Public libraries: largest by people served U.S. 2012

This statistic shows the largest public libraries in the United States in 2012, by population of legal service area. The Los Angeles Public Library was the largest in terms of the population of its legal service area, serving 3,825,297 people.

Largest public libraries in the United States in 2012, by population of legal service area

Characteristic	Population served
Los Angeles Public Library, CA	3,825,297
New York Public Library, The Branch Libraries, NY	3,439,711
County of Los Angeles Public Library, CA	3,344,311
Chicago Public Library, IL	2,695,598
Brooklyn Public Library, NY	2,504,700
Queens Borough Public Library, NY	2,230,722
Miami-Dade Public Library System, FL	2,196,303
Houston Public Library, TX	2,145,146
Harris County Public Library, TX	1,795,998
Broward County Libraries Division, FL	1,771,099
San Antonio Public Library, TX	1,626,092
Orange County Public Libraries, CA	1,534,312
Free Library of Philadelphia, PA	1,526,006
Phoenix Public Library, AZ	1,464,727
Las Vegas-Clark County Library District, NV	1,463,675
Hawaii State Public Library System, HI	1,374,810
King County Library System, WA	1,362,870
Sacramento Public Library, CA	1,362,428
San Diego Public Library, CA	1,321,315
Hillsborough County Public Library Cooperative, FL	1,256,118
Dallas Public Library, TX	1,223,229
San Bernadino County Library, CA	1,200,798
Riverside County Library System, CA	1,171,366
Hennepin County Library, MN	1,163,060
Orange County Library District, FL	1,132,302