Tick risk in Laurel County, Kentucky
Laurel County covers 1 towns and carries the 1st-highest tick-borne-disease baseline of Kentucky's 119 counties, with a Lyme rate of 8 cases per 100,000 people a year (144th of 1378 counties in the South). CDC surveillance lists Deer tick as established here. Pick your town below for today's score, a 7-day outlook, and what's driving it.
Tick species in Laurel County
CDC county surveillance (established or reported)
- Deer tickEstablished
- American dog tickNot established
- Lone star tickNot established
- Gulf Coast tickReported
Established in this county for the deer tick, the main Lyme carrier. “Not established” means no CDC surveillance record for Laurel County, not that a town is tick free. Source: CDC tick surveillance (ArboNET Tick Module), 2025.
Diseases found in local ticks
Pathogens detected in ticks tested from Laurel County (CDC tick-testing surveillance, 2025). This lists what has been found, not how common it is.
Tick control in Laurel County, KY
Professional tick control across Laurel 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 Laurel County's more wooded towns.
How much does tick control cost in Laurel County?
Most Laurel 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 Laurel County
Which towns in Laurel County have the highest tick risk?
Every town in Laurel County has its own daily tick-risk score built from local weather, habitat, and season. Pick your town below for today's reading and a 7-day outlook.
What ticks live in Laurel County?
CDC surveillance records one established tick species in Laurel County: Deer tick. The blacklegged (deer) tick is the main carrier of Lyme disease in the Northeast. "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 Laurel County?
Laurel County reports about 8 Lyme cases per 100,000 people a year (U.S. CDC), the 144th-highest of 1378 counties in the South and the 1st-highest of Kentucky's 119 counties. Lyme is the dominant blacklegged-tick disease, so TickZone uses this county rate as the disease baseline behind every town's score.
All towns in Laurel County
Tick risk is local. Pick the town nearest you.