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 | No data | Arid and low water use | Low (<10%) | Low-medium (10-20%) | Medium-high (20-40%) | High (40-80%) | Extremely high (>80%) | 2 to 2.5 | 2.5 to 3 | 3 to 3.5 | 3.5 to 4 | 4 to 4.5 | 4.5 to 5 | 5 to 5.5 | 5.5 to 6 | 6 to 6.5 | 6.5 to 7 | 7 to 7.5 | |
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Alaska | 0.132% | 87.9% | 0.193% | 0.154% | 1.32% | 0.364% | 0.102% | 17.0% | 18.9% | 20.0% | 17.3% | 13.9% | 6.85% | 0.304% | ||||||
Arizona | 65.7% | 3.34% | 9.37% | 6.97% | 0.448% | 4.52% | 3.51% | 69.2% | 27.3% | |||||||||||
Utah | 7.30% | 1 | 20.8% | 13.7% | 0.313% | 0.420% | 49.5% | 100% | ||||||||||||
Yukon | 0.923% | 99.0% | 36.2% | 38.5% | 16.4% | 5.02% | 3.91% | |||||||||||||
Northwest Territories | 0.342% | 3.62% | 9.87% | 22.1% | 27.7% | 18.5% | 4.31% | 15.6% | 1.77% | |||||||||||
District of Columbia | 100% | 100% | ||||||||||||||||||
Florida | 98.0% | 10.4% | 12.0% | 0.279% | 0.266% | 0.590% | 15.0% | 82.2% | 2.85% | |||||||||||
Idaho | 0.772% | 13.8% | 28.4% | 8.83% | 44.9% | 48.1% | 51.9% | |||||||||||||
New Hampshire | 17.2% | 33.7% | 40.5% | 8.46% | 23.7% | 76.3% | ||||||||||||||
Rhode Island | 0.183% | 86.5% | 6.09% | 100% | ||||||||||||||||
Vermont | 7.27% | 88.3% | 4.41% | 95.9% | 4.15% | |||||||||||||||
Washington | 11.4% | 72.6% | 3.37% | 5.42% | 0.287% | 6.53% | 6.09% | 55.9% | 38.0% | |||||||||||
Wyoming | 21.7% | 0.541% | 70.3% | 3.26% | 96.7% | |||||||||||||||
Nunavut | 0.979% | 18.2% | 1.46% | 4.55% | 27.5% | 0.150% | 19.2% | 5.07% | ||||||||||||
Montana | 28.7% | 2.60% | 14.6% | 5.24% | 35.2% | 89.8% | 10.2% | |||||||||||||
Maine | 94.9% | 2.65% | 0.228% | 0.817% | 16.2% | 71.2% | 12.7% | |||||||||||||
North Dakota | 7.38% | 3.22% | 4.45% | 0.249% | 9.67% | 36.7% | 100% | |||||||||||||
Kentucky | 23.6% | 76.6% | 17.7% | 5.68% | 100% | |||||||||||||||
Nova Scotia | 0.182% | 80.1% | 0.194% | 99.8% | ||||||||||||||||
Virginia | 11.9% | 0.775% | 16.4% | 1.64% | 63.0% | 37.0% | ||||||||||||||
Delaware | 0.105% | 37.7% | 61.1% | 100% | ||||||||||||||||
Prince Edward Island | 98.5% | 85.1% | 14.9% | |||||||||||||||||
Saskatchewan | 4.25% | 59.9% | 2.62% | 2.54% | 2.67% | 0.868% | 31.5% | 61.8% | 6.66% | |||||||||||
Mississippi | 16.0% | 74.5% | 1.57% | 23.9% | 1.91% | 52.1% | 46.0% | |||||||||||||
West Virginia | 63.6% | 17.6% | 14.6% | 100% | ||||||||||||||||
Nebraska | 0.605% | 3.54% | 22.3% | 73.5% | 100% | |||||||||||||||
Texas | 4.07% | 3.41% | 2.84% | 1.94% | 22.5% | 2.71% | 1.45% | 25.6% | 56.1% | 16.9% | ||||||||||
Missouri | 45.5% | 14.9% | 0.131% | 5.37% | 20.7% | 79.3% | ||||||||||||||
Louisiana | 19.2% | 54.5% | 20.6% | 5.75% | 21.5% | 63.6% | 14.9% | |||||||||||||
Hawaii | 7.82% | 4.46% | 95.5% | |||||||||||||||||
North Carolina | 0.116% | 12.2% | 54.7% | 3.14% | 0.982% | 3.74% | 93.9% | |||||||||||||
Oregon | 69.4% | 14.3% | 48.2% | 11.8% | 4.82% | 0.772% | 0.847% | 19.6% | 27.0% | 52.7% | 0.664% | |||||||||
New Brunswick | 99.5% | 20.6% | 69.3% | 10.1% | ||||||||||||||||
Alabama | 33.3% | 92.6% | 5.45% | 0.987% | 2.92% | 87.2% | 9.85% | |||||||||||||
New Mexico | 30.3% | 0.128% | 7.32% | 21.7% | 21.3% | 78.7% | ||||||||||||||
Kansas | 0.176% | 1.82% | 13.8% | 68.4% | 100% | |||||||||||||||
Wisconsin | 51.5% | 5.67% | 25.0% | 40.8% | 9.68% | 100% | ||||||||||||||
British Columbia | 92.0% | 1.55% | 0.285% | 1.18% | 10.9% | 80.5% | 7.40% | |||||||||||||
Newfoundland and Labrador | 74.5% | 9.26% | 24.1% | 25.5% | 41.2% | |||||||||||||||
New Jersey | 0.162% | 3.07% | 94.0% | 1.76% | 99.9% | |||||||||||||||
South Carolina | 0.748% | 24.6% | 36.2% | 12.4% | 87.6% | |||||||||||||||
Michigan | 52.9% | 56.0% | 3.00% | 4.63% | 9.70% | 100% | ||||||||||||||
Alberta | 3.52% | 56.8% | 0.267% | 4.01% | 3.67% | 11.4% | 21.6% | 71.0% | 7.43% | |||||||||||
Connecticut | 0.460% | 29.6% | 24.9% | 23.8% | 1.35% | 100% | ||||||||||||||
Pennsylvania | 6.30% | 1.42% | 27.8% | 49.9% | 3.96% | 10.3% | 76.9% | 12.8% | ||||||||||||
Colorado | 0.795% | 9.40% | 85.2% | 100% | ||||||||||||||||
Nevada | 85.0% | 8.21% | 0.731% | 1.40% | 0.413% | 2.80% | 24.0% | 55.5% | 44.5% | |||||||||||
Massachusetts | 0.206% | 0.166% | 33.6% | 8.30% | 30.7% | 0.220% | 0.204% | 88.4% | 11.2% | |||||||||||
Georgia | 32.1% | 8.71% | 47.0% | 37.9% | 17.7% | 82.3% | ||||||||||||||
New York | 25.4% | 5.89% | 56.3% | 5.19% | 0.401% | 8.25% | 44.4% | 47.4% | ||||||||||||
Maryland | 0.151% | 4.45% | 64.3% | 1.05% | 8.49% | 77.2% | 22.8% | |||||||||||||
Québec | 99.1% | 0.240% | 0.462% | 6.48% | 44.1% | 28.1% | 20.7% | 0.145% | ||||||||||||
Manitoba | 0.656% | 83.1% | 11.7% | 2.04% | 1.39% | 43.2% | 44.5% | 12.3% | ||||||||||||
Oklahoma | 11.4% | 5.60% | 4.28% | 17.9% | 30.0% | 28.9% | 71.1% | |||||||||||||
Tennessee | 90.1% | 5.50% | 26.0% | 74.0% | ||||||||||||||||
Ontario | 97.2% | 1.67% | 1.13% | 48.4% | 40.0% | 11.6% | ||||||||||||||
California | 99.6% | 0.688% | 12.5% | 0.232% | 17.8% | 2.26% | 1.00% | 0.147% | 33.8% | 21.5% | 35.5% | |||||||||
Arkansas | 12.6% | 46.8% | 33.2% | 6.01% | 98.0% | 2.00% | ||||||||||||||
South Dakota | 32.7% | 3.47% | 37.3% | 22.0% | 100% | |||||||||||||||
Ohio | 60.8% | 3.42% | 0.721% | 29.0% | 67.4% | 32.6% | ||||||||||||||
Indiana | 56.0% | 0.434% | 1.19% | 8.61% | 4.78% | 53.3% | 46.7% | |||||||||||||
Minnesota | 10.2% | 21.0% | 3.81% | 13.1% | 23.4% | 22.0% | 100% | |||||||||||||
Iowa | 26.6% | 12.5% | 44.0% | 16.3% | 0.628% | 100% | ||||||||||||||
Illinois | 11.9% | 30.9% | 0.187% | 44.1% | 9.75% | 18.1% | 81.9% | |||||||||||||
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