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 2015 and 2016

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
	2015	2016	2015	2016	2015	2016	2015	2016	2015	2016	2015	2016	2015	2016
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15
United States	9,068	9,057	750,249	732,240	2.4	2.4	4.5	4.4	7.3	7.2	0.8	0.8	1.0	0.9
Alabama	219	219	9,227	9,007	2.0	2.0	3.5	3.4	4.3	4.3	0.9	0.9	0.9	0.8
Alaska	80	71	2,354	2,048	3.6	3.2	4.8	5.4	6.9	7.4	0.5	0.7	1.2	0.9
Arizona	90	90	8,196	7,663	1.2	1.1	3.9	3.7	6.5	6.6	0.6	0.9	1.1	1.0
Arkansas	58	59	6,371	5,722	2.4	2.3	3.9	4.0	5.4	5.2	0.9	0.8	0.7	0.6
California	184	184	63,676	62,770	1.6	1.6	4.2	4.0	5.6	5.4	0.5	0.6	0.8	0.8
Colorado	113	114	9,943	10,526	1.9	2.0	6.1	6.0	12.0	11.8	0.7	0.8	1.4	1.2
Connecticut	182	182	13,577	13,103	4.0	4.0	6.1	6.0	8.3	8.1	0.9	1.0	1.2	1.2
Delaware	21	21	1,646	1,532	1.8	1.6	4.4	4.4	6.5	6.6	0.5	0.5	0.7	0.7
District of Columbia	1	1	1,863	1,863	2.8	2.7	6.2	5.8	6.0	6.5	1.2	1.2	1.7	1.4
Florida	80	80	30,794	29,261	1.6	1.5	3.7	3.5	5.7	5.5	1.2	1.2	0.8	0.8
Georgia	63	63	16,522	16,839	1.6	1.6	2.8	2.7	3.6	3.7	0.7	0.8	1.1	1.2
Hawaii	1	1	3,197	2,967	2.3	2.1	3.5	3.1	4.5	4.4	0.4	0.5	0.5	0.6
Idaho	102	102	4,342	4,289	3.2	3.1	6.3	6.2	11.4	10.9	0.9	0.8	1.4	1.2
Illinois	622	621	42,366	40,487	3.6	3.4	6.0	5.7	9.5	9.1	0.9	0.9	1.2	1.1
Indiana	237	236	23,210	22,693	3.8	3.7	5.7	5.5	12.7	12.2	0.7	0.7	1.1	1.1
Iowa	534	534	11,934	11,749	3.9	3.9	5.9	5.9	8.9	8.8	0.6	0.6	1.0	1.0
Kansas	320	321	9,113	8,972	3.6	3.6	5.6	5.5	10.0	9.9	0.8	0.8	1.2	1.2
Kentucky	119	119	9,171	9,051	2.1	2.1	4.2	4.1	6.9	6.8	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0
Louisiana	68	68	11,833	11,746	2.5	2.5	4.3	4.3	4.5	4.6	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.1
Maine	228	227	5,981	5,903	5.2	5.2	5.8	5.9	7.7	7.6	0.6	0.6	1.0	0.9
Maryland	24	24	11,922	10,459	2.0	1.8	4.8	4.6	9.9	9.8	1.4	1.5	1.0	0.9
Massachusetts	368	368	30,857	30,276	4.6	4.5	6.1	6.1	9.2	9.3	0.7	0.7	1.0	0.9
Michigan	392	396	31,818	29,473	3.2	3.0	4.9	4.7	8.3	7.9	0.9	0.9	1.0	1.0
Minnesota	137	137	14,363	14,339	2.6	2.6	4.4	4.4	9.6	9.3	0.7	0.7	0.9	0.9
Mississippi	52	52	5,704	5,599	1.9	1.9	3.0	3.0	2.6	2.5	0.5	0.5	0.8	0.8
Missouri	149	147	16,288	16,019	3.0	2.9	5.2	4.9	10.0	9.8	0.6	0.6	1.1	1.0
Montana	82	82	2,622	2,627	2.7	2.7	4.3	4.4	6.1	6.1	0.5	0.5	1.2	1.2
Nebraska	247	237	5,733	5,555	3.7	3.6	5.3	5.1	8.2	8.2	0.5	0.5	1.3	1.2
Nevada	22	22	4,116	4,149	1.4	1.4	3.5	3.4	7.3	6.9	0.5	0.5	0.9	0.9
New Hampshire	219	222	5,818	5,619	5.0	4.4	6.4	5.5	8.6	7.9	0.7	0.8	0.8	0.6
New Jersey	282	282	27,177	26,513	3.1	3.1	5.0	4.9	6.4	6.3	0.8	0.8	1.0	1.0
New Mexico	87	88	4,232	4,128	2.6	2.5	4.5	4.4	5.5	5.7	0.6	0.9	1.2	1.1
New York	756	756	69,313	68,858	3.6	3.6	5.4	5.3	6.9	6.8	1.4	1.4	1.1	0.9
North Carolina	80	81	16,021	15,584	1.6	1.6	3.6	3.3	5.2	5.0	0.6	0.7	0.7	0.7
North Dakota	72	74	2,173	2,173	3.2	3.2	3.3	3.3	5.9	6.3	0.7	0.8	0.9	0.9
Ohio	251	251	41,024	40,060	3.6	3.5	6.8	6.4	15.9	16.0	1.6	1.6	1.7	1.4
Oklahoma	119	119	7,093	7,351	2.2	2.3	4.2	4.1	6.9	7.0	0.6	0.6	1.1	1.1
Oregon	131	131	9,805	9,497	2.6	2.7	5.5	5.8	15.0	15.5	0.6	0.6	1.0	1.0
Pennsylvania	455	454	25,298	24,617	2.0	2.0	3.6	3.6	5.2	5.1	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.6
Rhode Island	48	48	4,241	3,561	4.0	3.4	5.6	5.5	6.4	6.1	0.6	0.6	1.2	1.0
South Carolina	42	42	9,108	8,962	2.0	1.9	3.7	3.4	5.7	5.4	0.6	0.6	0.9	0.8
South Dakota	112	112	2,768	2,755	3.7	3.6	4.9	4.9	7.6	7.8	0.5	0.6	1.5	1.4
Tennessee	185	186	11,722	11,648	1.8	1.8	3.0	2.9	4.1	4.1	0.5	0.5	0.8	0.7
Texas	549	544	39,660	39,600	1.5	1.6	2.7	2.8	4.2	4.6	0.5	0.5	0.6	0.6
Utah	72	72	6,627	6,494	2.3	2.2	6.0	5.4	12.6	12.0	0.9	1.0	1.0	0.9
Vermont	159	162	2,791	2,586	4.8	4.7	6.2	6.3	7.4	7.6	0.8	0.9	1.1	1.0
Virginia	91	92	17,210	17,097	2.1	2.1	4.6	4.3	8.8	8.2	0.8	0.8	0.9	0.9
Washington	62	62	13,261	12,825	1.9	1.8	5.7	5.5	12.0	12.1	0.5	0.6	1.3	1.1
West Virginia	97	97	5,005	4,917	2.7	2.7	2.9	2.8	3.4	3.5	0.3	0.3	0.5	0.5
Wisconsin	381	381	18,781	18,401	3.3	3.2	5.5	5.5	10.1	9.9	0.7	0.7	1.0	0.9
Wyoming	23	23	2,384	2,311	4.1	3.9	6.1	6.0	8.4	8.2	0.7	0.8	1.5	1.5

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 2015, a total of 16,560 stationary service outlets (8,891 central libraries and 7,669 branch libraries) were open to the public; 647 additional service outlets were bookmobiles. In 2016, a total of 16,568 stationary service outlets (8,884 central libraries and 7,684 branch libraries) were open to the public; 659 additional service outlets were 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 2015 and 2016, retrieved June 26, 2018, from https://www.imls.gov/research/public_libraries_in_the_united_states_survey.aspx. (This table was prepared June 2018.)