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%) | Lightning Frequency | <0.1 flashes/km²/year | 0.1 flashes/km²/year | 0.2 flashes/km²/year | 0.4 flashes/km²/year | 0.6 flashes/km²/year | 0.8 flashes/km²/year | 1 flash/km²/year | 2 flashes/km²/year | 4 flashes/km²/year | 6 flashes/km²/year | 8 flashes/km²/year | 10 flashes/km²/year | 20 flashes/km²/year | 30 flashes/km²/year | |
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Alaska | 0.132% | 87.9% | 0.193% | 0.154% | 1.32% | 6.63% | 1.78% | 25.5% | 0.226% | 5.17% | ||||||||||||||
Arizona | 65.7% | 3.34% | 9.37% | 6.97% | 0.448% | 4.52% | 1.13% | 23.6% | 20.0% | 37.0% | 18.2% | |||||||||||||
Utah | 7.30% | 1 | 20.8% | 13.7% | 0.313% | 0.420% | 49.5% | 22.2% | 65.3% | 0.130% | ||||||||||||||
Yukon | 0.923% | 99.0% | 2.57% | 1.17% | 39.3% | 42.1% | 0.676% | 0.532% | 2.01% | |||||||||||||||
Northwest Territories | 0.342% | 3.62% | 10.4% | 11.3% | 1.93% | 1.61% | 13.9% | 14.4% | 4.36% | 8.69% | ||||||||||||||
District of Columbia | 100% | 100% | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida | 98.0% | 10.4% | 12.0% | 0.279% | 0.266% | 0.590% | 0.168% | 52.7% | 47.1% | |||||||||||||||
Idaho | 0.772% | 13.8% | 28.4% | 8.83% | 44.9% | 8.51% | 90.0% | |||||||||||||||||
New Hampshire | 17.2% | 33.7% | 40.5% | 8.46% | 77.0% | 23.0% | ||||||||||||||||||
Rhode Island | 0.183% | 86.5% | 6.09% | 100% | ||||||||||||||||||||
Vermont | 7.27% | 88.3% | 4.41% | 4.97% | 95.0% | |||||||||||||||||||
Washington | 11.4% | 72.6% | 3.37% | 5.42% | 0.287% | 6.53% | 1.04% | 10.6% | 19.8% | 20.2% | 12.1% | 35.6% | 0.648% | |||||||||||
Wyoming | 21.7% | 0.541% | 70.3% | 48.7% | 16.7% | 16.6% | 10.4% | 7.61% | ||||||||||||||||
Nunavut | 0.979% | 18.2% | 41.3% | 36.7% | 7.71% | 1.80% | 1.53% | 0.139% | ||||||||||||||||
Montana | 28.7% | 2.60% | 14.6% | 5.24% | 35.2% | 1.84% | 16.7% | 6.56% | 12.0% | 2.35% | ||||||||||||||
Maine | 94.9% | 2.65% | 0.228% | 0.817% | 5.45% | 71.9% | ||||||||||||||||||
North Dakota | 7.38% | 3.22% | 4.45% | 0.249% | 9.67% | 36.7% | 5.40% | 24.2% | 48.6% | 17.6% | ||||||||||||||
Kentucky | 23.6% | 76.6% | 17.7% | 5.68% | 100% | |||||||||||||||||||
Nova Scotia | 0.182% | 80.1% | 8.11% | 10.6% | 36.1% | 17.3% | 27.8% | |||||||||||||||||
Virginia | 11.9% | 0.775% | 16.4% | 1.64% | 0.585% | 33.4% | 66.0% | |||||||||||||||||
Delaware | 0.105% | 37.7% | 61.1% | 1.09% | 21.6% | 74.1% | 3.24% | |||||||||||||||||
Prince Edward Island | 98.5% | 2.52% | 8.96% | 20.3% | 68.2% | |||||||||||||||||||
Saskatchewan | 4.25% | 59.9% | 2.62% | 2.54% | 2.67% | 0.868% | 0.267% | 0.717% | 31.5% | 16.7% | 3.54% | |||||||||||||
Mississippi | 16.0% | 74.5% | 1.57% | 23.9% | 53.6% | 46.4% | ||||||||||||||||||
West Virginia | 63.6% | 17.6% | 14.6% | 90.8% | 9.25% | |||||||||||||||||||
Nebraska | 0.605% | 3.54% | 22.3% | 73.5% | 2.93% | 89.3% | 7.74% | |||||||||||||||||
Texas | 4.07% | 3.41% | 2.84% | 1.94% | 22.5% | 2.71% | 1.17% | 8.70% | 65.9% | 24.2% | ||||||||||||||
Missouri | 45.5% | 14.9% | 0.131% | 5.37% | 97.2% | 2.76% | ||||||||||||||||||
Louisiana | 19.2% | 54.5% | 20.6% | 5.75% | 100% | |||||||||||||||||||
Hawaii | 7.82% | 0.113% | 0.444% | 32.9% | 60.0% | |||||||||||||||||||
North Carolina | 0.116% | 12.2% | 54.7% | 3.14% | 0.982% | 100% | ||||||||||||||||||
Oregon | 69.4% | 14.3% | 48.2% | 11.8% | 4.82% | 0.772% | 0.847% | 0.565% | 3.81% | 5.52% | 5.86% | 3.52% | 49.6% | 23.8% | ||||||||||
New Brunswick | 99.5% | 0.276% | 0.234% | 58.0% | ||||||||||||||||||||
Alabama | 33.3% | 92.6% | 5.45% | 0.987% | 41.8% | 58.2% | ||||||||||||||||||
New Mexico | 30.3% | 0.128% | 7.32% | 21.7% | 7.94% | 33.3% | 53.7% | |||||||||||||||||
Kansas | 0.176% | 1.82% | 13.8% | 68.4% | 96.1% | 3.88% | ||||||||||||||||||
Wisconsin | 51.5% | 5.67% | 25.0% | 40.8% | 9.68% | 0.368% | 53.9% | 28.7% | 12.9% | 3.74% | ||||||||||||||
British Columbia | 92.0% | 1.55% | 0.285% | 1.64% | 6.95% | 12.6% | 20.1% | 4.57% | 5.28% | 0.164% | 6.19% | |||||||||||||
Newfoundland and Labrador | 74.5% | 5.05% | 7.84% | 8.94% | 30.5% | 12.3% | 3.57% | 0.308% | ||||||||||||||||
New Jersey | 0.162% | 3.07% | 94.0% | 1.76% | 9.73% | 90.3% | ||||||||||||||||||
South Carolina | 0.748% | 24.6% | 36.2% | 85.1% | 14.9% | |||||||||||||||||||
Michigan | 52.9% | 56.0% | 3.00% | 4.63% | 9.70% | 1.83% | 31.7% | 16.4% | 14.6% | 8.66% | ||||||||||||||
Alberta | 3.52% | 56.8% | 0.267% | 4.01% | 3.67% | 11.4% | 22.8% | 73.1% | 3.13% | |||||||||||||||
Connecticut | 0.460% | 29.6% | 24.9% | 23.8% | 1.35% | 77.5% | 20.8% | 1.09% | ||||||||||||||||
Pennsylvania | 6.30% | 1.42% | 27.8% | 49.9% | 3.96% | 7.74% | 34.9% | 57.3% | ||||||||||||||||
Colorado | 0.795% | 9.40% | 85.2% | 3.18% | 32.7% | 15.2% | 10.5% | 30.1% | 8.34% | |||||||||||||||
Nevada | 85.0% | 8.21% | 0.731% | 1.40% | 0.413% | 2.80% | 24.0% | 1.83% | 39.4% | 47.0% | 11.8% | |||||||||||||
Massachusetts | 0.206% | 0.166% | 33.6% | 8.30% | 30.7% | 2.27% | 79.0% | 18.5% | ||||||||||||||||
Georgia | 32.1% | 8.71% | 47.0% | 37.9% | 48.4% | 51.6% | ||||||||||||||||||
New York | 25.4% | 5.89% | 56.3% | 5.19% | 0.401% | 16.1% | 65.1% | 18.0% | 0.137% | |||||||||||||||
Maryland | 0.151% | 4.45% | 64.3% | 1.05% | 8.49% | 2.23% | 17.7% | 58.3% | 21.7% | |||||||||||||||
Québec | 99.1% | 0.240% | 11.0% | 4.90% | 11.5% | 3.83% | 3.39% | 3.67% | 19.7% | 17.8% | 0.183% | |||||||||||||
Manitoba | 0.656% | 83.1% | 11.7% | 2.04% | 1.39% | 2.65% | 4.40% | 2.91% | 25.0% | 48.7% | 10.4% | |||||||||||||
Oklahoma | 11.4% | 5.60% | 4.28% | 17.9% | 30.0% | 64.4% | 35.6% | |||||||||||||||||
Tennessee | 90.1% | 5.50% | 100% | |||||||||||||||||||||
Ontario | 97.2% | 1.67% | 1.13% | 2.58% | 3.28% | 0.872% | 19.2% | 2.31% | 2.14% | 0.326% | 0.285% | |||||||||||||
California | 99.6% | 0.688% | 12.5% | 0.232% | 17.8% | 2.26% | 1.00% | 2.29% | 10.6% | 16.3% | 5.69% | 2.96% | 35.4% | 15.6% | 1.52% | |||||||||
Arkansas | 12.6% | 46.8% | 33.2% | 6.01% | 15.7% | 84.3% | ||||||||||||||||||
South Dakota | 32.7% | 3.47% | 37.3% | 22.0% | 2.09% | 52.0% | 45.9% | |||||||||||||||||
Ohio | 60.8% | 3.42% | 0.721% | 29.0% | 23.4% | 76.6% | ||||||||||||||||||
Indiana | 56.0% | 0.434% | 1.19% | 8.61% | 4.78% | 100% | ||||||||||||||||||
Minnesota | 10.2% | 21.0% | 3.81% | 13.1% | 23.4% | 22.0% | 13.4% | 3.05% | 20.4% | 21.8% | 9.11% | |||||||||||||
Iowa | 26.6% | 12.5% | 44.0% | 16.3% | 0.628% | 5.30% | 6.65% | 14.4% | 73.6% | |||||||||||||||
Illinois | 11.9% | 30.9% | 0.187% | 44.1% | 9.75% | 1.50% | 98.5% | |||||||||||||||||
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