Minneapolis: Most literate city in the United States

Minneapolis ranks as the most literate city in the United States, according to a survey compiled by John Miller, president of Central Connecticut State University. Since 2003, Miller's survey has ranked the 69 largest American cities (population 250,000 and above) on six key indicators of literacy: newspaper circulation, number of bookstores, library resources, periodical publishing resources, educational attainment, and Internet resources.

Other cities in the top 10 are Seattle, St. Paul, Denver, Washington, St. Louis, San Francisco, Atlanta, Pittsburgh, and Boston. For further information, visit the America's Most Literate Cities webpage.