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 | 2000–3,999 m | 500–1,999 m | 200–499 m | 1–199 m | Below sea level to 0 m | |
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Alaska | 25.1% | 6.23% | 14.3% | 3.61% | 0.312% | 0.159% | 3.83% | 0.187% | |||||||||||||
Arizona | 65.7% | 66.3% | 12.9% | 19.7% | 4.23% | 75.1% | 13.5% | 0.123% | |||||||||||||
Utah | 7.30% | 1 | 19.3% | 80.3% | 28.9% | 4.66% | |||||||||||||||
Yukon | 7.08% | 38.7% | 53.4% | 2.03% | 1.62% | 0.171% | 2.08% | ||||||||||||||
Northwest Territories | 3.04% | 63.7% | 0.701% | 1.01% | 0.274% | ||||||||||||||||
District of Columbia | 100% | 100% | |||||||||||||||||||
Florida | 98.0% | 84.3% | 14.5% | 97.2% | 0.723% | ||||||||||||||||
Idaho | 57.3% | 40.7% | 20.0% | 1.27% | |||||||||||||||||
New Hampshire | 82.5% | 17.5% | 24.8% | 51.0% | 24.2% | ||||||||||||||||
Rhode Island | 92.1% | 91.9% | |||||||||||||||||||
Vermont | 86.9% | 13.1% | 5.41% | 75.7% | 16.8% | ||||||||||||||||
Washington | 11.4% | 44.1% | 18.2% | 34.8% | 3.74% | 0.127% | 0.321% | ||||||||||||||
Wyoming | 6.11% | 27.1% | 46.4% | 48.7% | 0.191% | ||||||||||||||||
Nunavut | 1.96% | 1.52% | 3.41% | 0.590% | 0.103% | 0.752% | |||||||||||||||
Montana | 31.6% | 66.0% | 7.68% | 92.3% | |||||||||||||||||
Maine | 44.1% | 52.2% | 3.08% | 49.6% | 46.1% | ||||||||||||||||
North Dakota | 100% | 1.28% | 41.6% | ||||||||||||||||||
Kentucky | 23.6% | 100% | 2.03% | 67.9% | 1.14% | ||||||||||||||||
Nova Scotia | 17.5% | 6.61% | 5.47% | 9.63% | |||||||||||||||||
Virginia | 99.4% | 25.3% | 22.3% | 50.6% | |||||||||||||||||
Delaware | 98.4% | 97.1% | |||||||||||||||||||
Prince Edward Island | 89.2% | 54.6% | |||||||||||||||||||
Saskatchewan | 8.06% | 57.8% | 33.4% | 0.419% | 47.4% | ||||||||||||||||
Mississippi | 16.0% | 99.9% | 99.9% | ||||||||||||||||||
West Virginia | 100% | 41.2% | 57.1% | 1.62% | |||||||||||||||||
Nebraska | 100% | 80.9% | 19.1% | ||||||||||||||||||
Texas | 17.3% | 4.05% | 13.1% | 45.6% | 17.8% | 36.4% | |||||||||||||||
Missouri | 60.6% | 39.4% | 86.5% | 13.5% | |||||||||||||||||
Louisiana | 19.2% | 86.4% | 12.6% | 93.8% | 0.383% | ||||||||||||||||
Hawaii | 0.312% | 0.691% | 0.644% | ||||||||||||||||||
North Carolina | 99.2% | 15.5% | 22.7% | 59.6% | |||||||||||||||||
Oregon | 69.4% | 53.3% | 14.9% | 7.11% | 81.4% | 2.26% | 0.478% | ||||||||||||||
New Brunswick | 3.19% | 95.8% | 37.0% | 58.8% | |||||||||||||||||
Alabama | 33.3% | 99.9% | 24.8% | 75.1% | |||||||||||||||||
New Mexico | 8.59% | 32.9% | 7.36% | 1.32% | 3.54% | 28.8% | 69.9% | ||||||||||||||
Kansas | 99.9% | 51.4% | 48.6% | ||||||||||||||||||
Wisconsin | 51.5% | 31.7% | 66.5% | 1.10% | 2.16% | 95.2% | 1.75% | ||||||||||||||
British Columbia | 7.72% | 4.25% | 60.9% | 6.59% | 4.95% | 0.679% | 0.195% | 3.52% | 0.563% | ||||||||||||
Newfoundland and Labrador | 5.23% | 56.9% | 22.4% | 1.34% | 39.7% | 2.34% | |||||||||||||||
New Jersey | 11.2% | 86.6% | 16.4% | 80.4% | |||||||||||||||||
South Carolina | 99.7% | 1.04% | 11.8% | 86.6% | 0.391% | ||||||||||||||||
Michigan | 52.9% | 25.2% | 1.08% | 0.349% | 83.9% | 12.8% | 0.190% | ||||||||||||||
Alberta | 17.4% | 54.4% | 6.61% | 21.1% | 0.430% | 0.453% | 22.3% | ||||||||||||||
Connecticut | 15.9% | 84.0% | 20.0% | 79.4% | |||||||||||||||||
Pennsylvania | 6.30% | 3.06% | 79.4% | 20.4% | 65.0% | 0.204% | |||||||||||||||
Colorado | 38.2% | 42.1% | 2.98% | 49.6% | 1.04% | ||||||||||||||||
Nevada | 85.0% | 99.6% | 0.567% | 92.4% | |||||||||||||||||
Massachusetts | 32.4% | 63.3% | 3.87% | 32.8% | 55.0% | ||||||||||||||||
Georgia | 32.1% | 99.9% | 3.30% | 26.4% | 69.4% | 0.831% | |||||||||||||||
New York | 19.7% | 1.05% | 4.04% | 49.6% | 0.993% | ||||||||||||||||
Maryland | 97.9% | 7.33% | 7.75% | 80.9% | 2.82% | ||||||||||||||||
Québec | 1.01% | 37.0% | 2.25% | 3.73% | 1.51% | 0.242% | 54.2% | 0.385% | |||||||||||||
Manitoba | 22.1% | 11.3% | 55.4% | 10.0% | 0.246% | 72.5% | 23.3% | ||||||||||||||
Oklahoma | 21.6% | 78.4% | 21.8% | 70.1% | 8.07% | ||||||||||||||||
Tennessee | 100% | 5.10% | 57.9% | 31.6% | |||||||||||||||||
Ontario | 28.1% | 64.1% | 7.08% | 64.3% | 31.1% | ||||||||||||||||
California | 99.6% | 26.9% | 2.89% | 29.8% | 39.7% | 6.79% | 1.42% | 0.420% | 0.348% | 1.23% | |||||||||||
Arkansas | 100% | 1.84% | 28.8% | 69.4% | |||||||||||||||||
South Dakota | 3.94% | 96.1% | 8.14% | 25.3% | |||||||||||||||||
Ohio | 60.8% | 99.9% | 96.2% | 3.80% | |||||||||||||||||
Indiana | 56.0% | 100% | 71.4% | 0.711% | |||||||||||||||||
Minnesota | 10.2% | 40.6% | 24.1% | 35.2% | 1.27% | 95.8% | |||||||||||||||
Iowa | 6.36% | 93.6% | 99.7% | 0.283% | |||||||||||||||||
Illinois | 11.9% | 99.9% | 42.1% | 1.04% | |||||||||||||||||
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