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%) | Tungsten Mines | 240–259 | 220–239 | 200–219 | 180–199 | 160–179 | 140–159 | 120–139 | 100–119 | 80–99 | Less than 80 | |
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Alaska | 0.132% | 87.9% | 0.193% | 0.154% | 1.32% | 9 | 28.4% | 69.2% | 2.23% | ||||||||||
Arizona | 65.7% | 3.34% | 9.37% | 6.97% | 0.448% | 4.52% | 39 | 44.2% | 33.7% | 22.1% | |||||||||
Utah | 7.30% | 20.8% | 13.7% | 0.313% | 0.420% | 49.5% | 23 | 70.0% | 8.89% | 2.63% | |||||||||
Yukon | 0.923% | 99.0% | 1 | 100% | |||||||||||||||
Northwest Territories | 0.342% | 3.62% | 2 | 2.63% | 82.4% | 14.9% | |||||||||||||
District of Columbia | 100% | 100% | |||||||||||||||||
Florida | 98.0% | 10.4% | 12.0% | 0.279% | 0.266% | 0.590% | 32.7% | 67.3% | |||||||||||
Idaho | 0.772% | 13.8% | 28.4% | 8.83% | 44.9% | 24 | 78.1% | 21.9% | |||||||||||
New Hampshire | 17.2% | 33.7% | 40.5% | 8.46% | 1 | 100% | |||||||||||||
Rhode Island | 0.183% | 86.5% | 6.09% | 100% | |||||||||||||||
Vermont | 7.27% | 88.3% | 4.41% | 100% | |||||||||||||||
Washington | 11.4% | 72.6% | 3.37% | 5.42% | 0.287% | 6.53% | 3 | 1.22% | 98.8% | ||||||||||
Wyoming | 21.7% | 0.541% | 70.3% | 1 | 12.4% | 87.6% | |||||||||||||
Nunavut | 0.979% | 18.2% | 1.36% | 33.1% | 65.5% | ||||||||||||||
Montana | 28.7% | 2.60% | 14.6% | 5.24% | 35.2% | 12 | 14.7% | 85.3% | |||||||||||
Maine | 94.9% | 2.65% | 0.228% | 0.817% | 99.8% | 0.153% | |||||||||||||
North Dakota | 7.38% | 3.22% | 4.45% | 0.249% | 9.67% | 36.7% | 100% | ||||||||||||
Kentucky | 23.6% | 76.6% | 17.7% | 5.68% | 1 | 46.4% | 53.6% | ||||||||||||
Nova Scotia | 0.182% | 80.1% | 52.4% | 47.6% | |||||||||||||||
Virginia | 11.9% | 0.775% | 16.4% | 1.64% | 2.49% | 97.5% | |||||||||||||
Delaware | 0.105% | 37.7% | 61.1% | 100% | |||||||||||||||
Prince Edward Island | 98.5% | 100% | |||||||||||||||||
Saskatchewan | 4.25% | 59.9% | 2.62% | 2.54% | 2.67% | 0.868% | 42.7% | 57.2% | |||||||||||
Mississippi | 16.0% | 74.5% | 1.57% | 23.9% | 82.1% | 17.9% | |||||||||||||
West Virginia | 63.6% | 17.6% | 14.6% | 99.2% | 0.827% | ||||||||||||||
Nebraska | 0.605% | 3.54% | 22.3% | 73.5% | 9.53% | 90.5% | |||||||||||||
Texas | 4.07% | 3.41% | 2.84% | 1.94% | 22.5% | 2.71% | 5.26% | 58.9% | 35.9% | ||||||||||
Missouri | 45.5% | 14.9% | 0.131% | 5.37% | 66.4% | 33.6% | |||||||||||||
Louisiana | 19.2% | 54.5% | 20.6% | 5.75% | 26.8% | 73.2% | |||||||||||||
Hawaii | 7.82% | 2.67% | 97.3% | ||||||||||||||||
North Carolina | 0.116% | 12.2% | 54.7% | 3.14% | 0.982% | 73.0% | 27.0% | ||||||||||||
Oregon | 69.4% | 14.3% | 48.2% | 11.8% | 4.82% | 0.772% | 0.847% | 5 | 96.3% | 3.75% | |||||||||
New Brunswick | 99.5% | 3 | 47.2% | 52.8% | |||||||||||||||
Alabama | 33.3% | 92.6% | 5.45% | 0.987% | 66.2% | 33.8% | |||||||||||||
New Mexico | 30.3% | 0.128% | 7.32% | 21.7% | 1 | 15.5% | 33.9% | 49.1% | |||||||||||
Kansas | 0.176% | 1.82% | 13.8% | 68.4% | 5.90% | 91.6% | 2.46% | ||||||||||||
Wisconsin | 51.5% | 5.67% | 25.0% | 40.8% | 9.68% | 100% | |||||||||||||
British Columbia | 92.0% | 1.55% | 0.285% | 21.7% | 31.5% | 46.8% | |||||||||||||
Newfoundland and Labrador | 74.5% | 29.5% | 69.1% | 1.36% | |||||||||||||||
New Jersey | 0.162% | 3.07% | 94.0% | 1.76% | 1 | 51.6% | 48.4% | ||||||||||||
South Carolina | 0.748% | 24.6% | 36.2% | 100% | |||||||||||||||
Michigan | 52.9% | 56.0% | 3.00% | 4.63% | 9.70% | 2 | 100% | ||||||||||||
Alberta | 3.52% | 56.8% | 0.267% | 4.01% | 3.67% | 11.4% | 29.7% | 53.1% | 17.2% | ||||||||||
Connecticut | 0.460% | 29.6% | 24.9% | 23.8% | 1.35% | 100% | |||||||||||||
Pennsylvania | 6.30% | 1.42% | 27.8% | 49.9% | 3.96% | 19.4% | 80.6% | ||||||||||||
Colorado | 0.795% | 9.40% | 85.2% | 83 | 48.1% | 51.6% | 0.332% | ||||||||||||
Nevada | 85.0% | 8.21% | 0.731% | 1.40% | 0.413% | 2.80% | 24.0% | 48 | 1.58% | 63.4% | 31.2% | 3.86% | |||||||
Massachusetts | 0.206% | 0.166% | 33.6% | 8.30% | 30.7% | 0.220% | 99.8% | ||||||||||||
Georgia | 32.1% | 8.71% | 47.0% | 37.9% | 48.3% | 51.7% | |||||||||||||
New York | 25.4% | 5.89% | 56.3% | 5.19% | 0.401% | 100% | |||||||||||||
Maryland | 0.151% | 4.45% | 64.3% | 1.05% | 8.49% | 100% | |||||||||||||
Québec | 99.1% | 0.240% | 10.4% | 38.5% | 41.0% | 10.1% | |||||||||||||
Manitoba | 0.656% | 83.1% | 11.7% | 2.04% | 1.39% | 26.0% | 66.7% | 7.35% | |||||||||||
Oklahoma | 11.4% | 5.60% | 4.28% | 17.9% | 30.0% | 82.2% | 17.8% | ||||||||||||
Tennessee | 90.1% | 5.50% | 100% | ||||||||||||||||
Ontario | 97.2% | 1.67% | 1.13% | 30.4% | 56.0% | 13.7% | |||||||||||||
California | 99.6% | 0.688% | 12.5% | 0.232% | 17.8% | 2.26% | 1.00% | 62 | 2.69% | 22.7% | 49.4% | 19.9% | 5.25% | ||||||
Arkansas | 12.6% | 46.8% | 33.2% | 6.01% | 50.1% | 49.9% | |||||||||||||
South Dakota | 32.7% | 3.47% | 37.3% | 22.0% | 50.1% | 49.9% | |||||||||||||
Ohio | 60.8% | 3.42% | 0.721% | 29.0% | 51.6% | 48.4% | |||||||||||||
Indiana | 56.0% | 0.434% | 1.19% | 8.61% | 4.78% | 0.561% | 79.2% | 20.2% | |||||||||||
Minnesota | 10.2% | 21.0% | 3.81% | 13.1% | 23.4% | 22.0% | 99.9% | ||||||||||||
Iowa | 26.6% | 12.5% | 44.0% | 16.3% | 0.628% | 77.7% | 22.3% | ||||||||||||
Illinois | 11.9% | 30.9% | 0.187% | 44.1% | 9.75% | 11.8% | 73.8% | 14.4% |
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