Booksellers
Bookstores (per 10,000 population)
These three variables were used to determine a total score and consequent ranking: 1. Number of retail bookstores per 10,000 population 2. Number of rare and used bookstores per 10,000 population 3. Number of members of the American Booksellers Association per 10,000 population
| Booksellers |
CITY |
FINAL RANK |
| 1 |
Newark, NJ |
35 |
| 2 |
Oakland, CA |
15 |
| 3 |
St. Paul, MN |
12 |
| 4 |
Seattle, WA |
2 |
| 5.5 |
Atlanta, GA |
4 |
| 5.5 |
Pittsburgh, PA |
6 |
| 7.5 |
Minneapolis, MN |
3 |
| 7.5 |
St. Louis, MO |
8 |
| 9 |
San Francisco, CA |
9 |
| 10 |
Cincinnati, OH |
7 |
| 11 |
Portland, OR |
11 |
| 12 |
Denver, CO |
10 |
| 13.5 |
Washington, DC |
1 |
| 13.5 |
Riverside, CA |
57 |
| 15 |
Anaheim, CA |
69 |
| 16 |
Arlington, TX |
64 |
| 17 |
New Orleans, LA |
17 |
| 18 |
Buffalo, NY |
33.5 |
| 19 |
Miami, FL |
36 |
| 20 |
Boston, MA |
5 |
| 21.5 |
Baltimore, MD |
18 |
| 21.5 |
Mesa, AZ |
70 |
| 23.5 |
Raleigh, NC |
16 |
| 23.5 |
Long Beach, CA |
65 |
| 25 |
Glendale, AZ |
68 |
| 26.5 |
Santa Ana, CA |
58 |
| 26.5 |
Aurora, CO |
67 |
| 28 |
Plano, TX |
46 |
| 29 |
Cleveland, OH |
13 |
| 30 |
Albuquerque, NM |
38 |
| 31 |
Tampa, FL |
25 |
| 32 |
Lexington-Fayette, KY |
24 |
| 33 |
Henderson, NV |
53 |
| 34 |
Tulsa, OK |
21 |
| 35.5 |
Louisville-Jefferson Co.,KY |
42 |
| 35.5 |
Las Vegas, NV |
47 |
| 37 |
Philadelphia, PA |
31 |
| 38 |
Greensboro, NC |
40.5 |
| 39 |
Sacramento, CA |
44 |
| 40 |
San Diego, CA |
33.5 |
| 41 |
Fort Worth, TX |
54 |
| 42 |
Kansas City, MO |
14 |
| 43 |
Austin, TX |
22.5 |
| 44 |
Detroit, MI |
49.5 |
| 45 |
Lincoln, NE |
28 |
| 46 |
Tucson, AZ |
55 |
| 47 |
Toledo, OH |
43 |
| 48 |
Nashville-Davidson, TN |
27 |
| 49 |
Omaha, NE |
40.5 |
| 50 |
San Jose, CA |
32 |
| 51 |
Columbus, OH |
30 |
| 52 |
Fort Wayne, IN |
39 |
| 53 |
Virginia Beach, VA |
20 |
| 55.5 |
Chicago, IL |
29 |
| 55.5 |
Indianapolis, IN |
37 |
| 55.5 |
Charlotte, NC |
45 |
| 55.5 |
Milwaukee, WI |
48 |
| 58 |
Wichita, KS |
62 |
| 59 |
Oklahoma City, OK |
49.5 |
| 60 |
Memphis, TN |
63 |
| 61 |
Houston, TX |
60 |
| 62 |
Anchorage, AK |
61 |
| 63 |
Dallas, TX |
51 |
| 64 |
Colorado Springs, CO |
26 |
| 65 |
Stockton, CA |
72 |
| 66 |
Phoenix, AZ |
56 |
| 67 |
Fresno, CA |
71 |
| 68 |
New York City, NY |
22.5 |
| 69 |
San Antonio, TX |
66 |
| 70 |
Los Angeles, CA |
59 |
| 71 |
Jacksonville, FL |
52 |
| 72 |
Honolulu CDP, HI |
19 |
| 73 |
Corpus Christi, TX |
74 |
| 74 |
Bakersfield, CA |
75 |
| 75 |
El Paso, TX |
73 |
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