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Top US Book Markets
Bookstores Per 10,000 Households
Source: American Book Sellers Association & US Department of Commerce 1992 Census of Retail Trade
1. Santa Fe, NM 5.25 2. Bloomington, IN 4.18 3. Bellingham, WA 3.62 4. Bryan-College Station, TX 3.32 5. Burlington, VT 2.96 6. Bangor, ME 2.94 7. Lawrence, KS 2.80 8. Charlottesville, VA 2.77
Avid Book Reading
Top-ranked US Areas of Dominant Influence by Percent of households engaged in the activity
| 1. Charlottesville, VA | 48.0 |
| 2. Seattle-Tacoma, WA | 44.1 |
| 3. Fairbanks, AK | 44.0 |
| 4. Grand Junction, CO | 43.6 |
| 5. Eugene, OR | 43.2 |
| 6. Missoula, MT | 43.2 |
| 7. Anchorage, AK | 43.1 |