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%) | 0 to 2°C | 3 to 5°C | 6 to 8°C | 9 to 11°C | 12 to 14°C | 15 to 17°C | 18 to 20°C | 21 to 23°C | 24 to 26°C | 27 to 29°C | over 30°C | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alaska | 0.132% | 87.9% | 0.193% | 0.154% | 1.32% | 2.07% | 0.102% | 1.55% | 61.7% | |||||||||||
Arizona | 65.7% | 3.34% | 9.37% | 6.97% | 0.448% | 4.52% | 31.1% | 44.3% | 24.6% | |||||||||||
Utah | 7.30% | 1 | 20.8% | 13.7% | 0.313% | 0.420% | 49.5% | 22.4% | 10.2% | 31.4% | ||||||||||
Yukon | 0.923% | 99.0% | 1.02% | 5.15% | 93.8% | |||||||||||||||
Northwest Territories | 0.342% | 3.62% | 0.878% | 21.6% | 7.94% | 10.5% | 59.1% | |||||||||||||
District of Columbia | 100% | 100% | ||||||||||||||||||
Florida | 98.0% | 10.4% | 12.0% | 0.279% | 0.266% | 0.590% | 84.0% | 16.0% | ||||||||||||
Idaho | 0.772% | 13.8% | 28.4% | 8.83% | 44.9% | 52.5% | 45.2% | 2.21% | ||||||||||||
New Hampshire | 17.2% | 33.7% | 40.5% | 8.46% | 100% | |||||||||||||||
Rhode Island | 0.183% | 86.5% | 6.09% | 62.8% | 37.2% | |||||||||||||||
Vermont | 7.27% | 88.3% | 4.41% | 100% | ||||||||||||||||
Washington | 11.4% | 72.6% | 3.37% | 5.42% | 0.287% | 6.53% | 23.4% | 27.9% | 35.5% | |||||||||||
Wyoming | 21.7% | 0.541% | 70.3% | 57.2% | 36.6% | 6.22% | ||||||||||||||
Nunavut | 0.979% | 18.2% | 22.1% | 39.9% | 23.5% | 12.2% | 2.23% | |||||||||||||
Montana | 28.7% | 2.60% | 14.6% | 5.24% | 35.2% | 56.5% | 21.6% | 21.8% | ||||||||||||
Maine | 94.9% | 2.65% | 0.228% | 0.817% | 21.3% | 78.7% | ||||||||||||||
North Dakota | 7.38% | 3.22% | 4.45% | 0.249% | 9.67% | 36.7% | 37.6% | 62.4% | ||||||||||||
Kentucky | 23.6% | 76.6% | 17.7% | 5.68% | 100% | |||||||||||||||
Nova Scotia | 0.182% | 80.1% | 100% | |||||||||||||||||
Virginia | 11.9% | 0.775% | 16.4% | 1.64% | 48.6% | 51.4% | ||||||||||||||
Delaware | 0.105% | 37.7% | 61.1% | 43.6% | 56.4% | |||||||||||||||
Prince Edward Island | 98.5% | 100% | ||||||||||||||||||
Saskatchewan | 4.25% | 59.9% | 2.62% | 2.54% | 2.67% | 0.868% | 1.64% | 24.6% | 49.4% | 17.2% | 1.04% | |||||||||
Mississippi | 16.0% | 74.5% | 1.57% | 23.9% | 100% | |||||||||||||||
West Virginia | 63.6% | 17.6% | 14.6% | 11.9% | 88.1% | |||||||||||||||
Nebraska | 0.605% | 3.54% | 22.3% | 73.5% | 1.32% | 35.2% | 63.5% | |||||||||||||
Texas | 4.07% | 3.41% | 2.84% | 1.94% | 22.5% | 2.71% | 7.04% | 70.2% | 22.7% | |||||||||||
Missouri | 45.5% | 14.9% | 0.131% | 5.37% | 100% | |||||||||||||||
Louisiana | 19.2% | 54.5% | 20.6% | 5.75% | 100% | |||||||||||||||
Hawaii | 7.82% | 97.3% | 2.67% | |||||||||||||||||
North Carolina | 0.116% | 12.2% | 54.7% | 3.14% | 0.982% | 26.8% | 73.2% | |||||||||||||
Oregon | 69.4% | 14.3% | 48.2% | 11.8% | 4.82% | 0.772% | 0.847% | 11.6% | 83.6% | 4.75% | ||||||||||
New Brunswick | 99.5% | 73.4% | 26.6% | |||||||||||||||||
Alabama | 33.3% | 92.6% | 5.45% | 0.987% | 100% | |||||||||||||||
New Mexico | 30.3% | 0.128% | 7.32% | 21.7% | 0.149% | 84.2% | 15.7% | |||||||||||||
Kansas | 0.176% | 1.82% | 13.8% | 68.4% | 6.28% | 93.7% | ||||||||||||||
Wisconsin | 51.5% | 5.67% | 25.0% | 40.8% | 9.68% | 1.04% | 35.2% | 63.8% | ||||||||||||
British Columbia | 92.0% | 1.55% | 0.285% | 85.4% | 13.9% | 0.706% | ||||||||||||||
Newfoundland and Labrador | 74.5% | 4.91% | 37.1% | 57.9% | ||||||||||||||||
New Jersey | 0.162% | 3.07% | 94.0% | 1.76% | 95.6% | 4.35% | ||||||||||||||
South Carolina | 0.748% | 24.6% | 36.2% | 2.93% | 97.1% | |||||||||||||||
Michigan | 52.9% | 56.0% | 3.00% | 4.63% | 9.70% | 12.8% | 28.4% | 58.8% | ||||||||||||
Alberta | 3.52% | 56.8% | 0.267% | 4.01% | 3.67% | 11.4% | 50.7% | 34.5% | 14.8% | |||||||||||
Connecticut | 0.460% | 29.6% | 24.9% | 23.8% | 1.35% | 6.03% | 94.0% | |||||||||||||
Pennsylvania | 6.30% | 1.42% | 27.8% | 49.9% | 3.96% | 99.0% | 1.04% | |||||||||||||
Colorado | 0.795% | 9.40% | 85.2% | 14.4% | 39.4% | 44.0% | 2.22% | |||||||||||||
Nevada | 85.0% | 8.21% | 0.731% | 1.40% | 0.413% | 2.80% | 24.0% | 15.3% | 31.5% | 45.5% | 7.66% | |||||||||
Massachusetts | 0.206% | 0.166% | 33.6% | 8.30% | 30.7% | 98.7% | 1.07% | 0.220% | ||||||||||||
Georgia | 32.1% | 8.71% | 47.0% | 37.9% | 100% | |||||||||||||||
New York | 25.4% | 5.89% | 56.3% | 5.19% | 0.401% | 60.0% | 40.0% | |||||||||||||
Maryland | 0.151% | 4.45% | 64.3% | 1.05% | 8.49% | 74.4% | 25.6% | |||||||||||||
Québec | 99.1% | 0.240% | 1.08% | 22.4% | 41.4% | 22.6% | 3.88% | |||||||||||||
Manitoba | 0.656% | 83.1% | 11.7% | 2.04% | 1.39% | 32.7% | 26.1% | 29.9% | 11.4% | |||||||||||
Oklahoma | 11.4% | 5.60% | 4.28% | 17.9% | 30.0% | 100% | ||||||||||||||
Tennessee | 90.1% | 5.50% | 100% | |||||||||||||||||
Ontario | 97.2% | 1.67% | 1.13% | 10.3% | 11.0% | 55.9% | 3.50% | 2.10% | ||||||||||||
California | 99.6% | 0.688% | 12.5% | 0.232% | 17.8% | 2.26% | 1.00% | 0.261% | 27.4% | 0.828% | 11.3% | 14.3% | 0.918% | |||||||
Arkansas | 12.6% | 46.8% | 33.2% | 6.01% | 100% | |||||||||||||||
South Dakota | 32.7% | 3.47% | 37.3% | 22.0% | 75.3% | 24.7% | ||||||||||||||
Ohio | 60.8% | 3.42% | 0.721% | 29.0% | 58.5% | 41.5% | ||||||||||||||
Indiana | 56.0% | 0.434% | 1.19% | 8.61% | 4.78% | 29.9% | 70.1% | |||||||||||||
Minnesota | 10.2% | 21.0% | 3.81% | 13.1% | 23.4% | 22.0% | 4.10% | 41.1% | 46.2% | 8.52% | ||||||||||
Iowa | 26.6% | 12.5% | 44.0% | 16.3% | 0.628% | 11.6% | 88.4% | |||||||||||||
Illinois | 11.9% | 30.9% | 0.187% | 44.1% | 9.75% | 23.5% | 76.5% | |||||||||||||
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