In 2015, 1,694 Kentucky residents died of alzheimer's disease.
The National Center for Health Statistics is the nation’s primary health statistics agency. The CDC and other health-related organizations can use NCHS data for a variety of ends.
The following table shows total alzheimer's disease deaths by state in 2016 and 2015.
Total alzheimer's disease deaths by state
| State | 2016 deaths | 2015 deaths |
|---|---|---|
| California | 15,570 | 15,065 |
| Texas | 9,135 | 8,903 |
| Florida | 7,155 | 7,031 |
| Ohio | 5,031 | 4,643 |
| Michigan | 4,249 | 3,771 |
| Pennsylvania | 4,185 | 4,012 |
| North Carolina | 4,153 | 3,803 |
| Georgia | 4,021 | 3,714 |
| Illinois | 3,877 | 3,686 |
| New York | 3,349 | 3,174 |
| Washington | 3,269 | 3,490 |
| Tennessee | 3,250 | 3,122 |
| Arizona | 3,082 | 2,943 |
| Indiana | 2,678 | 2,513 |
| Alabama | 2,507 | 2,282 |
| South Carolina | 2,481 | 2,453 |
| New Jersey | 2,435 | 2,260 |
| Virginia | 2,408 | 2,248 |
| Missouri | 2,302 | 2,173 |
| Wisconsin | 2,256 | 2,087 |
| Minnesota | 2,219 | 1,789 |
| Louisiana | 2,195 | 2,018 |
| Colorado | 1,835 | 1,612 |
| Oregon | 1,786 | 1,652 |
| Kentucky | 1,728 | 1,694 |
| Massachusetts | 1,708 | 1,815 |
| Oklahoma | 1,590 | 1,498 |
| Mississippi | 1,485 | 1,402 |
| Arkansas | 1,475 | 1,457 |
| Iowa | 1,415 | 1,339 |
| Maryland | 1,178 | 1,095 |
| Connecticut | 1,035 | 966 |
| Utah | 904 | 906 |
| Kansas | 855 | 865 |
| West Virginia | 786 | 738 |
| Nevada | 686 | 874 |
| Nebraska | 634 | 598 |
| Idaho | 607 | 552 |
| New Mexico | 583 | 483 |
| Maine | 577 | 544 |
| South Dakota | 449 | 421 |
| Hawaii | 445 | 422 |
| New Hampshire | 430 | 432 |
| Rhode Island | 422 | 453 |
| North Dakota | 361 | 376 |
| Delaware | 329 | 264 |
| Montana | 314 | 277 |
| Vermont | 310 | 298 |
| Wyoming | 138 | 151 |
| District of Columbia | 120 | 129 |
| Alaska | 111 | 68 |
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