Table 2. Relative importance of 44 state/physiographic area units in the Northeast. Regional importance is based on atlas-block concentrations of high-priority species (see Table 1). Conservation concern is based on atlas-block concentrations of priority species that show declining population trend (see Methods).
State / physiographic area

Area importance score

Area concern score

28 - New Hampshire

100

5

27 - Connecticut

87

38

21 - West Virginia

86

100

24 - Maryland

85

76

27 - Vermont

83

24

12 - New York

82

52

13 - Maryland

81

66

27 - New Hampshire

80

12

22 - West Virginia

80

61

28 - Vermont

76

7

12 - Connecticut

75

24

28 - Maine

73

5

24 - West Virginia

73

39

27 - Massachusetts

73

15

13 - West Virginia

71

43

12 - Maine

71

7

23 - Virginia

71

23

27 - New York

70

24

10 - Maryland

70

22

24 - New York

70

42

27 - Maine

70

7

22 - Pennsylvania

68

68

18 - Vermont

67

19

24 - Pennsylvania

66

37

13 - Pennsylvania

66

36

26 - New York

65

4

13 - Virginia

64

31

13 - New York

64

29

21 - Virginia

64

34

10 - Virginia

63

16

4 - Maryland

62

17

4 - Delaware

62

14

12 - Pennsylvania

58

13

16 - New York

57

37

11 - Virginia

55

11

10 - Pennsylvania

53

10

18 - New York

53

15

12 - Rhode Island

51

8

12 - Massachusetts

51

9

9 - New York

44

4

4 - Virginia

40

6

3 - Virginia

33

4

4 - Pennsylvania

32

5

9 - Massachusetts

32

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