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Reports of Lyme Disease in York County, Maine

3,669

Confirmed cases of Lyme disease in York County (2000 to 2020).

Ranked #2 of 16 counties in Maine. That's 16.7% of Maine's 21,963 confirmed cases.

Yearly Breakdown of Lyme Cases in York County

Confirmed cases reported to the CDC each year.
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Confirmed Lyme disease cases in York County by year
Year Confirmed cases
2000 40
2001 68
2002 112
2003 93
2004 100
2005 100
2006 134
2007 172
2008 288
2009 264
2010 177
2011 198
2012 217
2013 219
2014 269
2015 182
2016 188
2017 195
2018 201
2019 312
2020 140
2000–2020
Confirmed cases
    York County

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    Lyme Stats for Other Maine Counties

    Confirmed Lyme disease cases by county in Maine, 2000 to 2020
    County Confirmed cases Share of state
    Cumberland County 4,107 18.7%
    York County 3,669 16.7%
    Kennebec County 2,188 10.0%
    Knox County 1,530 7.0%
    Hancock County 1,402 6.4%
    Lincoln County 989 4.5%
    Androscoggin County 920 4.2%
    Waldo County 895 4.1%
    Sagadahoc County 787 3.6%
    Penobscot County 737 3.4%
    Oxford County 526 2.4%
    Somerset County 397 1.8%
    Washington County 218 1.0%
    Franklin County 190 0.9%
    Aroostook County 60 0.3%
    Piscataquis County 39 0.2%
    Unknown County 3,309 15.1%

    "Unknown County" counts cases the CDC confirmed in Maine without a county of residence. They are included in the state total but not on the map.

    Data Sources

    All Lyme disease prevalence data sourced from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's surveillance data. Cases are counted by the patient's county of residence, which may not be where the tick bite occurred.

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