Data and Statistics
Tables
- Cases by State, 2005-2015
- Incidence by State, 2005-2015
Graphs
- Cases by Year, 1995-2015
- Cases by Age and Sex, 2001-2015
- Cases by Month, 2001-2015
- Cases by Symptom, 2001-2015
Maps
- Reported Lyme Disease Cases, U.S., 2015
- Reported Lyme Disease Cases, U.S., 2014
- Reported Lyme Disease Cases, U.S., 2013
- Reported Lyme Disease Cases, U.S., 2012
Fast Facts
In 2015, 95% of confirmed Lyme disease cases were reported from 14 states:
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Minnesota
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New York
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Wisconsin
Lyme disease is the most commonly reported vectorborne illness in the United States. In 2015, it was the sixth most common Nationally Notifiable disease. However this disease does not occur nationwide and is concentrated heavily in the northeast and upper Midwest.
Lyme Disease Data File
To facilitate the public health and research community’s access to NNDSS data on Lyme disease, CDC has developed a public use dataset. This dataset provides the number of reported cases by county for the years 2000-2015. The 2000-2007 data reflect the surveillance case definition in place during that time. Data from 2008 to the present reflect the case definition which allowed for reporting of “confirmed” and “probable” cases. County codes of "999" represent “unknown” county of residence within each state. More recent case counts are not publicly available at this time.
- Understanding Lyme disease surveillance – – Please review before downloading data.
- County-level Lyme disease data from 2000-2015 Microsoft Excel file [Excel CSV - 207KB] ––Right–click the link and select “save”.
- Page last reviewed: December 19, 2016
- Page last updated: December 19, 2016
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