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Montana 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 76
Median expenditures $166K
25th–75th percentile $101K  –  $330K
Total spend $33.8M
  1. #1
    Billings Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 157,509
    Expenditures $3.9M
    Revenue $4.4M
  2. #2
    Lewis AND Clark Library
    FY 2023 pop. 70,973
    Expenditures $3.8M
    Revenue $4.4M
  3. #3
    Missoula Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 117,922
    Expenditures $3.1M
    Revenue $3.6M
  4. #4
    Bozeman Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 84,410
    Expenditures $2.9M
    Revenue $3.5M
  5. #5
    Imagineif Kalispell
    FY 2023 pop. 96,606
    Expenditures $2.8M
    Revenue $1.9M
  6. #6
    Great Falls Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 81,475
    Expenditures $1.8M
    Revenue $1.5M
  7. #7
    Butte-silver BOW Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 35,133
    Expenditures $1.0M
    Revenue $1.1M
  8. #8
    Belgrade Community Library
    FY 2023 pop. 17,426
    Expenditures $798K
    Revenue $718K
  9. #9
    Bitterroot Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 27,928
    Expenditures $733K
    Revenue $771K
  10. #10
    Livingston-park County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 17,191
    Expenditures $706K
    Revenue $713K
  11. #11
    North LAKE County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 12,688
    Expenditures $610K
    Revenue $555K
  12. #12
    Lincoln County Public Libraries
    FY 2023 pop. 19,677
    Expenditures $496K
    Revenue $496K
  13. #13
    Roosevelt County Library
    FY 2023 pop. 10,794
    Expenditures $447K
    Revenue $510K
  14. #14
    North Valley Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 11,923
    Expenditures $403K
    Revenue $438K
  15. #15
    Hearst FREE Library
    FY 2023 pop. 9,421
    Expenditures $374K
    Revenue $374K
  16. #16
    Havre-hill County Library
    FY 2023 pop. 16,309
    Expenditures $370K
    Revenue $370K
  17. #17
    Jefferson County Library - Boulder
    FY 2023 pop. 5,759
    Expenditures $368K
    Revenue $486K
  18. #18
    Lewistown Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 9,989
    Expenditures $353K
    Revenue $378K
  19. #19
    Whitefish Community Library
    FY 2023 pop. 7,751
    Expenditures $345K
    Revenue $387K
  20. #20
    Rosebud County Library
    FY 2023 pop. 9,091
    Expenditures $325K
    Revenue $412K
  21. #21
    Laurel Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 7,222
    Expenditures $321K
    Revenue $324K
  22. #22
    BIG HORN County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 13,124
    Expenditures $307K
    Revenue $308K
  23. #23
    Sidney-richland County Library
    FY 2023 pop. 11,491
    Expenditures $301K
    Revenue $304K
  24. #24
    Miles CITY Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 11,867
    Expenditures $291K
    Revenue $434K
  25. #25
    Chouteau County Library
    FY 2023 pop. 5,895
    Expenditures $279K
    Revenue $286K
  26. #26
    Glasgow City-county Library
    FY 2023 pop. 7,578
    Expenditures $274K
    Revenue $299K
  27. #27
    Glendive Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 8,940
    Expenditures $267K
    Revenue $286K
  28. #28
    Stillwater County Library
    FY 2023 pop. 8,963
    Expenditures $264K
    Revenue $298K
  29. #29
    WEST Yellowstone Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 4,059
    Expenditures $263K
    Revenue $267K
  30. #30
    Ronan Library District
    FY 2023 pop. 8,889
    Expenditures $256K
    Revenue $268K
  31. #31
    Fallon County Library
    FY 2023 pop. 3,049
    Expenditures $231K
    Revenue $305K
  32. #32
    Thompson-hickman Madison County Library
    FY 2023 pop. 5,519
    Expenditures $231K
    Revenue $296K
  33. #33
    North Jefferson County Library District
    FY 2023 pop. 6,326
    Expenditures $228K
    Revenue $276K
  34. #34
    RED Lodge Carnegie Library
    FY 2023 pop. 5,425
    Expenditures $208K
    Revenue $208K
  35. #35
    Dillon Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 9,371
    Expenditures $202K
    Revenue $221K
  36. #36
    Conrad Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 3,996
    Expenditures $198K
    Revenue $243K
  37. #37
    Carnegie Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 3,678
    Expenditures $191K
    Revenue $191K
  38. #38
    Plains Public Library District
    FY 2023 pop. 4,688
    Expenditures $167K
    Revenue $154K
  39. #39
    Thompson Falls Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 5,637
    Expenditures $165K
    Revenue $146K
  40. #40
    Madison Valley Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 1,305
    Expenditures $164K
    Revenue $164K
  41. #41
    Sheridan County Library
    FY 2023 pop. 3,539
    Expenditures $157K
    Revenue $170K
  42. #42
    Three Forks Community Library
    FY 2023 pop. 4,776
    Expenditures $148K
    Revenue $144K
  43. #43
    Blaine County Library
    FY 2023 pop. 4,290
    Expenditures $139K
    Revenue $124K
  44. #44
    Mineral County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 4,535
    Expenditures $137K
    Revenue $137K
  45. #45
    Judith Basin County FREE Library
    FY 2023 pop. 2,023
    Expenditures $137K
    Revenue $146K
  46. #46
    Glacier County Library
    FY 2023 pop. 13,778
    Expenditures $135K
    Revenue $206K
  47. #47
    Manhattan Community School Library
    FY 2023 pop. 8,290
    Expenditures $134K
    Revenue $134K
  48. #48
    Liberty County Library
    FY 2023 pop. 1,959
    Expenditures $134K
    Revenue $143K
  49. #49
    Phillips County Library
    FY 2023 pop. 4,217
    Expenditures $130K
    Revenue $138K
  50. #50
    Toole County Library
    FY 2023 pop. 4,971
    Expenditures $129K
    Revenue $157K
  51. #51
    Daniels County Library
    FY 2023 pop. 1,661
    Expenditures $126K
    Revenue $152K
  52. #52
    William K. Kohrs Memorial Library
    FY 2023 pop. 6,946
    Expenditures $109K
    Revenue $111K
  53. #53
    Harlem Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 2,754
    Expenditures $108K
    Revenue $107K
  54. #54
    George Mccone Memorial County Library
    FY 2023 pop. 1,729
    Expenditures $107K
    Revenue $126K
  55. #55
    Meagher County/city Library
    FY 2023 pop. 1,927
    Expenditures $106K
    Revenue $136K
  56. #56
    Choteau/teton Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 2,892
    Expenditures $102K
    Revenue $104K
  57. #57
    Harlowton Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 2,069
    Expenditures $102K
    Revenue $123K
  58. #58
    Valier Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 1,903
    Expenditures $97K
    Revenue $132K
  59. #59
    Bridger Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 2,511
    Expenditures $95K
    Revenue $100K
  60. #60
    Darby Community Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 4,323
    Expenditures $88K
    Revenue $156K
  61. #61
    Roundup School-community Library
    FY 2023 pop. 4,730
    Expenditures $84K
    Revenue $97K
  62. #62
    Philipsburg Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 1,483
    Expenditures $84K
    Revenue $84K
  63. #63
    Joliet Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 2,538
    Expenditures $83K
    Revenue $102K
  64. #64
    Preston HOT Springs Town-county Library
    FY 2023 pop. 2,075
    Expenditures $76K
    Revenue $85K
  65. #65
    Broadwater School AND Community Library
    FY 2023 pop. 6,774
    Expenditures $72K
    Revenue $93K
  66. #66
    Sheridan Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 1,082
    Expenditures $71K
    Revenue $113K
  67. #67
    Henry A Malley Memorial Library
    FY 2023 pop. 1,694
    Expenditures $62K
    Revenue $106K
  68. #68
    Wedsworth Memorial Library
    FY 2023 pop. 1,514
    Expenditures $57K
    Revenue $30K
  69. #69
    Ekalaka Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 1,415
    Expenditures $54K
    Revenue $38K
  70. #70
    BELT Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 1,424
    Expenditures $54K
    Revenue $54K
  71. #71
    Dutton/teton Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 1,439
    Expenditures $53K
    Revenue $54K
  72. #72
    Prairie County Library
    FY 2023 pop. 1,088
    Expenditures $50K
    Revenue $57K
  73. #73
    Drummond School & Community Library
    FY 2023 pop. 1,826
    Expenditures $46K
    Revenue $42K
  74. #74
    Fairfield/teton Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 1,895
    Expenditures $42K
    Revenue $48K
  75. #75
    Garfield County Library
    FY 2023 pop. 1,173
    Expenditures $36K
    Revenue $42K
  76. #76
    ST Ignatius School-community Library
    FY 2023 pop. 9,557
    Expenditures $11K
    Revenue $18K