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Florida 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 79
Median expenditures $2.9M
25th–75th percentile $932K  –  $7.6M
Total spend $715.7M
  1. #1
    Miami-dade Public Library System
    FY 2023 pop. 2,402,021
    Expenditures $85.0M
    Revenue $95.0M
  2. #2
    Broward County Libraries Division
    FY 2023 pop. 1,773,042
    Expenditures $72.4M
    Revenue $72.6M
  3. #3
    PALM Beach County Library System
    FY 2023 pop. 999,134
    Expenditures $55.2M
    Revenue $77.7M
  4. #4
    Hillsborough County Public Library Cooperative
    FY 2023 pop. 1,540,863
    Expenditures $52.2M
    Revenue $74.9M
  5. #5
    Orange County Library District
    FY 2023 pop. 1,438,187
    Expenditures $46.5M
    Revenue $66.6M
  6. #6
    Jacksonville Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 1,050,847
    Expenditures $44.3M
    Revenue $42.0M
  7. #7
    Pinellas Public Library Cooperative
    FY 2023 pop. 950,045
    Expenditures $36.2M
    Revenue $40.6M
  8. #8
    LEE County Library System
    FY 2023 pop. 754,156
    Expenditures $35.2M
    Revenue $47.2M
  9. #9
    Volusia County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 581,974
    Expenditures $20.4M
    Revenue $23.5M
  10. #10
    PAL Public Library Cooperative
    FY 2023 pop. 412,858
    Expenditures $20.3M
    Revenue $22.4M
  11. #11
    Brevard County Library System
    FY 2023 pop. 640,582
    Expenditures $18.5M
    Revenue $21.1M
  12. #12
    Sarasota County Public Libraries
    FY 2023 pop. 464,218
    Expenditures $13.9M
    Revenue $14.5M
  13. #13
    POLK County Library Cooperative
    FY 2023 pop. 794,193
    Expenditures $13.2M
    Revenue $14.4M
  14. #14
    Manatee County Public Library System
    FY 2023 pop. 439,446
    Expenditures $10.8M
    Revenue $10.8M
  15. #15
    LAKE County Library System
    FY 2023 pop. 414,173
    Expenditures $10.3M
    Revenue $10.5M
  16. #16
    Pasco County Public Library Cooperative
    FY 2023 pop. 610,077
    Expenditures $9.7M
    Revenue $10.9M
  17. #17
    Collier County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 399,464
    Expenditures $9.6M
    Revenue $10.9M
  18. #18
    Seminole County Public Library System
    FY 2023 pop. 439,330
    Expenditures $8.4M
    Revenue $8.6M
  19. #19
    Marion County Public Library System
    FY 2023 pop. 398,552
    Expenditures $8.0M
    Revenue $8.1M
  20. #20
    ST. Johns County Public Library System
    FY 2023 pop. 315,209
    Expenditures $7.7M
    Revenue $8.5M
  21. #21
    Osceola Library System
    FY 2023 pop. 438,923
    Expenditures $7.6M
    Revenue $12.3M
  22. #22
    ST. Lucie County Library System
    FY 2023 pop. 368,505
    Expenditures $6.6M
    Revenue $6.2M
  23. #23
    Leroy Collins LEON County Public Library SYST
    FY 2023 pop. 300,588
    Expenditures $6.2M
    Revenue $7.3M
  24. #24
    WEST Florida Public Libraries
    FY 2023 pop. 331,485
    Expenditures $6.2M
    Revenue $9.0M
  25. #25
    BOCA Raton Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 100,491
    Expenditures $5.8M
    Revenue $5.6M
  26. #26
    Mandel Public Library OF WEST PALM Beach
    FY 2023 pop. 122,113
    Expenditures $5.7M
    Revenue $6.4M
  27. #27
    Martin County Library System
    FY 2023 pop. 160,785
    Expenditures $5.7M
    Revenue $5.8M
  28. #28
    Okaloosa County Public Library Cooperative
    FY 2023 pop. 217,882
    Expenditures $5.1M
    Revenue $5.3M
  29. #29
    Charlotte County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 202,962
    Expenditures $4.9M
    Revenue $5.3M
  30. #30
    Monroe County Public Library System
    FY 2023 pop. 84,509
    Expenditures $4.4M
    Revenue $5.5M
  31. #31
    Indian River County Library
    FY 2023 pop. 167,781
    Expenditures $4.3M
    Revenue $4.6M
  32. #32
    Winter PARK Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 30,647
    Expenditures $4.2M
    Revenue $4.3M
  33. #33
    Hialeah Public Libraries
    FY 2023 pop. 229,054
    Expenditures $3.9M
    Revenue $2.1M
  34. #34
    Citrus County Library System
    FY 2023 pop. 151,875
    Expenditures $3.7M
    Revenue $4.0M
  35. #35
    CLAY County Public Library System
    FY 2023 pop. 231,042
    Expenditures $3.6M
    Revenue $5.7M
  36. #36
    Hernando County Public Library System
    FY 2023 pop. 203,791
    Expenditures $3.5M
    Revenue $3.7M
  37. #37
    Northwest Regional Library System
    FY 2023 pop. 207,532
    Expenditures $3.4M
    Revenue $3.4M
  38. #38
    Sumter County Library System
    FY 2023 pop. 147,398
    Expenditures $3.3M
    Revenue $3.3M
  39. #39
    Suwannee River Regional Library System
    FY 2023 pop. 73,000
    Expenditures $3.2M
    Revenue $4.3M
  40. #40
    Heartland Library Cooperative
    FY 2023 pop. 210,158
    Expenditures $2.9M
    Revenue $3.2M
  41. #41
    Boynton Beach CITY Library
    FY 2023 pop. 82,208
    Expenditures $2.8M
    Revenue $2.8M
  42. #42
    Santa ROSA County Library System
    FY 2023 pop. 198,494
    Expenditures $2.7M
    Revenue $2.7M
  43. #43
    Delray Beach Library
    FY 2023 pop. 67,213
    Expenditures $2.3M
    Revenue $2.5M
  44. #44
    Sanibel Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 5,946
    Expenditures $2.3M
    Revenue $2.5M
  45. #45
    Wilderness Coast Public Libraries
    FY 2023 pop. 60,038
    Expenditures $2.2M
    Revenue $2.3M
  46. #46
    Panhandle Public Library Cooperative System
    FY 2023 pop. 74,196
    Expenditures $2.0M
    Revenue $1.9M
  47. #47
    Nassau County Public Library System
    FY 2023 pop. 100,691
    Expenditures $2.0M
    Revenue $2.1M
  48. #48
    Homestead Cybrarium
    FY 2023 pop. 83,012
    Expenditures $1.9M
    Revenue $1.4M
  49. #49
    Columbia County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 68,141
    Expenditures $1.8M
    Revenue $1.9M
  50. #50
    NEW River Public Library Cooperative
    FY 2023 pop. 64,396
    Expenditures $1.7M
    Revenue $1.5M
  51. #51
    Walton County Public Library System
    FY 2023 pop. 81,965
    Expenditures $1.6M
    Revenue $1.7M
  52. #52
    Three Rivers Regional Library System
    FY 2023 pop. 61,518
    Expenditures $1.5M
    Revenue $1.4M
  53. #53
    FORT Myers Beach Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 40,762
    Expenditures $1.5M
    Revenue $1.5M
  54. #54
    Flagler County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 125,540
    Expenditures $1.5M
    Revenue $1.7M
  55. #55
    North Miami Beach Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 43,100
    Expenditures $1.4M
    Revenue $1.4M
  56. #56
    North Miami Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 60,175
    Expenditures $1.3M
    Revenue $1.3M
  57. #57
    North PALM Beach Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 13,145
    Expenditures $1.2M
    Revenue $1.2M
  58. #58
    Helen B. Hoffman Plantation Library
    FY 2023 pop. 95,293
    Expenditures $1.1M
    Revenue $1.1M
  59. #59
    Ethel M. Gordon Oakland PARK Library
    FY 2023 pop. 45,065
    Expenditures $935K
    Revenue $954K
  60. #60
    NEW PORT Richey Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 17,213
    Expenditures $930K
    Revenue $1.1M
  61. #61
    Maitland Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 19,964
    Expenditures $805K
    Revenue $758K
  62. #62
    Richard C. Sullivan Public Library OF Wilton Manors
    FY 2023 pop. 11,532
    Expenditures $793K
    Revenue $848K
  63. #63
    PALM Springs Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 26,904
    Expenditures $775K
    Revenue $758K
  64. #64
    Riviera Beach Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 38,795
    Expenditures $775K
    Revenue $1.3M
  65. #65
    Washington County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 23,933
    Expenditures $750K
    Revenue $750K
  66. #66
    Parkland Library
    FY 2023 pop. 35,440
    Expenditures $745K
    Revenue $937K
  67. #67
    LAKE Worth Beach Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 43,432
    Expenditures $667K
    Revenue $694K
  68. #68
    Hendry County Library System
    FY 2023 pop. 40,895
    Expenditures $619K
    Revenue $767K
  69. #69
    Doreen Gauthier Lighthouse Point Library
    FY 2023 pop. 10,504
    Expenditures $536K
    Revenue $524K
  70. #70
    Brockway Memorial Library
    FY 2023 pop. 11,548
    Expenditures $486K
    Revenue $570K
  71. #71
    Gadsden County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 41,303
    Expenditures $460K
    Revenue $536K
  72. #72
    Altamonte Springs CITY Library
    FY 2023 pop. 47,420
    Expenditures $436K
    Revenue $517K
  73. #73
    LAKE PARK Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 9,025
    Expenditures $412K
    Revenue $411K
  74. #74
    Lantana Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 11,579
    Expenditures $280K
    Revenue $252K
  75. #75
    Apalachicola Margaret KEY Library
    FY 2023 pop. 2,465
    Expenditures $158K
    Revenue $152K
  76. #76
    Flagler Beach Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 5,133
    Expenditures $157K
    Revenue $141K
  77. #77
    Highland Beach Library
    FY 2023 pop. 4,300
    Expenditures $131K
    Revenue $119K
  78. #78
    Indian Rocks Beach Library
    FY 2023 pop. 3,696
    Expenditures $117K
    Revenue $117K