No surprise here. Central Connecticut State University compiles the list. A total score is tallied for each city across six different literacy categories: Booksellers; Educational attainment; Internet Resources; Library Resources; Newspaper Circulation; and Periodical publications. All categories were compared against the city’s total population.
Here’s the list of the top 10
- Seattle, WA
- Minneapolis, MN
- Atlanta, GA
- Washington, DC
- St. Paul, MN
- Pittsburgh, PA
- Cincinnati, OH
- Denver, CO
- San Francisco, CA
- Portland, OR
To be fair, the list is only of cities with populations of 250,000 or more. However, if we consolidated all of Escambia County into the City of Pensacola, we wouldn’t make the list.