United States Library Visits Ranking by City - Institute of Museum and Library Services

 

Top 100 United States. Library Visits Ranking (1–20)
Institute of Museum and Library Services

Rank	City	State	Estimated Annual Library Visits	Score
1	New York	New York	37,800,000	100
2	Los Angeles	California	30,600,000	99.1
3	Chicago	Illinois	23,700,000	98.3
4	Houston	Texas	19,500,000	97.5
5	Phoenix	Arizona	18,200,000	96.7
6	Philadelphia	Pennsylvania	17,100,000	95.9
7	San Antonio	Texas	15,600,000	95.2
8	San Diego	California	14,900,000	94.6
9	Dallas	Texas	13,700,000	93.8
10	San Jose	California	12,900,000	93.1
11	Austin	Texas	12,400,000	92.4
12	Jacksonville	Florida	11,900,000	91.8
13	Columbus	Ohio	11,500,000	91.1
14	Charlotte	North Carolina	11,100,000	90.5
15	Seattle	Washington	10,700,000	89.9
16	Indianapolis	Indiana	10,300,000	89.2
17	Denver	Colorado	9,900,000	88.7
18	Boston	Massachusetts	9,600,000	88.0
19	Nashville	Tennessee	9,200,000	87.4
20	Portland	Oregon	8,900,000	86.8

Rank	City	State	Estimated Annual Library Visits	Score
21	Fort Worth	Texas	8,600,000	86.2
22	Las Vegas	Nevada	8,300,000	85.7
23	Detroit	Michigan	8,000,000	85.1
24	El Paso	Texas	7,800,000	84.6
25	Memphis	Tennessee	7,600,000	84.0
26	Louisville	Kentucky	7,300,000	83.5
27	Baltimore	Maryland	7,100,000	82.9
28	Milwaukee	Wisconsin	6,900,000	82.4
29	Albuquerque	New Mexico	6,700,000	81.8
30	Tucson	Arizona	6,500,000	81.3
31	Fresno	California	6,300,000	80.9
32	Sacramento	California	6,100,000	80.4
33	Kansas City	Missouri	5,900,000	79.9
34	Mesa	Arizona	5,700,000	79.4
35	Atlanta	Georgia	5,500,000	78.9
36	Omaha	Nebraska	5,300,000	78.4
37	Colorado Springs	Colorado	5,100,000	77.9
38	Raleigh	North Carolina	4,900,000	77.4
39	Virginia Beach	Virginia	4,700,000	76.9
40	Miami	Florida	4,500,000	76.4

Rank	City	State	Estimated Annual Library Visits	Score
41	Long Beach	California	4,400,000	75.9
42	Oakland	California	4,300,000	75.5
43	Minneapolis	Minnesota	4,200,000	75.0
44	Tulsa	Oklahoma	4,100,000	74.6
45	Arlington	Texas	4,000,000	74.2
46	Tampa	Florida	3,900,000	73.8
47	New Orleans	Louisiana	3,800,000	73.4
48	Wichita	Kansas	3,700,000	73.0
49	Cleveland	Ohio	3,600,000	72.6
50	Bakersfield	California	3,500,000	72.2
51	Aurora	Colorado	3,400,000	71.8
52	Anaheim	California	3,300,000	71.4
53	Honolulu	Hawaii	3,200,000	71.0
54	Santa Ana	California	3,100,000	70.6
55	Riverside	California	3,000,000	70.2
56	Corpus Christi	Texas	2,950,000	69.8
57	Lexington	Kentucky	2,900,000	69.4
58	Stockton	California	2,850,000	69.0
59	Henderson	Nevada	2,800,000	68.6
60	St. Louis	Missouri	2,750,000	68.2

Rank	City	State	Estimated Annual Library Visits	Score
61	Pittsburgh	Pennsylvania	2,700,000	67.8
62	Cincinnati	Ohio	2,650,000	67.4
63	Anchorage	Alaska	2,600,000	67.0
64	Greensboro	North Carolina	2,550,000	66.6
65	Plano	Texas	2,500,000	66.2
66	Lincoln	Nebraska	2,450,000	65.8
67	Orlando	Florida	2,400,000	65.4
68	Irvine	California	2,350,000	65.0
69	Newark	New Jersey	2,300,000	64.6
70	Toledo	Ohio	2,250,000	64.2
71	Durham	North Carolina	2,200,000	63.8
72	Chula Vista	California	2,150,000	63.4
73	Fort Wayne	Indiana	2,100,000	63.0
74	Jersey City	New Jersey	2,050,000	62.6
75	St. Petersburg	Florida	2,000,000	62.2
76	Laredo	Texas	1,950,000	61.8
77	Madison	Wisconsin	1,900,000	61.4
78	Chandler	Arizona	1,850,000	61.0
79	Buffalo	New York	1,800,000	60.6
80	Lubbock	Texas	1,750,000	60.2

Rank	City	State	Estimated Annual Library Visits	Score
81	Scottsdale	Arizona	1,700,000	59.8
82	Reno	Nevada	1,660,000	59.4
83	Boise	Idaho	1,620,000	59.0
84	Glendale	Arizona	1,580,000	58.6
85	Norfolk	Virginia	1,540,000	58.2
86	Winston-Salem	North Carolina	1,500,000	57.8
87	Irving	Texas	1,460,000	57.4
88	Garland	Texas	1,420,000	57.0
89	Spokane	Washington	1,380,000	56.6
90	Richmond	Virginia	1,340,000	56.2
91	Baton Rouge	Louisiana	1,300,000	55.8
92	Des Moines	Iowa	1,260,000	55.4
93	Fremont	California	1,220,000	55.0
94	Modesto	California	1,180,000	54.6
95	San Bernardino	California	1,140,000	54.2
96	Tacoma	Washington	1,100,000	53.8
97	Hialeah	Florida	1,060,000	53.4
98	Rochester	New York	1,020,000	53.0
99	Gilbert	Arizona	980,000	52.6
100	Akron	Ohio	940,000	52.2

Disclaimer

This ranking is intended for informational and educational purposes only. Library visit figures are estimated and compiled using publicly available data and statistical reporting methodologies associated with the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). Actual annual library visits may vary by reporting period, library system coverage, population changes, and updates to official datasets. Scores are normalized solely for ranking presentation and should not be interpreted as official performance ratings. Readers should consult the latest IMLS publications and local public library reports for the most current official statistics.