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Tick risk in Washington County, Georgia

Washington County covers 7 towns. CDC reports too few cases here to publish a county Lyme rate, but each town still has a daily score built from local weather, habitat, and season. Pick your town below for today's reading.

Highest and lowest tick risk in Washington County

Peak-season modeled risk. Tick risk is local, even within one county.

At the summer peak, tick risk across Washington County runs from Oconee (moderate) at the high end to Davisboro (moderate) at the low end. The difference is habitat: forest cover across the county ranges from 48% to 88%, and more forest and woodland edge means more places ticks can quest for a host.

Tick species in Washington County

CDC county surveillance (established or reported)

  • Deer tickEstablished
  • American dog tickReported
  • Lone star tickEstablished
  • Gulf Coast tickEstablished

Established in this county for the deer tick, the main Lyme carrier. “Not established” means no CDC surveillance record for Washington County, not that a town is tick free. Source: CDC tick surveillance (ArboNET Tick Module), 2025.

Diseases found in local ticks

No CDC tick-testing records for Washington County. That is a surveillance gap, not a sign these diseases are absent. Lyme and other tickborne illnesses occur across the region.

Tick control in Washington County, GA

Professional tick control across Washington County usually means a barrier treatment along the lawn edge, leaf litter, stone walls, and shady borders where ticks wait for a host, applied two to four times a season by a licensed pest control company. It is the single most effective way to cut tick numbers in the part of the yard your family actually uses, and it matters most in Washington County's more wooded towns.

How much does tick control cost in Washington County?

Most Washington County homeowners pay about $100 to $200 per visit for professional tick spraying, or roughly $350 to $600 for a full season of barrier treatments, depending on lot size and how wooded the property is. Quotes are free, so it costs nothing to get a real number for your yard.

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Common questions about ticks in Washington County

Which towns in Washington County have the highest tick risk?

At the summer peak, Oconee carries the highest modeled tick risk in Washington County, followed by Harrison, Deepstep, Riddleville, Sandersville. Risk tracks how wooded a town is: forest cover across Washington County ranges from 48% to 88%, and the more forest and woodland edge a town has, the more habitat ticks have to quest from. Davisboro sits at the low end. Every town has its own daily score, so check the one nearest you.

What ticks live in Washington County?

CDC surveillance records 3 established tick species in Washington County: Deer tick, Lone star tick, Gulf Coast tick. The lone star tick is the tick most responsible for human bites here, and its bite causes alpha-gal syndrome; the blacklegged (deer) tick, the main Lyme carrier, is a minor factor this far south. "Not established" for a species means there is no CDC surveillance record for the county, not that the tick is absent.

Is Lyme disease common in Washington County?

CDC reports too few cases in Washington County to publish a stable county Lyme rate, which is common in rural or low-population counties, and typical this far south. That does not mean the risk is zero: the lone star tick, not Lyme, is the bigger local concern.

Does Washington County have lone star ticks that cause alpha-gal syndrome?

Yes. The lone star tick is established in Washington County and is the tick most responsible for human bites in the county. Its bite can trigger alpha-gal syndrome, a delayed allergy to red meat and other mammal products, along with ehrlichiosis and STARI. Learn the symptoms and what foods to avoid.

All towns in Washington County

Tick risk is local. Pick the town nearest you.