Tick risk in Marshall County, Kentucky
Marshall County covers 3 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 Marshall County
Peak-season modeled risk. Tick risk is local, even within one county.
At the summer peak, tick risk across Marshall County runs from Hardin (moderate) at the high end to Benton (moderate) at the low end. The difference is habitat: forest cover across the county ranges from 45% to 51%, and more forest and woodland edge means more places ticks can quest for a host.
- HardinModerate risk
- Calvert CityModerate risk
- BentonModerate risk
Tick species in Marshall County
CDC county surveillance (established or reported)
- Deer tickReported
- American dog tickEstablished
- Lone star tickEstablished
- Gulf Coast tickReported
Reported in this county for the deer tick, the main Lyme carrier. “Not established” means no CDC surveillance record for Marshall 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 Marshall County (CDC tick-testing surveillance, 2025). This lists what has been found, not how common it is.
Tick control in Marshall County, KY
Professional tick control across Marshall 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 Marshall County's more wooded towns.
How much does tick control cost in Marshall County?
Most Marshall 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 Marshall County
Which towns in Marshall County have the highest tick risk?
At the summer peak, Hardin carries the highest modeled tick risk in Marshall County, followed by Calvert City, Benton. Risk tracks how wooded a town is: forest cover across Marshall County ranges from 45% to 51%, and the more forest and woodland edge a town has, the more habitat ticks have to quest from. Benton sits at the low end. Every town has its own daily score, so check the one nearest you.
What ticks live in Marshall County?
CDC surveillance records 2 established tick species in Marshall County: American dog tick, Lone star 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 Marshall County?
CDC reports too few cases in Marshall County to publish a stable county Lyme rate, which is common in rural or low-population counties. That does not mean the risk is zero: Lyme and other tickborne illnesses occur across the Northeast.
All towns in Marshall County
Tick risk is local. Pick the town nearest you.