These are the most rat-infested cities, metros in the nation. 3 are in Florida

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Orlando-Daytona Beach ranks No. 37

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Earlier this year, major pest control company Orkin released its list of the 50 most rat-infested cities and metropolitan regions in the U.S.

Cities and metros on the list were ranked based on the number of new rodent services and treatments introduced between Sept. 1, 2022 and Aug. 31, 2023, Orkin explained.

Chicago took the top spot for the second year in a row, though Los Angeles overtook the No. 2 spot from New York City, which placed third.

Three Florida metros were on the list, with Miami-Ft. Lauderdale placing at No. 19, Tampa-St. Petersburg at No. 36 and Orlando-Daytona Beach landing at No. 37.

Last year, the highest-ranking Florida city on the list was Miami (No. 20), with Tampa (No. 43) and Orlando (No. 49) found much lower.

The results of the ranking can be found in full below:

RankCity/Metro

1	Chicago
2	Los Angeles
3	New York City
4	Washington, D.C.
5	San Francisco
6	Philadelphia
7	Baltimore
8	Denver
9	Detroit
10	Cleveland-Akron
11	Minneapolis-St. Paul
12	Seattle
13	Boston
14	Atlanta
15	Indianapolis
16	Pittsburgh
17	Hartford
18	Columbus, OH
19	Miami-Ft. Lauderdale
20	Houston
21	Charlotte
22	Dallas-Ft. Worth
23	Raleigh-Durham
24	Milwaukee
25	Grand Rapids
26	Portland, OR
27	Norfolk-Portsmouth
28	San Diego
29	Richmond-Petersburg
30	New Orleans
31	Cincinnati
32	Greenville-Spartanburg
33	Sacramento
34	Kansas City
35	Nashville
36	Tampa-St. Petersburg
37	Orlando-Daytona Beach
38	Buffalo
39	St. Louis
40	Phoenix
41	Champaign, IL
42	Albany-Troy
43	Flint
44	Burlington-Plattsburgh
45	Albuquerque
46	Rochester
47	South Bend, IN
48	Syracuse
49	Charleston-Huntington
50	Greensboro, NC