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
			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.)