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The 80 supplemental tables below provide data from the FY 2012 Public Library Survey.

  • Tables 1 through 1B provide the number of public libraries and population of legal service areas by state
  • Tables 2 through 32 are in sets of two each.
    • The base table in each set displays data for the nation as a whole and for each of the 50 states, the District of Columbia and Guam.
    • The "A" table in each set displays the same data by 11 ranges of population of legal service area
  • Tables 31 through 34 include data about square footage.
  • Tables 35 through 46 are state rankings on key variables.

List of Tables

Number and Percentage of Libraries by Select Characteristics
Tables 1-7A (PDF, 616 KB)

Public Library Services and Resources
Tables 8-18A (PDF, 923 KB)

Public Library Staffing
Tables 19-20A (PDF, 948 KB)

Public Library Revenue and Expenses
Tables 21-31A (PDF, 2.20 MB)

Size of Public Libraries
Table 32-35 (PDF, 1.04 MB)

State Ranking Tables
Tables 36-47 (PDF, 1.03 MB)

 

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