America's Most Literate Cities(USA Today) (stores, stats, estimates)

[knowledgeiskey]

1. Washington, D.C. (same as in 2010)
2. Seattle (same as in 2010)
3. Minneapolis (same as in 2010)
4. Atlanta (same as in 2010)
5. Boston (up from No. 12 in 2010)
6. Pittsburgh (down from No. 5 in 2010)
7. Cincinnati (up from No. 11 in 2010)
8. St. Louis (up from No 9.5 in 2010)
9. San Francisco (down from No. 6 in 2010)
10. Denver (down from No. 8 in 2010)

Atlanta 4th? Other than that, the list seems to be reasonable.

Washington, D.C. is ranked the most literate city in the U.S.A. - USATODAY.com

[allenk893]

Yes, a southern city, in the top 5 literate list of the country. Can you imagine?

[Fred314X]

Originally Posted by knowledgeiskey

Atlanta 4th? Other than that, the list seems to be reasonable.

Washington, D.C. is ranked the most literate city in the U.S.A. - USATODAY.com

Apparently, USA Today is unaware of a frightening little statistic as regards literacy. Check this out: 90% of the bookstores in the United States are located within 120 miles of New York City. And the majority of the other 10% are located near San Francisco and Boston.

That doesn't say much for the rest of the country.

[GunnerTHB]

Originally Posted by allenk893

Yes, a southern city, in the top 5 literate list of the country. Can you imagine?

God forbid people would realize how stupid stereotypes are.

[brent6969]

Originally Posted by knowledgeiskey

Atlanta 4th? Other than that, the list seems to be reasonable.

Washington, D.C. is ranked the most literate city in the U.S.A. - USATODAY.com

Are you literate? What a stupid comment.......Come on man...................

[Gantz]

The list seems reasonable. Cities with large recent immigrant populations (NY, LA) will have lower literacy.

[Bydand]

Originally Posted by Fred314X

Apparently, USA Today is unaware of a frightening little statistic as regards literacy. Check this out: 90% of the bookstores in the United States are located within 120 miles of New York City. And the majority of the other 10% are located near San Francisco and Boston.

That doesn't say much for the rest of the country.

Psssst, bookstores do not directly correlate to reading literacy. Plus do you have a link somewhere for your stats you claim?

All I could find was this site that lets you compare two states with each other to see basic reading literacy. New York has 7% more of it's population that lacks basic literacy than Alabama and most would agree that in the past, Alabama hasn't really been held up as the educational standard to strive for (right or wrong.) NY -vs- Iowa = embarrassing for NY, same can be said for the comparison in basic literacy between NY and every other state I plugged in from all over the US. The only State I found that NY has a better basic literacy rate than was California, but then only by 1%.

If your numbers are correct in the location of those bookstores, the population should USE them more.

[Gantz]

Originally Posted by Bydand

Psssst, bookstores do not directly correlate to reading literacy. Plus do you have a link somewhere for your stats you claim?

All I could find was this site that lets you compare two states with each other to see basic reading literacy. New York has 7% more of it's population that lacks basic literacy than Alabama and most would agree that in the past, Alabama hasn't really been held up as the educational standard to strive for (right or wrong.) NY -vs- Iowa = embarrassing for NY, same can be said for the comparison in basic literacy between NY and every other state I plugged in from all over the US. The only State I found that NY has a better basic literacy rate than was California, but then only by 1%.

Those are actually pretty good numbers for New York, I am guessing upstate boosts the stats. In New York City, 40% of people are first generation immigrants.

I am pretty sure if you meet a white person in, for example, Iowa there is a good chance that they speak English. In NYC it is not the case.

If your numbers are correct in the location of those bookstores, the population should USE them more

There are 3 book stores on my street within a walking distance from my house, none of them sell books in English language. The stores are all in business...

[Mutiny77]

Originally Posted by knowledgeiskey

Atlanta 4th? Other than that, the list seems to be reasonable.

Washington, D.C. is ranked the most literate city in the U.S.A. - USATODAY.com

Why is Atlanta's ranking surprising to you? I don't want to assume anything.

[po-boy]

Also with regard to Atlanta, it has consistently been near the top, so this isn't a new story:

2011: 4
2010: 4
2009: 5
2008: 6
2007: 8
2006: 3.5
2005: 4

It does particularly well on periodical publications and internet resources.