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 | No data | Arid and low water use | Low (<10%) | Low-medium (10-20%) | Medium-high (20-40%) | High (40-80%) | Extremely high (>80%) | Cold Front | Areas of serious concern | Areas of some concern | Stable terrain | Nonvegetated land | |
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Alaska | 0.132% | 87.9% | 0.193% | 0.154% | 1.32% | 0.154% | |||||||
Arizona | 65.7% | 3.34% | 9.37% | 6.97% | 0.448% | 4.52% | 30.7% | 40.9% | 28.4% | ||||
Utah | 7.30% | 20.8% | 13.7% | 0.313% | 0.420% | 49.5% | 5.42% | 13.6% | 86.4% | ||||
Yukon | 0.923% | 99.0% | 100% | ||||||||||
Northwest Territories | 0.342% | 3.62% | 3.06% | ||||||||||
District of Columbia | 100% | 100% | |||||||||||
Florida | 98.0% | 10.4% | 12.0% | 0.279% | 0.266% | 0.590% | 3.68% | 99.0% | |||||
Idaho | 0.772% | 13.8% | 28.4% | 8.83% | 44.9% | 12.7% | 87.3% | ||||||
New Hampshire | 17.2% | 33.7% | 40.5% | 8.46% | 100% | ||||||||
Rhode Island | 0.183% | 86.5% | 6.09% | 95.0% | |||||||||
Vermont | 7.27% | 88.3% | 4.41% | 2.39% | 97.6% | ||||||||
Washington | 11.4% | 72.6% | 3.37% | 5.42% | 0.287% | 6.53% | 12.5% | 11.9% | 5.51% | ||||
Wyoming | 21.7% | 0.541% | 70.3% | 3.04% | 97.0% | ||||||||
Nunavut | 0.979% | 18.2% | 0.587% | ||||||||||
Montana | 28.7% | 2.60% | 14.6% | 5.24% | 35.2% | 5.14% | 83.8% | ||||||
Maine | 94.9% | 2.65% | 0.228% | 0.817% | 0.171% | 80.4% | |||||||
North Dakota | 7.38% | 3.22% | 4.45% | 0.249% | 9.67% | 36.7% | 92.0% | 8.03% | |||||
Kentucky | 23.6% | 76.6% | 17.7% | 5.68% | 1.37% | 98.6% | |||||||
Nova Scotia | 0.182% | 80.1% | 18.4% | ||||||||||
Virginia | 11.9% | 0.775% | 16.4% | 1.64% | 25.7% | 74.1% | |||||||
Delaware | 0.105% | 37.7% | 61.1% | 99.3% | |||||||||
Prince Edward Island | 98.5% | 96.6% | |||||||||||
Saskatchewan | 4.25% | 59.9% | 2.62% | 2.54% | 2.67% | 0.868% | 11.6% | 38.7% | 49.7% | ||||
Mississippi | 16.0% | 74.5% | 1.57% | 23.9% | 18.4% | 64.8% | 16.8% | ||||||
West Virginia | 63.6% | 17.6% | 14.6% | 26.7% | 73.3% | ||||||||
Nebraska | 0.605% | 3.54% | 22.3% | 73.5% | 2.25% | 94.5% | 5.51% | ||||||
Texas | 4.07% | 3.41% | 2.84% | 1.94% | 22.5% | 2.71% | 13.8% | 77.2% | 8.74% | ||||
Missouri | 45.5% | 14.9% | 0.131% | 5.37% | 53.7% | 46.3% | |||||||
Louisiana | 19.2% | 54.5% | 20.6% | 5.75% | 0.161% | 18.9% | 29.5% | ||||||
Hawaii | 7.82% | 1.16% | |||||||||||
North Carolina | 0.116% | 12.2% | 54.7% | 3.14% | 0.982% | 99.4% | |||||||
Oregon | 69.4% | 14.3% | 48.2% | 11.8% | 4.82% | 0.772% | 0.847% | 0.146% | 13.9% | 59.9% | |||
New Brunswick | 99.5% | 35.3% | 63.9% | ||||||||||
Alabama | 33.3% | 92.6% | 5.45% | 0.987% | 73.2% | 26.7% | |||||||
New Mexico | 30.3% | 0.128% | 7.32% | 21.7% | 5.86% | 92.2% | 1.91% | ||||||
Kansas | 0.176% | 1.82% | 13.8% | 68.4% | 5.13% | 64.1% | 35.9% | ||||||
Wisconsin | 51.5% | 5.67% | 25.0% | 40.8% | 9.68% | 41.4% | 38.2% | 20.4% | |||||
British Columbia | 92.0% | 1.55% | 0.285% | 3.99% | 0.242% | ||||||||
Newfoundland and Labrador | 74.5% | 24.7% | |||||||||||
New Jersey | 0.162% | 3.07% | 94.0% | 1.76% | 99.1% | ||||||||
South Carolina | 0.748% | 24.6% | 36.2% | 90.8% | 9.02% | ||||||||
Michigan | 52.9% | 56.0% | 3.00% | 4.63% | 9.70% | 70.3% | 29.6% | ||||||
Alberta | 3.52% | 56.8% | 0.267% | 4.01% | 3.67% | 11.4% | 3.89% | 14.0% | 65.8% | ||||
Connecticut | 0.460% | 29.6% | 24.9% | 23.8% | 1.35% | 1.86% | 98.1% | ||||||
Pennsylvania | 6.30% | 1.42% | 27.8% | 49.9% | 3.96% | 12.1% | 87.9% | ||||||
Colorado | 0.795% | 9.40% | 85.2% | 5.40% | 35.4% | 64.6% | |||||||
Nevada | 85.0% | 8.21% | 0.731% | 1.40% | 0.413% | 2.80% | 24.0% | 54.5% | 39.8% | 0.655% | |||
Massachusetts | 0.206% | 0.166% | 33.6% | 8.30% | 30.7% | 0.575% | |||||||
Georgia | 32.1% | 8.71% | 47.0% | 37.9% | 64.0% | 35.9% | |||||||
New York | 25.4% | 5.89% | 56.3% | 5.19% | 0.401% | 2.49% | 25.0% | ||||||
Maryland | 0.151% | 4.45% | 64.3% | 1.05% | 8.49% | 23.5% | 74.6% | ||||||
Québec | 99.1% | 0.240% | 0.218% | 94.2% | |||||||||
Manitoba | 0.656% | 83.1% | 11.7% | 2.04% | 1.39% | 5.67% | 12.3% | 81.9% | |||||
Oklahoma | 11.4% | 5.60% | 4.28% | 17.9% | 30.0% | 31.0% | 69.0% | ||||||
Tennessee | 90.1% | 5.50% | 4.84% | 95.2% | |||||||||
Ontario | 97.2% | 1.67% | 1.13% | 1.22% | 8.22% | 91.7% | |||||||
California | 99.6% | 0.688% | 12.5% | 0.232% | 17.8% | 2.26% | 1.00% | 10.6% | 60.7% | 22.9% | 5.57% | ||
Arkansas | 12.6% | 46.8% | 33.2% | 6.01% | 31.1% | 68.9% | |||||||
South Dakota | 32.7% | 3.47% | 37.3% | 22.0% | 56.9% | 43.1% | |||||||
Ohio | 60.8% | 3.42% | 0.721% | 29.0% | 100% | ||||||||
Indiana | 56.0% | 0.434% | 1.19% | 8.61% | 4.78% | 2.05% | 97.9% | ||||||
Minnesota | 10.2% | 21.0% | 3.81% | 13.1% | 23.4% | 22.0% | 6.20% | 26.5% | 61.6% | 11.9% | |||
Iowa | 26.6% | 12.5% | 44.0% | 16.3% | 0.628% | 3.53% | 99.1% | 0.440% | |||||
Illinois | 11.9% | 30.9% | 0.187% | 44.1% | 9.75% | 96.6% | 3.35% |
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