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Magazine says Seattle is not ‘a hotbed of sex’


What’s the opposite of “a hotbed of sex?”

Apparently, it’s Seattle.

Men’s Health magazine ranked Seattle 78th on its list of most sexually active cities in the country. The list looked at condom and sex toy sales, the proliferation of sexually transmitted diseases and birth rates to determine that Austin is the “capital of copulation.”

Based on the study’s methodology, it sounds like Austin is perpetually stuck in a bad high school movie, possibly involving a prom and a bet about bedding someone.

Dallas came in second on the list, followed by Columbus in Ohio.

I’d say to take it with a grain of salt, Seattle. But this is the magazine that boasts headlines like “Must-know facts about your member” and “The truth about younger women.”

You just can’t ignore substance like that.

Want to know more about how cities ranked? The full list is included below.

No. 1. Austin, TX

No. 2. Dallas, TX

No. 3. Columbus, OH

No. 4. Durham, NC

No. 5. Denver, CO

No. 6. Indianapolis, IN

No. 7. Arlington, TX

No. 8. Oklahoma City, OK

No. 9. Bakersfield, CA

No. 10. Houston, TX

No. 11. Lubbock, TX

No. 12. Fort Worth, TX

No. 13. Charlotte, NC

No. 14. Fresno, CA

No. 15. San Antonio, TX

No. 16. Richmond, VA

No. 17. Anchorage, AK

No. 18. Nashville, TN

No. 19. Memphis, TN

No. 20. Kansas City, MO

No. 21. Atlanta, GA

No. 22. Omaha, NE

No. 23. Salt Lake City, UT

No. 24. Milwaukee, WI

No. 25. Jackson, MS

No. 26. Washington, DC

No. 27. El Paso, TX

No. 28. Baltimore, MD

No. 29. Raleigh, NC

No. 30. Wichita, KS

No. 31. Montgomery, AL

No. 32. Columbia, SC

No. 33. Philadelphia, PA

No. 34. Cincinnati, OH

No. 35. St. Paul, MN

No. 36. Sacramento, CA

No. 37. Grand Rapids, MI

No. 38. Tulsa, OK

No. 39. Modesto, CA

No. 40. Sioux Falls, SD

No. 41. Chicago, IL

No. 42. Fort Wayne, IN

No. 43. San Diego, CA

No. 44. Des Moines, IA

No. 45. Phoenix, AZ

No. 46. New Orleans, LA

No. 47. Lincoln, NE

No. 48. Little Rock, AR

No. 49. Birmingham, AL

No. 50. Minneapolis, MN

No. 51. Jacksonville, FL

No. 52. Colorado Springs, CO

No. 53. Corpus Christi, TX

No. 54. Los Angeles, CA

No. 55. Virginia Beach, VA

No. 56. Fargo, ND

No. 57. Albuquerque, NM

No. 58. St. Louis, MO

No. 59. Portland, OR

No. 60. Boise, ID

No. 61. Aurora, CO

No. 62. Toledo, OH

No. 63. Greensboro, NC

No. 64. Riverside, CA

No. 65. Detroit, MI

No. 66. Lexington, KY

No. 67. Providence, RI

No. 68. Madison, WI

No. 69. Newark, NJ

No. 70. Las Vegas, NV

No. 71. Orlando, FL

No. 72. Louisville, KY

No. 73. New York, NY

No. 74. San Francisco, CA

No. 75. Rochester, NY

No. 76. Boston, MA

No. 77. Cheyenne, WY

No. 78. Seattle, WA

No. 79. Spokane, WA

No. 80. Cleveland, OH

No. 81. San Jose, CA

No. 82. Honolulu, HI

No. 83. Tampa, FL

No. 84. Oakland, CA

No. 85. Anaheim, CA

No. 86. Tucson, AZ

No. 87. Jersey City, NJ

No. 88. Miami, FL

No. 89. Pittsburgh, PA

No. 90. Wilmington, DE

No. 91. Billings, MT

No. 92. Reno, NV

No. 93. Buffalo, NY

No. 94. Hartford, CT

No. 95. St. Petersburg, FL

No. 96. Manchester, NH

No. 97. Charleston, WV

No. 98. Yonkers, NY

No. 99. Burlington, VT

No. 100. Portland, ME

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