Tick risk in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina
Mecklenburg County covers 7 towns and carries the 18th-highest tick-borne-disease baseline of North Carolina's 97 counties, with a Lyme rate of 1 cases per 100,000 people a year (178th of 1378 counties in the South). CDC surveillance lists American dog tick and Lone star tick as established here. Pick your town below for today's score, a 7-day outlook, and what's driving it.
Highest and lowest tick risk in Mecklenburg County
Peak-season modeled risk. Tick risk is local, even within one county.
At the summer peak, tick risk across Mecklenburg County runs from Mint Hill (moderate) at the high end to Pineville (moderate) at the low end. The difference is habitat: forest cover across the county ranges from 44% to 70%, and more forest and woodland edge means more places ticks can quest for a host.
- Mint HillModerate risk
- MatthewsModerate risk
- DavidsonModerate risk
- HuntersvilleModerate risk
- CorneliusModerate risk
Tick species in Mecklenburg 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 Mecklenburg 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 Mecklenburg County (CDC tick-testing surveillance, 2025). This lists what has been found, not how common it is.
Tick control in Mecklenburg County, NC
Professional tick control across Mecklenburg 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 Mecklenburg County's more wooded towns.
How much does tick control cost in Mecklenburg County?
Most Mecklenburg 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 Mecklenburg County
Which towns in Mecklenburg County have the highest tick risk?
At the summer peak, Mint Hill carries the highest modeled tick risk in Mecklenburg County, followed by Matthews, Davidson, Huntersville, Cornelius. Risk tracks how wooded a town is: forest cover across Mecklenburg County ranges from 44% to 70%, and the more forest and woodland edge a town has, the more habitat ticks have to quest from. Pineville sits at the low end. Every town has its own daily score, so check the one nearest you.
What ticks live in Mecklenburg County?
CDC surveillance records 2 established tick species in Mecklenburg County: American dog tick, Lone star 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 Mecklenburg County?
Mecklenburg County reports about 1 Lyme cases per 100,000 people a year (U.S. CDC), the 178th-highest of 1378 counties in the South and the 18th-highest of North Carolina's 97 counties. Lyme is a smaller factor here than in the Northeast, but TickZone still uses this county rate as part of the disease baseline behind every town's score, alongside local lone-star tick pressure.
Does Mecklenburg County have lone star ticks that cause alpha-gal syndrome?
Yes. The lone star tick is established in Mecklenburg 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 Mecklenburg County
Tick risk is local. Pick the town nearest you.