Minneapolis Drops to Second Most Literate City

According to an article in USA Today, Seattle is this year's most literate city. Minneapolis takes second place after leading the poll last year.

Interestingly enough, St. Paul came out tied for ninth place with Cincinati. According to the methodology a variety of factors were considered when ranking the cities, including newspaper circulation, library services, number of retail bookstores, and internet usage.

So, why is it that St. Paul, who has a better library system, came out in ninth place?