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Kentucky 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 120
Median expenditures $682K
25th–75th percentile $426K  –  $1.2M
Total spend $176.1M
  1. #1
    Louisville FREE Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 773,399
    Expenditures $22.9M
    Revenue $24.2M
  2. #2
    Lexington Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 320,347
    Expenditures $14.9M
    Revenue $22.2M
  3. #3
    Kenton County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 170,313
    Expenditures $12.4M
    Revenue $17.3M
  4. #4
    Boone County Public Library District
    FY 2023 pop. 139,093
    Expenditures $8.2M
    Revenue $10.3M
  5. #5
    Bullitt County Library District
    FY 2023 pop. 83,836
    Expenditures $6.0M
    Revenue $8.4M
  6. #6
    Campbell County Public Library District
    FY 2023 pop. 93,300
    Expenditures $4.9M
    Revenue $6.0M
  7. #7
    Jessamine County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 54,254
    Expenditures $4.7M
    Revenue $7.4M
  8. #8
    Daviess County Public Library District
    FY 2023 pop. 103,222
    Expenditures $4.1M
    Revenue $5.6M
  9. #9
    Warren County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 139,843
    Expenditures $3.6M
    Revenue $5.5M
  10. #10
    Madison County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 95,187
    Expenditures $3.1M
    Revenue $4.1M
  11. #11
    Mccracken County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 67,490
    Expenditures $3.0M
    Revenue $4.0M
  12. #12
    Franklin County District Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 51,607
    Expenditures $3.0M
    Revenue $3.8M
  13. #13
    Nelson County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 47,392
    Expenditures $2.8M
    Revenue $3.6M
  14. #14
    Henderson County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 44,046
    Expenditures $2.7M
    Revenue $4.0M
  15. #15
    Scott County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 59,099
    Expenditures $2.5M
    Revenue $3.5M
  16. #16
    BOYD County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 48,110
    Expenditures $2.5M
    Revenue $3.5M
  17. #17
    Oldham County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 69,431
    Expenditures $2.5M
    Revenue $3.8M
  18. #18
    PIKE County Public Library District
    FY 2023 pop. 56,286
    Expenditures $2.3M
    Revenue $3.8M
  19. #19
    Laurel County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 62,885
    Expenditures $2.2M
    Revenue $3.1M
  20. #20
    Pulaski County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 65,795
    Expenditures $2.0M
    Revenue $3.4M
  21. #21
    Clark County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 37,061
    Expenditures $1.9M
    Revenue $2.2M
  22. #22
    Marshall County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 31,777
    Expenditures $1.8M
    Revenue $2.6M
  23. #23
    Boyle County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 30,904
    Expenditures $1.7M
    Revenue $2.5M
  24. #24
    Greenup County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 35,403
    Expenditures $1.6M
    Revenue $2.1M
  25. #25
    Perry County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 27,361
    Expenditures $1.5M
    Revenue $2.5M
  26. #26
    Woodford County Library District
    FY 2023 pop. 27,062
    Expenditures $1.5M
    Revenue $2.1M
  27. #27
    Muhlenberg County Public Libraries
    FY 2023 pop. 30,455
    Expenditures $1.3M
    Revenue $2.2M
  28. #28
    Logan County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 27,877
    Expenditures $1.3M
    Revenue $1.9M
  29. #29
    Rowan County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 24,388
    Expenditures $1.2M
    Revenue $1.9M
  30. #30
    Anderson County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 24,224
    Expenditures $1.2M
    Revenue $1.5M
  31. #31
    Paris-bourbon County Library
    FY 2023 pop. 20,093
    Expenditures $1.2M
    Revenue $1.6M
  32. #32
    Meade County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 30,001
    Expenditures $1.1M
    Revenue $1.9M
  33. #33
    Shelby County Library District
    FY 2023 pop. 48,886
    Expenditures $1.1M
    Revenue $2.1M
  34. #34
    Floyd County Library
    FY 2023 pop. 34,978
    Expenditures $1.1M
    Revenue $1.1M
  35. #35
    Hopkinsville-christian County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 73,037
    Expenditures $1.1M
    Revenue $1.3M
  36. #36
    Letcher County Public Library District
    FY 2023 pop. 20,893
    Expenditures $1.1M
    Revenue $972K
  37. #37
    Mercer County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 22,902
    Expenditures $1.0M
    Revenue $1.4M
  38. #38
    Harlan County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 25,662
    Expenditures $989K
    Revenue $914K
  39. #39
    MT. Sterling-montgomery County Library
    FY 2023 pop. 28,367
    Expenditures $988K
    Revenue $1.4M
  40. #40
    OHIO County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 23,527
    Expenditures $949K
    Revenue $1.0M
  41. #41
    Johnson County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 22,244
    Expenditures $939K
    Revenue $1.1M
  42. #42
    Pendleton County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 14,676
    Expenditures $934K
    Revenue $1.0M
  43. #43
    Calloway County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 37,685
    Expenditures $933K
    Revenue $1.7M
  44. #44
    Grant County Public Library District
    FY 2023 pop. 25,502
    Expenditures $909K
    Revenue $2.0M
  45. #45
    Carroll County Public Library District
    FY 2023 pop. 10,938
    Expenditures $856K
    Revenue $1.3M
  46. #46
    LYON County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 9,101
    Expenditures $854K
    Revenue $431K
  47. #47
    Hardin County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 111,862
    Expenditures $849K
    Revenue $1.4M
  48. #48
    Breckinridge County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 20,943
    Expenditures $844K
    Revenue $1.1M
  49. #49
    Graves County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 36,412
    Expenditures $842K
    Revenue $1.5M
  50. #50
    BELL County Public Library System
    FY 2023 pop. 23,568
    Expenditures $795K
    Revenue $1.1M
  51. #51
    Lawrence County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 16,109
    Expenditures $775K
    Revenue $1.1M
  52. #52
    MARY WOOD Weldon Memorial Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 44,854
    Expenditures $761K
    Revenue $1.2M
  53. #53
    Hancock County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 9,021
    Expenditures $755K
    Revenue $1.1M
  54. #54
    Taylor County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 26,407
    Expenditures $749K
    Revenue $1.5M
  55. #55
    Grayson County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 26,631
    Expenditures $725K
    Revenue $1.5M
  56. #56
    Mason County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 16,930
    Expenditures $722K
    Revenue $1.1M
  57. #57
    Allen County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 21,275
    Expenditures $720K
    Revenue $934K
  58. #58
    Whitley County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 36,873
    Expenditures $704K
    Revenue $874K
  59. #59
    Henry County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 15,771
    Expenditures $691K
    Revenue $1.3M
  60. #60
    Marion County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 19,775
    Expenditures $683K
    Revenue $1.0M
  61. #61
    Trimble County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 8,539
    Expenditures $681K
    Revenue $791K
  62. #62
    Hopkins County-madisonville Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 44,812
    Expenditures $677K
    Revenue $625K
  63. #63
    Russell County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 18,178
    Expenditures $675K
    Revenue $1.1M
  64. #64
    Webster County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 12,726
    Expenditures $663K
    Revenue $776K
  65. #65
    Spencer County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 20,204
    Expenditures $653K
    Revenue $1.1M
  66. #66
    Martin County Public Library System
    FY 2023 pop. 11,095
    Expenditures $638K
    Revenue $618K
  67. #67
    Lincoln County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 24,360
    Expenditures $638K
    Revenue $1.1M
  68. #68
    Cynthiana-harrison County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 19,103
    Expenditures $628K
    Revenue $1.0M
  69. #69
    OWEN County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 11,290
    Expenditures $624K
    Revenue $870K
  70. #70
    Goodnight Memorial Library
    FY 2023 pop. 19,949
    Expenditures $623K
    Revenue $1.2M
  71. #71
    Union County Public Library District
    FY 2023 pop. 12,961
    Expenditures $590K
    Revenue $522K
  72. #72
    Casey County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 15,920
    Expenditures $572K
    Revenue $734K
  73. #73
    CLAY County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 19,913
    Expenditures $569K
    Revenue $671K
  74. #74
    Breathitt County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 13,351
    Expenditures $566K
    Revenue $690K
  75. #75
    Wayne County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 19,681
    Expenditures $566K
    Revenue $953K
  76. #76
    BATH County Memorial Library
    FY 2023 pop. 12,829
    Expenditures $563K
    Revenue $595K
  77. #77
    HART County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 19,600
    Expenditures $544K
    Revenue $1.2M
  78. #78
    Gallatin County Public Library District
    FY 2023 pop. 8,763
    Expenditures $538K
    Revenue $900K
  79. #79
    JOHN L. Street Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 14,332
    Expenditures $502K
    Revenue $622K
  80. #80
    Garrard County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 17,589
    Expenditures $501K
    Revenue $795K
  81. #81
    Butler County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 12,295
    Expenditures $500K
    Revenue $633K
  82. #82
    KNOX County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 29,791
    Expenditures $498K
    Revenue $1.2M
  83. #83
    Leslie County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 10,093
    Expenditures $488K
    Revenue $560K
  84. #84
    Washington County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 12,061
    Expenditures $477K
    Revenue $841K
  85. #85
    George COON Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 12,570
    Expenditures $473K
    Revenue $519K
  86. #86
    Mccreary County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 16,701
    Expenditures $471K
    Revenue $483K
  87. #87
    Larue County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 15,163
    Expenditures $463K
    Revenue $676K
  88. #88
    Morgan County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 14,120
    Expenditures $438K
    Revenue $526K
  89. #89
    Edmonson County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 12,269
    Expenditures $433K
    Revenue $669K
  90. #90
    Estill County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 14,044
    Expenditures $430K
    Revenue $785K
  91. #91
    Fleming County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 15,288
    Expenditures $411K
    Revenue $1.1M
  92. #92
    Green County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 11,365
    Expenditures $404K
    Revenue $455K
  93. #93
    Metcalfe County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 10,370
    Expenditures $401K
    Revenue $666K
  94. #94
    Rockcastle County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 16,242
    Expenditures $390K
    Revenue $610K
  95. #95
    Jackson County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 12,973
    Expenditures $383K
    Revenue $625K
  96. #96
    Bracken County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 8,452
    Expenditures $379K
    Revenue $627K
  97. #97
    TODD County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 12,404
    Expenditures $362K
    Revenue $831K
  98. #98
    Lewis County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 12,954
    Expenditures $324K
    Revenue $649K
  99. #99
    Adair County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 19,067
    Expenditures $321K
    Revenue $477K
  100. #100
    Powell County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 13,083
    Expenditures $320K
    Revenue $446K