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 | Value | Coastal Plain | Prairie | South Central | Central | Southwest | East Central | North Central | Upper Plains | Coastal | South Central | East Central | Gulf | Upper Delta | Southeast | Northeast | Southwest | East Central | South Central | Southeast | Southwest | Central | Northwest | Central | Northern Valley | South Central | West Central | East Central | North Central | Southeast | Southeast | Piedmont Plateau | Lower Delta | Southwest | Eastern | Northwest | Northeast | Appalachian Mountain | Eastern | Eastern Valley | East Texas | Northwest | West Central | Bootheel | Middle | Northeast | Cumberland Plateau | Northeast | Arkansas Drainage | Western | South Central | Western | Western | Southern Mountains | Southwestern | Edwards Plateau | West Olympic Coast | Puget Sound Lowlands | Central | North Central | Southeast | North Central | Southern | North | East Ozarks | Southeast | Panhandle | Central | West Ozarks | Northwest | West | Southern Coastal Plain | Willamette Valley | Allegheny Plateau | Southeast | Southwestern Mountain | North Central | North Central | East Southeast | Central | Northeastern | Northwestern | East Olympic Cascade Foothills | Lower Valley | Mountain | Southeast | Southwest | West Central | Central | Southwestern Valleys | North Central | Central | Central | West Central | East Central | Northeast | Southwest Plateau | Upper Snake River Plains | West Central | Dixie | Southwest | West Central | North Central | West Central | East Central | South Central | Southwest | Platte Drainage | Blue Grass | South Central | Northwestern | Eastern Highlands | Low Rolling Plains | Northern Cascades | North Central | Northeast | Southwest | West Southwest | East Central | South Central | North Central | Coastal Area | North Coast Drainage | North Central | Southeast | High Plains | Central Mountain | Northern Coastal Plain | Rio Grande Drainage | Southwest | Central Mountains | West Central Plains | South Central | Sacramento Drainage | Northwest Prairie | Southeast | Northeast Prairie | South Central | Southwestern Highlands | Northwest | Snake Drainage | East | Northern Mountains | Southeast | Southern | South Central | Southwestern Valleys | Northwestern Plateau | Northeast | Upper Coast | Southern Desert | East Central | Tidewater | South Central Mountains | North Central Canyons | Central Coastal Plain | Northwest | Northern Mountains | South | South Central | Northeast Interior Basins | Western Piedmont | Panhandle | Northeastern Plains | Central Piedmont | San Joaquin Drainage | Southern Piedmont | Northwest | Southwestern Mountains | North Central Prairies | Central | Green and Bear Drainage | Central Hills | North Central | Eastern Piedmont | Northwest | Trans Pecos | Northeast | Southeast | West Central | Southwest | North Central | Southwest | Central | West Central | Central | South Central | Extreme Southern | Northeast | Cheyenne Niobrara Drainage | Okanogan Big Bend | Southeast Desert Basins | Northern Piedmont | Central Coast Drainage | Southwest | Northern Mountains | Central Plains | Everglades and Southwest Coast | Southeast | Lower Platte | Northwest | High Plateau | Southeastern Plains | Northeast | Upper Platte | Northeast Hills | Northeastern | Northwest | Central Highlands | Central Valley | Cascade Mountains West | Kansas Drainage | South Central | Northeast | Wind River | Northeastern Valleys | Black Hills | North Central | Northwest Plateau | Southwestern | Central Basin | East Central | Northwest | Western Plateau | Lower Southern | Central Mountains | Northeast | South Central | Northeastern | Colorado Drainage | North Central | Upper Southern | Lower East Coast | Middle Susquehanna | Aleutians | Appalachian Mountains | Northeast | Palouse Blue Mountains | Southeastern Shore | North Central | Central | East Slope Cascades | Northeast | Yellowstone Drainage | Southwest Lower | Northeastern Shore | East Central | Southeast | Upper Susquehanna | Lower Susquehanna | Big Horn | South Panhandle | Central Eastern Shore | Belle Fourche Drainage | Panhandle | Powder, Little Mo and Tongue Drainages | North Central | South Central | Northern | North Central | South Central | Uinta Basin | Southwest | Central Lakes | South Coast Drainage | South Central Lower | East Upper | South Central | Eastern Plateau | Southeast Lower | Southeast | Southwest | Great Lakes | Southeast | Western | Southern | Northeast Gulf | Southeastern | Southwest | Central | Mohawk Valley | Northwest | West Central Lower | East Central | West | Southeast | Southeastern Piedmont | East Central Lower | Northern | Northwest | East Central Mountains | Pocono Mountains | Coastal | Coastal | Central | Central | South Central | Coastal | North Central | Central Lower | South | Rhode Island (Entire State) | West Upper | Northeast | Central | Southern | East Central | Coastal | Coastal | Northeastern | Hudson Valley | North Central | Southeastern | Northeast Lower | Southwest | West Central | Northern | Northeast | Champlain Valley | Northern Plateau | Northwest Lower | Central | South Interior | North | Northwest Gulf | North | Northeastern | Western | West Central | Northwest | East Central | North Central | Northeast | Southeast | Central | Northwest | Central | South Central | West Central | Northeast | North Central | Cook Inlet | Southeast Interior | St | East Central | Northwest | North Central | Bristol Bay | West Coast | Northeast Interior | Central Interior | North Slope | ABERDEEN | ALBANY | ALBUQUERQUE | ALTUS AFB | AMARILLO | ANDREWS AFB | ATLANTA | AUSTIN SAN ANTONIO | BALTIMORE WASHINGTON | BEALE AFB | BETHEL FAA | BILLINGS | BINGHAMTON | BIRMINGHAM | BISMARCK | BOISE | BOSTON | BROWNSVILLE | BUFFALO | BURLINGTON | CANNON AFB | CEDAR CITY | CHARLESTON | CHARLOTTE | CHEYENNE | CHICAGO MIDWAY | CHICAGO OHARE | CHICAGO | CINCINNATI | CLEVELAND | COLUMBIA | COLUMBUS AFB | COLUMBUS | CORPUS CHRISTI | COVINGTON | DALLAS FT WORTH | DALLAS LOVE FIELD | DALLAS | DAVENPORT | DAYTON | DENVER FRONT RANGE AP | DENVER | DES MOINES | DETROIT | DODGE CITY | DOVER AFB | DULUTH | DYESS AFB | EDWARDS | EGLIN AFB | EL PASO | ELKO | EUREKA | EVANSVILLE | FAIRBANKS | FLAGSTAFF | FORT CAMPBELL | FORT DRUM | FORT HOOD | FORT POLK | FORT RUCKER | FORT SMITH | FORT WAYNE | FT LAUDERDALE | GAYLORD | GLASGOW | GOODLAND | GRAND FORKS | GRAND JUNCTION | GRAND RAPIDS | GREAT FALLS | GREEN BAY | GREER | HASTINGS | HOLLOMAN AFB | HOULTON | HOUSTON HOBBY | HOUSTON INTERNATIONAL | HOUSTON | HUNTSVILLE | INDIANAPOLIS | JACKSON BRANDON | JACKSON | JACKSONVILLE | KAMUELA | KANSAS CITY | KING SALMON | KNOXVILLE | LA CROSSE | LAKE CHARLES | LANGLEY HILL NW WASHINGTON | LAS VEGAS | LAUGHLIN AFB | LINCOLN | LITTLE ROCK | LOS ANGELES | LOUISVILLE | LUBBOCK | MARQUETTE | MAXWELL AFB | MEDFORD | MELBOURNE | MEMPHIS | MIAMI | MIDLAND ODESSA | MILWAUKEE | MINNEAPOLIS | MINOT AFB | MISSOULA | MOBILE | MOLOKAI | MOODY AFB | MOREHEAD CITY | NASHVILLE | NEW ORLEANS | NEW YORK CITY | NEWARK | NOME | NORFOLK RICH | NORMAN NSSL | NORMAN WFO | NORTH PLATTE | OKLAHOMA CITY | OMAHA | ORLANDO INTERNATIONAL | PADUCAH | PENDLETON | PHILADELPHIA | PHOENIX | PITTSBURGH | POCATELLO | PORTLAND | PUEBLO | RALEIGH DURHAM | RALEIGH | RAPID CITY | RENO | RIVERTON | ROANOKE | ROBINS AFB | ROC FAA REDUNDANT RDA 1 | SACRAMENTO | SALT LAKE CITY | SAN ANGELO | SAN DIEGO | SAN FRANCISCO | SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY | SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS | SEATTLE | SHREVEPORT | SIOUX FALLS | SOUTH SHORE | SPOKANE | SPRINGFIELD | ST LOUIS | STATE COLLEGE | STERLING | TALLAHASSEE | TAMPA | TOPEKA | TUCSON | TULSA | VANCE AFB | VANDENBERG AFB | WASHINGTON DULLES | WASHINGTON NATIONAL | WEST PALM BEACH | WICHITA | WILMINGTON | YUMA | |
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