Public Service Hours (per Capita) > Public Libraries statistics - states compared

DEFINITION
This is the sum of annual public service hours for outlets.

Note: Includes the hours open for public service for centrals, branches, bookmobiles, and books-by-mail only. For each bookmobile, only the hours during which the bookmobile is open to the public are counted. For public library systems (administrative entities) that offer ONLY books-by-mail service, the hours that the outlet is staffed for service are counted. Minor variations in scheduled public service hours are not included; however, extensive hours closed to the public due to natural disasters or other events are excluded even if the staff is scheduled to work. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.

Education Statistics > Public Libraries > Public Service Hours (per capita) (most recent) by state

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Rank

States

Amount

# 1

Vermont:

0.41 per capita

# 2

Iowa:

0.325 per capita

# 3

New Hampshire:

0.287 per capita

# 4

Maine:

0.269 per capita

# 5

Wyoming:

0.259 per capita

# 6

Kansas:

0.243 per capita

# 7

South Dakota:

0.238 per capita

# 8

Nebraska:

0.236 per capita

# 9

North Dakota:

0.223 per capita

# 10

Alaska:

0.22 per capita

# 11

Ohio:

0.214 per capita

# 12

West Virginia:

0.213 per capita

# 13

Montana:

0.203 per capita

# 14

Wisconsin:

0.184 per capita

# 15

Indiana:

0.181 per capita

# 16

Idaho:

0.171 per capita

# 17

Louisiana:

0.156 per capita

# 18

Mississippi:

0.155 per capita

# 19

Rhode Island:

0.153 per capita

# 20

Connecticut:

0.152 per capita

= 21

Illinois:

0.151 per capita

= 21

Oklahoma:

0.151 per capita

# 23

Massachusetts:

0.149 per capita

# 24

Kentucky:

0.145 per capita

# 25

Michigan:

0.141 per capita

# 26

Minnesota:

0.14 per capita

# 27

Missouri:

0.137 per capita

# 28

Arkansas:

0.135 per capita

# 29

New Jersey:

0.131 per capita

# 30

Alabama:

0.128 per capita

# 31

Pennsylvania:

0.123 per capita

# 32

Colorado:

0.122 per capita

# 33

New Mexico:

0.121 per capita

# 34

Virginia:

0.12 per capita

# 35

Oregon:

0.117 per capita

# 36

New York:

0.116 per capita

# 37

District of Columbia:

0.115 per capita

# 38

Washington:

0.114 per capita

# 39

Utah:

0.112 per capita

# 40

South Carolina:

0.11 per capita

# 41

North Carolina:

0.109 per capita

# 42

Tennessee:

0.104 per capita

# 43

Delaware:

0.1 per capita

# 44

Georgia:

0.094 per capita

# 45

Maryland:

0.084 per capita

# 46

Texas:

0.079 per capita

# 47

Hawaii:

0.077 per capita

# 48

Arizona:

0.072 per capita

# 49

Nevada:

0.07 per capita

# 50

Florida:

0.069 per capita

# 51

California:

0.063 per capita

Weighted average:

0.2 per capita

DEFINITION: This is the sum of annual public service hours for outlets.

Note: Includes the hours open for public service for centrals, branches, bookmobiles, and books-by-mail only. For each bookmobile, only the hours during which the bookmobile is open to the public are counted. For public library systems (administrative entities) that offer ONLY books-by-mail service, the hours that the outlet is staffed for service are counted. Minor variations in scheduled public service hours are not included; however, extensive hours closed to the public due to natural disasters or other events are excluded even if the staff is scheduled to work. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.

Education Statistics > Public Libraries > Public Service Hours (per capita) (most recent) by state

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