In the fiscal year of 2019, Washington D.C. had the highest per capita expenditure on its public libraries, at U.S. dollars. New York, Oregon, Ohio, and Illinois all spent at least ** U.S. dollars per capita. The state with the lowest per capita expenditure was Mississippi with U.S. dollars.
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IMLS. (May 1, 2021). Per capita operating expenditures of public libraries in the United States in the fiscal year of 2019, by state (in U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 21, 2026, from /statistics/1326629/per-capita-public-library-operating-expenditures-state-us/
IMLS. "Per capita operating expenditures of public libraries in the United States in the fiscal year of 2019, by state (in U.S. dollars)." Chart. May 1, 2021. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 21, 2026. /statistics/1326629/per-capita-public-library-operating-expenditures-state-us/
IMLS. (2021). Per capita operating expenditures of public libraries in the United States in the fiscal year of 2019, by state (in U.S. dollars). ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 21, 2026. /statistics/1326629/per-capita-public-library-operating-expenditures-state-us/
IMLS. "Per Capita Operating Expenditures of Public Libraries in The United States in The Fiscal Year of 2019, by State (in U.S. Dollars)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 1 May 2021, /statistics/1326629/per-capita-public-library-operating-expenditures-state-us/
IMLS, Per capita operating expenditures of public libraries in the United States in the fiscal year of 2019, by state (in U.S. dollars) ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1326629/per-capita-public-library-operating-expenditures-state-us/ (last visited July 21, 2026)
Per capita operating expenditures of public libraries in the United States in the fiscal year of 2019, by state (in U.S. dollars) [Graph], IMLS, May 1, 2021. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1326629/per-capita-public-library-operating-expenditures-state-us/
