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Reports of Lyme Disease in Washington

2000–2020
Confirmed cases

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    443

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

    Yearly Breakdown

    Confirmed cases reported to the CDC each year.
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    Confirmed Lyme disease cases in Washington by year
    Year Confirmed cases
    2000 9
    2001 9
    2002 11
    2003 7
    2004 14
    2005 13
    2006 8
    2007 12
    2008 23
    2009 16
    2010 16
    2011 19
    2012 15
    2013 18
    2014 15
    2015 24
    2016 31
    2017 37
    2018 20
    2019 86
    2020 40

    Washington's Counties

    Confirmed Lyme disease cases by county in Washington, 2000 to 2020
    County Confirmed cases Share of state
    King County 132 29.8%
    Pierce County 39 8.8%
    Kitsap County 23 5.2%
    Thurston County 22 5.0%
    Whatcom County 22 5.0%
    Clark County 20 4.5%
    Spokane County 20 4.5%
    Snohomish County 18 4.1%
    Island County 10 2.3%
    Skagit County 10 2.3%
    Jefferson County 9 2.0%
    Yakima County 7 1.6%
    Cowlitz County 5 1.1%
    Grays Harbor County 5 1.1%
    Klickitat County 5 1.1%
    San Juan County 5 1.1%
    Benton County 4 0.9%
    Clallam County 4 0.9%
    Mason County 3 0.7%
    Whitman County 3 0.7%
    Kittitas County 2 0.5%
    Lewis County 2 0.5%
    Pacific County 2 0.5%
    Stevens County 2 0.5%
    Adams County 1 0.2%
    Chelan County 1 0.2%
    Ferry County 1 0.2%
    Franklin County 1 0.2%
    Okanogan County 1 0.2%
    Skamania County 1 0.2%
    Asotin County 0 0.0%
    Columbia County 0 0.0%
    Douglas County 0 0.0%
    Garfield County 0 0.0%
    Grant County 0 0.0%
    Lincoln County 0 0.0%
    Pend Oreille County 0 0.0%
    Wahkiakum County 0 0.0%
    Walla Walla County 0 0.0%
    Unknown County 63 14.2%

    "Unknown County" counts cases the CDC confirmed in Washington 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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