Tick risk in Clay County, West Virginia
Clay County covers 1 towns and carries the 33rd-highest tick-borne-disease baseline of West Virginia's 55 counties, with a Lyme rate of 167 cases per 100,000 people a year (42nd of 1378 counties in the South). CDC surveillance lists American dog tick as established here. Pick your town below for today's score, a 7-day outlook, and what's driving it.
Tick species in Clay County
CDC county surveillance (established or reported)
- Deer tickReported
- American dog tickEstablished
- Lone star tickNot established
- Gulf Coast tickReported
Reported in this county for the deer tick, the main Lyme carrier. “Not established” means no CDC surveillance record for Clay 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 Clay 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 Clay County, WV
Professional tick control across Clay 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 Clay County's more wooded towns.
How much does tick control cost in Clay County?
Most Clay 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 Clay County
Which towns in Clay County have the highest tick risk?
Every town in Clay County has its own daily tick-risk score built from local weather, habitat, and season. Pick your town below for today's reading and a 7-day outlook.
What ticks live in Clay County?
CDC surveillance records one established tick species in Clay County: American dog 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 Clay County?
Clay County reports about 167 Lyme cases per 100,000 people a year (U.S. CDC), the 42nd-highest of 1378 counties in the South and the 33rd-highest of West Virginia's 55 counties. Lyme is the dominant blacklegged-tick disease, so TickZone uses this county rate as the disease baseline behind every town's score.
All towns in Clay County
Tick risk is local. Pick the town nearest you.