Table 701.60.

Public libraries, books and serial volumes, and per capita usage of selected library services per year, by state: Fiscal years 2012 and 2013

State	Number of public libraries1		Number of books and serial volumes				Per capita2usage of selected services per year
			In thousands		Per capita2		Number of library visits3		Circulation (number of materials lent)		Reference transactions4		Uses of public-access internet computers
	2012	2013	2012	2013	2012	2013	2012	2013	2012	2013	2012	2013	2012	2013
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15
United States	9,082	9,091	783,882	774,706	2.6	2.5	4.9	4.8	8.0	7.8	0.9	0.9	1.1	1.1
Alabama	219	220	9,671	9,636	2.1	2.1	3.6	3.5	4.5	4.5	0.9	0.9	1.0	1.0
Alaska	77	81	2,354	2,415	3.6	3.7	5.1	5.2	7.1	7.1	0.7	0.6	1.6	1.2
Arizona	91	90	8,399	8,427	1.3	1.3	4.3	4.2	7.8	7.2	0.7	0.9	1.0	1.0
Arkansas	56	57	6,501	6,579	2.5	2.5	4.1	4.0	5.4	5.5	0.8	0.9	0.8	0.8
California	183	183	68,912	67,641	1.8	1.8	4.3	4.4	6.1	6.0	0.6	0.6	0.9	0.9
Colorado	115	114	11,367	10,823	2.2	2.1	6.5	6.4	13.1	12.9	0.9	0.8	1.4	1.4
Connecticut	183	183	14,522	14,464	4.3	4.2	6.9	6.5	9.7	9.2	1.1	1.0	1.5	1.4
Delaware	21	21	1,697	1,642	1.9	1.8	5.1	4.1	7.0	6.7	0.5	0.4	0.9	0.7
District of Columbia	1	1	1,334	1,802	2.1	2.9	4.0	3.9	5.3	5.2	1.5	1.4	1.3	1.4
Florida	79	80	32,481	31,351	1.7	1.6	4.3	4.1	6.6	6.3	1.6	1.4	1.0	1.0
Georgia	61	61	16,637	16,089	1.6	1.5	3.2	2.9	4.2	3.9	0.9	0.9	1.3	1.2
Hawaii	1	1	3,394	3,372	2.5	2.4	3.9	3.7	5.0	4.8	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.5
Idaho	101	102	4,350	4,348	3.1	3.2	6.8	6.6	10.9	11.0	0.9	0.9	1.3	1.5
Illinois	622	623	43,846	43,378	3.7	3.7	6.6	6.5	10.3	10.2	1.2	0.9	1.3	1.2
Indiana	237	237	24,321	24,066	4.0	3.9	6.3	6.1	12.7	12.7	0.9	0.7	1.3	1.3
Iowa	533	534	12,105	11,959	4.1	4.0	6.5	6.2	9.7	9.4	0.6	0.6	1.3	1.2
Kansas	321	319	9,473	9,289	3.8	3.7	6.0	5.7	10.7	10.6	0.8	0.8	1.6	1.6
Kentucky	119	119	8,803	8,878	2.0	2.0	4.5	4.4	6.8	6.9	0.9	0.9	1.1	1.1
Louisiana	68	68	11,934	11,649	2.6	2.5	3.7	3.6	4.5	4.4	0.9	0.9	1.4	1.4
Maine	229	232	5,964	6,121	5.2	5.3	6.2	6.0	8.4	8.2	0.6	0.6	1.2	1.1
Maryland	24	24	13,022	12,927	2.3	2.2	5.1	4.9	10.0	10.0	1.5	1.4	1.2	1.2
Massachusetts	359	368	32,668	32,110	5.0	4.9	6.5	6.5	9.9	9.6	0.8	0.8	1.2	1.2
Michigan	389	388	33,728	33,411	3.4	3.4	5.7	5.4	8.9	8.8	1.0	1.0	1.2	1.2
Minnesota	138	137	15,164	14,779	2.8	2.8	4.9	4.7	10.5	10.1	0.6	0.7	1.2	1.1
Mississippi	51	52	5,734	5,687	1.9	1.9	3.2	3.2	2.8	2.7	0.5	0.5	0.9	0.9
Missouri	147	149	17,220	17,157	3.2	3.1	5.6	5.5	10.0	10.3	0.7	0.7	1.2	1.2
Montana	82	82	2,700	2,630	2.7	2.7	4.7	4.7	7.6	6.3	0.5	0.5	1.6	1.5
Nebraska	265	263	5,949	5,888	4.1	3.9	6.0	5.7	9.4	8.3	0.6	0.5	1.6	1.5
Nevada	22	21	4,441	4,128	1.6	1.5	4.1	3.9	7.4	7.6	0.7	0.6	0.9	0.9
New Hampshire	218	218	5,874	5,864	6.0	6.0	7.7	7.6	11.6	11.0	0.8	0.8	1.2	1.0
New Jersey	297	295	29,075	28,579	3.3	3.3	5.5	5.4	7.1	6.8	0.9	0.9	1.2	1.2
New Mexico	85	83	4,271	4,230	2.6	2.6	4.5	4.4	5.7	5.6	0.6	0.7	1.2	1.3
New York	756	756	70,074	70,955	3.6	3.7	5.9	5.7	8.2	7.9	1.6	1.5	1.2	1.2
North Carolina	77	80	16,519	16,517	1.7	1.7	4.2	3.7	5.7	5.4	1.1	0.9	0.9	0.9
North Dakota	75	75	2,294	2,298	3.7	3.6	3.8	3.5	6.7	6.5	0.6	0.6	1.0	0.9
Ohio	251	251	44,120	43,543	3.8	3.8	7.6	7.5	16.4	16.1	1.8	1.9	1.8	1.9
Oklahoma	118	117	7,441	7,271	2.4	2.3	4.7	4.5	7.1	7.3	1.0	0.9	1.3	1.2
Oregon	128	129	9,926	9,948	2.7	2.7	6.3	6.0	17.2	16.3	0.7	0.7	1.3	1.1
Pennsylvania	456	455	26,694	26,392	2.2	2.1	3.8	3.7	5.6	5.5	0.6	0.6	0.7	0.8
Rhode Island	48	48	4,428	4,364	4.2	4.2	5.8	5.8	7.1	6.8	0.7	0.7	1.4	1.4
South Carolina	42	42	9,343	9,206	2.0	2.0	3.9	4.0	5.6	5.7	0.7	0.7	1.0	1.1
South Dakota	112	111	2,988	2,848	4.0	3.9	5.3	5.4	8.9	9.5	0.6	0.6	1.9	1.8
Tennessee	185	186	11,525	11,640	1.8	1.8	3.4	3.2	4.2	4.1	0.6	0.6	0.9	0.8
Texas	551	544	40,707	39,977	1.7	1.7	3.2	3.1	5.5	5.0	0.6	0.6	0.8	0.8
Utah	72	71	6,964	6,705	2.5	2.4	6.8	6.5	13.5	13.2	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.1
Vermont	163	167	2,881	2,857	4.9	4.8	6.5	6.4	7.8	7.7	0.9	0.9	1.5	1.5
Virginia	91	91	18,332	18,059	2.3	2.3	5.0	4.8	9.7	9.5	0.9	0.9	1.3	1.0
Washington	61	61	14,842	14,271	2.2	2.1	6.4	6.2	12.1	12.4	0.8	0.8	1.6	1.6
West Virginia	97	97	5,140	5,081	2.8	2.7	3.2	3.0	3.6	3.5	0.4	0.3	0.7	0.6
Wisconsin	382	381	19,265	18,997	3.4	3.3	6.3	6.1	11.1	11.0	0.8	0.8	1.2	1.1
Wyoming	23	23	2,488	2,459	4.4	4.3	6.4	6.3	8.8	8.6	0.9	0.9	1.7	1.6

1 “Number of public libraries” refers to the number of administrative entities that are legally established under local or state law to provide public library service to the population of a local jurisdiction. A public library (administrative entity) may have a single outlet that provides direct service to the public, or it may have multiple service outlets. In 2013, a total of 17,214 service outlets were open to the public: 8,905 central libraries, 7,640 branch libraries, and 669 bookmobiles.

2 Per capita (or per person) data are based on unduplicated populations of the areas served by public libraries.

3 Includes only the number of physical visits (entering the library for any purpose). The survey does not collect data on the number of online visits.

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

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

SOURCE: Institute of Museum and Library Services, Public Libraries Survey, fiscal years 2012 and 2013, retrieved March 16, 2016, from http://www.imls.gov/research/public_libraries_in_the_united_states_survey.aspx. (This table was prepared March 2016.)