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%) | Arctic | California | Eastern Woodlands, Northeast | Great Basin | Northwest Coast | Plains | Plateau | Southwest | Subarctic | Evergreen forest | Deciduous forest | Water | Mixed forest | Shrublands | Savannas | Grasslands | Permanent wetlands | Urban and built-up | Cropland and natural vegetation | Snow and ice | Barren or sparsely vegetated | |
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Alaska | 0.132% | 87.9% | 0.193% | 0.154% | 1.32% | 45.7% | 1.02% | 46.0% | 0.877% | 0.260% | 33.1% | 23.3% | 3.90% | 0.194% | ||||||||||||||||
Arizona | 65.7% | 3.34% | 9.37% | 6.97% | 0.448% | 4.52% | 8.41% | 91.6% | 1.24% | 82.2% | 0.905% | 12.8% | 2.58% | |||||||||||||||||
Utah | 7.30% | 1 | 20.8% | 13.7% | 0.313% | 0.420% | 49.5% | 98.8% | 1.20% | 1.37% | 71.1% | 6.04% | ||||||||||||||||||
Yukon | 0.923% | 99.0% | 6.48% | 92.2% | 11.0% | 34.4% | 44.3% | 0.183% | 4.06% | |||||||||||||||||||||
Northwest Territories | 0.342% | 3.62% | 13.2% | 69.8% | 8.23% | 2.25% | 0.109% | 50.3% | 0.342% | 0.521% | 0.256% | |||||||||||||||||||
District of Columbia | 100% | 100% | 90.9% | 9.14% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida | 98.0% | 10.4% | 12.0% | 0.279% | 0.266% | 0.590% | 0.732% | 69.7% | 6.73% | 2.76% | 0.989% | |||||||||||||||||||
Idaho | 0.772% | 13.8% | 28.4% | 8.83% | 44.9% | 78.0% | 22.0% | 34.0% | 57.6% | 2.52% | ||||||||||||||||||||
New Hampshire | 17.2% | 33.7% | 40.5% | 8.46% | 99.9% | 100% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rhode Island | 0.183% | 86.5% | 6.09% | 96.5% | 42.8% | 46.8% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vermont | 7.27% | 88.3% | 4.41% | 100% | 52.7% | 32.3% | 14.6% | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington | 11.4% | 72.6% | 3.37% | 5.42% | 0.287% | 6.53% | 65.1% | 38.7% | 30.4% | 2.11% | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wyoming | 21.7% | 0.541% | 70.3% | 62.6% | 37.4% | 5.80% | 92.0% | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Nunavut | 0.979% | 18.2% | 35.9% | 6.18% | 17.6% | 0.661% | 14.7% | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Montana | 28.7% | 2.60% | 14.6% | 5.24% | 35.2% | 9.49% | 74.5% | 16.0% | 18.5% | 76.4% | 1.52% | |||||||||||||||||||
Maine | 94.9% | 2.65% | 0.228% | 0.817% | 99.2% | 98.8% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Dakota | 7.38% | 3.22% | 4.45% | 0.249% | 9.67% | 36.7% | 1.37% | 98.6% | 23.6% | 1.29% | ||||||||||||||||||||
Kentucky | 23.6% | 76.6% | 17.7% | 5.68% | 82.5% | 34.2% | 65.3% | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Nova Scotia | 0.182% | 80.1% | 78.9% | 77.1% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia | 11.9% | 0.775% | 16.4% | 1.64% | 45.2% | 37.9% | 29.7% | 1.92% | 8.03% | |||||||||||||||||||||
Delaware | 0.105% | 37.7% | 61.1% | 96.5% | 3.32% | 94.5% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Prince Edward Island | 98.5% | 54.0% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saskatchewan | 4.25% | 59.9% | 2.62% | 2.54% | 2.67% | 0.868% | 38.0% | 62.0% | 40.6% | 5.40% | 2.31% | 7.63% | 4.39% | 36.0% | ||||||||||||||||
Mississippi | 16.0% | 74.5% | 1.57% | 23.9% | 29.5% | 9.44% | 22.9% | |||||||||||||||||||||||
West Virginia | 63.6% | 17.6% | 14.6% | 64.1% | 96.2% | 1.85% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nebraska | 0.605% | 3.54% | 22.3% | 73.5% | 100% | 60.9% | 39.1% | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas | 4.07% | 3.41% | 2.84% | 1.94% | 22.5% | 2.71% | 50.9% | 39.0% | 16.6% | 11.5% | 63.9% | 0.593% | 0.322% | |||||||||||||||||
Missouri | 45.5% | 14.9% | 0.131% | 5.37% | 12.0% | 82.4% | 13.6% | 1.69% | 84.7% | |||||||||||||||||||||
Louisiana | 19.2% | 54.5% | 20.6% | 5.75% | 3.55% | 21.5% | 12.9% | 26.3% | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Hawaii | 7.82% | 57.1% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Carolina | 0.116% | 12.2% | 54.7% | 3.14% | 0.982% | 27.2% | 2.93% | 0.571% | 11.8% | 22.1% | ||||||||||||||||||||
Oregon | 69.4% | 14.3% | 48.2% | 11.8% | 4.82% | 0.772% | 0.847% | 53.9% | 18.0% | 39.9% | 46.3% | 1.78% | ||||||||||||||||||
New Brunswick | 99.5% | 99.0% | 98.0% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alabama | 33.3% | 92.6% | 5.45% | 0.987% | 1.53% | 41.9% | 10.2% | 1.99% | ||||||||||||||||||||||
New Mexico | 30.3% | 0.128% | 7.32% | 21.7% | 2.83% | 97.2% | 2.71% | 48.6% | 33.8% | 0.141% | ||||||||||||||||||||
Kansas | 0.176% | 1.82% | 13.8% | 68.4% | 100% | 76.0% | 8.38% | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wisconsin | 51.5% | 5.67% | 25.0% | 40.8% | 9.68% | 96.4% | 3.59% | 5.34% | 0.733% | 24.3% | 69.7% | |||||||||||||||||||
British Columbia | 92.0% | 1.55% | 0.285% | 4.67% | 18.1% | 57.3% | 10.9% | 4.59% | 0.944% | 0.141% | 0.358% | 0.225% | 5.56% | |||||||||||||||||
Newfoundland and Labrador | 74.5% | 10.1% | 67.6% | 22.0% | 15.0% | 29.3% | 14.1% | 2.34% | ||||||||||||||||||||||
New Jersey | 0.162% | 3.07% | 94.0% | 1.76% | 98.7% | 15.9% | 31.5% | 35.6% | 7.11% | |||||||||||||||||||||
South Carolina | 0.748% | 24.6% | 36.2% | 3.99% | 13.8% | 0.475% | 4.46% | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Michigan | 52.9% | 56.0% | 3.00% | 4.63% | 9.70% | 100% | 1.66% | 3.94% | 16.6% | 1.80% | 48.8% | |||||||||||||||||||
Alberta | 3.52% | 56.8% | 0.267% | 4.01% | 3.67% | 11.4% | 31.3% | 4.22% | 64.5% | 24.3% | 30.3% | 0.208% | 3.41% | 0.266% | ||||||||||||||||
Connecticut | 0.460% | 29.6% | 24.9% | 23.8% | 1.35% | 99.4% | 98.8% | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Pennsylvania | 6.30% | 1.42% | 27.8% | 49.9% | 3.96% | 100% | 54.7% | 1.93% | 18.7% | |||||||||||||||||||||
Colorado | 0.795% | 9.40% | 85.2% | 60.5% | 25.0% | 14.5% | 7.58% | 0.276% | 88.5% | |||||||||||||||||||||
Nevada | 85.0% | 8.21% | 0.731% | 1.40% | 0.413% | 2.80% | 24.0% | 99.9% | 0.345% | 2.21% | 65.5% | 1.16% | ||||||||||||||||||
Massachusetts | 0.206% | 0.166% | 33.6% | 8.30% | 30.7% | 98.0% | 26.1% | 56.3% | 9.42% | |||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia | 32.1% | 8.71% | 47.0% | 37.9% | 2.03% | 1.36% | 6.94% | 16.9% | 1.91% | 2.16% | 0.313% | |||||||||||||||||||
New York | 25.4% | 5.89% | 56.3% | 5.19% | 0.401% | 99.5% | 27.2% | 0.385% | 15.0% | 0.153% | 0.584% | |||||||||||||||||||
Maryland | 0.151% | 4.45% | 64.3% | 1.05% | 8.49% | 96.7% | 11.5% | 2.19% | 81.3% | |||||||||||||||||||||
Québec | 99.1% | 0.240% | 11.3% | 64.2% | 5.39% | 3.99% | 38.7% | 9.24% | 4.66% | 1.11% | ||||||||||||||||||||
Manitoba | 0.656% | 83.1% | 11.7% | 2.04% | 1.39% | 10.8% | 7.55% | 81.6% | 37.5% | 3.53% | 5.69% | 25.2% | 2.44% | 3.56% | 13.2% | |||||||||||||||
Oklahoma | 11.4% | 5.60% | 4.28% | 17.9% | 30.0% | 92.6% | 2.23% | 13.4% | 81.7% | 2.65% | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tennessee | 90.1% | 5.50% | 11.6% | 23.2% | 3.17% | 14.9% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ontario | 97.2% | 1.67% | 1.13% | 47.4% | 52.5% | 32.1% | 0.585% | 0.132% | 3.80% | 0.824% | 18.9% | 0.176% | 6.74% | |||||||||||||||||
California | 99.6% | 0.688% | 12.5% | 0.232% | 17.8% | 2.26% | 1.00% | 77.4% | 20.3% | 1.70% | 25.6% | 27.5% | 1.33% | 8.18% | 1.87% | 10.1% | 0.505% | |||||||||||||
Arkansas | 12.6% | 46.8% | 33.2% | 6.01% | 35.1% | 10.7% | 33.2% | 2.79% | 0.791% | 52.5% | ||||||||||||||||||||
South Dakota | 32.7% | 3.47% | 37.3% | 22.0% | 100% | 1.78% | 57.1% | 41.1% | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Ohio | 60.8% | 3.42% | 0.721% | 29.0% | 100% | 15.3% | 0.254% | 84.5% | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiana | 56.0% | 0.434% | 1.19% | 8.61% | 4.78% | 100% | 3.37% | 0.562% | 96.1% | |||||||||||||||||||||
Minnesota | 10.2% | 21.0% | 3.81% | 13.1% | 23.4% | 22.0% | 44.4% | 55.6% | 0.174% | 28.8% | 0.689% | 70.4% | ||||||||||||||||||
Iowa | 26.6% | 12.5% | 44.0% | 16.3% | 0.628% | 27.3% | 72.7% | 100% | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois | 11.9% | 30.9% | 0.187% | 44.1% | 9.75% | 98.8% | 4.06% | 95.9% | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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