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Birmingham rated 5th most manly city in study

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BIRMINGHAM, AL (WBRC) -

A study claims that Birmingham is the 5th manliest city in the U.S.

The study, done by Bert Sperling and Combos pretzel snacks, measured data like the number of home improvement stores, steak houses and motorcycles per capita.  Birmingham took the number 5 spot after jumping up two spots since last year.

The top city for 2012 was Oklahoma City, OK; followed by Columbia, SC; Memphis, TN; and Nashville, TN. Nashville was the manliest city for 2011.

San Diego, CA was ranked last out of the 50 cities surveyed.

 

  1. Oklahoma City, OK (▲ 2 spots)
  2. Columbia, SC (▲3 spots)
  3. Memphis, TN (▲ 1 spot)
  4. Nashville, TN (▼ 3 spots)
  5. Birmingham, AL (▲ 2 spots)
  6. Houston, TX (▲ 3 spots)
  7. St. Louis, MO (▲ 3 spots)
  8. Toledo, OH (▲ 4 spots)
  9. Cleveland, OH (▼ 3 spots)
  10. Charlotte, NC (▼ 8 spots)
  11. Louisville, KY (▲ 2 spots)
  12. Cincinnati, OH (▲ 2 spots)
  13. Indianapolis, IN (▼ 2 spots)
  14. New Orleans, LA (▲ 3 spots)
  15. Dallas, TX (▲ 6 spots)
  16. Pittsburgh, PA (No change)
  17. Atlanta, GA (▲ 6 spots)
  18. Dayton, OH (▲ 8 spots)
  19. Milwaukee, WI (▼ 11 spots)
  20. Kansas City, MO (▼ 5 spots)
  21. Jacksonville, FL (▲ 12 spots)
  22. Richmond, VA (No change)
  23. Tampa, FL (▲ 16 spots)
  24. Providence, RI (▲ 3 spots)
  25. Phoenix, AZ (▲ 7 spots)
  26. Salt Lake City, UT (▼ 7 spots)
  27. Columbus, OH (▼9 spots)
  28. Orlando, FL (▲ 2 spots)
  29. Philadelphia, PA (▼ 9 spots)
  30. Grand Rapids, MI (▼ 1 spot)
  31. Detroit, MI (▼ 6 spots)
  32. Portland, OR (▲ 5 spots)
  33. Buffalo, NY (▲ 1 spot)
  34. Denver, CO (▼ 3 spots)
  35. Baltimore, MD (▼ 7 spots)
  36. Miami, FL (▲ 8 spots)
  37. Chicago, IL (▼ 13 spots)
  38. Las Vegas, NV (No change)
  39. New York, NY (▼ 4 spots)
  40. Minneapolis, MN (▼ 4 spots)
  41. Seattle, WA (No change)
  42. Harrisburg, PA (▼ 2 spots)
  43. Washington, DC (▼ 1 spot)
  44. Sacramento, CA (▼ 1 spot)
  45. Rochester, NY (▲ 1 spot)
  46. Los Angeles, CA (▲ 4 spots)
  47. Boston, MA (▼ 2 spots)
  48. Oakland, CA  (▼ 1 spot)
  49. San Francisco, CA (▼ 1 spot)
  50. San Diego, CA (▼ 1 spot)