Tick risk in Ohio County, Kentucky
Ohio County covers 6 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 Ohio County
Peak-season modeled risk. Tick risk is local, even within one county.
At the summer peak, tick risk across Ohio County runs from Rockport (moderate) at the high end to Beaver Dam (moderate) at the low end. The difference is habitat: forest cover across the county ranges from 32% to 68%, and more forest and woodland edge means more places ticks can quest for a host.
- RockportModerate risk
- McHenryModerate risk
- CentertownModerate risk
- FordsvilleModerate risk
- HartfordModerate risk
Tick species in Ohio County
CDC county surveillance (established or reported)
- Deer tickEstablished
- American dog tickReported
- Lone star tickEstablished
- Gulf Coast tickReported
Established in this county for the deer tick, the main Lyme carrier. “Not established” means no CDC surveillance record for Ohio 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 Ohio 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 Ohio County, KY
Professional tick control across Ohio 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 Ohio County's more wooded towns.
How much does tick control cost in Ohio County?
Most Ohio 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 Ohio County
Which towns in Ohio County have the highest tick risk?
At the summer peak, Rockport carries the highest modeled tick risk in Ohio County, followed by McHenry, Centertown, Fordsville, Hartford. Risk tracks how wooded a town is: forest cover across Ohio County ranges from 32% to 68%, and the more forest and woodland edge a town has, the more habitat ticks have to quest from. Beaver Dam sits at the low end. Every town has its own daily score, so check the one nearest you.
What ticks live in Ohio County?
CDC surveillance records 2 established tick species in Ohio County: Deer 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 Ohio County?
CDC reports too few cases in Ohio 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 Ohio County
Tick risk is local. Pick the town nearest you.