Lyme Disease Data Tables: Most Recent Year

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Number of reported cases of Lyme disease and rates per 100,000 population, by age group—United States, 2018

Number of reported cases of Lyme disease and rates per 100,000 population, by age group—United States, 2017
<1 yr 1-4 yrs  5-14 yrs  15-24 yrs  25-39 yrs 40-64 yrs  ≥65 yrs Age not stated Total
No. Rate No. Rate No. Rate No. Rate No. Rate No. Rate No. Rate
Lyme disease, total 27 0.7 1,149 7.23 5,089 12.44 2,938 6.86 4,337 6.48 11,738 11.38 8,339 15.98 49 33,666
Confirmed 20 0.52 966 6.08 3,925 9.6 1,893 4.42 2,908 4.34 8,272 8.02 5,540 10.62 34 23,558
Probable 7 0.18 183 1.15 1,164 2.85 1,045 2.44 1,429 2.13 3,466 3.36 2,799 5.37 15 10,108

Data from most recent NNDSS Annual Tables.

Number of reported cases of Lyme disease and rates per 100,000 population, by race—United States, 2018

Number of reported cases of Lyme disease and rates per 100,000 population, by race—United States, 2017
American Indian or Alaska Native Asian or Pacific Islander Black White Other race Race not stated Total
No. Rate No. Rate No. Rate No. Rate
Lyme disease, total 80 1.69 222 1.07 248 0.54 17,507 6.89 761  14,848 33,666
Confirmed 53 1.12 147 0.71 161 0.35 12,063 4.75 578 10,556 23,558
Probable 27 0.57 75 0.36 87 0.19 5,444 2.14 183  4,292 10,108

Data from most recent NNDSS Annual Tables.

Number of reported cases of Lyme disease and rates per 100,000 population, by ethnicity—United States, 2018

Number of reported cases of Lyme disease and rates per 100,000 population, by ethnicity—United States, 2017
Hispanic Non-Hispanic Ethnicity not stated Total
No. Rate No. Rate
Lyme disease, total 499 0.84 13,752 5.17 19,415 33,666
Confirmed 351 0.59 9,200 3.46 14,007 23,558
Probable 148 0.25 4,552 1.71 5,408  10,108

Data from most recent NNDSS Annual Tables.

Reported Lyme disease cases, by region and reporting area – United States, 2018

Reported Lyme disease cases, by region and reporting area – United States, 2017
 Area Total Confirmed  Probable
United States 33,666 23,558 10,108
New England 6,395 4,328 2,067
Connecticut 1,859 1,268 591
Maine 1,405 1,111 294
Massachusetts 16 13 3
New Hampshire 1,428 927 501
Rhode Island 1,111 661 450
Vermont 576 348 228
Middle Atlantic 17,846 13,242 4,604
New Jersey 4,000 2,876 1,124
New York (excluding New York City) 2,886 2,076 810
New York City 752 370 382
Pennsylvania 10,208 7,920 2,288
East North Central 2,855 1,809 1,046
Illinois 276 189 87
Indiana 155 72 83
Michigan 262 184 78
Ohio 293 243 50
Wisconsin 1,869 1,121 748
West North Central 1,920 1,078 842
Iowa 283 91 192
Kansas 30 8 22
Minnesota 1,541 950 591
Missouri 11 3 8
Nebraska 15 8 7
North Dakota 33 14 19
South Dakota 7 4 3
South Atlantic 4,230 2,921 1,309
Delaware 520 505 15
District of Columbia 79 57 22
Florida 169 98 71
Georgia 19 4 15
Maryland 1,382 894 488
North Carolina 212 56 156
South Carolina 39 9 30
Virginia 1,139 744 395
West Virginia 671 554 117
East South Central 91 37 54
Alabama 36 20 16
Kentucky 22 4 18
Mississippi 4 1 3
Tennessee 29 12 17
West South Central 55 22 33
Arkansas 4 — 4
Louisiana 4 2 2
Oklahoma — — —
Texas 47 20 27
Mountain 69 36 33
Arizona 7 7 —
Colorado 3 3 —
Idaho 9 5 4
Montana 7 5 2
Nevada 14 5 9
New Mexico 2 — 2
Utah 27 11 16
Wyoming — — —
Pacific 205 85 120
Alaska 11 8 3
California 104 62 42
Hawaii N N N
Oregon 70 7 63
Washington 20 8 12
Territories 1 1 —
American Samoa N N N
Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands — — —
Guam 1 1 —
Puerto Rico N N N
U.S. Virgin Islands — — —

Data from most recent NNDSS Annual Tables.

Page last reviewed: November 22, 2019
Content source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID), Division of Vector-Borne Diseases (DVBD)