BooksellersBookstores (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
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Booksellers |
CITY |
FINAL RANK |
|
1 |
Seattle, WA |
1 |
|
2 |
Portland, OR |
6 |
|
3.5 |
Minneapolis, MN |
3 |
|
3.5 |
Cincinnati, OH |
9 |
|
5 |
New Orleans, LA |
17 |
|
6 |
St. Paul, MN |
7 |
|
7 |
Pittsburgh, PA |
4 |
|
8 |
St. Louis, MO |
11 |
|
9 |
Denver, CO |
10 |
|
10 |
Albuquerque, NM |
39 |
|
11 |
Atlanta, GA |
5 |
|
12 |
Buffalo, NY |
41.5 |
|
13 |
Cleveland, OH |
13 |
|
14 |
Miami, FL |
33.5 |
|
15 |
Baltimore, MD |
26 |
|
16 |
Washington, DC |
2 |
|
17 |
Tucson, AZ |
45 |
|
18 |
Anchorage, AK |
49 |
|
19 |
Austin, TX |
16 |
|
20.5 |
Lexington-Fayette, KY |
15 |
|
20.5 |
Raleigh, NC |
19 |
|
22 |
Wichita, KS |
46 |
|
23 |
Tulsa, OK |
20.5 |
|
24 |
Greensboro, NC |
36 |
|
25 |
Colorado Springs, CO |
24 |
|
27 |
Nashville-Davidson, TN |
18 |
|
27 |
Lincoln, NE |
23 |
|
27 |
Louisville-Jefferson Co.,KY |
40 |
|
29 |
Tampa, FL |
20.5 |
|
30 |
Las Vegas, NV |
50 |
|
31 |
Long Beach, CA |
63 |
|
32.5 |
Indianapolis, IN |
25 |
|
32.5 |
Milwaukee, WI |
31 |
|
34 |
Columbus, OH |
22 |
|
35 |
Oklahoma City, OK |
38 |
|
36.5 |
Chicago, IL |
30 |
|
36.5 |
Riverside, CA |
58 |
|
38.5 |
Omaha, NE |
37 |
|
38.5 |
Memphis, TN |
53.5 |
|
40 |
San Diego, CA |
33.5 |
|
41 |
San Francisco, CA |
12 |
|
42 |
Houston, TX |
60 |
|
43 |
Philadelphia, PA |
32 |
|
44 |
Mesa, AZ |
68 |
|
45.5 |
Boston, MA |
8 |
|
45.5 |
Charlotte, NC |
27 |
|
47 |
Fort Wayne, IN |
43 |
|
48 |
Anaheim, CA |
69 |
|
49 |
Virginia Beach, VA |
44 |
|
50 |
Oakland, CA |
35 |
|
51 |
San Antonio, TX |
61 |
|
52 |
Fort Worth, TX |
52 |
|
53.5 |
Dallas, TX |
48 |
|
53.5 |
Los Angeles, CA |
62 |
|
55 |
Glendale, AZ |
65.5 |
|
56 |
Kansas City, MO |
14 |
|
57 |
Sacramento, CA |
41.5 |
|
58 |
Corpus Christi, TX |
74 |
|
59 |
Jacksonville, FL |
55 |
|
60 |
Phoenix, AZ |
59 |
|
61 |
Bakersfield, CA |
73 |
|
62 |
Fresno, CA |
65.5 |
|
63 |
Toledo, OH |
47 |
|
64 |
Aurora, CO |
70.5 |
|
65 |
Plano, TX |
53.5 |
|
66 |
Santa Ana, CA |
67 |
|
67 |
New York City, NY |
29 |
|
68 |
Honolulu CDP, HI |
28 |
|
69 |
Detroit, MI |
51 |
|
70 |
El Paso, TX |
75 |
|
71 |
Arlington, TX |
70.5 |
|
72 |
Henderson, NV |
64 |
|
73 |
San Jose, CA |
56 |
|
74.5 |
Newark, NJ |
57 |
|
74.5 |
Stockton, CA |
72 |
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