Table 432.

Public libraries, books and serial volumes, library visits, circulation, and reference transactions, by state: Fiscal years 2007 and 2008

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
	2007		2008		2007	2008	2007	2008	2007	2008	2007	2008	2007	2008
1	2		3		4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13
United States	9,214	3	9,221	3	812,483	816,099	2.8	2.8	4.9	5.1	7.4	7.7	1.0	1.0
Alabama	208		210		9,495	9,615	2.2	2.2	3.6	3.5	4.4	4.4	0.8	0.8
Alaska	87		86		2,445	2,491	3.6	3.7	5.1	5.1	6.3	6.3	0.5	0.6
Arizona	83		86		9,145	8,619	1.5	1.3	3.9	4.0	7.1	7.3	0.7	0.7
Arkansas	48		51		6,224	6,450	2.3	2.4	3.5	3.7	4.7	4.9	0.7	0.7
California	181		181		74,961	74,197	2.0	2.0	4.2	4.5	5.4	5.8	0.8	0.9
Colorado	115		115		11,728	12,039	2.5	2.5	6.2	6.3	11.4	12.0	1.2	1.2
Connecticut	195		195		15,528	15,609	4.4	4.4	6.5	6.8	9.0	9.4	1.3	1.4
Delaware	21		21		1,921	1,991	2.5	2.5	5.6	5.5	10.0	10.4	0.7	0.6
District of Columbia	1		1		2,097	2,063	3.6	3.5	3.7	4.6	2.5	3.0	1.4	1.4
Florida	79		80		31,995	32,736	1.7	1.7	4.2	4.5	5.9	6.2	1.5	1.6
Georgia	58		59		15,664	16,087	1.7	1.7	3.9	4.0	4.5	4.7	1.0	1.0
Hawaii	1		1		3,376	3,399	2.6	2.6	4.5	4.6	5.3	5.5	0.7	0.7
Idaho	104		104		4,100	4,192	3.1	3.1	6.1	6.4	8.6	9.4	0.8	0.8
Illinois	623		634		43,155	45,263	3.7	3.9	6.5	6.6	8.8	9.0	1.2	1.2
Indiana	239		238		25,360	25,873	4.5	4.5	6.9	7.2	13.0	13.7	0.9	1.0
Iowa	539		539		12,297	12,235	4.3	4.1	6.3	6.3	10.0	9.6	0.6	0.6
Kansas	326		327		11,106	10,381	4.7	4.4	6.4	6.2	11.1	11.4	1.2	1.1
Kentucky	116		116		8,602	8,674	2.1	2.1	4.3	4.4	6.4	6.7	0.8	0.9
Louisiana	67		68		11,450	11,641	2.7	2.6	3.4	3.3	4.1	4.0	1.2	1.2
Maine	272		272		6,495	6,505	5.5	5.4	5.9	5.9	7.5	7.7	0.7	0.6
Maryland	24		24		14,550	14,378	2.6	2.6	5.2	5.9	9.6	9.9	1.2	1.1
Massachusetts	370		370		32,436	32,713	5.0	5.1	6.1	6.5	8.1	8.4	0.8	0.9
Michigan	386		384		34,388	34,556	3.5	3.5	5.2	5.5	7.6	8.0	0.9	0.9
Minnesota	139		138		15,836	14,762	3.0	2.8	5.4	5.5	10.3	10.7	0.9	0.8
Mississippi	50		50		5,703	5,530	2.0	1.9	2.8	3.0	2.8	2.9	0.5	0.6
Missouri	152		152		18,433	18,034	3.6	3.5	5.3	5.5	9.3	9.4	1.1	1.1
Montana	80		80		2,781	2,732	3.1	3.0	4.4	4.5	6.2	6.5	0.4	0.5
Nebraska	271		270		6,735	6,643	5.2	5.1	7.4	6.9	10.2	10.5	0.9	0.9
Nevada	22		22		4,633	5,405	1.7	2.0	3.8	4.0	5.9	6.5	0.6	0.7
New Hampshire	230		231		6,116	6,210	4.7	4.7	5.2	5.6	8.1	8.4	0.6	0.6
New Jersey	303		303		30,673	30,342	3.7	3.6	5.6	5.9	6.8	7.3	1.0	1.0
New Mexico	91		91		4,582	4,578	3.0	2.9	4.7	4.8	6.1	6.3	0.9	0.9
New York	753		755		72,956	74,635	3.9	3.9	6.0	6.2	7.8	8.2	1.5	1.5
North Carolina	77		77		16,536	16,833	1.9	1.9	4.1	4.1	5.6	5.8	1.4	1.3
North Dakota	80		81		2,368	2,453	4.3	4.3	4.8	4.3	7.2	7.2	0.7	0.7
Ohio	251		251		46,974	46,893	4.1	4.1	7.6	8.0	15.9	16.7	1.7	1.8
Oklahoma	113		115		7,144	7,249	2.4	2.4	4.8	4.9	6.9	7.0	0.8	0.7
Oregon	128		126		9,505	9,407	2.8	2.8	6.3	6.6	14.9	15.4	0.8	0.8
Pennsylvania	457		457		30,114	29,837	2.5	2.5	3.9	4.0	5.6	5.8	0.7	0.7
Rhode Island	49		48		4,376	4,420	4.1	4.2	5.8	6.0	6.7	7.0	0.8	0.8
South Carolina	42		42		9,176	9,421	2.1	2.1	3.6	3.8	5.2	5.4	1.1	1.1
South Dakota	123		114		3,131	3,134	4.6	4.5	5.9	5.6	7.9	8.4	0.7	0.9
Tennessee	187		187		11,439	11,595	1.9	1.9	3.3	3.4	4.1	4.1	0.7	0.7
Texas	562		561		41,799	41,797	1.9	1.9	3.3	3.3	4.8	4.9	0.7	0.7
Utah	70		69		6,587	6,556	2.6	2.5	6.5	6.7	12.5	13.0	1.6	1.7
Vermont	183		183		2,865	2,900	4.8	4.8	6.4	6.4	7.5	7.7	0.8	0.8
Virginia	90		91		19,002	19,181	2.5	2.5	4.9	5.2	8.6	9.2	0.9	1.0
Washington	66		64		17,458	16,433	2.7	2.5	6.2	6.5	11.7	12.1	1.0	1.0
West Virginia	97		97		5,023	5,119	2.8	2.8	3.3	3.3	4.2	4.2	0.5	0.5
Wisconsin	382		381		19,596	19,843	3.5	3.5	6.1	6.3	10.6	10.9	0.9	0.9
Wyoming	23		23		2,429	2,447	4.7	4.7	6.4	6.8	8.4	9.0	1.1	1.1

1 The number of visits (entering the library for any purpose) per person 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 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. In 2008, of the 9,221 public libraries in the 50 states and the District of Columbia, 7,469 were single-outlet libraries and 1,752 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 2007 and 2008, retrieved July 13, 2010, from http://harvester.census.gov/imls/publib.asp. (This table was prepared July 2010.)