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Counties with the highest infant mortality rates in Kentucky

Among 25 Kentucky counties with published values, the counties with the highest infant mortality rates are Logan County, KY (9.1, 1.47 times the U.S. county median of 6.2), Henderson County, KY (8.3, 1.34 times the U.S. county median of 6.2) and Knox County, KY (8.3, 1.34 times the U.S. county median of 6.2). Values are deaths under 1 per 1,000 births.

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.