Skip to content
TickCheck tick testing

Reports of Lyme Disease in New York

Browse Lyme data by state
2000–2020
Confirmed cases

    Loading the map…

    101,300

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

    Yearly Breakdown

    Confirmed cases reported to the CDC each year.
    View as a table
    Confirmed Lyme disease cases in New York by year
    Year Confirmed cases
    2000 4,329
    2001 4,083
    2002 5,535
    2003 5,399
    2004 5,100
    2005 5,565
    2006 4,460
    2007 4,165
    2008 7,794
    2009 5,651
    2010 3,425
    2011 4,490
    2012 2,998
    2013 4,615
    2014 3,736
    2015 4,314
    2016 3,882
    2017 5,155
    2018 3,638
    2019 8,486
    2020 4,480

    New York's Counties

    Confirmed Lyme disease cases by county in New York, 2000 to 2020
    County Confirmed cases Share of state
    Dutchess County 12,783 12.6%
    Columbia County 7,681 7.6%
    Orange County 6,935 6.8%
    Suffolk County 6,427 6.3%
    Ulster County 5,669 5.6%
    New York County 5,453 5.4%
    Westchester County 5,095 5.0%
    Rensselaer County 4,462 4.4%
    Albany County 4,121 4.1%
    Kings County 3,675 3.6%
    Putnam County 3,239 3.2%
    Greene County 2,931 2.9%
    Rockland County 2,893 2.9%
    Saratoga County 2,178 2.2%
    Queens County 1,711 1.7%
    Washington County 1,444 1.4%
    Nassau County 1,179 1.2%
    Richmond County 1,042 1.0%
    St. Lawrence County 835 0.8%
    Broome County 784 0.8%
    Bronx County 754 0.7%
    Tompkins County 741 0.7%
    Onondaga County 650 0.6%
    Sullivan County 649 0.6%
    Monroe County 588 0.6%
    Otsego County 568 0.6%
    Schenectady County 532 0.5%
    Warren County 529 0.5%
    Chenango County 517 0.5%
    Essex County 501 0.5%
    Oswego County 490 0.5%
    Jefferson County 476 0.5%
    Schoharie County 472 0.5%
    Delaware County 457 0.5%
    Erie County 452 0.4%
    Oneida County 449 0.4%
    Tioga County 433 0.4%
    Montgomery County 394 0.4%
    Steuben County 385 0.4%
    Chemung County 382 0.4%
    Clinton County 364 0.4%
    Madison County 357 0.4%
    Herkimer County 343 0.3%
    Cortland County 298 0.3%
    Fulton County 297 0.3%
    Ontario County 259 0.3%
    Schuyler County 244 0.2%
    Franklin County 242 0.2%
    Yates County 194 0.2%
    Wayne County 171 0.2%
    Cattaraugus County 169 0.2%
    Cayuga County 149 0.1%
    Lewis County 148 0.1%
    Chautauqua County 120 0.1%
    Seneca County 112 0.1%
    Livingston County 108 0.1%
    Allegany County 87 0.1%
    Niagara County 59 0.1%
    Genesee County 56 0.1%
    Wyoming County 38 0.0%
    Orleans County 29 0.0%
    Hamilton County 17 0.0%
    Unknown County 6,483 6.4%

    "Unknown County" counts cases the CDC confirmed in New York 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.

    TickCheck

    Connect with TickCheck on Facebook and Instagram for the latest tick news and tips.

    Facebook Instagram

    Did you just find a tick on yourself or a loved one? TickCheck can test your tick and determine whether it carries the bacteria that transmit Lyme disease and other tick-borne infections.

    Test My Tick Now