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California Library Districts Ranked by Expenditures

Normalized from state-comptroller audits and annual financial reports. Every agency is a live report card — click through for peer percentiles, fund balance, and distress indicators.

Cohort size 186
Median expenditures $3.6M
25th–75th percentile $1.4M  –  $7.9M
Total spend $1.99B
  1. #1
    LOS Angeles Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 3,766,109
    Expenditures $221.5M
    Revenue $219.4M
  2. #2
    LA County Library
    FY 2023 pop. 3,243,760
    Expenditures $162.5M
    Revenue $205.1M
  3. #3
    SAN Francisco Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 831,703
    Expenditures $161.3M
    Revenue $170.1M
  4. #4
    SAN Diego Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 1,368,395
    Expenditures $68.7M
    Revenue $72.8M
  5. #5
    Orange County Public Libraries
    FY 2023 pop. 1,652,955
    Expenditures $64.4M
    Revenue $81.1M
  6. #6
    SAN Diego County Library
    FY 2023 pop. 1,108,041
    Expenditures $61.6M
    Revenue $58.7M
  7. #7
    SAN JOSE Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 959,256
    Expenditures $57.8M
    Revenue $54.1M
  8. #8
    Sacramento Public Library
    FY 2024 pop. 1,486,955
    Expenditures $56.9M
    Revenue $62.0M
  9. #9
    Santa Clara County Library
    FY 2023 pop. 454,040
    Expenditures $56.9M
    Revenue $76.3M
  10. #10
    Oakland Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 442,959
    Expenditures $45.5M
    Revenue $49.4M
  11. #11
    Sonoma County Library
    FY 2024 pop. 478,174
    Expenditures $44.3M
    Revenue $46.2M
  12. #12
    SAN Mateo County Libraries
    FY 2023 pop. 271,407
    Expenditures $42.5M
    Revenue $45.1M
  13. #13
    Contra Costa County Library
    FY 2023 pop. 1,034,135
    Expenditures $39.5M
    Revenue $38.6M
  14. #14
    Alameda County Library
    FY 2023 pop. 583,837
    Expenditures $38.8M
    Revenue $42.5M
  15. #15
    Riverside County Library System
    FY 2023 pop. 1,378,950
    Expenditures $37.3M
    Revenue $39.1M
  16. #16
    Fresno County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 988,138
    Expenditures $34.1M
    Revenue $45.5M
  17. #17
    SAN Bernardino County Library
    FY 2023 pop. 1,263,869
    Expenditures $29.1M
    Revenue $28.3M
  18. #18
    Berkeley Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 123,562
    Expenditures $23.9M
    Revenue $24.4M
  19. #19
    Solano County Library
    FY 2023 pop. 417,569
    Expenditures $23.9M
    Revenue $27.6M
  20. #20
    LONG Beach Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 458,222
    Expenditures $18.3M
    Revenue $20.6M
  21. #21
    Marin County FREE Library
    FY 2023 pop. 136,930
    Expenditures $18.2M
    Revenue $20.1M
  22. #22
    Santa CRUZ Public Libraries
    FY 2023 pop. 212,175
    Expenditures $17.3M
    Revenue $19.0M
  23. #23
    Stockton-san Joaquin County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 719,852
    Expenditures $15.3M
    Revenue $17.0M
  24. #24
    Pasadena Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 136,988
    Expenditures $14.7M
    Revenue $15.3M
  25. #25
    Beverly Hills Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 31,658
    Expenditures $14.1M
    Revenue $13.8M
  26. #26
    Stanislaus County FREE Library
    FY 2023 pop. 545,939
    Expenditures $13.8M
    Revenue $17.2M
  27. #27
    Anaheim Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 328,580
    Expenditures $13.2M
    Revenue $14.5M
  28. #28
    SAN LUIS Obispo City-county Library
    FY 2023 pop. 247,656
    Expenditures $12.7M
    Revenue $12.8M
  29. #29
    Glendale Library, ARTS & Culture
    FY 2023 pop. 191,284
    Expenditures $12.5M
    Revenue $12.7M
  30. #30
    Palos Verdes Library District
    FY 2024 pop. 66,084
    Expenditures $11.8M
    Revenue $12.1M
  31. #31
    Carlsbad CITY Library
    FY 2023 pop. 114,549
    Expenditures $11.6M
    Revenue $12.7M
  32. #32
    Redwood CITY Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 81,495
    Expenditures $11.0M
    Revenue $11.3M
  33. #33
    Santa Clara CITY Library
    FY 2023 pop. 132,476
    Expenditures $10.6M
    Revenue $11.6M
  34. #34
    Monterey County FREE Libraries
    FY 2023 pop. 226,274
    Expenditures $10.6M
    Revenue $12.3M
  35. #35
    Santa Monica Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 91,720
    Expenditures $10.0M
    Revenue $10.5M
  36. #36
    NAPA County Library
    FY 2023 pop. 129,282
    Expenditures $10.0M
    Revenue $13.1M
  37. #37
    Ventura County Library
    FY 2023 pop. 245,152
    Expenditures $9.8M
    Revenue $11.2M
  38. #38
    Sunnyvale Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 156,317
    Expenditures $9.6M
    Revenue $9.6M
  39. #39
    Newport Beach Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 83,411
    Expenditures $9.6M
    Revenue $10.5M
  40. #40
    PALO ALTO CITY Library
    FY 2023 pop. 67,287
    Expenditures $9.3M
    Revenue $10.4M
  41. #41
    Thousand OAKS Library
    FY 2023 pop. 122,967
    Expenditures $8.9M
    Revenue $8.7M
  42. #42
    YOLO County Library
    FY 2023 pop. 160,999
    Expenditures $8.5M
    Revenue $10.5M
  43. #43
    Riverside Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 313,676
    Expenditures $8.5M
    Revenue $8.5M
  44. #44
    KERN County Library
    FY 2023 pop. 886,158
    Expenditures $8.4M
    Revenue $9.1M
  45. #45
    Placer County Library
    FY 2023 pop. 198,457
    Expenditures $8.2M
    Revenue $9.6M
  46. #46
    Hayward Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 159,800
    Expenditures $8.1M
    Revenue $8.1M
  47. #47
    Santa Clarita Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 230,659
    Expenditures $7.9M
    Revenue $10.3M
  48. #48
    Burbank Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 104,535
    Expenditures $7.8M
    Revenue $8.9M
  49. #49
    Pleasanton Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 76,459
    Expenditures $7.7M
    Revenue $5.3M
  50. #50
    Altadena Library District
    FY 2024 pop. 42,794
    Expenditures $7.7M
    Revenue $7.6M
  51. #51
    Oceanside Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 171,063
    Expenditures $7.7M
    Revenue $7.7M
  52. #52
    SAN Leandro Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 87,497
    Expenditures $7.6M
    Revenue $7.7M
  53. #53
    Santa ANA Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 299,630
    Expenditures $7.2M
    Revenue $7.7M
  54. #54
    SAN Mateo Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 106,972
    Expenditures $7.1M
    Revenue $7.1M
  55. #55
    Santa Barbara Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 98,468
    Expenditures $7.0M
    Revenue $7.2M
  56. #56
    Yorba Linda Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 67,068
    Expenditures $6.6M
    Revenue $8.2M
  57. #57
    Cerritos Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 47,887
    Expenditures $6.5M
    Revenue $6.5M
  58. #58
    Livermore Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 84,793
    Expenditures $6.5M
    Revenue $6.5M
  59. #59
    Nevada County Library
    FY 2023 pop. 100,720
    Expenditures $6.5M
    Revenue $7.0M
  60. #60
    Mountain VIEW Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 83,601
    Expenditures $6.4M
    Revenue $7.5M
  61. #61
    Torrance Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 143,057
    Expenditures $6.3M
    Revenue $6.8M
  62. #62
    Salinas Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 159,475
    Expenditures $6.2M
    Revenue $5.9M
  63. #63
    Tulare County FREE Library
    FY 2023 pop. 342,799
    Expenditures $6.1M
    Revenue $6.8M
  64. #64
    Burlingame Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 37,444
    Expenditures $5.8M
    Revenue $5.0M
  65. #65
    Huntington Beach Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 195,714
    Expenditures $5.7M
    Revenue $5.5M
  66. #66
    Orange Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 139,063
    Expenditures $5.7M
    Revenue $7.1M
  67. #67
    Alameda FREE Library
    FY 2023 pop. 77,287
    Expenditures $5.3M
    Revenue $6.1M
  68. #68
    Camarillo Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 69,309
    Expenditures $5.3M
    Revenue $6.1M
  69. #69
    South SAN Francisco Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 64,323
    Expenditures $5.1M
    Revenue $7.2M
  70. #70
    Santa Maria Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 157,161
    Expenditures $4.9M
    Revenue $4.8M
  71. #71
    Humboldt County Library
    FY 2023 pop. 134,047
    Expenditures $4.7M
    Revenue $4.0M
  72. #72
    Shasta Public Libraries
    FY 2023 pop. 179,436
    Expenditures $4.7M
    Revenue $2.7M
  73. #73
    A. K. Smiley Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 71,972
    Expenditures $4.6M
    Revenue $4.1M
  74. #74
    Mendocino County Library
    FY 2023 pop. 89,164
    Expenditures $4.5M
    Revenue $4.8M
  75. #75
    Ontario CITY Library
    FY 2023 pop. 180,717
    Expenditures $4.5M
    Revenue $6.0M
  76. #76
    DALY CITY Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 101,471
    Expenditures $4.5M
    Revenue $4.7M
  77. #77
    Redondo Beach Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 68,407
    Expenditures $4.5M
    Revenue $4.5M
  78. #78
    EL Dorado County Library
    FY 2023 pop. 189,006
    Expenditures $4.5M
    Revenue $4.5M
  79. #79
    Whittier Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 87,291
    Expenditures $4.4M
    Revenue $4.8M
  80. #80
    SAN Rafael Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 59,681
    Expenditures $4.4M
    Revenue $4.5M
  81. #81
    Rancho Mirage Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 17,012
    Expenditures $4.3M
    Revenue $4.2M
  82. #82
    Watsonville Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 49,876
    Expenditures $4.2M
    Revenue $3.9M
  83. #83
    Rancho Cucamonga Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 173,545
    Expenditures $4.2M
    Revenue $6.2M
  84. #84
    Merced County Library
    FY 2023 pop. 285,337
    Expenditures $4.0M
    Revenue $5.0M
  85. #85
    Richmond Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 113,518
    Expenditures $4.0M
    Revenue $6.5M
  86. #86
    Arcadia Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 55,503
    Expenditures $4.0M
    Revenue $4.7M
  87. #87
    Butte County Library
    FY 2023 pop. 205,592
    Expenditures $3.9M
    Revenue $4.2M
  88. #88
    Inglewood Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 106,248
    Expenditures $3.9M
    Revenue $4.7M
  89. #89
    Escondido Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 149,799
    Expenditures $3.8M
    Revenue $3.9M
  90. #90
    Placentia Library District
    FY 2024 pop. 52,507
    Expenditures $3.8M
    Revenue $4.2M
  91. #91
    Roseville Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 152,928
    Expenditures $3.8M
    Revenue $4.7M
  92. #92
    Chula Vista Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 274,784
    Expenditures $3.7M
    Revenue $3.8M
  93. #93
    Buena PARK Library District
    FY 2024 pop. 83,517
    Expenditures $3.7M
    Revenue $5.1M
  94. #94
    Fullerton Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 142,873
    Expenditures $3.6M
    Revenue $4.2M
  95. #95
    Mission Viejo Library
    FY 2023 pop. 91,846
    Expenditures $3.5M
    Revenue $4.0M
  96. #96
    Alhambra Civic Center Library
    FY 2023 pop. 81,303
    Expenditures $3.4M
    Revenue $3.5M
  97. #97
    Moreno Valley Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 208,289
    Expenditures $3.3M
    Revenue $3.6M
  98. #98
    Palmdale CITY Library
    FY 2023 pop. 165,917
    Expenditures $3.3M
    Revenue $1.6M
  99. #99
    Coronado Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 22,150
    Expenditures $3.2M
    Revenue $3.6M
  100. #100
    Beaumont Library District
    FY 2024 pop. 65,525
    Expenditures $3.1M
    Revenue $3.8M