Regions of Weaker-Performing Cities
North AmericaEconomicPortions of the United States where cities had weak economic performance relative to other U.S. cities
natureA world map highlights weaker-performing cities during the 2008-2009 recession, depicted in orange. Key regions include California, Oregon, and Nevada on the West Coast, the Midwest around Chicago, and the Southeast, particularly Florida.
Regions of Weaker-Performing Cities | High | Lowest hazard | Low hazard | Moderately low hazard | Moderate hazard | Moderately high hazard | High hazard | Highest hazard | No data | Arid and low water use | Low (<10%) | Low-medium (10-20%) | Medium-high (20-40%) | High (40-80%) | Extremely high (>80%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alaska | 2.85% | 1.92% | 2.33% | 38.6% | 2.01% | 5.60% | 5.27% | 0.132% | 87.9% | 0.193% | 0.154% | 1.32% | ||||
Arizona | 65.7% | 6.30% | 79.1% | 4.42% | 3.34% | 9.37% | 6.97% | 0.448% | 4.52% | |||||||
Utah | 7.30% | 1 | 12.7% | 56.8% | 6.12% | 1.39% | 20.8% | 13.7% | 0.313% | 0.420% | 49.5% | |||||
Yukon | 0.923% | 99.0% | ||||||||||||||
Northwest Territories | 0.342% | 3.62% | ||||||||||||||
District of Columbia | 100% | 100% | ||||||||||||||
Florida | 98.0% | 87.3% | 10.9% | 10.4% | 12.0% | 0.279% | 0.266% | 0.590% | ||||||||
Idaho | 2.22% | 24.8% | 28.3% | 9.56% | 0.772% | 13.8% | 28.4% | 8.83% | 44.9% | |||||||
New Hampshire | 39.4% | 60.3% | 17.2% | 33.7% | 40.5% | 8.46% | ||||||||||
Rhode Island | 93.7% | 0.183% | 86.5% | 6.09% | ||||||||||||
Vermont | 81.9% | 18.1% | 7.27% | 88.3% | 4.41% | |||||||||||
Washington | 11.4% | 25.6% | 38.5% | 19.2% | 5.52% | 10.1% | 72.6% | 3.37% | 5.42% | 0.287% | 6.53% | |||||
Wyoming | 5.20% | 20.2% | 63.6% | 8.78% | 21.7% | 0.541% | 70.3% | |||||||||
Nunavut | 0.979% | 18.2% | ||||||||||||||
Montana | 20.1% | 5.22% | 15.0% | 22.0% | 2.02% | 28.7% | 2.60% | 14.6% | 5.24% | 35.2% | ||||||
Maine | 63.3% | 7.54% | 94.9% | 2.65% | 0.228% | 0.817% | ||||||||||
North Dakota | 98.6% | 1.38% | 7.38% | 3.22% | 4.45% | 0.249% | 9.67% | 36.7% | ||||||||
Kentucky | 23.6% | 7.69% | 64.8% | 10.2% | 7.55% | 1.03% | 3.57% | 76.6% | 17.7% | 5.68% | ||||||
Nova Scotia | 0.182% | 80.1% | ||||||||||||||
Virginia | 1.50% | 39.8% | 49.9% | 5.34% | 11.9% | 0.775% | 16.4% | 1.64% | ||||||||
Delaware | 80.2% | 18.7% | 0.105% | 37.7% | 61.1% | |||||||||||
Prince Edward Island | 98.5% | |||||||||||||||
Saskatchewan | 4.25% | 59.9% | 2.62% | 2.54% | 2.67% | 0.868% | ||||||||||
Mississippi | 16.0% | 46.6% | 33.2% | 16.6% | 3.37% | 74.5% | 1.57% | 23.9% | ||||||||
West Virginia | 66.8% | 33.2% | 63.6% | 17.6% | 14.6% | |||||||||||
Nebraska | 33.8% | 2.42% | 1.45% | 0.605% | 3.54% | 22.3% | 73.5% | |||||||||
Texas | 54.2% | 29.7% | 7.88% | 4.07% | 3.41% | 2.84% | 1.94% | 22.5% | 2.71% | |||||||
Missouri | 8.53% | 41.8% | 23.6% | 11.8% | 7.42% | 1.26% | 5.55% | 45.5% | 14.9% | 0.131% | 5.37% | |||||
Louisiana | 19.2% | 6.85% | 90.8% | 1.03% | 54.5% | 20.6% | 5.75% | |||||||||
Hawaii | 7.50% | 6.67% | 9.71% | 4.93% | 52.2% | 7.82% | ||||||||||
North Carolina | 5.87% | 47.3% | 35.4% | 9.17% | 1.38% | 0.116% | 12.2% | 54.7% | 3.14% | 0.982% | ||||||
Oregon | 69.4% | 1.50% | 41.7% | 13.0% | 4.40% | 4.75% | 14.3% | 48.2% | 11.8% | 4.82% | 0.772% | 0.847% | ||||
New Brunswick | 99.5% | |||||||||||||||
Alabama | 33.3% | 2.82% | 40.6% | 43.3% | 7.23% | 92.6% | 5.45% | 0.987% | ||||||||
New Mexico | 7.73% | 4.90% | 54.5% | 8.67% | 30.3% | 0.128% | 7.32% | 21.7% | ||||||||
Kansas | 42.9% | 9.98% | 0.176% | 1.82% | 13.8% | 68.4% | ||||||||||
Wisconsin | 51.5% | 95.7% | 4.01% | 5.67% | 25.0% | 40.8% | 9.68% | |||||||||
British Columbia | 2.06% | 92.0% | 1.55% | 0.285% | ||||||||||||
Newfoundland and Labrador | 74.5% | |||||||||||||||
New Jersey | 17.9% | 69.2% | 10.9% | 0.162% | 3.07% | 94.0% | 1.76% | |||||||||
South Carolina | 22.6% | 58.4% | 8.92% | 2.25% | 7.66% | 0.748% | 24.6% | 36.2% | ||||||||
Michigan | 52.9% | 74.0% | 24.1% | 56.0% | 3.00% | 4.63% | 9.70% | |||||||||
Alberta | 3.52% | 56.8% | 0.267% | 4.01% | 3.67% | 11.4% | ||||||||||
Connecticut | 98.9% | 0.460% | 29.6% | 24.9% | 23.8% | 1.35% | ||||||||||
Pennsylvania | 6.30% | 85.9% | 14.1% | 1.42% | 27.8% | 49.9% | 3.96% | |||||||||
Colorado | 5.33% | 26.1% | 34.0% | 32.6% | 0.795% | 9.40% | 85.2% | |||||||||
Nevada | 85.0% | 6.24% | 61.7% | 15.9% | 6.20% | 1.29% | 8.21% | 0.731% | 1.40% | 0.413% | 2.80% | 24.0% | ||||
Massachusetts | 79.0% | 15.4% | 0.206% | 0.166% | 33.6% | 8.30% | 30.7% | |||||||||
Georgia | 32.1% | 4.38% | 39.2% | 43.9% | 10.4% | 1.79% | 8.71% | 47.0% | 37.9% | |||||||
New York | 31.8% | 35.5% | 13.6% | 7.01% | 25.4% | 5.89% | 56.3% | 5.19% | 0.401% | |||||||
Maryland | 87.1% | 10.7% | 0.151% | 4.45% | 64.3% | 1.05% | 8.49% | |||||||||
Québec | 99.1% | 0.240% | ||||||||||||||
Manitoba | 0.656% | 83.1% | 11.7% | 2.04% | 1.39% | |||||||||||
Oklahoma | 43.3% | 42.2% | 13.7% | 11.4% | 5.60% | 4.28% | 17.9% | 30.0% | ||||||||
Tennessee | 28.9% | 15.6% | 11.5% | 1.92% | 8.15% | 90.1% | 5.50% | |||||||||
Ontario | 97.2% | 1.67% | 1.13% | |||||||||||||
California | 99.6% | 3.21% | 9.22% | 1.48% | 1.10% | 28.4% | 0.688% | 12.5% | 0.232% | 17.8% | 2.26% | 1.00% | ||||
Arkansas | 17.3% | 39.7% | 21.2% | 1.93% | 2.11% | 7.50% | 12.6% | 46.8% | 33.2% | 6.01% | ||||||
South Dakota | 27.5% | 53.6% | 8.87% | 32.7% | 3.47% | 37.3% | 22.0% | |||||||||
Ohio | 60.8% | 85.3% | 2.10% | 1.52% | 3.42% | 0.721% | 29.0% | |||||||||
Indiana | 56.0% | 50.5% | 36.9% | 9.25% | 3.12% | 0.434% | 1.19% | 8.61% | 4.78% | |||||||
Minnesota | 10.2% | 99.1% | 21.0% | 3.81% | 13.1% | 23.4% | 22.0% | |||||||||
Iowa | 92.6% | 7.45% | 26.6% | 12.5% | 44.0% | 16.3% | 0.628% | |||||||||
Illinois | 11.9% | 52.5% | 18.5% | 13.6% | 11.9% | 1.07% | 1.91% | 30.9% | 0.187% | 44.1% | 9.75% | |||||
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