ONLINE PUBLIC LIBRARY AND LOCAL LIBRARY INFO
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Below is a list showing the number of public libraires in the United States. It includes: 1) The actual number of public libraires per state (#L), compiled from a detailed search of the Yellow Pages, 2) The average number of people per library (P/L), a function of the total state population, divided by the number of public libraries in each state, and 3) The average number of square-miles-per-library (SM/L), which is the total state land area (not including water) divided by the number of public libraries in each state. It's meant to give some idea of how far you'd have to travel to get to the nearest public library. So lower numbers are better for the last two columns. Interesting point: Column 2 (people per library) correlates noticeably with Morgan Quitno's Smart State Ranking, even though the criteria used for that ranking did NOT include anything about public libraries.
State ............... # L ............. P/L ............. SM/LALABAMA ...................... 338 .................. 13,485 ..................... 150
ALASKA .......................... 53 .................. 12,522 ................. 10,792
ARIZONA ....................... 148 .................. 40,130 ..................... 768
ARKANSAS ..................... 193 .................. 14,400 ..................... 270
CALIFORNIA ................. 1,712 .................. 21,105 ...................... 91
COLORADO ..................... 326 .................. 14,310 ..................... 318
CONNECTICUT ................. 361 ................... 9,724 ...................... 13
DELAWARE ....................... 44 .................. 19,171 ...................... 44
FLORIDA ........................ 649 ................... 27,411 ..................... 83
GEORGIA ........................ 473 ................... 19,181 ................... 122
HAWAII ........................... 42 ................... 30,362 ................... 153
IDAHO ........................... 145 ..................... 9,856 ................... 571
ILLINOIS ...................... 1,004 .................. 12,713 ..................... 55 INDIANA ......................... 677 .................... 9,264 ..................... 53
IOWA ............................. 558 .................... 5,316 ................... 100
KANSAS .......................... 446 .................... 6,154 ................... 183
KENTUCKY ....................... 273 .................. 15,287 ................... 146
LOUISIANA ...................... 398 .................. 11,366 ................... 109
MAINE ............................ 217 .................... 6,090 ................... 142
MARYLAND ...................... 285 .................. 19,650 ..................... 34
MASSACHUSETTS ............ 380 ................... 16,839 ..................... 21
MICHIGAN ...................... 796 ................... 12,715 ..................... 71
MINNESOTA .................... 500 .................. 10,266 .................... 159
MISSISSIPPI ................... 228 .................. 12,812 .................... 206
MISSOURI ................. 497 .............. 11,671 ............... 139
MONTANA ................ 100 ................ 9,357 ............ 1,456
NEBRASKA ................ 229 ............... 7,680 ................ 336
NEVADA .................... 67 .............. 36,042 ............. 1,639
NEW HAMPSHIRE ....... 163 ............... 8,036 .................. 55
NEW JERSEY ............. 306 ............. 28,490 .................. 24
NEW MEXICO ............. 37 .............. 52,118 .............. 3,280
NEW YORK ............ 1,449 .............. 12,845 .................. 31
NORTH CAROLINA ...... 536 .............. 16,200 .................. 91
NORTH DAKOTA .......... 77 ................ 8,269 ................ 896
OHIO .................... 1,069 .............. 10,724 .................. 38
OKLAHOMA ............... 295 .............. 12,027 ................ 233
OREGON ................... 165 .............. 22,067 ................ 582
PENNSYLVANIA .......... 764 .............. 16,269 ................. 59
RHODE ISLAND ............ 66 .............. 16,306 ................. 16
SOUTH CAROLINA ...... 229 .............. 18,581 ................ 131
SOUTH DAKOTA .......... 71 .............. 10,929 .............. 1,069
TENNESSEE .............. 389 .............. 15,329 ................ 106
UTAH ........................ 79 .............. 31,261 .............. 1,040
VERMONT ................. 122 ................ 5,107 .................. 76
VIRGINIA .................. 454 .............. 16,168 ................... 87
WASHINGTON ............ 262 .............. 23,999 ................. 254
WEST VIRGINIA .......... 151 .............. 12,032 ................. 159
WISCONSIN ............... 555 ................ 9,975 .................. 98
WYOMING ................... 81 ................ 6,287 .............. 1,199
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