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Table 701.60. | Number of public libraries, number of books and serial volumes, and per capita usage of selected library services per year, by state: Fiscal years 2013 and 2014 |
State | Number of public libraries1 | Number of books and serial volumes | Per capita2 usage of selected services per year | |||||||||||
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In thousands | Per capita2 | Number of library visits3 | Circulation (number of materials lent) | Reference transactions4 | Uses of public-access internet computers | |||||||||
2013 | 2014 | 2013 | 2014 | 2013 | 2014 | 2013 | 2014 | 2013 | 2014 | 2013 | 2014 | 2013 | 2014 | |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
United States | 9,091 | 9,070 | 774,706 | 765,490 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 8.0 | 7.5 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.1 |
Alabama | 220 | 218 | 9,636 | 9,340 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.9 |
Alaska | 81 | 79 | 2,415 | 2,392 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 7.1 | 7.3 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 1.2 |
Arizona | 90 | 90 | 8,427 | 8,230 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 7.8 | 6.6 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.2 |
Arkansas | 57 | 58 | 6,579 | 6,304 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.7 |
California | 183 | 184 | 67,641 | 65,409 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 6.1 | 5.8 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 0.9 |
Colorado | 114 | 113 | 10,823 | 10,308 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 13.1 | 12.5 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 1.4 |
Connecticut | 183 | 182 | 14,464 | 13,813 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 6.5 | 6.1 | 9.7 | 8.7 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.3 |
Delaware | 21 | 21 | 1,642 | 1,643 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 7.0 | 6.7 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 0.7 |
District of Columbia | 1 | 1 | 1,802 | 1,816 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 6.4 | 5.3 | 6.0 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.6 |
Florida | 80 | 82 | 31,351 | 31,603 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 6.6 | 6.0 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
Georgia | 61 | 63 | 16,089 | 16,603 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 1.3 |
Hawaii | 1 | 1 | 3,372 | 3,313 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 |
Idaho | 102 | 102 | 4,348 | 4,314 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 6.6 | 6.4 | 10.9 | 10.6 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 1.4 |
Illinois | 623 | 623 | 43,378 | 43,486 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 6.5 | 6.2 | 10.3 | 9.8 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 1.2 |
Indiana | 237 | 237 | 24,066 | 24,369 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 6.1 | 5.8 | 12.7 | 12.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 1.2 |
Iowa | 534 | 534 | 11,959 | 11,928 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 6.2 | 5.9 | 9.7 | 9.1 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 1.1 |
Kansas | 319 | 318 | 9,289 | 9,242 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 10.7 | 10.0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 1.3 |
Kentucky | 119 | 119 | 8,878 | 9,033 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 6.8 | 6.9 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.0 |
Louisiana | 68 | 68 | 11,649 | 11,896 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 1.1 |
Maine | 232 | 228 | 6,121 | 5,995 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 6.0 | 5.9 | 8.4 | 8.1 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 1.0 |
Maryland | 24 | 24 | 12,927 | 12,736 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 1.1 |
Massachusetts | 368 | 368 | 32,110 | 31,270 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 6.5 | 6.4 | 9.9 | 9.6 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 1.1 |
Michigan | 388 | 388 | 33,411 | 32,540 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 5.4 | 5.1 | 8.9 | 8.5 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.1 |
Minnesota | 137 | 137 | 14,779 | 14,613 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 10.5 | 10.0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 1.0 |
Mississippi | 52 | 52 | 5,687 | 5,642 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 0.8 |
Missouri | 149 | 149 | 17,157 | 16,767 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 10.0 | 10.2 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 1.2 |
Montana | 82 | 82 | 2,630 | 2,566 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 7.6 | 6.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 1.9 |
Nebraska | 263 | 263 | 5,888 | 5,885 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 5.7 | 5.4 | 9.4 | 8.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 1.4 |
Nevada | 21 | 21 | 4,128 | 4,298 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 1.0 |
New Hampshire | 218 | 219 | 5,864 | 5,785 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 7.6 | 6.5 | 11.6 | 9.0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 0.9 |
New Jersey | 295 | 281 | 28,579 | 27,816 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 7.1 | 6.7 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.1 |
New Mexico | 83 | 87 | 4,230 | 4,248 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.3 |
New York | 756 | 756 | 70,955 | 70,815 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 5.7 | 5.5 | 8.2 | 7.4 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 1.1 |
North Carolina | 80 | 80 | 16,517 | 16,752 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 5.7 | 5.4 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.8 |
North Dakota | 75 | 73 | 2,298 | 2,252 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 6.7 | 6.1 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.9 |
Ohio | 251 | 251 | 43,543 | 42,782 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 7.5 | 7.2 | 16.4 | 15.9 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.7 |
Oklahoma | 117 | 117 | 7,271 | 7,152 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 7.1 | 6.9 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 1.1 |
Oregon | 129 | 129 | 9,948 | 9,865 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 6.0 | 5.8 | 17.2 | 15.2 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 1.0 |
Pennsylvania | 455 | 455 | 26,392 | 25,780 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 5.6 | 5.3 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
Rhode Island | 48 | 48 | 4,364 | 4,233 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 5.8 | 5.7 | 7.1 | 6.8 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 1.4 |
South Carolina | 42 | 42 | 9,206 | 9,107 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
South Dakota | 111 | 112 | 2,848 | 2,807 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 5.4 | 5.1 | 8.9 | 7.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 1.9 | 1.9 |
Tennessee | 186 | 186 | 11,640 | 11,761 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 0.8 |
Texas | 544 | 548 | 39,977 | 40,314 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 5.5 | 4.7 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.7 |
Utah | 71 | 72 | 6,705 | 6,638 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 6.5 | 6.1 | 13.5 | 13.0 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.0 |
Vermont | 167 | 155 | 2,857 | 2,732 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 7.8 | 7.6 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 1.1 |
Virginia | 91 | 91 | 18,059 | 17,540 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 9.7 | 9.2 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 0.9 |
Washington | 61 | 62 | 14,271 | 13,430 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 6.2 | 6.0 | 12.1 | 12.2 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 1.5 |
West Virginia | 97 | 97 | 5,081 | 5,034 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.6 |
Wisconsin | 381 | 381 | 18,997 | 18,797 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 6.1 | 5.7 | 11.1 | 10.5 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 1.1 |
Wyoming | 23 | 23 | 2,459 | 2,497 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 8.8 | 8.4 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 1.6 |
1 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 2014, a total of 17,218 service outlets were open to the public: 8,890 central libraries, 7,669 branch libraries, and 659 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 2013 and 2014, retrieved March 16, 2017, from http://www.imls.gov/research/public_libraries_in_the_united_states_survey.aspx. (This table was prepared March 2017.) |