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 2018 and 2019

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
	2018	2019	2018	2019	2018	2019	2018	2019	2018	2019	2018	2019	2018	2019
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15
United States	9,058	9,057	703,588	686,878	2.2	2.2	4.1	3.9	6.9	6.9	0.7	0.7	0.8	0.7
Alabama	219	220	8,636	8,668	1.9	1.8	3.1	3.0	4.3	4.3	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.7
Alaska	63	64	2,078	2,077	3.3	3.2	4.9	4.8	7.2	7.8	0.5	0.5	0.9	0.9
Arizona	89	89	7,736	7,632	1.1	1.1	3.3	3.3	6.3	6.9	0.4	0.3	0.6	0.6
Arkansas	60	60	5,868	5,897	2.1	2.1	3.5	3.4	5.0	5.1	0.9	0.8	0.6	0.5
California	183	185	59,735	55,979	1.5	1.4	3.7	3.5	5.3	5.4	0.4	0.4	0.7	0.6
Colorado	113	112	9,574	9,485	1.7	1.7	5.6	5.3	11.3	11.4	0.6	0.7	1.1	0.9
Connecticut	180	180	12,762	12,429	3.9	3.8	5.9	5.8	7.4	7.6	0.9	0.9	1.1	1.0
Delaware	21	21	1,391	1,453	1.4	1.5	4.3	4.2	5.7	5.8	0.5	0.8	0.6	0.5
District of Columbia	1	1	1,004	971	1.4	1.4	5.2	5.4	6.4	6.9	1.2	1.2	1.3	1.3
Florida	81	81	26,890	26,035	1.3	1.2	3.3	3.0	4.9	4.9	0.9	0.9	0.7	0.6
Georgia	63	62	15,566	15,817	1.5	1.5	2.5	2.4	3.3	3.3	0.8	0.6	1.2	1.0
Hawaii	1	1	2,905	2,896	2.0	2.0	2.4	2.4	4.1	4.0	0.3	0.4	0.6	0.6
Idaho	103	103	4,199	4,229	2.9	2.8	5.7	5.5	11.2	10.9	0.9	0.7	1.0	0.9
Illinois	623	623	39,424	38,460	3.4	3.3	5.4	5.2	9.1	9.0	0.8	0.8	0.9	0.8
Indiana	236	236	21,347	21,183	3.5	3.5	5.1	5.0	11.7	10.7	0.6	0.6	0.9	0.8
Iowa	536	535	11,772	11,540	3.8	3.8	5.4	5.4	8.0	8.0	0.5	0.5	0.9	0.8
Kansas	318	318	8,758	8,623	3.5	3.4	5.4	5.4	10.2	10.1	0.8	0.8	1.0	1.0
Kentucky	120	120	8,927	9,144	2.0	2.1	3.8	3.6	6.5	6.5	0.8	0.8	0.9	0.8
Louisiana	67	67	11,589	11,417	2.5	2.5	3.5	3.5	4.6	4.8	0.9	0.9	1.0	1.0
Maine	228	228	5,890	5,897	5.0	4.9	5.7	5.4	6.9	6.6	0.6	0.5	0.7	0.6
Maryland	24	24	10,750	10,077	1.8	1.7	4.2	4.1	9.4	9.3	1.5	1.3	0.9	0.8
Massachusetts	367	367	29,201	28,923	4.3	4.2	5.9	5.8	7.9	8.1	0.7	0.7	0.8	0.8
Michigan	398	396	27,294	25,928	2.8	2.6	4.5	4.4	7.6	7.7	0.8	0.8	0.7	0.7
Minnesota	136	136	13,594	13,475	2.4	2.4	4.1	3.9	9.3	9.1	0.6	0.5	0.8	0.7
Mississippi	53	53	5,570	5,464	1.9	1.8	2.6	2.3	2.3	2.2	0.4	0.3	0.7	0.6
Missouri	150	149	15,962	15,456	2.9	2.8	4.5	4.4	9.7	9.5	0.5	0.5	0.8	0.8
Montana	82	82	2,448	2,412	2.5	2.4	4.4	4.1	6.1	6.2	0.5	0.5	1.2	0.8
Nebraska	237	236	5,581	5,552	3.5	3.5	4.7	4.5	8.2	8.6	0.4	0.4	1.1	1.0
Nevada	22	22	3,842	3,688	1.3	1.2	3.1	3.1	6.0	5.7	0.5	0.4	0.9	0.8
New Hampshire	221	220	5,647	5,524	4.2	4.1	5.3	5.1	7.7	7.5	0.6	0.6	0.5	0.5
New Jersey	295	296	25,699	25,058	3.0	2.9	4.7	4.8	5.9	5.9	0.7	0.7	0.9	0.9
New Mexico	88	88	4,123	4,008	2.8	2.7	4.6	4.6	6.2	6.3	0.7	0.6	1.1	1.0
New York	756	756	65,596	64,494	3.4	3.3	5.1	4.9	6.2	5.7	1.3	1.4	0.8	0.8
North Carolina	81	82	15,446	15,426	1.5	1.5	3.0	2.9	4.7	4.9	0.7	0.7	0.5	0.5
North Dakota	73	73	2,137	2,079	3.1	3.1	3.2	3.0	5.2	5.2	0.7	0.5	0.6	0.6
Ohio	251	251	39,486	37,947	3.4	3.3	5.9	5.9	15.3	15.6	1.4	1.4	1.2	1.1
Oklahoma	119	119	6,231	6,152	1.9	1.9	4.1	4.1	7.7	7.9	0.6	0.5	0.9	0.9
Oregon	131	132	8,775	8,702	2.6	2.5	5.7	5.6	15.7	15.4	0.5	0.5	0.8	0.8
Pennsylvania	451	452	24,144	23,930	1.9	1.9	3.3	3.2	4.9	5.2	0.6	0.6	0.4	0.4
Rhode Island	48	48	3,391	3,144	3.2	3.0	5.2	4.9	5.6	6.3	0.5	0.5	0.8	0.7
South Carolina	42	42	8,581	8,483	1.8	1.8	3.0	2.9	5.0	5.3	0.5	0.6	0.7	0.7
South Dakota	110	111	2,767	2,767	3.6	3.6	5.0	4.8	7.6	7.5	0.5	0.5	1.3	1.2
Tennessee	186	186	10,962	10,884	1.7	1.6	2.8	2.7	4.2	4.3	0.5	0.5	0.7	0.6
Texas	543	544	38,100	36,348	1.5	1.4	2.5	2.5	4.5	4.4	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.4
Utah	74	70	6,400	6,359	2.1	2.1	5.0	4.8	11.5	11.5	0.9	0.9	0.8	0.6
Vermont	161	162	2,768	2,747	4.7	4.7	5.9	5.9	7.1	7.3	0.7	0.7	0.8	0.7
Virginia	93	93	15,785	15,400	1.9	1.8	4.1	4.0	7.5	7.3	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.7
Washington	60	60	12,268	11,857	1.7	1.6	5.1	4.8	11.7	11.7	0.5	0.4	0.9	0.8
West Virginia	97	97	4,897	4,736	2.6	2.6	2.7	2.5	3.5	3.5	0.3	0.3	0.5	0.4
Wisconsin	381	381	17,862	17,777	3.1	3.0	5.2	5.0	9.5	9.3	0.6	0.6	0.7	0.6
Wyoming	23	23	2,229	2,247	3.9	3.9	5.8	5.4	7.9	7.8	0.8	0.8	1.1	1.1

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 2018, a total of 16,589 stationary service outlets (8,887 central libraries and 7,702 branch libraries) were open to the public; 664 additional service outlets were bookmobiles. In 2019, a total of 16,607 stationary service outlets (8,884 central libraries and 7,723 branch libraries) were open to the public; 671 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 2018 and 2019, retrieved September 8, 2021, from https://www.imls.gov/research-evaluation/data-collection/public-libraries-survey. (This table was prepared September 2021.)