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America’s Cities Are Sinking…

Across the U.S., major urban centers are experiencing significant land subsidence, a.k.a the sinking of land.

This map, via Visual Capitalist’s Kayla Zhu, visualizes the average vertical land movement within 28 of the largest U.S. cities from 2015 to 2021, measured in milimeters per year.

Data comes from a 2025 Nature Cities study titled “Land subsidence risk to infrastructure in US metropolises” by Ohenhen, Zhai, Lucy, et al.

Which U.S. City is Sinking the Most?

Below, we show the average vertical land movement within 28 of the largest U.S. cities from 2015 to 2021, measured in millimeters per year.

City State Vertical land movement (mm/year)
Houston Texas -5.216
Fort Worth Texas -4.366
Dallas Texas -3.846
New York New York -2.430
Chicago Illinois -2.323
Columbus Ohio -1.934
Seattle Washington -1.847
Detroit Michigan -1.726
Denver Colorado -1.714
Charlotte North Carolina -1.507
Indianapolis Indiana -1.423
Washington District of Columbia -1.283
Oklahoma City Oklahoma -1.283
Nashville Tennessee -1.133
San Antonio Texas -1.099
San Diego California -1.076
Portland Oregon -0.922
San Francisco California -0.857
Phoenix Arizona -0.846
Las Vegas Nevada -0.841
Austin Texas -0.792
El Paso Texas -0.754
Philadelphia Pennsylvania -0.735
Los Angeles California -0.729
Boston Massachusetts -0.478
Memphis Tennessee 0.006
San Jose California 0.219
Jacksonville Florida 0.452

Arecent study found that 25 of the 28 largest U.S. metropolitan areas are sinking each year, with cities in Texas experiencing some of the most severe land subsidence.

Out of the cities studied, Houston was the city experiencing the most drastic subsidence, sinking 5.216 milimeters per year on average.

This gradual sinking can worsen the impacts of sea-level rise, increase flood risk, and place additional stress on urban infrastructure, particularly in densely developed areas.

The primary cause of this subsidence is groundwater extraction, though other contributing factors include the weight of urban development, oil and gas extraction, and glacial isostatic adjustment—a slow shift in the Earth’s surface due to the long-term melting of ancient ice sheets.

The study authors estimate that a total land area of 17,900 sq. km. is sinking across these 28 cities.

To learn about sinking cities, check out this graphic by Planet Anomaly that visualizes the fastest-sinking coastal cities.

Tyler Durden Mon, 06/16/2025 – 06:55


Source: https://freedombunker.com/2025/06/16/americas-cities-are-sinking/


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