For your Listy Pleasure

In 2003 and again in 2004, the University of Wisconsin at Whitewater (go Warhawks!) took it upon themselves to compare 79 cities across the U.S. to see how literate they were. Rankings were based upon:

the total score tallied by each city across five different literacy categories: Educational attainment; booksellers; newspaper circulation; library resources; and periodicals published. All categories were compared against the city's total population.

And here's the final ranking:

01. Minneapolis, MN
02. Seattle, WA
03. Pittsburgh, PA
04. Madison, WI
05. Cincinnati, OH
06. Washington, DC
07. Denver, CO
08. Boston, MA
09. Portland, OR
10. San Francisco, CA
11. Columbus, OH
12. Kansas City, MO
13. St. Louis, MO
14. Cleveland, OH
15. Atlanta, GA
16. St. Paul, MN
17. Louisville, KY
18. Birmingham, AL
19. Scottsdale, AZ
20. Colorado Springs, CO
21. Tulsa, OK
22. Austin, TX
23. Rochester, NY
24. Norfolk, VA
25. Baltimore, MD
26. Akron, OH
27. Indianapolis, IN
28. Charlotte, NC
29. Nashville-Davidson, TN
30. Baton Rouge, LA
31. Tucson, AZ
32. Omaha, NE
33. Sacramento, CA
34. Honolulu, HI
34. Milwaukee, WI
36. Tampa, FL
37. Miami, FL
38. Montgomery, AL
39. Oklahoma City, OK
40. Toledo, OH
41. Albuquerque, NM
42. Lincoln, NE
43. New Orleans, LA
44. San Diego, CA
45. Fort Wayne, IN
46. Philadelphia, PA
47. Las Vegas, NV
48. Virginia Beach, VA
49. New York City, NY
50. Shreveport, LA
51. Buffalo, NY
52. Newark, NJ
53. Greensboro, NC
54. Dallas, TX
55. Wichita, KS
56. Fort Worth, TX
57. Oakland, CA
58. Chicago, IL
59. Plano, TX
60. Phoenix, AZ
61. Glendale, AZ
62. Sann Jose, CA
63. Houston, TX
64. Jacksonville, FL
65. Mesa, AZ
66. Fremont, CA
67. Memphis, TN
68. Los Angeles, CA
69. Detroit, MI
70. Garland, TX
71. Fresno, CA
72. Arlington, TX
73. Long Beach, CA
74. Anaheim, CA
75. San Antonio, TX
76. Santa Ana, CA
77. Corpus Christi, TX
78. Hialeah, FL
79. El Paso, TX