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1. Arts & Culture
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- 1. Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton
- 2. Boston-Cambridge-Quincy
- 3. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
- 4. New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island
- 5. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria
- 6. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
- 7. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue
- 8. Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk
- 9. Providence-New Bedford-Fall River
- 10. Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor
2. Education
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- 1. Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk
- 2. Boston-Cambridge-Quincy
- 3. New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island
- 4. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
- 5. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
- 6. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria
- 7. Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington
- 8. Providence-New Bedford-Fall River
- 9. Baltimore-Towson
- 10. St. Louis
3. Environment and Animals
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- 1. Boston-Cambridge-Quincy 1
- 2. Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton 4
- 3. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
- 4. Providence-New Bedford-Fall River 3
- 5. Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk
- 6. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara 2
- 7. Baltimore-Towson 2
- 8. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria 2
- 9. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue 1
- 10. St. Louis
4. Health
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- 1. Boston-Cambridge-Quincy
- 2. Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk 2
- 3. Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach
- 4. Providence-New Bedford-Fall River 2
- 5. New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island
- 6. Baltimore-Towson NEW
- 7. Chicago-Naperville-Joliet 1
- 8. Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor 1
- 9. Detroit-Warren-Livonia 3
- 10. Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord
5. Human Services
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- 1. Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor
- 2. Boston-Cambridge-Quincy
- 3. Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk
- 4. Chicago-Naperville-Joliet
- 5. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
- 6. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue
- 7. Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord
- 8. Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington
- 9. New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island
- 10. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria
6. International Affairs
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- 1. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria
- 2. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
- 3. New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island
- 4. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
- 5. Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton
- 6. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue
- 7. Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington
- 8. Chicago-Naperville-Joliet
- 9. Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach
- 10. Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington
7. Religion
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- 1. St. Louis
- 2. Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown
- 3. Indianapolis-Carmel
- 4. Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington
- 5. Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord
- 6. Detroit-Warren-Livonia
- 7. Cincinnati-Middletown
- 8. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington
- 9. Salt Lake City
- 10. Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta
8. Society Benefit
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- 1. Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach
- 2. New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island
- 3. Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk
- 4. Boston-Cambridge-Quincy
- 5. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
- 6. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria
- 7. St. Louis
- 8. Baltimore-Towson
- 9. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
- 10. Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor
