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Reports of Lyme Disease in Colorado

2000–2020
Confirmed cases

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    31

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

    Yearly Breakdown

    Confirmed cases reported to the CDC each year.
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    Confirmed Lyme disease cases in Colorado by year
    Year Confirmed cases
    2000 0
    2001 0
    2002 1
    2003 0
    2004 0
    2005 0
    2006 0
    2007 0
    2008 3
    2009 1
    2010 3
    2011 0
    2012 0
    2013 0
    2014 0
    2015 0
    2016 0
    2017 4
    2018 3
    2019 16
    2020 0

    Colorado's Counties

    Confirmed Lyme disease cases by county in Colorado, 2000 to 2020
    County Confirmed cases Share of state
    Denver County 4 12.9%
    El Paso County 4 12.9%
    Arapahoe County 3 9.7%
    Jefferson County 3 9.7%
    Adams County 2 6.5%
    Boulder County 1 3.2%
    Douglas County 1 3.2%
    Eagle County 1 3.2%
    La Plata County 1 3.2%
    Las Animas County 1 3.2%
    Pitkin County 1 3.2%
    Weld County 1 3.2%
    Alamosa County 0 0.0%
    Archuleta County 0 0.0%
    Baca County 0 0.0%
    Bent County 0 0.0%
    Broomfield County 0 0.0%
    Chaffee County 0 0.0%
    Cheyenne County 0 0.0%
    Clear Creek County 0 0.0%
    Conejos County 0 0.0%
    Costilla County 0 0.0%
    Crowley County 0 0.0%
    Custer County 0 0.0%
    Delta County 0 0.0%
    Dolores County 0 0.0%
    Elbert County 0 0.0%
    Fremont County 0 0.0%
    Garfield County 0 0.0%
    Gilpin County 0 0.0%
    Grand County 0 0.0%
    Gunnison County 0 0.0%
    Hinsdale County 0 0.0%
    Huerfano County 0 0.0%
    Jackson County 0 0.0%
    Kiowa County 0 0.0%
    Kit Carson County 0 0.0%
    Lake County 0 0.0%
    Larimer County 0 0.0%
    Lincoln County 0 0.0%
    Logan County 0 0.0%
    Mesa County 0 0.0%
    Mineral County 0 0.0%
    Moffat County 0 0.0%
    Montezuma County 0 0.0%
    Montrose County 0 0.0%
    Morgan County 0 0.0%
    Otero County 0 0.0%
    Ouray County 0 0.0%
    Park County 0 0.0%
    Phillips County 0 0.0%
    Prowers County 0 0.0%
    Pueblo County 0 0.0%
    Rio Blanco County 0 0.0%
    Rio Grande County 0 0.0%
    Routt County 0 0.0%
    Saguache County 0 0.0%
    San Juan County 0 0.0%
    San Miguel County 0 0.0%
    Sedgwick County 0 0.0%
    Summit County 0 0.0%
    Teller County 0 0.0%
    Washington County 0 0.0%
    Yuma County 0 0.0%
    Unknown County 8 25.8%

    "Unknown County" counts cases the CDC confirmed in Colorado 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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