U.S. largest public libraries FY 2019, by size of population served

Published by Statista Research Department, Mar 22, 2024
For the fiscal year of 2019, Maricopa County Library District in Arizona had the highest legal service area by population, serving a community of over 4.3 million people. Los Angeles Public Library and New York Public Library occupy second and third place respectively.

Leading public libraries in the United States in the fiscal year of 2019, by size of population served (in millions)

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May 2021

Region

United States

Survey time period

2019

Supplementary notes

It should be noted that about 80% of public libraries in the United States serve populations under 25,000 people.

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