--- title: Cities With Most Bed Bugs Ranked description: The cities with the most cases of bed bugs in the United States are Chicago, Detroit and Columbus, Ohio, according to new data released by the pest control company Orkin. canonical: https://time.com/3686257/cities-with-most-bed-bugs/ author: Alexandra Sifferlin article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-01-28T18:40:07.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T08:56:40.013Z article:section: Health og:title: Cities With Most Bed Bugs Ranked og:description: The cities with the most cases of bed bugs in the United States are Chicago, Detroit and Columbus, Ohio, according to new data released by the pest control company Orkin. og:url: https://time.com/3686257/cities-with-most-bed-bugs/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt48d3e46fb7be077c/69877c59f887dcf870e89cbf/530019917-copy.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: 530019917 og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Cities With Most Bed Bugs Ranked twitter:description: The cities with the most cases of bed bugs in the United States are Chicago, Detroit and Columbus, Ohio, according to new data released by the pest control company Orkin. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt48d3e46fb7be077c/69877c59f887dcf870e89cbf/530019917-copy.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # These Are the Cities With the Most Bed Bugs by [Alexandra Sifferlin](https://time.com/author/alexandra-sifferlin/) ## Alexandra Sifferlin Jan 28, 2015 6:40 PM UTC  Head of Bat bug, Cimex sp., Cimicidae SEM Head of Bat bug, Cimex sp., Cimicidae SEMGetty Images by [Alexandra Sifferlin](https://time.com/author/alexandra-sifferlin/) ## Alexandra Sifferlin Jan 28, 2015 6:40 PM UTC The cities with the most cases of bed bugs in the United States are Chicago, Detroit and Columbus, Ohio, according to [a recent promotional study](http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/chicago-tops-bed-bug-cities-list-for-third-year-in-a-row-300023573.html) released by the pest control company Orkin. Orkin calculated the number of bed bug treatments it performed between January to December 2014, and ranked the cities based on how often they were called in. Having bed bugs doesn’t mean a living place is especially dirty, and any home or workplace is susceptible if bed bugs travel on clothing or in luggage. Citing data maintained by the pest control industry, Orkin says Americans spent around $446 million getting rid of bed bugs in 2013\. The bed bug business increased 18% last year, Orkin says. Here’s the full list of cities ranked from most to least cases of bed bugs: 1. Chicago 2. Detroit 3. Columbus, Ohio 4. Los Angeles 5. Cleveland – Akron – Canton, Ohio 6. Dallas – Ft. Worth 7. Cincinnati 8. Denver 9. Richmond – Petersburg, Va. 10. Dayton, Ohio 11. Indianapolis 12. Houston 13. Seattle – Tacoma 14. Washington, District of Columbia – Hagerstown, Md. 15. Milwaukee 16. San Francisco – Oakland – San Jose 17. Raleigh – Durham – Fayetteville, N.C. 18. New York 19. Charleston – Huntington, W.Va. 20. Grand Rapids – Kalamazoo – Battle Creek, Mich. 21. Omaha, Neb. 22. Louisville, Ky. 23. Nashville, Tenn. 24. Lexington, Ky. 25. Atlanta 26. Buffalo, N.Y. 27. Sacramento – Stockton – Modesto, Calif. 28. Syracuse, N.Y. 29. Boston – Manchester 30. Charlotte, N.C. 31. Baltimore 32. Phoenix – Prescott 33. Miami – Ft. Lauderdale 34. Knoxville, Tenn. 35. Cedar Rapids – Waterloo – Dubuque, Iowa 36. Minneapolis – St. Paul 37. Hartford – New Haven, Conn. 38. Champaign – Springfield – Decatur, Ill. 39. San Diego 40. Lincoln – Hastings – Kearney, Neb. 41. Kansas City, Mo. 42. Honolulu 43. Albany – Schenectady – Troy, N.Y. 44. Colorado Springs – Pueblo, Colo. 45. Myrtle Beach – Florence, S.C. 46. St. Louis 47. Greenville – Spartanburg, S.C. – Asheville, N.C. 48. Bowling Green, Ky. 49. Ft. Wayne, Ind. 50. 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