These Are the Cities With the Most Bed Bugs

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 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:

Chicago

Detroit

Columbus, Ohio

Los Angeles

Cleveland – Akron – Canton, Ohio

Dallas – Ft. Worth

Cincinnati

Denver

Richmond – Petersburg, Va.

Dayton, Ohio

Indianapolis

Houston

Seattle – Tacoma

Washington, District of Columbia – Hagerstown, Md.

Milwaukee

San Francisco – Oakland – San Jose

Raleigh – Durham – Fayetteville, N.C.

New York

Charleston – Huntington, W.Va.

Grand Rapids – Kalamazoo – Battle Creek, Mich.

Omaha, Neb.

Louisville, Ky.

Nashville, Tenn.

Lexington, Ky.

Atlanta

Buffalo, N.Y.

Sacramento – Stockton – Modesto, Calif.

Syracuse, N.Y.

Boston – Manchester

Charlotte, N.C.

Baltimore

Phoenix – Prescott

Miami – Ft. Lauderdale

Knoxville, Tenn.

Cedar Rapids – Waterloo – Dubuque, Iowa

Minneapolis – St. Paul

Hartford – New Haven, Conn.

Champaign – Springfield – Decatur, Ill.

San Diego

Lincoln – Hastings – Kearney, Neb.

Kansas City, Mo.

Honolulu

Albany – Schenectady – Troy, N.Y.

Colorado Springs – Pueblo, Colo.

Myrtle Beach – Florence, S.C.

St. Louis

Greenville – Spartanburg, S.C. – Asheville, N.C.

Bowling Green, Ky.

Ft. Wayne, Ind.

Toledo, Ohio