Map plots Houston's most economically distressed areas

The Economic Innovation Group (EIG), a public policy organization, has a new interactive tool that shows where some of America's most economically distressed areas are. This is how parts of Houston fared in their analysis. less The Economic Innovation Group (EIG), a public policy organization, has a new interactive tool that shows where some of America's most economically distressed areas are. This is how parts of Houston fared in ... more Photo: Economic Innovation Group Photo: Economic Innovation Group Image 1 of / 20 Caption Close Map plots Houston's most economically distressed areas 1 / 20 Back to Gallery

A bulk of Houston's most distressed areas can be found in the city's northeast and southeast sides, according to an analysis by the Economic Innovation Group (EIG), a public policy organization founded in 2013.

EIG's Distressed Communities Index (DCI) took seven metrics and combined them into a single measurement of community economic well-being.

Those seven metrics included the percent of "the population 25 years and older without a high school diploma or equivalent," "percent of the prime-age population (ages 25-64) not currently in work," and "a geography's median income expressed as a percentage of its state's median income," according to its methodology page.

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The index was compiled using data from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates for 2011-2015 and Business Patterns data from the years 2011 and 2015, EIG added.

Swipe through the gallery above to see some of the areas struggling the most in Houston or visit EIG's map here.

Fernando Alfonso III is a digital reporter at Chron.com. Follow him on Twitter at @fernalfonso.