Most Literate Cities in the U.S.

Central Connecticut State University President Jack Miller has ranked the most literate cities in the United States.  His ranking is based on data that includes number of bookstores, library resources, newspaper circulation and Internet resources.  The top ten most literate cities are:

1. Washington, D.C.

2. Seattle, WA

3. Minneapolis, MN

4. Atlanta, GA

5. Boston, MA

6. Pittsburgh, PA

7. Cincinnati, OH

8. St. Louis, MO

9. San Francisco, CA

10. Denver, CO

Bakersfield, CA was ranked 75th and last.  The full report can be viewed at http://www.ccsu.edu/page.cfm?p=11111.

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3 Responses to Most Literate Cities in the U.S.

  1. At least those in our capital are reading.

  2. Sherri

    At least the DC area is know for one good thing!

  3. Of coure it’s DC. We’re also very likely to have persued an education beyond high school. I miss my hometown.

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