Tick risk in York County, South Carolina
York County covers 9 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 York County
Peak-season modeled risk. Tick risk is local, even within one county.
At the summer peak, tick risk across York County runs from Smyrna (moderate) at the high end to Clover (moderate) at the low end. The difference is habitat: forest cover across the county ranges from 55% to 82%, and more forest and woodland edge means more places ticks can quest for a host.
- SmyrnaModerate risk
- Tega CayModerate risk
- Hickory GroveModerate risk
- SharonModerate risk
- Fort MillModerate risk
Tick species in York County
CDC county surveillance (established or reported)
- Deer tickNot established
- American dog tickReported
- Lone star tickReported
- Gulf Coast tickEstablished
Not established in this county for the deer tick, the main Lyme carrier. “Not established” means no CDC surveillance record for York 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 York 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 York County, SC
Professional tick control across York 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 York County's more wooded towns.
How much does tick control cost in York County?
Most York 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 York County
Which towns in York County have the highest tick risk?
At the summer peak, Smyrna carries the highest modeled tick risk in York County, followed by Tega Cay, Hickory Grove, Sharon, Fort Mill. Risk tracks how wooded a town is: forest cover across York County ranges from 55% to 82%, and the more forest and woodland edge a town has, the more habitat ticks have to quest from. Clover sits at the low end. Every town has its own daily score, so check the one nearest you.
What ticks live in York County?
CDC surveillance records one established tick species in York County: Gulf Coast tick. The blacklegged (deer) tick is the main carrier of Lyme disease. "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 York County?
CDC reports too few cases in York County to publish a stable county Lyme rate, which is common in rural or low-population counties, and typical this far south. That does not mean the risk is zero: the lone star tick, not Lyme, is the bigger local concern.
All towns in York County
Tick risk is local. Pick the town nearest you.