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Public library systems in Arizona

59 profiled systems191 library buildings6 bookmobilesFY 2024

The 59 profiled public library systems in Arizona served 7.3 million residents in FY 2024 and logged 1.89 visits and 2.97 physical checkouts per resident, which ranks 45th and 42nd among the 50 states and DC. Operating spending came to $31.48 per resident (43rd nationally). Local government supplied 94% of operating revenue, against 85% for all profiled systems nationwide, and the state government 0%.

The largest system is Maricopa County Library District, serving 4,726,247 residents; 17 systems serve 100,000 or more. At the end of the year, 72% of the state's profiled systems charged no overdue fines on print items. The most common legal form is the municipal library (36 systems).

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Visits per resident, system by system

Each dot is one Arizona system, grouped by the size of the population it serves; darker dots have their own profile page. The gold tick marks the national median for that size class.

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The 20 largest systems

SystemCityResidentsVisits per residentCheckouts per residentSpending per resident
Maricopa County Library DistrictSun Lakes4,726,2470.360.73$7.51
Phoenix Public LibraryPhoenix1,697,6961.252.86$30.31
Pima County Public LibraryTucson1,086,6342.341.57$41.62
Mesa Public LibraryMesa524,8921.243.04$16.78
Pinal County Library DistrictFlorence483,9440.110.44$5.69
Chandler Public LibraryChandler286,3422.394.87$23.55
Glendale Public LibraryGlendale260,8781.783.76$29.18
Yavapai County Free Library DistrictPrescott251,7680.460.73$13.82
Scottsdale Public LibraryScottsdale249,9352.395.74$33.53
Mohave County Library DistrictKingman228,1071.471.59$26.61
Yuma County Library DistrictYuma217,9782.031.08$44.37
Peoria Public Library SystemPeoria203,0651.825.07$27.40
Tempe Public LibraryTempe193,3362.042.75$19.14
Flagstaff City-Coconino County Public LibraryFlagstaff149,8753.352.80$34.06
Cochise County Library DistrictBisbee128,2530.110.33$10.34
Buckeye Public LibraryBuckeye113,3491.202.03$21.46
Navajo County Library DistrictHolbrook110,8460.090.23$7.82
Maricopa Library & Cultural CenterMaricopa73,3005.083.69$12.38
Apache County Library District OfficeSt. Johns66,5571.161.50$28.67
Casa Grande Public LibraryCasa Grande65,8833.113.84$27.27

Highest rates among systems serving 5,000 or more

Of the state's profiled systems, 43 serve at least 5,000 residents.

Visits per resident

  1. Cottonwood Public Library · 15.98
  2. Page Public Library · 14.33
  3. Community Library Sedona · 13.88
  4. Desert Foothills Library · 13.16
  5. Show Low Public Library · 12.60

Checkouts per resident

  1. Community Library Sedona · 16.55
  2. Desert Foothills Library · 15.70
  3. Cottonwood Public Library · 13.77
  4. Prescott Public Library · 12.17
  5. Copper Queen Library · 10.01

Spending per resident

  1. Desert Foothills Library · $226.04
  2. Community Library Sedona · $186.60
  3. Tolleson Public Library · $169.10
  4. Page Public Library · $134.18
  5. Cottonwood Public Library · $117.88

Revenue mix

Combined operating revenue of $249 million across the 53 systems that reported every revenue source.

Arizona94%All profiled systems, US85%
Arizona94%All profiled systems, US85%
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