Top 50 American Cities With The Worst Bed Bug Problems, 2020

Baltimore city was just ranked as the worst city in the United States for bed bugs, according to an annual list by pest control company Orkin, followed by Washington DC, Chicago, and Los Angeles. Number four was Columbus, Ohio and number five was New York.

Other major cities include Detroit (8), San Francisco (12), Miami (29), Boston (38) and Las Vegas (40).

The list is based on treatment data from the metro areas where the pest control company performed the most bed bug treatments and includes both residential and commercial properties. And this list shows the 50 American cities that have been most affected by it.

They are mostly found in bedding, mattresses, on headboards and in bed frames and box springs. The bugs often seek cool, dark places and can be on airplanes, trains, buses, rental cars or hotel rooms.

These are the top 50 bed bug-infested cities in the U.S.

1. Baltimore
2. Washington, D.C.
3. Chicago
4. Los Angeles
5. Columbus, Ohio
6. New York
7. Cincinnati
8. Detroit
9. Atlanta
10. Philadelphia
11. Cleveland, Akron
12. San Francisco
13. RaleighDurham, N.C.
14. Indianapolis
15. Dallas
16. Norfolk, Va.
17. Richmond, Va.
18. Greenville, S.C.
19. Charlotte, N.C.
20. Grand Rapids, Mich.
21. Buffalo, N.Y.
22. Knoxville, Tenn.
23. Nashville, Tenn.
24. Champaign, Ill.
25. Pittsburg
26. Houston
27. Denver
28. Milwaukee
29. Miami
30. Louis
31. Charleston, W.Va.
32. Lansing, Mich.
33. Syracuse, N.Y.
34. Phoenix
35. Tampa, Fla.
36. Greensboro, N.C.
37. Omaha, Neb.
38. Boston
39. Seattle
40. Las Vegas
41. Orlando, Fla.
42. Davenport, Ill.
43. Hartford, Conn.
44. Cedar Rapids, Iowa
45. Dayton, Ohio
46. Honolulu
47. Flint, Mich.
48. Wayne, Ind.
49. San Diego
50. Youngstown, Ohio