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Reports of Lyme Disease in Florida

2000–2020
Confirmed cases

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    2,511

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

    Yearly Breakdown

    Confirmed cases reported to the CDC each year.
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    Confirmed Lyme disease cases in Florida by year
    Year Confirmed cases
    2000 54
    2001 43
    2002 79
    2003 43
    2004 46
    2005 47
    2006 34
    2007 30
    2008 88
    2009 110
    2010 84
    2011 115
    2012 118
    2013 138
    2014 155
    2015 166
    2016 216
    2017 210
    2018 169
    2019 324
    2020 242

    Florida's Counties

    Confirmed Lyme disease cases by county in Florida, 2000 to 2020
    County Confirmed cases Share of state
    Pinellas County 170 6.8%
    Palm Beach County 168 6.7%
    Lee County 152 6.1%
    Miami-Dade County 148 5.9%
    Hillsborough County 121 4.8%
    Sarasota County 121 4.8%
    Marion County 87 3.5%
    Orange County 75 3.0%
    Broward County 69 2.7%
    Volusia County 68 2.7%
    Indian River County 67 2.7%
    Martin County 66 2.6%
    Pasco County 64 2.5%
    Brevard County 61 2.4%
    Manatee County 59 2.3%
    St. Johns County 56 2.2%
    Polk County 54 2.2%
    Duval County 51 2.0%
    Collier County 48 1.9%
    Seminole County 39 1.6%
    Lake County 37 1.5%
    Citrus County 35 1.4%
    Osceola County 35 1.4%
    St. Lucie County 34 1.4%
    Escambia County 31 1.2%
    Okaloosa County 31 1.2%
    Sumter County 27 1.1%
    Alachua County 26 1.0%
    Charlotte County 24 1.0%
    Flagler County 20 0.8%
    Nassau County 19 0.8%
    Leon County 18 0.7%
    Monroe County 17 0.7%
    Hernando County 16 0.6%
    Bay County 15 0.6%
    Santa Rosa County 15 0.6%
    Clay County 14 0.6%
    Highlands County 9 0.4%
    Putnam County 8 0.3%
    Columbia County 6 0.2%
    Hardee County 5 0.2%
    Walton County 5 0.2%
    Baker County 3 0.1%
    Calhoun County 3 0.1%
    DeSoto County 3 0.1%
    Franklin County 3 0.1%
    Gadsden County 3 0.1%
    Levy County 3 0.1%
    Okeechobee County 3 0.1%
    Wakulla County 3 0.1%
    Washington County 3 0.1%
    Gilchrist County 2 0.1%
    Jefferson County 2 0.1%
    Suwannee County 2 0.1%
    Dixie County 1 0.0%
    Glades County 1 0.0%
    Gulf County 1 0.0%
    Holmes County 1 0.0%
    Bradford County 0 0.0%
    Hamilton County 0 0.0%
    Hendry County 0 0.0%
    Jackson County 0 0.0%
    Lafayette County 0 0.0%
    Liberty County 0 0.0%
    Madison County 0 0.0%
    Taylor County 0 0.0%
    Union County 0 0.0%
    Unknown County 283 11.3%

    "Unknown County" counts cases the CDC confirmed in Florida 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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