EDN Urban Environment Report: How Does Your City Rank? DRINKING & SURFACE WATER, VPI Rank

Urban Environment Report: How Does Your City Rank?

DRINKING & SURFACE WATER, VPI Rank

All cities have vulnerable populations. However, in some U.S. cities the concentration of citizens at risk is of particular concern. Earth Day Network’s Vulnerable Population Index (EDN VPI) is a measure suggesting what portion of a city's population may have greater sensitivity or susceptibility to environmental change. In the list below city Subject Area scores are weighted by the city’s VPI, yielding a VPI Score and Rank from best to worst.

VPI Rank (1 is best, 72 is worst)	City, State	VPI Score (1 is best, 10 is worst)
1	Sioux Falls*, SD	(1.4)
2	Lexington, KY	(1.5)
3	Portland*, ME	(1.8)
3	Kansas City, MO	(1.8)
3	Providence*, RI	(1.8)
3	Charleston*, WV	(1.8)
7	Fargo*, ND	(1.9)
7	Portland, OR	(1.9)
9	Anchorage, AK	(2.0)
9	Tulsa, OK	(2.0)
11	Columbia*, SC	(2.2)
12	Des Moines*, IA	(2.3)
12	Charlotte, NC	(2.3)
12	Memphis, TN	(2.3)
12	Wilmington*, DE	(2.3)
16	Manchester*, NH	2.4
17	Colorado Springs, CO	(2.4)
18	Boston, MA	2.5
19	Cheyenne*, WY	(2.5)
19	Billings*, MT	(2.5)
19	Oklahoma City, OK	(2.5)
19	Louisville-Jefferson County*, KY	(2.5)
19	Birmingham*, AL	(2.5)
24	Seattle, WA	(2.6)
24	Jacksonville, FL	(2.6)
24	Mesa, AZ	(2.6)
24	Indianapolis, IN	(2.6)
28	Little Rock*, AR	(2.7)
29	Denver, CO	2.8
30	Tucson, AZ	(2.8)
30	Arlington, TX	(2.8)
30	Philadelphia, PA	(2.8)
33	Minneapolis, MN	(2.9)
33	Austin, TX	(2.9)
35	Boise*, ID	(3.0)
35	Nashville-Davidson, TN	(3.0)
37	Albuquerque, NM	3.1
38	Omaha, NE	(3.1)
38	Fort Worth, TX	(3.1)
38	Columbus, OH	(3.1)
41	Cleveland, OH	(3.2)
42	San Francisco, CA	3.3
43	Milwaukee, WI	(3.3)
44	Salt Lake City*, UT	(3.4)
44	San Antonio, TX	(3.4)
46	Chicago, IL	3.5
47	Burlington*, VT	(3.5)
47	Oakland, CA	(3.5)
49	Virginia Beach, VA	(3.6)
49	Las Vegas, NV	(3.6)
49	Sacramento, CA	(3.6)
49	Miami, FL	(3.6)
53	Phoenix, AZ	3.7
54	Long Beach, CA	(3.7)
55	Newark, NJ	3.8
56	San Jose, CA	(3.8)
57	Honolulu, HI	(3.9)
58	San Diego, CA	(4.0)
58	Dallas, TX	(4.0)
60	Detroit, MI	4.1
61	Fresno, CA	(4.2)
62	Wichita, KS	(4.3)
63	Washington, DC	4.4
64	Bridgeport*, CT	(4.4)
64	El Paso, TX	(4.4)
66	New York City, NY	(4.7)
67	Houston, TX	4.8
68	Baltimore City, MD	5.0
68	Atlanta, GA	5.0
70	Jackson*, MS	(5.1)
71	New Orleans, LA	5.3
72	Los Angeles, CA	5.7

Note:

• All rank information is out of 72 cities, though not all cities may have scores/data in every category.
   1 is the 'best' (least polluting, most educated, etc) and 72 is the 'worst'.

• Scores in parenthesis indicate partial scores, e.g. at least one scored indicator was not available
   or reported for this city.

• Use of the asterisk (*) after the city name indicates year 2000 data was used in instances where
   2005 or 2004 Census data was not available.