Table 424.

Public libraries, books and serial volumes, library visits, circulation, and reference transactions, by state: Fiscal years 2006 and 2007

State	Number of public libraries				Number of books and serial volumes				Library visits per capita1		Circulation per capita		Reference transactions per capita2
					In thousands		Per capita
	2006		2007		2006	2007	2006	2007	2006	2007	2006	2007	2006	2007
1	2		3		4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13
United States	9,208	3	9,214	3	807,246	812,483	2.8	2.8	4.8	4.9	7.3	7.4	1.0	1.0
Alabama	206		208		9,357	9,495	2.1	2.2	3.3	3.6	4.2	4.4	0.8	0.8
Alaska	90		87		2,387	2,445	3.6	3.6	5.2	5.1	6.2	6.3	0.6	0.5
Arizona	89		83		8,930	9,145	1.5	1.5	3.8	3.9	6.8	7.1	0.9	0.7
Arkansas	48		48		6,170	6,224	2.3	2.3	3.4	3.5	4.6	4.7	0.7	0.7
California	179		181		73,706	74,961	2.0	2.0	4.1	4.2	5.3	5.4	0.9	0.8
Colorado	115		115		11,719	11,728	2.5	2.5	6.2	6.2	11.2	11.4	1.2	1.2
Connecticut	194		195		15,658	15,528	4.5	4.4	6.5	6.5	9.0	9.0	1.3	1.3
Delaware	21		21		1,933	1,921	2.5	2.5	5.5	5.6	9.7	10.0	0.7	0.7
District of Columbia	1		1		2,172	2,097	3.7	3.6	3.1	3.7	2.1	2.5	1.7	1.4
Florida	78		79		32,554	31,995	1.8	1.7	4.1	4.2	5.6	5.9	1.3	1.5
Georgia	58		58		15,185	15,664	1.7	1.7	3.6	3.9	4.6	4.5	1.0	1.0
Hawaii	1		1		3,308	3,376	2.6	2.6	4.1	4.5	5.2	5.3	0.7	0.7
Idaho	104		104		4,006	4,100	3.1	3.1	6.0	6.1	8.3	8.6	0.7	0.8
Illinois	622		623		43,305	43,155	3.8	3.7	5.9	6.5	8.7	8.8	1.4	1.2
Indiana	239		239		24,576	25,360	4.3	4.5	6.8	6.9	12.8	13.0	1.0	0.9
Iowa	539		539		12,200	12,297	4.3	4.3	6.0	6.3	9.7	10.0	0.7	0.6
Kansas	325		326		11,024	11,106	4.8	4.7	6.6	6.4	11.1	11.1	1.2	1.2
Kentucky	116		116		8,582	8,602	2.1	2.1	4.0	4.3	6.2	6.4	0.7	0.8
Louisiana	66		67		11,036	11,450	2.6	2.7	3.1	3.4	4.1	4.1	1.0	1.2
Maine	272		272		6,411	6,495	5.4	5.5	5.7	5.9	7.6	7.5	0.7	0.7
Maryland	24		24		14,554	14,550	2.6	2.6	5.2	5.2	9.5	9.6	1.4	1.2
Massachusetts	370		370		32,319	32,436	5.1	5.0	6.1	6.1	8.0	8.1	0.8	0.8
Michigan	384		386		33,921	34,388	3.4	3.5	5.0	5.2	7.0	7.6	0.9	0.9
Minnesota	139		139		15,722	15,836	3.0	3.0	5.3	5.4	10.2	10.3	0.8	0.9
Mississippi	50		50		5,630	5,703	1.9	2.0	2.7	2.8	2.8	2.8	0.5	0.5
Missouri	151		152		18,049	18,433	3.5	3.6	5.0	5.3	9.0	9.3	1.1	1.1
Montana	80		80		2,803	2,781	3.1	3.1	4.5	4.4	6.1	6.2	0.4	0.4
Nebraska	269		271		6,745	6,735	4.7	5.2	6.5	7.4	9.4	10.2	0.9	0.9
Nevada	22		22		4,472	4,633	1.7	1.7	3.9	3.8	5.9	5.9	0.6	0.6
New Hampshire	230		230		6,064	6,116	4.7	4.7	5.1	5.2	7.9	8.1	0.6	0.6
New Jersey	304		303		30,738	30,673	3.7	3.7	5.5	5.6	6.5	6.8	1.0	1.0
New Mexico	90		91		4,444	4,582	3.0	3.0	4.7	4.7	6.4	6.1	0.9	0.9
New York	754		753		74,403	72,956	3.9	3.9	5.8	6.0	7.6	7.8	1.4	1.5
North Carolina	75		77		16,086	16,536	1.9	1.9	3.9	4.1	5.5	5.6	1.3	1.4
North Dakota	83		80		2,332	2,368	4.2	4.3	4.9	4.8	7.2	7.2	0.7	0.7
Ohio	251		251		46,896	46,974	4.1	4.1	7.5	7.6	15.5	15.9	1.6	1.7
Oklahoma	112		113		7,009	7,144	2.4	2.4	4.7	4.8	7.0	6.9	0.8	0.8
Oregon	128		128		9,209	9,505	2.8	2.8	6.2	6.3	15.0	14.9	0.8	0.8
Pennsylvania	457		457		29,706	30,114	2.5	2.5	3.8	3.9	5.5	5.6	0.7	0.7
Rhode Island	49		49		4,394	4,376	4.1	4.1	5.9	5.8	6.9	6.7	0.9	0.8
South Carolina	42		42		9,056	9,176	2.1	2.1	3.6	3.6	5.1	5.2	1.1	1.1
South Dakota	124		123		3,205	3,131	4.7	4.6	5.5	5.9	8.1	7.9	0.8	0.7
Tennessee	186		187		11,144	11,439	1.9	1.9	3.2	3.3	4.2	4.1	0.8	0.7
Texas	561		562		41,863	41,799	2.0	1.9	3.3	3.3	4.8	4.8	0.8	0.7
Utah	70		70		6,466	6,587	2.6	2.6	7.0	6.5	12.9	12.5	1.6	1.6
Vermont	183		183		2,845	2,865	4.7	4.8	6.3	6.4	7.4	7.5	0.8	0.8
Virginia	90		90		18,420	19,002	2.5	2.5	4.8	4.9	8.5	8.6	1.0	0.9
Washington	65		66		17,317	17,458	2.8	2.7	6.3	6.2	11.3	11.7	1.0	1.0
West Virginia	97		97		4,935	5,023	2.7	2.8	3.4	3.3	4.2	4.2	0.6	0.5
Wisconsin	382		382		19,947	19,596	3.6	3.5	6.0	6.1	10.6	10.6	0.9	0.9
Wyoming	23		23		2,334	2,429	4.6	4.7	6.4	6.4	8.7	8.4	1.1	1.1

1 The total number of persons entering the library for any purpose during the year.

2 A reference transaction is an information contact that involves the knowledge, use, recommendations, interpretation, or instructions in the use of one or more information sources by a member of the library staff.

3 In 2006, of the 9,208 public libraries in the 50 states and the District of Columbia, 7,449 were single-outlet libraries and 1,759 were multiple-outlet libraries. In 2007, of the 9,214 public libraries in the 50 states and the District of Columbia, 7,463 were single-outlet libraries and 1,751 were multiple-outlet libraries. Single-outlet libraries consist of a central library, bookmobile, or books-by-mail-only outlet. Multiple-outlet libraries have two or more direct service outlets, including some combination of one central library, branch(es), bookmobile(s), and/or books-by-mail-only outlets.

NOTE: Data include imputations for nonresponse. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.

SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, Institute of Museum and Library Services, Public Libraries in the United States, fiscal years 2006 and 2007, retrieved July 14, 2009, from http://harvester.census.gov/imls/publib.asp. (This table was prepared July 2009.)