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 | Arctic Cordillera | Tundra | Taiga | Hudson Plain | Boreal forests | Northwestern forested mountains | Marine west coast forest | Eastern temperate forests | Great Plains | Deserts and steppes | Mediterranean California | Southern semi-arid highlands | Temperate sierras | Tropical wet forests | 0.5 to 1.0 | 1.0 to 1.5 | 1.5 to 2.0 | 2.0 to 3.0 | |
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Alaska | 25.1% | 6.23% | 14.3% | 3.61% | 0.667% | 69.6% | 29.7% | |||||||||||||
Arizona | 65.7% | 66.3% | 12.9% | 19.7% | 100% | |||||||||||||||
Utah | 7.30% | 1 | 19.3% | 80.3% | 42.2% | 57.8% | ||||||||||||||
Yukon | 7.08% | 38.7% | 53.4% | 89.2% | 10.8% | |||||||||||||||
Northwest Territories | 3.04% | 63.7% | 58.9% | 41.1% | ||||||||||||||||
District of Columbia | 100% | 100% | ||||||||||||||||||
Florida | 98.0% | 84.3% | 14.5% | 80.2% | 19.8% | |||||||||||||||
Idaho | 57.3% | 40.7% | 18.3% | 81.7% | ||||||||||||||||
New Hampshire | 82.5% | 17.5% | 76.6% | 23.4% | ||||||||||||||||
Rhode Island | 92.1% | 100% | ||||||||||||||||||
Vermont | 86.9% | 13.1% | 25.6% | 74.4% | ||||||||||||||||
Washington | 11.4% | 44.1% | 18.2% | 34.8% | 75.8% | 24.2% | ||||||||||||||
Wyoming | 6.11% | 27.1% | 46.4% | 98.2% | 1.78% | |||||||||||||||
Nunavut | 1.96% | 1.52% | 3.41% | 11.7% | 88.3% | |||||||||||||||
Montana | 31.6% | 66.0% | 29.3% | 70.7% | ||||||||||||||||
Maine | 44.1% | 52.2% | 46.2% | 53.8% | ||||||||||||||||
North Dakota | 100% | 100% | ||||||||||||||||||
Kentucky | 23.6% | 100% | 100% | |||||||||||||||||
Nova Scotia | 17.5% | 6.61% | 100% | |||||||||||||||||
Virginia | 99.4% | 100% | ||||||||||||||||||
Delaware | 98.4% | 100% | ||||||||||||||||||
Prince Edward Island | 89.2% | 69.9% | 30.1% | |||||||||||||||||
Saskatchewan | 8.06% | 57.8% | 33.4% | 100% | ||||||||||||||||
Mississippi | 16.0% | 99.9% | 1.68% | 98.3% | ||||||||||||||||
West Virginia | 100% | 100% | ||||||||||||||||||
Nebraska | 100% | 86.0% | 14.0% | |||||||||||||||||
Texas | 17.3% | 4.05% | 13.1% | 0.700% | 99.3% | |||||||||||||||
Missouri | 60.6% | 39.4% | 99.3% | 0.692% | ||||||||||||||||
Louisiana | 19.2% | 86.4% | 12.6% | 22.6% | 77.4% | |||||||||||||||
Hawaii | 100% | |||||||||||||||||||
North Carolina | 99.2% | 0.757% | 99.2% | |||||||||||||||||
Oregon | 69.4% | 53.3% | 14.9% | 7.11% | 84.6% | 15.4% | ||||||||||||||
New Brunswick | 3.19% | 95.8% | 28.8% | 71.2% | ||||||||||||||||
Alabama | 33.3% | 99.9% | 0.226% | 99.8% | ||||||||||||||||
New Mexico | 8.59% | 32.9% | 7.36% | 1.32% | 3.54% | 100% | ||||||||||||||
Kansas | 99.9% | 100% | ||||||||||||||||||
Wisconsin | 51.5% | 31.7% | 66.5% | 1.10% | 100% | |||||||||||||||
British Columbia | 7.72% | 4.25% | 60.9% | 6.59% | 4.95% | 8.35% | 91.6% | |||||||||||||
Newfoundland and Labrador | 5.23% | 56.9% | 22.4% | 62.6% | 37.4% | |||||||||||||||
New Jersey | 11.2% | 86.6% | 100% | |||||||||||||||||
South Carolina | 99.7% | 0.446% | 99.6% | |||||||||||||||||
Michigan | 52.9% | 25.2% | 1.08% | 100% | ||||||||||||||||
Alberta | 17.4% | 54.4% | 6.61% | 21.1% | 100% | |||||||||||||||
Connecticut | 15.9% | 84.0% | 100% | |||||||||||||||||
Pennsylvania | 6.30% | 3.06% | 79.4% | 99.6% | 0.379% | |||||||||||||||
Colorado | 38.2% | 42.1% | 2.98% | 100% | ||||||||||||||||
Nevada | 85.0% | 99.6% | 59.2% | 40.8% | ||||||||||||||||
Massachusetts | 32.4% | 63.3% | 0.220% | 99.8% | ||||||||||||||||
Georgia | 32.1% | 99.9% | 10.5% | 89.5% | ||||||||||||||||
New York | 19.7% | 1.05% | 44.6% | 55.4% | ||||||||||||||||
Maryland | 97.9% | 100% | ||||||||||||||||||
Québec | 1.01% | 37.0% | 2.25% | 3.73% | 1.51% | 3.13% | 86.6% | 10.3% | ||||||||||||
Manitoba | 22.1% | 11.3% | 55.4% | 10.0% | 100% | |||||||||||||||
Oklahoma | 21.6% | 78.4% | 100% | |||||||||||||||||
Tennessee | 100% | 100% | ||||||||||||||||||
Ontario | 28.1% | 64.1% | 7.08% | 100% | ||||||||||||||||
California | 99.6% | 26.9% | 2.89% | 29.8% | 39.7% | 100% | ||||||||||||||
Arkansas | 100% | 100% | ||||||||||||||||||
South Dakota | 3.94% | 96.1% | 18.5% | 81.5% | ||||||||||||||||
Ohio | 60.8% | 99.9% | 86.8% | 13.2% | ||||||||||||||||
Indiana | 56.0% | 100% | 78.8% | 21.2% | ||||||||||||||||
Minnesota | 10.2% | 40.6% | 24.1% | 35.2% | 100% | |||||||||||||||
Iowa | 6.36% | 93.6% | 9.22% | 90.8% | ||||||||||||||||
Illinois | 11.9% | 99.9% | 57.7% | 42.3% | ||||||||||||||||
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