Whilst 68 percent of U.S. adults in urban and suburban areas said in a 2019 survey that they had read at least one printed book in the previous 12 months, the same was true of only 58 percent of adults living in rural parts of the United States. Book consumption also varies according to income, age, and format, with print being the most popular.
Share of adults who have read a print book in the last 12 months in the United States as of February 2019, by urbanity
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Pew Research Center. (September 25, 2019). Share of adults who have read a print book in the last 12 months in the United States as of February 2019, by urbanity [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 04, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/299798/printed-book-reading-population-in-the-us-by-community-type/
Pew Research Center. "Share of adults who have read a print book in the last 12 months in the United States as of February 2019, by urbanity." Chart. September 25, 2019. Statista. Accessed May 04, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/299798/printed-book-reading-population-in-the-us-by-community-type/
Pew Research Center. (2019). Share of adults who have read a print book in the last 12 months in the United States as of February 2019, by urbanity. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 04, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/299798/printed-book-reading-population-in-the-us-by-community-type/
Pew Research Center. "Share of Adults Who Have Read a Print Book in The Last 12 Months in The United States as of February 2019, by Urbanity." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Sep 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/299798/printed-book-reading-population-in-the-us-by-community-type/
Pew Research Center, Share of adults who have read a print book in the last 12 months in the United States as of February 2019, by urbanity Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/299798/printed-book-reading-population-in-the-us-by-community-type/ (last visited May 04, 2025)
Share of adults who have read a print book in the last 12 months in the United States as of February 2019, by urbanity [Graph], Pew Research Center, September 25, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/299798/printed-book-reading-population-in-the-us-by-community-type/
