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Life Expectancy in Kentucky, by County

Life Expectancy for every county in Kentucky, ranked. The highest is Oldham County at 79.6 and the lowest is Perry County at 65.4.

Kentucky: n/a · United States: n/a · median county in Kentucky: 73.0

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#County Life Expectancy
1Oldham County79.6
2Boone County78.3
3Fayette County77.4
4Shelby County77.2
5Campbell County77.1
6Bullitt County76.9
7Spencer County76.7
8Woodford County76.5
9Jessamine County76.3
10Scott County76.1
11Kenton County76.1
12Elliott County75.8
13Warren County75.8
14Lyon County75.6
15Calloway County75.5
16Daviess County75.5
17Washington County75.4
18Edmonson County75.3
19Boyle County75.1
20Anderson County75.0
21McLean County74.9
22McCracken County74.8
23Meade County74.8
24Garrard County74.7
25Nelson County74.7
26Hancock County74.6
27Marshall County74.6
28Hardin County74.6
29Henderson County74.3
30Madison County74.3
31Franklin County74.2
32Barren County74.2
33Logan County74.2
34Green County74.1
35Jefferson County74.1
36Bourbon County74.1
37Ballard County74.0
38Mercer County74.0
39Ohio County73.9
40Breckinridge County73.9
41Union County73.9
42Todd County73.7
43Morgan County73.7
44Allen County73.7
45Adair County73.6
46Hickman County73.6
47Cumberland County73.6
48Hart County73.6
49Fleming County73.5
50Rowan County73.5
51Graves County73.5
52Marion County73.4
53Casey County73.4
54Henry County73.4
55Muhlenberg County73.3
56Clark County73.2
57Grant County73.2
58Wayne County73.2
59Harrison County73.1
60Larue County73.1
61Trigg County73.0
62Nicholas County73.0
63Laurel County73.0
64Caldwell County73.0
65Owen County73.0
66Simpson County72.9
67Clinton County72.8
68Hopkins County72.8
69Metcalfe County72.8
70Livingston County72.7
71Trimble County72.7
72Monroe County72.6
73Pulaski County72.6
74Greenup County72.6
75Montgomery County72.6
76Taylor County72.6
77Christian County72.6
78Boyd County72.5
79Russell County72.5
80Butler County72.4
81Grayson County72.2
82Menifee County72.1
83Gallatin County72.1
84Pendleton County72.1
85Mason County72.0
86Webster County71.9
87Crittenden County71.9
88Carter County71.8
89Martin County71.6
90Bracken County71.5
91Carlisle County71.3
92Robertson County71.3
93Lincoln County71.2
94Lawrence County71.1
95Jackson County70.9
96Lewis County70.9
97Rockcastle County70.8
98McCreary County70.8
99Carroll County70.8
100Knox County70.6
101Estill County70.6
102Bath County70.6
103Johnson County70.5
104Pike County70.3
105Whitley County70.0
106Knott County69.5
107Magoffin County69.4
108Clay County69.1
109Powell County69.0
110Leslie County68.8
111Floyd County68.8
112Letcher County68.8
113Lee County68.1
114Bell County67.7
115Breathitt County67.5
116Fulton County67.5
117Harlan County67.0
118Wolfe County65.8
119Owsley County65.8
120Perry County65.4

Average number of years a baby born today would live under current mortality conditions.

Source: County Health Rankings 2024 (from National Center for Health Statistics, CDC), 2024.

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