D.C. is most literate city

By Washington Post editors

D.C. residents rank as the nation's most well-read, according to the America's Most Literate Cities study. But the news is not all good.

The decline in newspaper readership and book purchasing are major cause for concern, said the author of the report, Central Connecticut State University President Jack Miller.

These trends raise real concerns about Americans’ literate behaviors, the report states.



The study, which ranks the largest cities with population 250,000 and above, focuses on six key indicators of literacy: newspaper circulation, number of bookstores, library resources, periodical publishing resources, educational attainment and Internet resources.

The top 10 Most Literate Cities:

