Tick risk in Accomack County, Virginia
Accomack County covers 14 towns and carries the 33rd-highest tick-borne-disease baseline of Virginia's 110 counties, with a Lyme rate of 26 cases per 100,000 people a year (109th of 1378 counties in the South). CDC surveillance lists Deer tick, 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 Accomack County
Peak-season modeled risk. Tick risk is local, even within one county.
At the summer peak, tick risk across Accomack County runs from Tangier (high) at the high end to Hallwood (moderate) at the low end. The difference is habitat: forest cover across the county ranges from 1% to 62%, and more forest and woodland edge means more places ticks can quest for a host.
- TangierHigh risk
- SaxisHigh risk
- ChincoteagueModerate risk
- WachapreagueModerate risk
- BloxomModerate risk
Tick species in Accomack County
CDC county surveillance (established or reported)
- Deer tickEstablished
- American dog tickEstablished
- 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 Accomack 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 Accomack 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 Accomack County, VA
Professional tick control across Accomack 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 Accomack County's more wooded towns.
How much does tick control cost in Accomack County?
Most Accomack 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 Accomack County
Which towns in Accomack County have the highest tick risk?
At the summer peak, Tangier carries the highest modeled tick risk in Accomack County, followed by Saxis, Chincoteague, Wachapreague, Bloxom. Risk tracks how wooded a town is: forest cover across Accomack County ranges from 1% to 62%, and the more forest and woodland edge a town has, the more habitat ticks have to quest from. Hallwood sits at the low end. Every town has its own daily score, so check the one nearest you.
What ticks live in Accomack County?
CDC surveillance records 3 established tick species in Accomack County: Deer tick, 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 Accomack County?
Accomack County reports about 26 Lyme cases per 100,000 people a year (U.S. CDC), the 109th-highest of 1378 counties in the South and the 33rd-highest of Virginia's 110 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 Accomack County have lone star ticks that cause alpha-gal syndrome?
Yes. The lone star tick is established in Accomack 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 Accomack County
Tick risk is local. Pick the town nearest you.