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Counties with the highest premature death rates in Kentucky

Among 120 Kentucky counties with published values, the counties with the highest premature death rates are Owsley County, KY (23,920.4, 2.43 times the U.S. county median of 9,824.9), Wolfe County, KY (22,193.4, 2.26 times the U.S. county median of 9,824.9) and Perry County, KY (21,360.1, 2.17 times the U.S. county median of 9,824.9). Values are years of life lost before 75 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.

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Premature death, years of life lost before 75 per 100,000.

Counties with the highest premature death rates in Kentucky
RankCountyStateValueU.S. county medianTimes reference
1Owsley CountyKY23,920.49,824.92.43x
2Wolfe CountyKY22,193.49,824.92.26x
3Perry CountyKY21,360.19,824.92.17x
4Knott CountyKY20,880.89,824.92.13x
5Harlan CountyKY20,676.79,824.92.1x
6Floyd CountyKY19,361.29,824.91.97x
7Bell CountyKY19,303.49,824.91.96x
8Magoffin CountyKY18,906.59,824.91.92x
9Breathitt CountyKY18,853.39,824.91.92x
10Letcher CountyKY18,6469,824.91.9x
11Fulton CountyKY17,912.89,824.91.82x
12Rockcastle CountyKY16,971.59,824.91.73x
13Powell CountyKY16,951.69,824.91.73x
14Whitley CountyKY16,8509,824.91.72x
15Leslie CountyKY16,776.89,824.91.71x
16Bath CountyKY16,750.19,824.91.7x
17Clay CountyKY16,673.99,824.91.7x
18Menifee CountyKY16,657.49,824.91.7x
19Estill CountyKY16,583.59,824.91.69x
20Lee CountyKY16,473.39,824.91.68x
21Pike CountyKY16,442.59,824.91.67x
22Johnson CountyKY16,084.29,824.91.64x
23Webster CountyKY15,678.99,824.91.6x
24Carter CountyKY15,654.69,824.91.59x
25Lewis CountyKY15,6499,824.91.59x
26Knox CountyKY15,275.49,824.91.55x
27McCreary CountyKY14,729.79,824.91.5x
28Carroll CountyKY14,552.89,824.91.48x
29Lincoln CountyKY14,551.49,824.91.48x
30Hickman CountyKY14,520.79,824.91.48x
31Robertson CountyKY14,500.39,824.91.48x
32Lawrence CountyKY14,424.49,824.91.47x
33Martin CountyKY14,340.59,824.91.46x
34Adair CountyKY13,988.89,824.91.42x
35Bracken CountyKY13,8609,824.91.41x
36Rowan CountyKY13,748.99,824.91.4x
37Crittenden CountyKY13,654.39,824.91.39x
38Boyd CountyKY13,6289,824.91.39x
39Grayson CountyKY13,588.79,824.91.38x
40Christian CountyKY13,574.29,824.91.38x
41Clark CountyKY13,319.89,824.91.36x
42Livingston CountyKY13,207.59,824.91.34x
43Montgomery CountyKY13,179.69,824.91.34x
44Jackson CountyKY13,111.69,824.91.33x
45Taylor CountyKY13,038.39,824.91.33x
46Wayne CountyKY13,029.39,824.91.33x
47Pendleton CountyKY13,014.69,824.91.32x
48Russell CountyKY12,997.29,824.91.32x
49Trigg CountyKY12,993.19,824.91.32x
50Carlisle CountyKY12,948.39,824.91.32x
51Casey CountyKY12,9479,824.91.32x
52Caldwell CountyKY12,822.19,824.91.31x
53Greenup CountyKY12,736.99,824.91.3x
54Pulaski CountyKY12,730.89,824.91.3x
55Henry CountyKY12,702.39,824.91.29x
56Clinton CountyKY12,682.79,824.91.29x
57Jefferson CountyKY12,651.69,824.91.29x
58Marion CountyKY12,5819,824.91.28x
59Owen CountyKY12,546.49,824.91.28x
60Metcalfe CountyKY12,509.79,824.91.27x
61Grant CountyKY12,411.49,824.91.26x
62Larue CountyKY12,354.89,824.91.26x
63Mason CountyKY12,340.39,824.91.26x
64Trimble CountyKY12,330.49,824.91.26x
65Harrison CountyKY12,273.19,824.91.25x
66Breckinridge CountyKY12,214.69,824.91.24x
67Gallatin CountyKY12,176.89,824.91.24x
68Muhlenberg CountyKY12,1239,824.91.23x
69Allen CountyKY12,023.29,824.91.22x
70Ballard CountyKY12,005.79,824.91.22x
71Morgan CountyKY11,957.99,824.91.22x
72Franklin CountyKY11,856.19,824.91.21x
73Laurel CountyKY11,6849,824.91.19x
74Ohio CountyKY11,567.19,824.91.18x
75Hopkins CountyKY11,560.39,824.91.18x
76Fleming CountyKY11,529.39,824.91.17x
77Bourbon CountyKY11,509.19,824.91.17x
78Butler CountyKY11,443.29,824.91.16x
79Todd CountyKY11,429.89,824.91.16x
80McCracken CountyKY11,387.29,824.91.16x
81Garrard CountyKY11,374.19,824.91.16x
82Monroe CountyKY11,281.49,824.91.15x
83Henderson CountyKY11,101.49,824.91.13x
84Madison CountyKY11,055.19,824.91.13x
85Simpson CountyKY11,054.89,824.91.13x
86Green CountyKY11,040.19,824.91.12x
87Nicholas CountyKY11,0249,824.91.12x
88Graves CountyKY10,9179,824.91.11x
89Hardin CountyKY10,822.29,824.91.1x
90Logan CountyKY10,817.39,824.91.1x
91Hart CountyKY10,749.69,824.91.09x
92Mercer CountyKY10,738.19,824.91.09x
93Washington CountyKY10,519.29,824.91.07x
94Nelson CountyKY10,516.49,824.91.07x
95Boyle CountyKY10,411.39,824.91.06x
96Barren CountyKY10,308.19,824.91.05x
97Cumberland CountyKY10,295.79,824.91.05x
98Bullitt CountyKY10,263.39,824.91.04x
99Elliott CountyKY10,154.79,824.91.03x
100Calloway CountyKY10,108.59,824.91.03x
101Union CountyKY10,035.19,824.91.02x
102Daviess CountyKY9,9629,824.91.01x
103Jessamine CountyKY9,935.19,824.91.01x
104Anderson CountyKY9,892.19,824.91.01x
105Hancock CountyKY9,527.19,824.90.97x
106Marshall CountyKY9,526.89,824.90.97x
107Meade CountyKY9,457.49,824.90.96x
108Woodford CountyKY9,362.89,824.90.95x
109Warren CountyKY9,208.29,824.90.94x
110Fayette CountyKY9,020.99,824.90.92x
111Edmonson CountyKY8,976.19,824.90.91x
112Scott CountyKY8,790.19,824.90.89x
113Kenton CountyKY8,771.19,824.90.89x
114Shelby CountyKY8,676.39,824.90.88x
115McLean CountyKY8,599.69,824.90.88x
116Lyon CountyKY8,3109,824.90.85x
117Campbell CountyKY8,182.59,824.90.83x
118Spencer CountyKY8,1709,824.90.83x
119Boone CountyKY7,0989,824.90.72x
120Oldham CountyKY5,388.99,824.90.55x

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