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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.
| Rank | County | State | Value | U.S. county median | Times reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wolfe County | KY | 163.4 | 59.8 | 2.73x |
| 2 | Casey County | KY | 119.4 | 59.8 | 2x |
| 3 | Bath County | KY | 115.3 | 59.8 | 1.93x |
| 4 | Knott County | KY | 113.3 | 59.8 | 1.89x |
| 5 | Marion County | KY | 108.6 | 59.8 | 1.82x |
| 6 | Logan County | KY | 105.4 | 59.8 | 1.76x |
| 7 | Trigg County | KY | 102.8 | 59.8 | 1.72x |
| 8 | Edmonson County | KY | 101.1 | 59.8 | 1.69x |
| 9 | Clay County | KY | 99.6 | 59.8 | 1.67x |
| 10 | Webster County | KY | 99.6 | 59.8 | 1.67x |
| 11 | Caldwell County | KY | 96.4 | 59.8 | 1.61x |
| 12 | Pendleton County | KY | 95.6 | 59.8 | 1.6x |
| 13 | Morgan County | KY | 94.2 | 59.8 | 1.58x |
| 14 | Perry County | KY | 94 | 59.8 | 1.57x |
| 15 | Bell County | KY | 91.1 | 59.8 | 1.52x |
| 16 | Marshall County | KY | 89.8 | 59.8 | 1.5x |
| 17 | Christian County | KY | 89.2 | 59.8 | 1.49x |
| 18 | Rockcastle County | KY | 85.3 | 59.8 | 1.43x |
| 19 | Larue County | KY | 82.6 | 59.8 | 1.38x |
| 20 | Carroll County | KY | 82.1 | 59.8 | 1.37x |
| 21 | Harlan County | KY | 80.8 | 59.8 | 1.35x |
| 22 | Grayson County | KY | 78.3 | 59.8 | 1.31x |
| 23 | Knox County | KY | 76.5 | 59.8 | 1.28x |
| 24 | Powell County | KY | 76.1 | 59.8 | 1.27x |
| 25 | Jefferson County | KY | 75.4 | 59.8 | 1.26x |
| 26 | Henderson County | KY | 74.9 | 59.8 | 1.25x |
| 27 | Allen County | KY | 71.4 | 59.8 | 1.19x |
| 28 | Adair County | KY | 70.6 | 59.8 | 1.18x |
| 29 | Floyd County | KY | 67 | 59.8 | 1.12x |
| 30 | Lincoln County | KY | 67 | 59.8 | 1.12x |
| 31 | Graves County | KY | 65.1 | 59.8 | 1.09x |
| 32 | Ohio County | KY | 64.4 | 59.8 | 1.08x |
| 33 | Mason County | KY | 64.1 | 59.8 | 1.07x |
| 34 | Pulaski County | KY | 62 | 59.8 | 1.04x |
| 35 | Woodford County | KY | 61.4 | 59.8 | 1.03x |
| 36 | Whitley County | KY | 61.3 | 59.8 | 1.03x |
| 37 | McCracken County | KY | 61.2 | 59.8 | 1.02x |
| 38 | Simpson County | KY | 61 | 59.8 | 1.02x |
| 39 | Muhlenberg County | KY | 60.7 | 59.8 | 1.02x |
| 40 | Grant County | KY | 58.7 | 59.8 | 0.98x |
| 41 | Fayette County | KY | 57.6 | 59.8 | 0.96x |
| 42 | Montgomery County | KY | 56.4 | 59.8 | 0.94x |
| 43 | Hopkins County | KY | 56.1 | 59.8 | 0.94x |
| 44 | Bullitt County | KY | 55.8 | 59.8 | 0.93x |
| 45 | Hardin County | KY | 55.3 | 59.8 | 0.92x |
| 46 | Daviess County | KY | 55 | 59.8 | 0.92x |
| 47 | Warren County | KY | 54.8 | 59.8 | 0.92x |
| 48 | Taylor County | KY | 54.7 | 59.8 | 0.91x |
| 49 | Breckinridge County | KY | 54.3 | 59.8 | 0.91x |
| 50 | Campbell County | KY | 53.9 | 59.8 | 0.9x |
| 51 | Hart County | KY | 53.8 | 59.8 | 0.9x |
| 52 | Franklin County | KY | 53.4 | 59.8 | 0.89x |
| 53 | Boyle County | KY | 51.7 | 59.8 | 0.86x |
| 54 | Anderson County | KY | 50.6 | 59.8 | 0.85x |
| 55 | Shelby County | KY | 50.4 | 59.8 | 0.84x |
| 56 | Laurel County | KY | 50.2 | 59.8 | 0.84x |
| 57 | Letcher County | KY | 50 | 59.8 | 0.84x |
| 58 | Meade County | KY | 49.4 | 59.8 | 0.83x |
| 59 | Barren County | KY | 48.4 | 59.8 | 0.81x |
| 60 | Clark County | KY | 47.9 | 59.8 | 0.8x |
| 61 | Pike County | KY | 47.9 | 59.8 | 0.8x |
| 62 | Boyd County | KY | 47.7 | 59.8 | 0.8x |
| 63 | Mercer County | KY | 46.3 | 59.8 | 0.77x |
| 64 | Carter County | KY | 45.7 | 59.8 | 0.76x |
| 65 | Greenup County | KY | 45.7 | 59.8 | 0.76x |
| 66 | Kenton County | KY | 45.5 | 59.8 | 0.76x |
| 67 | Calloway County | KY | 41.8 | 59.8 | 0.7x |
| 68 | Rowan County | KY | 38 | 59.8 | 0.64x |
| 69 | Jessamine County | KY | 37 | 59.8 | 0.62x |
| 70 | Boone County | KY | 36.1 | 59.8 | 0.6x |
| 71 | Madison County | KY | 34.2 | 59.8 | 0.57x |
| 72 | Nelson County | KY | 33.9 | 59.8 | 0.57x |
| 73 | Oldham County | KY | 26.8 | 59.8 | 0.45x |
| 74 | Scott County | KY | 26.8 | 59.8 | 0.45x |