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%) | D0 Abnormally Dry | D1 Drought - Moderate | D2 Drought - Severe | D3 Drought - Extreme | D4 Drought - Exceptional | Acid Rain | Polluted air emissions leading to acid rain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yukon | 0.923% | 99.0% | |||||||||||||
Northwest Territories | 0.342% | 3.62% | |||||||||||||
Nunavut | 0.979% | 18.2% | |||||||||||||
British Columbia | 92.0% | 1.55% | 0.285% | ||||||||||||
Alberta | 3.52% | 56.8% | 0.267% | 4.01% | 3.67% | 11.4% | |||||||||
Alaska | 0.132% | 87.9% | 0.193% | 0.154% | 1.32% | 12.1% | |||||||||
Arizona | 65.7% | 3.34% | 9.37% | 6.97% | 0.448% | 4.52% | 63.8% | 16.6% | |||||||
Utah | 7.30% | 20.8% | 13.7% | 0.313% | 0.420% | 49.5% | 32.8% | 17.5% | 13.0% | ||||||
Idaho | 0.772% | 13.8% | 28.4% | 8.83% | 44.9% | 35.6% | 49.3% | 3.82% | |||||||
Hawaii | 7.82% | 42.1% | 42.2% | 5.85% | |||||||||||
New Mexico | 30.3% | 0.128% | 7.32% | 21.7% | 32.1% | ||||||||||
District of Columbia | 100% | 100% | |||||||||||||
Florida | 98.0% | 10.4% | 12.0% | 0.279% | 0.266% | 0.590% | 7.50% | 98.8% | |||||||
New Hampshire | 17.2% | 33.7% | 40.5% | 8.46% | 14.1% | 100% | |||||||||
Rhode Island | 0.183% | 86.5% | 6.09% | 92.1% | |||||||||||
Vermont | 7.27% | 88.3% | 4.41% | 100% | |||||||||||
Washington | 11.4% | 72.6% | 3.37% | 5.42% | 0.287% | 6.53% | 14.5% | 7.55% | 3.59% | ||||||
Wyoming | 21.7% | 0.541% | 70.3% | 63.2% | 11.7% | 2.18% | 29.2% | ||||||||
Montana | 28.7% | 2.60% | 14.6% | 5.24% | 35.2% | 31.7% | 16.1% | 8.79% | 29.3% | ||||||
Maine | 94.9% | 2.65% | 0.228% | 0.817% | 99.2% | ||||||||||
North Dakota | 7.38% | 3.22% | 4.45% | 0.249% | 9.67% | 36.7% | 67.7% | 3.90% | 36.8% | ||||||
Kentucky | 23.6% | 76.6% | 17.7% | 5.68% | 24.3% | 75.7% | |||||||||
Nova Scotia | 0.182% | 80.1% | 17.9% | ||||||||||||
Virginia | 11.9% | 0.775% | 16.4% | 1.64% | 99.4% | ||||||||||
Delaware | 0.105% | 37.7% | 61.1% | 98.6% | |||||||||||
Prince Edward Island | 98.5% | 93.0% | |||||||||||||
Saskatchewan | 4.25% | 59.9% | 2.62% | 2.54% | 2.67% | 0.868% | 1.42% | ||||||||
Mississippi | 16.0% | 74.5% | 1.57% | 23.9% | 3.93% | 21.0% | 78.9% | ||||||||
West Virginia | 63.6% | 17.6% | 14.6% | 4.75% | 100% | ||||||||||
Nebraska | 0.605% | 3.54% | 22.3% | 73.5% | 98.1% | ||||||||||
Texas | 4.07% | 3.41% | 2.84% | 1.94% | 22.5% | 2.71% | 23.1% | 0.245% | |||||||
Missouri | 45.5% | 14.9% | 0.131% | 5.37% | 100% | ||||||||||
Louisiana | 19.2% | 54.5% | 20.6% | 5.75% | 38.7% | 8.21% | 33.5% | ||||||||
North Carolina | 0.116% | 12.2% | 54.7% | 3.14% | 0.982% | 99.3% | |||||||||
Oregon | 69.4% | 14.3% | 48.2% | 11.8% | 4.82% | 0.772% | 0.847% | 7.64% | 29.3% | 33.5% | 52.1% | ||||
New Brunswick | 99.5% | 2.23% | |||||||||||||
Alabama | 33.3% | 92.6% | 5.45% | 0.987% | 82.1% | 17.8% | |||||||||
Kansas | 0.176% | 1.82% | 13.8% | 68.4% | 5.29% | 63.2% | |||||||||
Wisconsin | 51.5% | 5.67% | 25.0% | 40.8% | 9.68% | 36.3% | 63.1% | ||||||||
Newfoundland and Labrador | 74.5% | 24.5% | |||||||||||||
New Jersey | 0.162% | 3.07% | 94.0% | 1.76% | 98.5% | ||||||||||
South Carolina | 0.748% | 24.6% | 36.2% | 99.8% | |||||||||||
Michigan | 52.9% | 56.0% | 3.00% | 4.63% | 9.70% | 27.7% | 69.7% | ||||||||
Connecticut | 0.460% | 29.6% | 24.9% | 23.8% | 1.35% | 30.4% | 100% | ||||||||
Pennsylvania | 6.30% | 1.42% | 27.8% | 49.9% | 3.96% | 1.99% | 99.3% | 0.676% | |||||||
Colorado | 0.795% | 9.40% | 85.2% | 9.05% | 1.17% | ||||||||||
Nevada | 85.0% | 8.21% | 0.731% | 1.40% | 0.413% | 2.80% | 24.0% | 36.1% | 25.3% | 14.0% | 18.7% | 4.50% | 44.1% | ||
Massachusetts | 0.206% | 0.166% | 33.6% | 8.30% | 30.7% | 20.6% | 96.4% | ||||||||
Georgia | 32.1% | 8.71% | 47.0% | 37.9% | 2.73% | 99.8% | |||||||||
New York | 25.4% | 5.89% | 56.3% | 5.19% | 0.401% | 2.48% | |||||||||
Maryland | 0.151% | 4.45% | 64.3% | 1.05% | 8.49% | 8.47% | 97.6% | ||||||||
Québec | 99.1% | 0.240% | 0.466% | ||||||||||||
Manitoba | 0.656% | 83.1% | 11.7% | 2.04% | 1.39% | 0.172% | |||||||||
Oklahoma | 11.4% | 5.60% | 4.28% | 17.9% | 30.0% | 21.5% | 27.0% | ||||||||
Tennessee | 90.1% | 5.50% | 36.3% | 63.7% | |||||||||||
Ontario | 97.2% | 1.67% | 1.13% | 33.3% | 13.7% | ||||||||||
California | 99.6% | 0.688% | 12.5% | 0.232% | 17.8% | 2.26% | 1.00% | 4.47% | 12.5% | 21.9% | 22.2% | 38.2% | 95.7% | ||
Arkansas | 12.6% | 46.8% | 33.2% | 6.01% | 4.85% | 100% | |||||||||
South Dakota | 32.7% | 3.47% | 37.3% | 22.0% | 11.9% | 100% | |||||||||
Ohio | 60.8% | 3.42% | 0.721% | 29.0% | 18.8% | 81.1% | |||||||||
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% | 5.50% | 94.8% | |||||||
Iowa | 26.6% | 12.5% | 44.0% | 16.3% | 0.628% | 100% | |||||||||
Illinois | 11.9% | 30.9% | 0.187% | 44.1% | 9.75% | 100% | |||||||||
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