ATLANTA — We have some bad news Atlanta: in the event of a zombie apocalypse, we’re a goner.
Yes, just like in the ‘Walking Dead,’ Atlanta would be overrun by zombies and its population would be decimated.
This all very true, that is, if you believe a new Halloween study conducted by CareerBuilder.
The “research” was comprised of a weighted index ranking the 53 largest U.S. metropolitan areas. A standard, flesh-eating virus transmitted via biting or contact with infected blood is assumed.
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The index is scored on eight different factors in four categories: ability to defend against the virus, ability to contain the virus, ability to find a cure and ability to outlast the epidemic with an ample food supply.
So where did Atlanta land on this list? Almost at the very bottom.
MSA |
Defense Score |
Containment Score |
Cure Score |
Food Score |
Total Score |
Final Rank |
Boston, MA |
13.69 |
11.05 |
20 |
3.59 |
48.33 |
1 |
Kansas City, MO |
23.38 |
10.02 |
4.53 |
3.10 |
41.03 |
2 |
Salt Lake City, UT |
8.29 |
18.61 |
10.49 |
3.62 |
41.01 |
3 |
Baltimore, MD |
17.55 |
7.68 |
11.56 |
2.79 |
39.58 |
4 |
San Diego, CA |
16.44 |
9.89 |
11.69 |
1.41 |
39.43 |
5 |
Seattle, WA |
9.58 |
17.86 |
8.45 |
1.99 |
37.88 |
6 |
Denver, CO |
7.82 |
20.03 |
6.39 |
3.58 |
37.82 |
7 |
Virginia Beach, VA |
22.38 |
10.61 |
2.76 |
1.79 |
37.54 |
8 |
Hartford, CT |
17.28 |
9.07 |
5.80 |
3.32 |
35.47 |
9 |
Minneapolis, MN |
17.51 |
8.19 |
5.57 |
3.94 |
35.21 |
10 |
Indianapolis, IN |
8.73 |
9.39 |
10.79 |
5.01 |
33.92 |
11 |
Richmond, VA |
14.61 |
11.16 |
4.73 |
3.38 |
33.89 |
12 |
Grand Rapids, MI |
0.08 |
9.73 |
2.08 |
20 |
31.89 |
13 |
San Francisco, CA |
6.43 |
8.97 |
14.86 |
1.48 |
31.73 |
14 |
Portland, OR |
3.71 |
13.41 |
6.35 |
8.01 |
31.48 |
15 |
Washington, D.C. |
16.55 |
7.96 |
6.80 |
0 |
31.31 |
16 |
Sacramento, CA |
8.80 |
12.29 |
4.77 |
4.99 |
30.85 |
17 |
Pittsburgh, PA |
5.98 |
13.38 |
7.26 |
3.60 |
30.22 |
18 |
San Jose, CA |
5.74 |
15.02 |
8.17 |
1.09 |
30.02 |
19 |
Raleigh, NC |
7.70 |
12.22 |
4.89 |
4.18 |
28.98 |
20 |
Orlando, FL |
9.44 |
9.55 |
3.53 |
6.03 |
28.55 |
21 |
Memphis, TN |
14.07 |
2.96 |
5.15 |
6.26 |
28.43 |
22 |
Louisville, KY |
11.56 |
6.76 |
2.03 |
8.04 |
28.39 |
23 |
Cleveland, OH |
10.36 |
4.24 |
8.02 |
5.32 |
27.93 |
24 |
Birmingham, AL |
9.84 |
6.73 |
5.29 |
5.51 |
27.37 |
25 |
Oklahoma City, OK |
8.25 |
10.69 |
6.53 |
1.55 |
27.01 |
26 |
St. Louis, MO |
13.96 |
8.24 |
2.99 |
1.62 |
26.81 |
27 |
Houston, TX |
6.08 |
15.92 |
2.71 |
1.37 |
26.09 |
28 |
New Orleans, LA |
13.55 |
8.85 |
2.12 |
1.23 |
25.75 |
29 |
Phoenix, AZ |
12.81 |
7.39 |
1.96 |
3.44 |
25.59 |
30 |
Charlotte, NC |
8.65 |
6.12 |
0.50 |
9.78 |
25.06 |
31 |
Las Vegas, NV |
15.84 |
6.20 |
0.68 |
1.44 |
24.16 |
32 |
Columbus, OH |
7.88 |
7.59 |
6.03 |
2.50 |
24.01 |
33 |
Providence, RI |
8.82 |
5.37 |
4.19 |
4.85 |
23.23 |
34 |
Austin, TX |
5.83 |
12.13 |
4.45 |
0.70 |
23.11 |
35 |
Cincinnati, OH |
5.46 |
5.63 |
5.16 |
6.62 |
22.87 |
36 |
Rochester, NY |
5.16 |
4.92 |
3.87 |
8.69 |
22.64 |
37 |
Nashville, TN |
8.53 |
7.15 |
3.77 |
2.89 |
22.34 |
38 |
Milwaukee, WI |
6.29 |
7.48 |
4.09 |
3.95 |
21.81 |
39 |
Dallas, TX |
7.66 |
7.50 |
2.12 |
4.53 |
21.80 |
40 |
San Antonio, TX |
9.88 |
4.27 |
1.95 |
5.48 |
21.58 |
41 |
Philadelphia, PA |
8.53 |
1.18 |
7.46 |
3.90 |
21.07 |
42 |
Jacksonville, FL |
11.40 |
6.04 |
1.63 |
1.27 |
20.33 |
43 |
Detroit, MI |
2.03 |
14.50 |
2.10 |
1.32 |
19.94 |
44 |
Chicago, IL |
9.74 |
0.63 |
2.34 |
6.73 |
19.44 |
45 |
Tucson, AZ |
10.88 |
1.59 |
6.40 |
0.52 |
19.40 |
46 |
Buffalo, NY |
10.23 |
3.35 |
3.38 |
1.83 |
18.80 |
47 |
Atlanta, GA |
6.73 |
5.87 |
2.65 |
3.30 |
18.56 |
48 |
Miami, FL |
12.67 |
1.10 |
1.57 |
2.78 |
18.11 |
49 |
Riverside, CA |
4.44 |
4.99 |
0 |
7.30 |
16.72 |
50 |
Los Angeles, CA |
7.37 |
0.68 |
3.89 |
1.70 |
13.65 |
51 |
Tampa, FL |
6.07 |
2.33 |
2.97 |
1.52 |
12.89 |
52 |
New York City, NY |
12.44 |
-10.08 |
4.33 |
1.99 |
8.69 |
53 |
The index will come in handy considering that, in a separate and equally practical CareerBuilder study, 36 percent of workers said, if they were a zombie, they would feast on their co-workers.
Cox Media Group