The most literate cities in America

(From Shelf Awareness)

"the statistical survey released annually by Central Connecticut State University President Jack Miller, and "based on data that includes number of bookstores, library resources, newspaper circulation and Internet resources," USA Today reported. The top 10 for 2011":

1. Washington, D.C.
2. Seattle
3. Minneapolis
4. Atlanta
5. Boston
6. Pittsburgh
7. Cincinnati
8. St. Louis
9. San Francisco
10. Denver

Of note, I think, is that none of these cities are in Florida, where I am, but a few are on my list of potential places to move to.I love the idea of ranking cities by literacy--here, we live in the only nice area in our city, but the closest book store is a (wonderful, huge) used book store four miles away. The closest B&N or Borders or whatever? No idea. Haven't found it yet. And there isn't a single boutique bookshop or local bookshop or anything else like it that I've found here.

Which is why, if we stay, I'm opening a bookstore when I'm done with college and have paid down my loans a bit.

I don't understand cities that don't read.