For the third year in a row, Washington, D.C., is "America's most literate city," according to a study conducted by Central Connecticut State University president John Miller, based on data that includes the number of bookstores, library resources, newspaper circulation, Internet resources and educational levels in the areas, according to USA Today.
The top 10 most literate cities are:
- Washington, D.C.
- Seattle, Wash.
- Minneapolis, Minn.
- Pittsburgh, Pa.
- Denver, Colo.
- St. Paul, Minn.
- Boston, Mass.
- Atlanta, Ga.
- St. Louis, Mo.
- Portland, Ore.
To see the rest of the top 50 most literate cities, click here.
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For its part, Amazon has ranked the "20 most romantic cities in the U.S.," based on sales data from the past year--on a per capita basis in cities with more than 100,000 residents--for romance novels & relationship books, romantic comedy movies, romantic music (from Dean Martin, Barry White, Luther Vandross, Maxwell & Miguel) and sexual wellness products. According to Amazon customers' purchase habits, Boise, Idaho, is the least romantic city in the U.S. and Miami is the sexiest, winning the top spot in the sexual wellness category.
This year's top 20:
Knoxville, Tenn.- Alexandria, Va.
- Miami, Fla.
- Orlando, Fla.
- Cincinnati, Ohio
- Vancouver, Wash.
- Dayton, Ohio
- Murfreesboro, Tenn.
- Columbia, S.C.
- Pittsburgh, Pa.
- Round Rock, Tex.
- Clearwater, Fla.
- Las Vegas, Nev.
- Salem, Ore.
- Erie, Pa.
- Everett, Wash.
- Rochester, N.Y.
- Clarksville, Tenn.
- Tallahassee, Fla.
- Billings, Mont.