Kansas Statistical Abstract 2001 - Institute for Policy & Social ...

Public Library Service by State, FY 2000
Number of
Library Visits
Reference Transactions
Total Circulation
Public Libraries Totals in 1,000s Per Capita Totals in 1,000s Per Capita Totals in 1,000s Per Capita
Ohio 250 66,096 5.8 17,997 1.6 144,911 12.8
Oklahoma 115 12,075 4.4 2,131 0.8 16,214 5.9
Oregon 125 (S) (S) 2,511 0.8 34,814 11.1
Pennsylvania 457 38,748 3.3 8,800 0.8 54,560 4.7
Rhode Island 48 5,422 5.2 902 0.9 6,521 6.2
South Carolina 41 13,142 3.4 4,160 1.1 17,476 4.5
South Dakota 120 2,924 4.7 (S) (S) 4,596 7.4
Tennessee 183 15,445 2.8 3,934 0.7 20,682 3.8
Texas 538 53,436 2.9 16,737 0.9 78,370 4.3
Utah 70 10,858 4.9 (S) (S) 22,314 10.0
Vermont 190 3,096 5.7 392 0.7 3,899 7.2
Virginia 90 28,968 4.2 7,082 1.0 53,251 7.8
Washington 66 26,313 4.6 7,806 1.4 53,307 9.4
West Virginia 97 6,427 3.6 1,539 0.9 8,254 4.6
Wisconsin 378 29,441 5.5 6,113 1.1 46,489 8.7
Wyoming 23 2,691 5.6 420 0.9 3,711 7.7
United States 9,074 1,146,284 4.3 291,476 1.1 1,713,967 6.4
Note: (S) Data are suppressed (item response rate less than 70 percent).
Source: National Center for Education Statistics, Public Libraries in the United States: FY 2000, July 2002.