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%) | Risk level 1 (very low) | Risk level 2 | Risk level 3 (low) | Risk level 4 | Risk level 5 (moderate) | Risk level 6 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hawaii | 7.82% | ||||||||||||||
Alaska | 0.132% | 87.9% | 0.193% | 0.154% | 1.32% | 35.0% | 0.129% | 0.194% | |||||||
Arizona | 65.7% | 3.34% | 9.37% | 6.97% | 0.448% | 4.52% | 3.96% | 2.03% | 39.3% | 1.13% | 0.402% | 1.94% | |||
Utah | 7.30% | 1 | 20.8% | 13.7% | 0.313% | 0.420% | 49.5% | 2.19% | 24.0% | 59.1% | 0.958% | ||||
Yukon | 0.923% | 99.0% | 55.1% | 5.40% | 0.314% | ||||||||||
Northwest Territories | 0.342% | 3.62% | 38.2% | 1.33% | 0.447% | ||||||||||
District of Columbia | 100% | 100% | |||||||||||||
Florida | 98.0% | 10.4% | 12.0% | 0.279% | 0.266% | 0.590% | 89.2% | 6.71% | |||||||
Idaho | 0.772% | 13.8% | 28.4% | 8.83% | 44.9% | 13.6% | 8.18% | 32.7% | 2.94% | ||||||
New Hampshire | 17.2% | 33.7% | 40.5% | 8.46% | 100% | ||||||||||
Rhode Island | 0.183% | 86.5% | 6.09% | 95.3% | |||||||||||
Vermont | 7.27% | 88.3% | 4.41% | 100% | |||||||||||
Washington | 11.4% | 72.6% | 3.37% | 5.42% | 0.287% | 6.53% | 13.7% | 37.3% | 29.7% | 1.66% | |||||
Wyoming | 21.7% | 0.541% | 70.3% | 4.91% | 55.5% | 0.561% | 1.00% | ||||||||
Nunavut | 0.979% | 18.2% | 0.396% | ||||||||||||
Montana | 28.7% | 2.60% | 14.6% | 5.24% | 35.2% | 0.103% | 4.94% | 33.0% | 0.115% | ||||||
Maine | 94.9% | 2.65% | 0.228% | 0.817% | 99.4% | ||||||||||
North Dakota | 7.38% | 3.22% | 4.45% | 0.249% | 9.67% | 36.7% | 0.112% | 0.133% | 99.8% | ||||||
Kentucky | 23.6% | 76.6% | 17.7% | 5.68% | 35.7% | 64.2% | |||||||||
Nova Scotia | 0.182% | 80.1% | 79.0% | ||||||||||||
Virginia | 11.9% | 0.775% | 16.4% | 1.64% | 14.9% | 82.6% | 1.66% | ||||||||
Delaware | 0.105% | 37.7% | 61.1% | 97.6% | |||||||||||
Prince Edward Island | 98.5% | 95.4% | |||||||||||||
Saskatchewan | 4.25% | 59.9% | 2.62% | 2.54% | 2.67% | 0.868% | 0.108% | 7.01% | 1.30% | 0.348% | |||||
Mississippi | 16.0% | 74.5% | 1.57% | 23.9% | 3.08% | 18.3% | 68.7% | 1.07% | |||||||
West Virginia | 63.6% | 17.6% | 14.6% | 92.7% | 3.42% | 3.86% | |||||||||
Nebraska | 0.605% | 3.54% | 22.3% | 73.5% | 2.05% | 97.8% | |||||||||
Texas | 4.07% | 3.41% | 2.84% | 1.94% | 22.5% | 2.71% | 2.19% | 4.69% | 83.5% | 0.249% | 0.428% | ||||
Missouri | 45.5% | 14.9% | 0.131% | 5.37% | 0.633% | 95.9% | 1.63% | ||||||||
Louisiana | 19.2% | 54.5% | 20.6% | 5.75% | 1.01% | 23.5% | 68.0% | 1.27% | |||||||
North Carolina | 0.116% | 12.2% | 54.7% | 3.14% | 0.982% | 91.0% | 0.995% | ||||||||
Oregon | 69.4% | 14.3% | 48.2% | 11.8% | 4.82% | 0.772% | 0.847% | 8.75% | 34.0% | 16.1% | |||||
New Brunswick | 99.5% | 99.4% | |||||||||||||
Alabama | 33.3% | 92.6% | 5.45% | 0.987% | 4.06% | 91.4% | 2.97% | ||||||||
New Mexico | 30.3% | 0.128% | 7.32% | 21.7% | 12.1% | 35.9% | 20.3% | 0.704% | 1.02% | ||||||
Kansas | 0.176% | 1.82% | 13.8% | 68.4% | 99.9% | ||||||||||
Wisconsin | 51.5% | 5.67% | 25.0% | 40.8% | 9.68% | 8.12% | 88.8% | ||||||||
British Columbia | 92.0% | 1.55% | 0.285% | 86.0% | 0.217% | 0.271% | |||||||||
Newfoundland and Labrador | 74.5% | 57.4% | 1.10% | ||||||||||||
New Jersey | 0.162% | 3.07% | 94.0% | 1.76% | 98.6% | ||||||||||
South Carolina | 0.748% | 24.6% | 36.2% | 96.9% | 3.07% | ||||||||||
Michigan | 52.9% | 56.0% | 3.00% | 4.63% | 9.70% | 51.8% | 0.907% | 14.6% | 0.520% | ||||||
Alberta | 3.52% | 56.8% | 0.267% | 4.01% | 3.67% | 11.4% | 75.6% | 3.33% | 0.547% | ||||||
Connecticut | 0.460% | 29.6% | 24.9% | 23.8% | 1.35% | 82.4% | 17.5% | ||||||||
Pennsylvania | 6.30% | 1.42% | 27.8% | 49.9% | 3.96% | 39.1% | 60.4% | 0.421% | |||||||
Colorado | 0.795% | 9.40% | 85.2% | 0.180% | 45.2% | 14.2% | |||||||||
Nevada | 85.0% | 8.21% | 0.731% | 1.40% | 0.413% | 2.80% | 24.0% | 0.533% | 16.8% | 45.2% | 2.15% | ||||
Massachusetts | 0.206% | 0.166% | 33.6% | 8.30% | 30.7% | 92.1% | 4.34% | ||||||||
Georgia | 32.1% | 8.71% | 47.0% | 37.9% | 0.779% | 71.7% | 16.1% | ||||||||
New York | 25.4% | 5.89% | 56.3% | 5.19% | 0.401% | 80.6% | 16.2% | ||||||||
Maryland | 0.151% | 4.45% | 64.3% | 1.05% | 8.49% | 10.9% | 87.5% | ||||||||
Québec | 99.1% | 0.240% | 69.8% | 0.250% | |||||||||||
Manitoba | 0.656% | 83.1% | 11.7% | 2.04% | 1.39% | 81.9% | 8.24% | 0.169% | 0.546% | 0.815% | |||||
Oklahoma | 11.4% | 5.60% | 4.28% | 17.9% | 30.0% | 0.595% | 1.38% | 56.8% | 10.9% | ||||||
Tennessee | 90.1% | 5.50% | 0.102% | 89.8% | 7.28% | ||||||||||
Ontario | 97.2% | 1.67% | 1.13% | 98.7% | 0.766% | ||||||||||
California | 99.6% | 0.688% | 12.5% | 0.232% | 17.8% | 2.26% | 1.00% | 4.06% | 25.8% | 27.5% | 16.1% | 0.987% | |||
Arkansas | 12.6% | 46.8% | 33.2% | 6.01% | 94.1% | 5.38% | |||||||||
South Dakota | 32.7% | 3.47% | 37.3% | 22.0% | 0.217% | 99.7% | |||||||||
Ohio | 60.8% | 3.42% | 0.721% | 29.0% | 2.41% | 0.104% | 97.3% | ||||||||
Indiana | 56.0% | 0.434% | 1.19% | 8.61% | 4.78% | 4.47% | 95.5% | ||||||||
Minnesota | 10.2% | 21.0% | 3.81% | 13.1% | 23.4% | 22.0% | 0.208% | 99.8% | |||||||
Iowa | 26.6% | 12.5% | 44.0% | 16.3% | 0.628% | 99.9% | |||||||||
Illinois | 11.9% | 30.9% | 0.187% | 44.1% | 9.75% | 100% | |||||||||
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