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Missouri 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 141
Median expenditures $299K
25th–75th percentile $110K  –  $809K
Total spend $312.8M
  1. #1
    Mid-continent Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 840,292
    Expenditures $61.0M
    Revenue $65.5M
  2. #2
    Saint Louis County Library
    FY 2023 pop. 863,407
    Expenditures $56.9M
    Revenue $65.1M
  3. #3
    CITY OF ST. Louis Municipal Library District
    FY 2023 pop. 301,578
    Expenditures $34.4M
    Revenue $36.1M
  4. #4
    Kansas CITY Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 232,498
    Expenditures $29.4M
    Revenue $32.3M
  5. #5
    Saint Charles City-county Library District
    FY 2023 pop. 405,262
    Expenditures $18.8M
    Revenue $23.4M
  6. #6
    Springfield-greene County Library District
    FY 2023 pop. 298,915
    Expenditures $14.7M
    Revenue $18.3M
  7. #7
    Daniel Boone Regional Library
    FY 2023 pop. 223,840
    Expenditures $12.9M
    Revenue $13.7M
  8. #8
    Jefferson County Library District
    FY 2023 pop. 135,409
    Expenditures $4.2M
    Revenue $6.6M
  9. #9
    Scenic Regional Library
    FY 2023 pop. 147,730
    Expenditures $3.9M
    Revenue $6.9M
  10. #10
    CASS County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 107,824
    Expenditures $3.9M
    Revenue $5.3M
  11. #11
    Saint Joseph Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 61,254
    Expenditures $3.6M
    Revenue $3.8M
  12. #12
    University CITY Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 35,065
    Expenditures $3.4M
    Revenue $4.5M
  13. #13
    Missouri River Regional Library
    FY 2023 pop. 90,553
    Expenditures $3.3M
    Revenue $3.8M
  14. #14
    Barry-lawrence Regional Library
    FY 2023 pop. 72,535
    Expenditures $2.8M
    Revenue $2.9M
  15. #15
    Christian County Library
    FY 2023 pop. 88,842
    Expenditures $2.8M
    Revenue $3.2M
  16. #16
    Trails Regional Library
    FY 2023 pop. 82,736
    Expenditures $2.7M
    Revenue $3.5M
  17. #17
    Kirkwood Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 29,461
    Expenditures $2.7M
    Revenue $2.6M
  18. #18
    Joplin Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 48,784
    Expenditures $2.6M
    Revenue $2.7M
  19. #19
    Rolling Hills Consolidated
    FY 2023 pop. 41,674
    Expenditures $2.3M
    Revenue $3.8M
  20. #20
    Camden County Library
    FY 2023 pop. 42,745
    Expenditures $1.8M
    Revenue $1.9M
  21. #21
    Little Dixie Regional Libraries
    FY 2023 pop. 31,406
    Expenditures $1.6M
    Revenue $1.6M
  22. #22
    Boonslick Regional Library
    FY 2023 pop. 59,455
    Expenditures $1.5M
    Revenue $1.7M
  23. #23
    Poplar Bluff Municipal Library District
    FY 2023 pop. 16,225
    Expenditures $1.4M
    Revenue $1.7M
  24. #24
    Riverside Regional Library
    FY 2023 pop. 85,846
    Expenditures $1.4M
    Revenue $1.7M
  25. #25
    Municipal Library District OF THE CITY OF CAPE Girardeau
    FY 2023 pop. 36,170
    Expenditures $1.3M
    Revenue $1.3M
  26. #26
    Webster Groves Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 24,010
    Expenditures $1.2M
    Revenue $1.8M
  27. #27
    Heartland Regional Library System
    FY 2023 pop. 33,154
    Expenditures $987K
    Revenue $973K
  28. #28
    Livingston County Library
    FY 2023 pop. 14,557
    Expenditures $966K
    Revenue $1.5M
  29. #29
    Neosho/newton County Library
    FY 2023 pop. 54,445
    Expenditures $964K
    Revenue $1.0M
  30. #30
    Carthage Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 15,522
    Expenditures $937K
    Revenue $991K
  31. #31
    Mexico-audrain County Library District
    FY 2023 pop. 24,962
    Expenditures $894K
    Revenue $1.1M
  32. #32
    Festus Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 12,706
    Expenditures $867K
    Revenue $381K
  33. #33
    POLK County Library
    FY 2023 pop. 31,519
    Expenditures $864K
    Revenue $1.0M
  34. #34
    Richmond Heights Memorial Library
    FY 2023 pop. 9,286
    Expenditures $851K
    Revenue $877K
  35. #35
    Pulaski County Library
    FY 2023 pop. 52,759
    Expenditures $816K
    Revenue $856K
  36. #36
    Washington Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 8,771
    Expenditures $809K
    Revenue $852K
  37. #37
    Lebanon-laclede County Library
    FY 2023 pop. 36,039
    Expenditures $803K
    Revenue $796K
  38. #38
    North Kansas CITY Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 4,467
    Expenditures $790K
    Revenue $1.2M
  39. #39
    Hannibal FREE Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 17,086
    Expenditures $786K
    Revenue $1.0M
  40. #40
    Dunklin County Library
    FY 2023 pop. 28,283
    Expenditures $779K
    Revenue $1.1M
  41. #41
    Stone County Library
    FY 2023 pop. 31,076
    Expenditures $760K
    Revenue $906K
  42. #42
    Brentwood Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 8,233
    Expenditures $719K
    Revenue $887K
  43. #43
    Sedalia Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 20,022
    Expenditures $702K
    Revenue $839K
  44. #44
    Ferguson Municipal Public Library District
    FY 2023 pop. 18,527
    Expenditures $667K
    Revenue $870K
  45. #45
    Henry County Library
    FY 2023 pop. 21,946
    Expenditures $666K
    Revenue $813K
  46. #46
    Crawford County Library
    FY 2023 pop. 21,563
    Expenditures $638K
    Revenue $754K
  47. #47
    Ozark Regional Library
    FY 2023 pop. 22,163
    Expenditures $609K
    Revenue $763K
  48. #48
    RAY County Library
    FY 2023 pop. 23,158
    Expenditures $603K
    Revenue $849K
  49. #49
    WEST Plains Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 12,184
    Expenditures $594K
    Revenue $594K
  50. #50
    Maryville Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 10,633
    Expenditures $588K
    Revenue $583K
  51. #51
    Webster County Library
    FY 2023 pop. 38,092
    Expenditures $576K
    Revenue $646K
  52. #52
    Rolla Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 19,943
    Expenditures $568K
    Revenue $661K
  53. #53
    Adair County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 25,314
    Expenditures $546K
    Revenue $771K
  54. #54
    Maplewood Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 8,269
    Expenditures $544K
    Revenue $634K
  55. #55
    Farmington Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 18,217
    Expenditures $534K
    Revenue $534K
  56. #56
    NEW Madrid County Library
    FY 2023 pop. 14,829
    Expenditures $472K
    Revenue $666K
  57. #57
    WEBB CITY Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 13,031
    Expenditures $463K
    Revenue $464K
  58. #58
    Morgan County Library
    FY 2023 pop. 21,006
    Expenditures $462K
    Revenue $507K
  59. #59
    Washington County Library
    FY 2023 pop. 23,514
    Expenditures $447K
    Revenue $648K
  60. #60
    Mississippi County Library District
    FY 2023 pop. 12,577
    Expenditures $408K
    Revenue $421K
  61. #61
    Sikeston Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 14,435
    Expenditures $385K
    Revenue $437K
  62. #62
    ROCK HILL Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 4,750
    Expenditures $373K
    Revenue $397K
  63. #63
    Atchison County Library
    FY 2023 pop. 5,305
    Expenditures $338K
    Revenue $587K
  64. #64
    Texas County Library
    FY 2023 pop. 24,487
    Expenditures $333K
    Revenue $461K
  65. #65
    Mcdonald County Library
    FY 2023 pop. 23,303
    Expenditures $332K
    Revenue $377K
  66. #66
    Northeast Missouri Library Service
    FY 2023 pop. 17,686
    Expenditures $322K
    Revenue $460K
  67. #67
    Barton County Library
    FY 2023 pop. 11,637
    Expenditures $321K
    Revenue $487K
  68. #68
    Nevada Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 8,212
    Expenditures $319K
    Revenue $341K
  69. #69
    Centralia Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 4,053
    Expenditures $318K
    Revenue $409K
  70. #70
    DE SOTO Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 6,449
    Expenditures $317K
    Revenue $638K
  71. #71
    Wright County Library
    FY 2023 pop. 18,188
    Expenditures $299K
    Revenue $384K
  72. #72
    Cedar County Library District
    FY 2023 pop. 14,188
    Expenditures $294K
    Revenue $558K
  73. #73
    Marshall Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 13,806
    Expenditures $292K
    Revenue $342K
  74. #74
    Caruthersville Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 5,562
    Expenditures $267K
    Revenue $360K
  75. #75
    Gentry County Library
    FY 2023 pop. 4,492
    Expenditures $259K
    Revenue $307K
  76. #76
    Grundy County-jewett Norris Library
    FY 2023 pop. 9,808
    Expenditures $248K
    Revenue $302K
  77. #77
    Oregon County Library District
    FY 2023 pop. 8,635
    Expenditures $242K
    Revenue $282K
  78. #78
    Saint Clair County Library
    FY 2023 pop. 8,252
    Expenditures $240K
    Revenue $269K
  79. #79
    Montgomery CITY Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 2,811
    Expenditures $231K
    Revenue $247K
  80. #80
    Macon Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 5,457
    Expenditures $227K
    Revenue $237K
  81. #81
    Carrollton Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 3,514
    Expenditures $223K
    Revenue $249K
  82. #82
    Marion County Library Sub-district #1
    FY 2023 pop. 6,734
    Expenditures $222K
    Revenue $282K
  83. #83
    Ralls County Library
    FY 2023 pop. 10,065
    Expenditures $222K
    Revenue $239K
  84. #84
    PARK Hills Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 8,587
    Expenditures $220K
    Revenue $220K
  85. #85
    Reynolds County Library District
    FY 2023 pop. 6,096
    Expenditures $219K
    Revenue $265K
  86. #86
    Cameron Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 8,513
    Expenditures $218K
    Revenue $251K
  87. #87
    Moniteau County Library
    FY 2023 pop. 12,553
    Expenditures $218K
    Revenue $273K
  88. #88
    Putnam County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 4,681
    Expenditures $216K
    Revenue $262K
  89. #89
    Doniphan-ripley County Library District
    FY 2023 pop. 10,679
    Expenditures $215K
    Revenue $246K
  90. #90
    Keller Public Library OF Dexter
    FY 2023 pop. 7,927
    Expenditures $212K
    Revenue $230K
  91. #91
    Scotland County Memorial Library
    FY 2023 pop. 4,716
    Expenditures $190K
    Revenue $205K
  92. #92
    Daviess County Library
    FY 2023 pop. 8,430
    Expenditures $189K
    Revenue $334K
  93. #93
    Hickory County Library
    FY 2023 pop. 8,279
    Expenditures $187K
    Revenue $225K
  94. #94
    Bollinger County Library
    FY 2023 pop. 10,567
    Expenditures $177K
    Revenue $207K
  95. #95
    Dallas County Library
    FY 2023 pop. 17,071
    Expenditures $171K
    Revenue $225K
  96. #96
    Brookfield Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 4,111
    Expenditures $166K
    Revenue $195K
  97. #97
    Salem Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 4,608
    Expenditures $155K
    Revenue $197K
  98. #98
    Douglas County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 11,578
    Expenditures $153K
    Revenue $182K
  99. #99
    Bonne Terre Memorial Library
    FY 2023 pop. 6,903
    Expenditures $150K
    Revenue $150K
  100. #100
    Carter County Library
    FY 2023 pop. 5,202
    Expenditures $139K
    Revenue $264K