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We conducted a case-control study on LD risk according to rural, urban, and suburban residential settings. Individuals from 15 high-incidence states and the District of Columbia in the Optum Research Database were identified as cases (LD medical claim) or controls (no LD medical claim, matched by county of residence and census block group population density). Participants were surveyed about LD history, outdoor activities, and residential characteristics. The final analytic data set had 750 LD cases and 965 controls. Residence in a rural setting had increased LD risk (odds ratio [OR], 1.41; 95% CI, 1.16-1.72). In multivariable analyses, activities associated with LD were hiking\/walking\/running or having an occupation in forests, wooded areas, or areas of tall grass (all respondents), and spending time in a yard (rural and urban residents only). 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