When it comes to your city ending up on lists, some lists are worse than others to end up on. This might be one of those lists. It turns out, Texas has a problem with pest infestations. From rodents to bugs, a recent study by Terminix shows has listed the Top 50 pest infested cities in America and Texas cities make an appearance several times.

The study collected data from October 2023 and September 2024 and identified where pest control services were used the most. Out of 50 cities around the United States, five Texas cities made the list.

The "Buggiest" Texas Cities According to Terminix

From rats to flies to cockroaches, and even bed bugs, Texas has five of the most pest-infested cities in America. In fact, and this might not be something to brag about, Texas has the top two most pest-infested cities in America.

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According to Terminix, Harlingen ranked at #41 and Corpus Christi ranked #40. San Antonio came in as the #28 most pest-infested city in America while Houston came in as the second most pest-infested city in America.

The Most Pest-Infested City In America Is In Texas

Taking first place out of 50 to be named the most pest-infested in America this year is Dallas-Fort Worth. Congratulations (I guess) to the Metroplex for having the most issues with bugs and rodents.

Below is the full Top 50 Most Pest-Infest Cities in America

  1. Dallas-Ft. Worth, TX
  2. Houston, TX
  3. Los Angeles, CA
  4. Atlanta, GA
  5. San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA
  6. Honolulu, HI
  7. New York, NY
  8. Tampa-St. Pete, FL
  9. Columbus, OH
  10. Miami-Ft. Lauderdale, FL
  11. Orlando-Daytona Beach-Melbourne, FL
  12. Philadelphia, PA
  13. Indianapolis, IN
  14. Cleveland-Akron, OH
  15. Cincinnati, OH
  16. Washington, DC
  17. Denver, CO
  18. Memphis, TN
  19. Jacksonville, FL
  20. Boston, MA
  21. Detroit, MI
  22. Louisville, KY
  23. Sacramento, CA
  24. San Diego, CA
  25. Pittsburgh, PA
  26. Las Vegas, NV
  27. Baltimore, MD
  28. San Antonio, TX
  29. Oklahoma City, OK
  30. Chicago, IL
  31. West Palm Beach-Fort Pierce, FL
  32. St. Louis, MO
  33. Nashville, TN
  34. Birmingham, AL
  35. Dayton, OH
  36. Salt Lake City, UT
  37. Toledo, OH
  38. Portland, OR
  39. Lexington, KY
  40. Corpus Christi, TX
  41. Harlingen, TX
  42. Little Rock-Pine Bluff, AR
  43. Palm Springs, CA
  44. Fresno-Visalia, CA
  45. Seattle-Tacoma, WA
  46. Hartford-New Haven, CT
  47. Harrisburg-Lancaster-Lebanon-York, PA
  48. Richmond, VA
  49. Minneapolis, MN
  50. Ft. Myers-Naples, FL

You can see the full study here.

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