TABLE 1

US states with the highest average incidence of Lyme disease, 2015–2017

StateConfirmed cases per 100,000 persons
1 Maine89.2
2 Vermont86.7
3 Pennsylvania66.7
4 Rhode Island53.4
5 New Hampshire51.9
6 Connecticut41.8
7 New Jersey40.5
8 Delaware40.0
9 Wisconsin26.6
10 Minnesota23.4
11 Maryland20.6
12 Massachusetts16.6
13 New York15.8
14 Virginia12.3
15 Washington, DC10.1
  • Data from reference 2.