Tick risk in Crockett County, Tennessee
Crockett County covers 5 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 Crockett County
Peak-season modeled risk. Tick risk is local, even within one county.
At the summer peak, tick risk across Crockett County runs from Gadsden (moderate) at the high end to Bells (low) at the low end. The difference is habitat: forest cover across the county ranges from 30% to 70%, and more forest and woodland edge means more places ticks can quest for a host.
- GadsdenModerate risk
- FriendshipLow risk
- AlamoLow risk
- Maury CityLow risk
- BellsLow risk
Tick species in Crockett County
CDC county surveillance (established or reported)
- Deer tickNot established
- American dog tickReported
- Lone star tickReported
- Gulf Coast tickReported
Not established in this county for the deer tick, the main Lyme carrier. “Not established” means no CDC surveillance record for Crockett 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 Crockett 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 Crockett County, TN
Professional tick control across Crockett 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 Crockett County's more wooded towns.
How much does tick control cost in Crockett County?
Most Crockett 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 Crockett County
Which towns in Crockett County have the highest tick risk?
At the summer peak, Gadsden carries the highest modeled tick risk in Crockett County, followed by Friendship, Alamo, Maury City, Bells. Risk tracks how wooded a town is: forest cover across Crockett County ranges from 30% to 70%, and the more forest and woodland edge a town has, the more habitat ticks have to quest from. Bells sits at the low end. Every town has its own daily score, so check the one nearest you.
What ticks live in Crockett County?
CDC county surveillance does not yet list an established tick species for Crockett County, but that reflects a surveillance gap, not absence. The blacklegged (deer) tick, the main Lyme carrier, is found across the south. Take the usual precautions after time outdoors.
Is Lyme disease common in Crockett County?
CDC reports too few cases in Crockett 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 Crockett County
Tick risk is local. Pick the town nearest you.