Libraries in the U.S. - Statistics & Facts

U.S. number of public libraries FY 1992-2019

Number of public libraries in the United States from the fiscal year of 1992 to the fiscal year of 2019

U.S. number of public libraries FY 2019, by state

Number of public libraries in the United States in the fiscal year of 2019, by state

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

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

U.S. per capita operating expenditures of public libraries FY 1995-2019, by type

Per capita operating expenditures of public libraries in the United States for fiscal years 1995 to 2019, by expenditure type (in U.S. dollars)

U.S. public library per capita operating expenditures FY 2019, by state

Per capita operating expenditures of public libraries in the United States in the fiscal year of 2019, by state (in U.S. dollars)

U.S. public library per capita operating revenue FY 2019, by state

Per capita operating revenue of public libraries in the United States in the fiscal year of 2019, by state (in U.S. dollars)

U.S. public libraries operating revenue distribution FY 1995-2019

Distribution of public libraries operating revenue among sources in the United States from the fiscal year of 1995 to the fiscal year of 2019, as a share of total revenue

Revenue of U.S. libraries and archives 2007-2021

Estimated revenue generated by libraries and archives in the United States from 2007 to 2021 (in billion U.S. dollars)

U.S. Grants to States program funding allocation FY 2022, by state

Grants to States library funding program allocation in the United States for the fiscal year of 2022, by state (in million U.S. dollars)

Expenses of U.S. libraries and archives 2007-2021

Estimated expenses of U.S. libraries and archives from 2007 to 2021 (in billion U.S. dollars)

Budget for the Office of Library Services in the U.S. 2002-2023

Total budget for the Office of Library Services in the United States from 2002 to 2023 (in million U.S. dollars)

Industry revenue of “libraries and archives“ in the U.S. 2012-2024

Industry revenue of “libraries and archives“ in the U.S. from 2012 to 2024 (in million U.S. Dollars)

U.S. number of employed librarians 2015-2021

Number of employed librarians in the United States from 2015 to 2021

U.S. number of full-time staff in public libraries FY 2019, by state

Number of full-time-equivalent staff in public libraries in the United States in the fiscal year of 2019, by state

States with the highest number of librarians in the U.S. 2022

States with the highest level of employment of librarians in the United States as of May 2022

U.S. median annual salary for librarians 2015-2022

Annual median salary for librarians in the United States from 2015 to 2022 (in U.S. dollars)

States with the highest wages for librarians in the U.S. 2022

States with the highest annual wages for librarians in the United States as of May 2022 (in U.S. dollars)

Librarian wages in the most common librarian industries in the U.S. 2022

Annual wages of librarians in industries with the highest librarian employment in the United States as of May 2022 (in U.S. dollars)

Industries employing the highest number of librarians in the U.S. 2022

Leading industries in the employment of librarians in the United States as of May 2022

U.S. public library use FY 1995-2019, by type

Use of public libraries in the United States from the fiscal year of 1995 to the fiscal year of 2019, by type (per 100 people)

U.S. public libraries average weekly service hours FY 2019, by state

Public libraries average weekly service hours per outlet in the United States in the fiscal year of 2019, by state

U.S. public library print holdings FY 1995-2019

Number of print public library holdings in the United States from the fiscal year of 1995 to the fiscal year of 2019 (in millions)

U.S. public library nonprint holdings FY 1995-2019, by type

Nonprint public library holdings in the United States from the fiscal year of 1995 to the fiscal year of 2019, by type (per 100 people)

U.S. public library program attendance FY 1995-2019, by program type

Public library program attendance in the United States for the fiscal year of 1995 to the fiscal year of 2019, by program type (per 100 people)

U.S. children and young adult programs in public libraries FY 2019, by state

Number of children and young adult programs at public libraries in the United States in the fiscal year of 2019, by state (per 1,000 people)

U.S. public-access internet computers in public libraries FY 2019, by state

Number of public-access internet computers and user sessions at public libraries in the United States in the fiscal year of 2019, by state