A recent study bolsters D.C.'s credentials as a city of wonks: the District has once again been named "America's Most Literate City."
Central Connecticut State University just issued its annual rankings, once again placing D.C. in the top spot. Washington topped the university's list last year, too.
The list is compiled based on six factors: newspaper circulation, number of bookstores, library resources, periodical publishing resources, educational attainment, and Internet resources. Only cities with populations of 250,000 or larger are included.
D.C. has climbed steadily up the charts in the past years, registering second in 2009, third in 2008, and 5th in 2007.
This year's top ten:
1. Washington, DC
2. Seattle, WA 2
3. Minneapolis, MN
4. Atlanta, GA 4
5. Boston, MA 5
6. Pittsburgh, PA
7. Cincinnati, OH
8. St. Louis, MO
9. San Francisco, CA
10. Denver, CO
Central Connecticut president Dr. John W. Miller authors the study. Remarking on this year's list, he told USA Today: "wealthier cites are no more likely to rank highly in literacy than poorer cities."
