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%) | 100 and above | 81–100 | 71–80 | 61–70 | 51–60 | 41–50 | 31–40 | 21–30 | 11–20 | 6–10 | 2–5 | 1 and below | |
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Hawaii | 7.82% | ||||||||||||||||||||
Alaska | 0.132% | 87.9% | 0.193% | 0.154% | 1.32% | 7.66% | 55.2% | 19.9% | |||||||||||||
Arizona | 65.7% | 3.34% | 9.37% | 6.97% | 0.448% | 4.52% | 8.64% | 10.8% | 6.36% | 10.3% | 8.92% | 4.76% | |||||||||
Utah | 7.30% | 1 | 20.8% | 13.7% | 0.313% | 0.420% | 49.5% | 6.90% | 15.9% | 5.97% | |||||||||||
Yukon | 0.923% | 99.0% | 7.00% | 59.8% | 26.1% | 7.10% | |||||||||||||||
Northwest Territories | 0.342% | 3.62% | 5.77% | 26.0% | 42.2% | 3.09% | |||||||||||||||
District of Columbia | 100% | 100% | |||||||||||||||||||
Florida | 98.0% | 10.4% | 12.0% | 0.279% | 0.266% | 0.590% | 9.02% | 56.6% | 20.8% | 3.46% | |||||||||||
Idaho | 0.772% | 13.8% | 28.4% | 8.83% | 44.9% | 5.95% | 12.1% | 9.81% | 31.7% | ||||||||||||
New Hampshire | 17.2% | 33.7% | 40.5% | 8.46% | 94.4% | 5.56% | |||||||||||||||
Rhode Island | 0.183% | 86.5% | 6.09% | 3.91% | |||||||||||||||||
Vermont | 7.27% | 88.3% | 4.41% | 100% | |||||||||||||||||
Washington | 11.4% | 72.6% | 3.37% | 5.42% | 0.287% | 6.53% | 1.35% | 57.1% | 1.44% | ||||||||||||
Wyoming | 21.7% | 0.541% | 70.3% | 5.38% | 5.86% | 13.2% | |||||||||||||||
Nunavut | 0.979% | 18.2% | 1.70% | 21.4% | 1.54% | ||||||||||||||||
Montana | 28.7% | 2.60% | 14.6% | 5.24% | 35.2% | 1.73% | 42.7% | 23.7% | 7.99% | ||||||||||||
Maine | 94.9% | 2.65% | 0.228% | 0.817% | 79.8% | 14.7% | 5.13% | ||||||||||||||
North Dakota | 7.38% | 3.22% | 4.45% | 0.249% | 9.67% | 36.7% | 95.7% | 4.33% | |||||||||||||
Kentucky | 23.6% | 76.6% | 17.7% | 5.68% | 41.2% | 58.8% | |||||||||||||||
Nova Scotia | 0.182% | 80.1% | 19.0% | 8.02% | |||||||||||||||||
Virginia | 11.9% | 0.775% | 16.4% | 1.64% | 5.25% | 53.9% | 38.5% | 2.22% | |||||||||||||
Delaware | 0.105% | 37.7% | 61.1% | 99.2% | |||||||||||||||||
Prince Edward Island | 98.5% | 98.5% | |||||||||||||||||||
Saskatchewan | 4.25% | 59.9% | 2.62% | 2.54% | 2.67% | 0.868% | 18.8% | 50.7% | 20.5% | ||||||||||||
Mississippi | 16.0% | 74.5% | 1.57% | 23.9% | 13.6% | 19.8% | 65.6% | ||||||||||||||
West Virginia | 63.6% | 17.6% | 14.6% | 97.0% | 3.04% | ||||||||||||||||
Nebraska | 0.605% | 3.54% | 22.3% | 73.5% | 38.0% | 62.0% | |||||||||||||||
Texas | 4.07% | 3.41% | 2.84% | 1.94% | 22.5% | 2.71% | 1.43% | 21.8% | 34.0% | 42.5% | |||||||||||
Missouri | 45.5% | 14.9% | 0.131% | 5.37% | 100% | ||||||||||||||||
Louisiana | 19.2% | 54.5% | 20.6% | 5.75% | 2.08% | 60.9% | 36.6% | ||||||||||||||
North Carolina | 0.116% | 12.2% | 54.7% | 3.14% | 0.982% | 16.4% | 81.1% | 2.09% | |||||||||||||
Oregon | 69.4% | 14.3% | 48.2% | 11.8% | 4.82% | 0.772% | 0.847% | 7.84% | 63.3% | 28.9% | |||||||||||
New Brunswick | 99.5% | 31.5% | 64.2% | 2.38% | |||||||||||||||||
Alabama | 33.3% | 92.6% | 5.45% | 0.987% | 14.4% | 11.5% | 12.9% | 58.4% | |||||||||||||
New Mexico | 30.3% | 0.128% | 7.32% | 21.7% | 3.65% | 6.22% | 12.8% | 2.01% | 14.3% | ||||||||||||
Kansas | 0.176% | 1.82% | 13.8% | 68.4% | 100% | ||||||||||||||||
Wisconsin | 51.5% | 5.67% | 25.0% | 40.8% | 9.68% | 19.7% | 79.8% | ||||||||||||||
British Columbia | 92.0% | 1.55% | 0.285% | 1.59% | 35.7% | 19.7% | 2.10% | ||||||||||||||
Newfoundland and Labrador | 74.5% | 2.13% | 3.18% | 1.22% | |||||||||||||||||
New Jersey | 0.162% | 3.07% | 94.0% | 1.76% | 28.5% | 71.2% | |||||||||||||||
South Carolina | 0.748% | 24.6% | 36.2% | 1.10% | 75.7% | 23.2% | |||||||||||||||
Michigan | 52.9% | 56.0% | 3.00% | 4.63% | 9.70% | 4.25% | 65.7% | 11.8% | |||||||||||||
Alberta | 3.52% | 56.8% | 0.267% | 4.01% | 3.67% | 11.4% | 2.96% | 41.2% | 52.3% | ||||||||||||
Connecticut | 0.460% | 29.6% | 24.9% | 23.8% | 1.35% | 99.9% | |||||||||||||||
Pennsylvania | 6.30% | 1.42% | 27.8% | 49.9% | 3.96% | 14.0% | 81.5% | 4.50% | |||||||||||||
Colorado | 0.795% | 9.40% | 85.2% | 13.8% | 53.9% | 10.3% | 3.14% | ||||||||||||||
Nevada | 85.0% | 8.21% | 0.731% | 1.40% | 0.413% | 2.80% | 24.0% | 13.2% | 33.3% | 53.5% | |||||||||||
Massachusetts | 0.206% | 0.166% | 33.6% | 8.30% | 30.7% | 91.5% | 6.67% | ||||||||||||||
Georgia | 32.1% | 8.71% | 47.0% | 37.9% | 2.02% | 11.8% | 34.0% | 52.1% | |||||||||||||
New York | 25.4% | 5.89% | 56.3% | 5.19% | 0.401% | 42.9% | 2.90% | ||||||||||||||
Maryland | 0.151% | 4.45% | 64.3% | 1.05% | 8.49% | 11.3% | 16.7% | 71.1% | |||||||||||||
Québec | 99.1% | 0.240% | 9.73% | 2.25% | 18.5% | 22.7% | 14.4% | ||||||||||||||
Manitoba | 0.656% | 83.1% | 11.7% | 2.04% | 1.39% | 3.86% | 21.7% | 27.1% | 47.3% | ||||||||||||
Oklahoma | 11.4% | 5.60% | 4.28% | 17.9% | 30.0% | 94.0% | 6.04% | ||||||||||||||
Tennessee | 90.1% | 5.50% | 95.3% | 4.67% | |||||||||||||||||
Ontario | 97.2% | 1.67% | 1.13% | 2.04% | 56.2% | 35.4% | 2.08% | ||||||||||||||
California | 99.6% | 0.688% | 12.5% | 0.232% | 17.8% | 2.26% | 1.00% | 46.0% | 7.90% | 27.9% | |||||||||||
Arkansas | 12.6% | 46.8% | 33.2% | 6.01% | 100% | ||||||||||||||||
South Dakota | 32.7% | 3.47% | 37.3% | 22.0% | 61.9% | 38.1% | |||||||||||||||
Ohio | 60.8% | 3.42% | 0.721% | 29.0% | 77.5% | 20.4% | |||||||||||||||
Indiana | 56.0% | 0.434% | 1.19% | 8.61% | 4.78% | 1.92% | 97.6% | ||||||||||||||
Minnesota | 10.2% | 21.0% | 3.81% | 13.1% | 23.4% | 22.0% | 22.5% | 75.0% | 2.49% | ||||||||||||
Iowa | 26.6% | 12.5% | 44.0% | 16.3% | 0.628% | 30.7% | 69.3% | ||||||||||||||
Illinois | 11.9% | 30.9% | 0.187% | 44.1% | 9.75% | 38.2% | 58.7% | 3.07% | |||||||||||||
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