKY89.859.81.5x
17Christian CountyKY89.259.81.49x
18Rockcastle CountyKY85.359.81.43x
19Larue CountyKY82.659.81.38x
20Carroll CountyKY82.159.81.37x
21Harlan CountyKY80.859.81.35x
22Grayson CountyKY78.359.81.31x
23Knox CountyKY76.559.81.28x
24Powell CountyKY76.159.81.27x
25Jefferson CountyKY75.459.81.26x
26Henderson CountyKY74.959.81.25x
27Allen CountyKY71.459.81.19x
28Adair CountyKY70.659.81.18x
29Floyd CountyKY6759.81.12x
30Lincoln CountyKY6759.81.12x
31Graves CountyKY65.159.81.09x
32Ohio CountyKY64.459.81.08x
33Mason CountyKY64.159.81.07x
34Pulaski CountyKY6259.81.04x
35Woodford CountyKY61.459.81.03x
36Whitley CountyKY61.359.81.03x
37McCracken CountyKY61.259.81.02x
38Simpson CountyKY6159.81.02x
39Muhlenberg CountyKY60.759.81.02x
40Grant CountyKY58.759.80.98x
41Fayette CountyKY57.659.80.96x
42Montgomery CountyKY56.459.80.94x
43Hopkins CountyKY56.159.80.94x
44Bullitt CountyKY55.859.80.93x
45Hardin CountyKY55.359.80.92x
46Daviess CountyKY5559.80.92x
47Warren CountyKY54.859.80.92x
48Taylor CountyKY54.759.80.91x
49Breckinridge CountyKY54.359.80.91x
50Campbell CountyKY53.959.80.9x
51Hart CountyKY53.859.80.9x
52Franklin CountyKY53.459.80.89x
53Boyle CountyKY51.759.80.86x
54Anderson CountyKY50.659.80.85x
55Shelby CountyKY50.459.80.84x
56Laurel CountyKY50.259.80.84x
57Letcher CountyKY5059.80.84x
58Meade CountyKY49.459.80.83x
59Barren CountyKY48.459.80.81x
60Clark CountyKY47.959.80.8x
61Pike CountyKY47.959.80.8x
62Boyd CountyKY47.759.80.8x
63Mercer CountyKY46.359.80.77x
64Carter CountyKY45.759.80.76x
65Greenup CountyKY45.759.80.76x
66Kenton CountyKY45.559.80.76x
67Calloway CountyKY41.859.80.7x
68Rowan CountyKY3859.80.64x
69Jessamine CountyKY3759.80.62x
70Boone CountyKY36.159.80.6x
71Madison CountyKY34.259.80.57x
72Nelson CountyKY33.959.80.57x
73Oldham CountyKY26.859.80.45x
74Scott CountyKY26.859.80.45x

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