Library systems serving under 1,000 residents

Size class under 1k801 profiled systems801 buildingsFY 2024

There are 801 profiled public library systems serving under 1,000 residents. The median system logged 4.08 visits and 3.76 physical checkouts per resident and spent $64.04 per resident in FY 2024. The middle half of the class runs from 2.31 to 7.31 visits per resident and from $41.40 to $96.61 in spending per resident.

Iowa has the most systems in this class (129), followed by Kansas (119) and Nebraska (114). Across the class, 78% of systems charged no overdue fines on print items.

Visits per resident by type of community

Each dot is one system in this size class, grouped by where its headquarters sits; the gold tick marks each group's median.

Most visits per resident

System	State	Residents	Visits per resident	Checkouts per resident	Spending per resident
Delta Community Library	Alaska	978	42.67	36.51	$299.59
Barneveld Free Library Association	New York	272	34.67	10.33	$144.68
Longport Public Library	New Jersey	893	33.07	10.12	$620.23
Hildreth Public Library	Nebraska	367	31.26	20.07	$222.41
Bemus Point Public Library	New York	306	30.14	30.03	$445.85
Sherburne Memorial	Vermont	835	29.38	21.30	$337.31
Kirwin City Library	Kansas	131	28.56	26.64	$123.19
Cordova District Library	Illinois	957	27.04	11.77	$382.59
Mackinac Island Public Library	Michigan	583	26.78	3.47	$161.33
Maddock Community Library	North Dakota	402	24.51	12.70	$39.57

Fewest visits per resident

System	State	Residents	Visits per resident	Checkouts per resident	Spending per resident
Colony City Library	Kansas	377	0.03	0.42	$23.06
Zia Enrichment Library	New Mexico	923	0.11	0.04	$52.47
Benson Public	Vermont	770	0.13	0.77	$11.71
Lilbourn Memorial Library	Missouri	822	0.14	1.32	$23.34
Kennedy Public Library	Alabama	430	0.16	0.15	$105.38
Dalton Public Library	Nebraska	289	0.26	0.14	$18.39
Mount Washington Public Library	Massachusetts	157	0.27	2.87	$12.74
Tripp Public Library	South Dakota	564	0.32	0.62	$12.33
Tilden Public Library	Illinois	750	0.33	0.34	$17.12
Stella Community Library	Nebraska	145	0.34	0.38	$32.86

Highest spending per resident

System	State	Residents	Visits per resident	Checkouts per resident	Spending per resident
Jemez Springs Public Library	New Mexico	198	16.92	27.04	$797.85
Palisades Free Library	New York	810	16.99	18.74	$671.17
Longport Public Library	New Jersey	893	33.07	10.12	$620.23
Fishers Island Library Association	New York	424	7.11	5.43	$517.20
Madeline Island Public Library	Wisconsin	433	17.32	10.55	$500.94
Raquette Lake Free Library	New York	132	24.32	24.42	$472.43
Dr. Earl S. Sloan Library	Ohio	194	14.21	11.29	$467.53
Bemus Point Public Library	New York	306	30.14	30.03	$445.85
Keene Valley Library Association	New York	397	21.60	14.09	$426.03
Torreon Community Library	New Mexico	281	1.40	0.29	$386.48