According to a recent study, Washington DC has been named the United States' Most Literate City.
For thirteen years, Jack Miller, President Emeritus of Central Connecticut State University in New Britain, Connecticut, has been studying literacy data to rank the country's most literate cities.
Two years ago, Minneapolis unseated the District of Columbia for the #1 spot in the study. But for the fifth time in the last six surveys, Washington DC once again holds the title of the United States' Most Literate City.
“Being literate involves far more than being able to read,” Miller said in a press release. “It involves actually reading."
For that reason, Miller measures literacy levels using a number of variables, including the number of local bookstores in a city, the population's educational levels, the extent of Internet and library resources, and local newspaper circulation totals.
Here are the results of this year's Most Literate City rankings
1. Washington, DC
2. Seattle, Washington
3. Minneapolis, Minnesota
4. Atlanta, Georgia
5. San Francisco, California
6. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
7. Portland, Oregon
8. Cincinnati, Ohio
9. St. Paul, Minnesota
10. Boston, Massachusetts
11. Denver, Colorado
12. St. Louis, Missouri
13. Raleigh, North Carolina
14. Nashville-Davidson, Tennessee
15. Durham, North Carolina
16. Kansas City, Missouri
17. Austin, Texas
18. Honolulu, Hawaii
19. Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky
20. Colorado Springs, Colorado
21. Cleveland, Ohio
22. Chicago, Illinois
23. Columbus, Ohio
24. Lincoln, Nebraska
25.5 New Orleans, Louisiana
25.5. Tulsa, Oklahoma
27. Orlando, Florida
28. New York, New York
29. Indianapolis, Indiana
30. Oakland, California
31. Baltimore, Maryland
32. San Diego, California
33.5. Omaha, Nebraska
33.5 Plano, Texas
35. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
36. Irvine, California
37. St. Petersburg, Florida
38. Greensboro, North Carolina
39. Sacramento, California
40. Louisville-Jefferson Co., Kentucky
41. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
42. Dallas, Texas
43. Virginia Beach, Virginia
44. Charlotte, North Carolina
45.5. Albuquerque, New Mexico
45.5. Buffalo, New York
47. Milwaukee, Wisconsin
48. Newark, New Jersey
49. Fort Wayne, Indiana
50. Miami, Florida
51. Tampa, Florida
52. San Jose, California
53. Tucson, Arizona
54. Anchorage, Alaska
55. Jacksonville, Florida
56. Toledo, Ohio
57. Detroit, Michigan
58. Las Vegas, Nevada
59. Santa Ana, California
60. Jersey City, New Jersey
61. Wichita, Kansas
62. Aurora, Colorado
63. Chandler, Arizona
64. Fort Worth, Texas
65. Phoenix, Arizona
66.5. Arlington, Texas
66.5. Memphis, Tennessee
68. Los Angeles, California
69. Riverside, California
70. Houston, Texas
71. Henderson, Nevada
72. Long Beach, California
73. Mesa, Arizona
74. Chula Vista, California
75. Fresno, California
76. San Antonio, Texas
77. Corpus Christi, Texas
78. Anaheim, California
79. Stockton, California
80. El Paso, Texas
81. Bakersfield, California
82. Laredo, Texas
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