Tick risk in Mercer County, Kentucky
Mercer County covers 2 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 Mercer County
Peak-season modeled risk. Tick risk is local, even within one county.
At the summer peak, tick risk across Mercer County runs from Burgin (moderate) at the high end to Harrodsburg (moderate) at the low end. The difference is habitat: forest cover across the county ranges from 16% to 21%, and more forest and woodland edge means more places ticks can quest for a host.
- BurginModerate risk
- HarrodsburgModerate risk
Tick species in Mercer 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 Mercer 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 Mercer County (CDC tick-testing surveillance, 2025). This lists what has been found, not how common it is.
Tick control in Mercer County, KY
Professional tick control across Mercer 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 Mercer County's more wooded towns.
How much does tick control cost in Mercer County?
Most Mercer 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 Mercer County
Which towns in Mercer County have the highest tick risk?
At the summer peak, Burgin carries the highest modeled tick risk in Mercer County, followed by Harrodsburg. Risk tracks how wooded a town is: forest cover across Mercer County ranges from 16% to 21%, and the more forest and woodland edge a town has, the more habitat ticks have to quest from. Harrodsburg sits at the low end. Every town has its own daily score, so check the one nearest you.
What ticks live in Mercer County?
CDC surveillance records 2 established tick species in Mercer 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 Mercer County?
CDC reports too few cases in Mercer 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 Mercer County
Tick risk is local. Pick the town nearest you.