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Reports of Lyme Disease in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina

142

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

Ranked #3 of 100 counties in North Carolina. That's 3.9% of North Carolina's 3,626 confirmed cases.

Yearly Breakdown of Lyme Cases in Mecklenburg County

Confirmed cases reported to the CDC each year.
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Confirmed Lyme disease cases in Mecklenburg County by year
Year Confirmed cases
2000 0
2001 1
2002 6
2003 21
2004 10
2005 0
2006 3
2007 1
2008 2
2009 3
2010 5
2011 3
2012 7
2013 5
2014 5
2015 15
2016 13
2017 19
2018 7
2019 7
2020 9
2000–2020
Confirmed cases
    Mecklenburg County

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    Lyme Stats for Other North Carolina Counties

    Confirmed Lyme disease cases by county in North Carolina, 2000 to 2020
    County Confirmed cases Share of state
    Wake County 376 10.4%
    Buncombe County 162 4.5%
    Mecklenburg County 142 3.9%
    Ashe County 126 3.5%
    Forsyth County 107 3.0%
    Onslow County 105 2.9%
    Cumberland County 96 2.6%
    Guilford County 77 2.1%
    Orange County 77 2.1%
    Iredell County 75 2.1%
    Alleghany County 70 1.9%
    Durham County 63 1.7%
    Union County 63 1.7%
    Surry County 58 1.6%
    Watauga County 56 1.5%
    Carteret County 55 1.5%
    Craven County 51 1.4%
    Randolph County 50 1.4%
    Yancey County 50 1.4%
    Brunswick County 49 1.4%
    New Hanover County 44 1.2%
    Wilkes County 43 1.2%
    Rockingham County 41 1.1%
    Dare County 38 1.0%
    Pitt County 38 1.0%
    Stokes County 36 1.0%
    Harnett County 35 1.0%
    Cabarrus County 33 0.9%
    Lincoln County 33 0.9%
    Gaston County 29 0.8%
    Johnston County 29 0.8%
    Granville County 28 0.8%
    Sampson County 28 0.8%
    Chatham County 27 0.7%
    Nash County 27 0.7%
    Alamance County 26 0.7%
    Rowan County 26 0.7%
    Stanly County 23 0.6%
    Madison County 21 0.6%
    Catawba County 20 0.6%
    Cleveland County 20 0.6%
    Franklin County 20 0.6%
    Pender County 20 0.6%
    Lee County 18 0.5%
    Pasquotank County 18 0.5%
    Edgecombe County 17 0.5%
    Lenoir County 17 0.5%
    Henderson County 16 0.4%
    Moore County 16 0.4%
    Rutherford County 16 0.4%
    Alexander County 15 0.4%
    Caldwell County 15 0.4%
    Wilson County 15 0.4%
    Bladen County 12 0.3%
    Haywood County 12 0.3%
    Mitchell County 12 0.3%
    Person County 12 0.3%
    Davidson County 11 0.3%
    Jones County 11 0.3%
    Currituck County 10 0.3%
    Duplin County 10 0.3%
    Yadkin County 10 0.3%
    Anson County 8 0.2%
    Burke County 8 0.2%
    Gates County 8 0.2%
    Montgomery County 8 0.2%
    Perquimans County 8 0.2%
    Vance County 8 0.2%
    Beaufort County 7 0.2%
    Pamlico County 7 0.2%
    Robeson County 7 0.2%
    Caswell County 6 0.2%
    Northampton County 6 0.2%
    Warren County 6 0.2%
    Wayne County 6 0.2%
    Camden County 5 0.1%
    Greene County 5 0.1%
    Macon County 5 0.1%
    Polk County 5 0.1%
    Richmond County 5 0.1%
    Bertie County 4 0.1%
    Cherokee County 4 0.1%
    Hoke County 4 0.1%
    Jackson County 4 0.1%
    McDowell County 4 0.1%
    Scotland County 4 0.1%
    Transylvania County 4 0.1%
    Avery County 3 0.1%
    Halifax County 3 0.1%
    Martin County 3 0.1%
    Swain County 3 0.1%
    Tyrrell County 3 0.1%
    Washington County 3 0.1%
    Chowan County 2 0.1%
    Columbus County 2 0.1%
    Hyde County 2 0.1%
    Davie County 1 0.0%
    Hertford County 1 0.0%
    Clay County 0 0.0%
    Graham County 0 0.0%
    Unknown County 598 16.5%

    "Unknown County" counts cases the CDC confirmed in North Carolina 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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