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Thursday, 25th December 2008

Full Text Report: America's Most Literate Cities 2008

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Minneapolis and Seattle have tied for the title of America’s most literate city in 2008, according to a recent survey.

Minneapolis moves down from its No. 1 ranking last year to tie with Seattle, last year’s number two city, according to a survey taken by Jack Miller, president of Central Connecticut State University. Washington D.C. took third in the rankings while St. Paul slipped a notch in the annual ranking, moving down from third in 2007 to fourth place this year.

The study uses six key indicators of literacy: number of bookstores, educational attainment, Internet resources, library resources, newspaper circulation and periodical publishing resources.

Minneapolis was ranked No. 4 in the bookstore category, with criteria including: number of retail bookstores per 10,000 population; number of rare and used bookstores per 10,000 population; and number of members of the American Booksellers Association per 10,000 population. St. Paul tied for sixth with Pittsburgh in this category.

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Sources: Minneapolis Business Journal and Central Connecticut State College


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