America’s Most Literate Cities:
In case you were wondering, America’s Most Literate Cities are…
1. Minneapolis, Minn.
2. Seattle, Wash.
3. St. Paul, Minn.
4. Denver, Colo.
5. Washington, D.C.
6. St. Louis, Mo.
7. San Francisco, Calif.
8. Atlanta, Ga.
9. Pittsburgh, Pa.
10. Boston, Mass.
And the cities with the most bookstores per capita are…
Bookstore Rankings:
1. Seattle, Wash.
2. San Francisco, Calif.
3. Minneapolis, Minn.*
3. Cincinnati, Ohio*
5. St. Louis, Mo.
6. Portland, Ore.
7. Pittsburgh, Pa.
8. St. Paul, Minn.
9. Cleveland, Ohio
10. Washington, D.C.*
10. Denver, Colo.*
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Wow, that’s kind of embarrassing. That means that although two of the major cities in my home state of Ohio have the easiest access to bookstores, none of its cities rank in the “most literate” top 10.
I suppose this may have something to do with the nature of Ohio as a travel-heavy state — my own literary habits wouldn’t have been included in the population of Cleveland, Columbus or Akron, even though I frequented those cities’ bookstores regularly when I lived there. (Still do, whenever I’m home.) Kinda. Sorta. Maybe. Hey, throw me a bone here…
Wow, that’s kind of embarrassing. That means that although two of the major cities in my home state of Ohio have the easiest access to bookstores, none of its cities rank in the “most literate” top 10.
I suppose this may have something to do with the nature of Ohio as a travel-heavy state — my own literary habits wouldn’t have been included in the population of Cleveland, Columbus or Akron, even though I frequented those cities’ bookstores regularly when I lived there. (Still do, whenever I’m home.) Kinda. Sorta. Maybe. Hey, throw me a bone here…