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Nebraska 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 107
Median expenditures $172K
25th–75th percentile $98K  –  $408K
Total spend $67.6M
  1. #1
    Omaha Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 567,638
    Expenditures $19.6M
    Revenue $20.3M
  2. #2
    Lincoln CITY Libraries
    FY 2023 pop. 324,756
    Expenditures $12.0M
    Revenue $12.6M
  3. #3
    Kearney Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 34,277
    Expenditures $2.1M
    Revenue $2.1M
  4. #4
    Grand Island Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 52,513
    Expenditures $2.0M
    Revenue $2.0M
  5. #5
    Norfolk Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 25,928
    Expenditures $1.9M
    Revenue $2.0M
  6. #6
    Hastings Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 30,970
    Expenditures $1.5M
    Revenue $1.4M
  7. #7
    Columbus Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 24,195
    Expenditures $1.3M
    Revenue $1.4M
  8. #8
    Papillion Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 23,794
    Expenditures $1.3M
    Revenue $1.5M
  9. #9
    Bellevue Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 63,015
    Expenditures $1.3M
    Revenue $1.3M
  10. #10
    LIED Scottsbluff Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 14,283
    Expenditures $1.2M
    Revenue $807K
  11. #11
    Keene Memorial Library
    FY 2023 pop. 27,687
    Expenditures $1.2M
    Revenue $1.0M
  12. #12
    North Platte Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 33,685
    Expenditures $1.0M
    Revenue $1.2M
  13. #13
    LA Vista Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 16,379
    Expenditures $983K
    Revenue $996K
  14. #14
    Blair Public Library & Technology Center
    FY 2023 pop. 7,962
    Expenditures $770K
    Revenue $909K
  15. #15
    Seward Memorial Library
    FY 2023 pop. 7,663
    Expenditures $723K
    Revenue $571K
  16. #16
    Kilgore Memorial Library
    FY 2023 pop. 8,174
    Expenditures $614K
    Revenue $748K
  17. #17
    Crete Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 7,021
    Expenditures $604K
    Revenue $594K
  18. #18
    Morton-james Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 7,349
    Expenditures $583K
    Revenue $1.1M
  19. #19
    Holdrege AREA Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 8,988
    Expenditures $545K
    Revenue $539K
  20. #20
    Beatrice Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 12,223
    Expenditures $541K
    Revenue $645K
  21. #21
    Gering Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 8,478
    Expenditures $539K
    Revenue $512K
  22. #22
    Baright Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 8,509
    Expenditures $525K
    Revenue $614K
  23. #23
    Lexington Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 10,725
    Expenditures $519K
    Revenue $567K
  24. #24
    Gretna Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 9,071
    Expenditures $495K
    Revenue $585K
  25. #25
    Sidney Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 9,511
    Expenditures $457K
    Revenue $657K
  26. #26
    Alliance Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 8,037
    Expenditures $449K
    Revenue $588K
  27. #27
    Plattsmouth Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 6,642
    Expenditures $420K
    Revenue $414K
  28. #28
    Wayne Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 6,133
    Expenditures $395K
    Revenue $431K
  29. #29
    South Sioux CITY Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 13,706
    Expenditures $381K
    Revenue $727K
  30. #30
    Chadron Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 5,223
    Expenditures $373K
    Revenue $390K
  31. #31
    Kathleen LUTE Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 4,796
    Expenditures $371K
    Revenue $58K
  32. #32
    Wilson Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 3,890
    Expenditures $343K
    Revenue $421K
  33. #33
    JOHN A Stahl Library
    FY 2023 pop. 3,459
    Expenditures $333K
    Revenue $399K
  34. #34
    Central CITY Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 3,078
    Expenditures $315K
    Revenue $363K
  35. #35
    Mccook Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 7,326
    Expenditures $314K
    Revenue $379K
  36. #36
    Valentine Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 5,464
    Expenditures $309K
    Revenue $297K
  37. #37
    Falls CITY Library & ARTS Center
    FY 2023 pop. 4,052
    Expenditures $297K
    Revenue $335K
  38. #38
    Wahoo Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 4,940
    Expenditures $292K
    Revenue $478K
  39. #39
    Broken BOW Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 3,474
    Expenditures $287K
    Revenue $302K
  40. #40
    Schuyler Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 6,456
    Expenditures $282K
    Revenue $300K
  41. #41
    O`neill Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 3,551
    Expenditures $278K
    Revenue $295K
  42. #42
    Alice M FARR Library
    FY 2023 pop. 4,648
    Expenditures $268K
    Revenue $268K
  43. #43
    Bennington Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 4,707
    Expenditures $266K
    Revenue $266K
  44. #44
    Gothenburg Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 3,405
    Expenditures $251K
    Revenue $271K
  45. #45
    Ashland Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 3,262
    Expenditures $235K
    Revenue $250K
  46. #46
    Fairbury Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 3,887
    Expenditures $231K
    Revenue $240K
  47. #47
    Kimball Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 2,206
    Expenditures $225K
    Revenue $219K
  48. #48
    Geneva Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 2,154
    Expenditures $214K
    Revenue $248K
  49. #49
    Auburn Memorial Library
    FY 2023 pop. 3,479
    Expenditures $211K
    Revenue $227K
  50. #50
    LIED Imperial Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 1,993
    Expenditures $206K
    Revenue $90K
  51. #51
    Hruska Memorial Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 8,427
    Expenditures $191K
    Revenue $191K
  52. #52
    Jensen Memorial Library
    FY 2023 pop. 3,101
    Expenditures $188K
    Revenue $190K
  53. #53
    Springfield Memorial Library
    FY 2023 pop. 1,503
    Expenditures $178K
    Revenue $169K
  54. #54
    LIED Pierce Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 1,823
    Expenditures $172K
    Revenue $184K
  55. #55
    Hartington Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 1,512
    Expenditures $168K
    Revenue $174K
  56. #56
    Hebron Secrest Library
    FY 2023 pop. 1,409
    Expenditures $156K
    Revenue $161K
  57. #57
    Atkinson Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 1,299
    Expenditures $156K
    Revenue $171K
  58. #58
    Neligh Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 1,518
    Expenditures $155K
    Revenue $168K
  59. #59
    Ravenna Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 1,390
    Expenditures $150K
    Revenue $222K
  60. #60
    ORD Township Library
    FY 2023 pop. 2,476
    Expenditures $148K
    Revenue $147K
  61. #61
    Agnes Robinson Waterloo Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 1,774
    Expenditures $144K
    Revenue $145K
  62. #62
    Valley Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 3,699
    Expenditures $143K
    Revenue $145K
  63. #63
    Superior Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 1,803
    Expenditures $143K
    Revenue $138K
  64. #64
    Hastings Memorial Library
    FY 2023 pop. 1,172
    Expenditures $138K
    Revenue $138K
  65. #65
    Ainsworth Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 1,599
    Expenditures $137K
    Revenue $149K
  66. #66
    Bridgeport Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 1,457
    Expenditures $129K
    Revenue $162K
  67. #67
    Madison Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 2,188
    Expenditures $129K
    Revenue $109K
  68. #68
    LIED Battle Creek Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 1,175
    Expenditures $122K
    Revenue $123K
  69. #69
    Creighton Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 1,125
    Expenditures $122K
    Revenue $139K
  70. #70
    Saint PAUL Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 2,429
    Expenditures $116K
    Revenue $78K
  71. #71
    Albion Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 1,703
    Expenditures $116K
    Revenue $135K
  72. #72
    ROCK County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 1,245
    Expenditures $114K
    Revenue $158K
  73. #73
    Butler Memorial Library
    FY 2023 pop. 1,081
    Expenditures $114K
    Revenue $129K
  74. #74
    Gibbon Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 1,900
    Expenditures $114K
    Revenue $115K
  75. #75
    House Memorial Library
    FY 2023 pop. 1,048
    Expenditures $113K
    Revenue $113K
  76. #76
    Syracuse Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 1,957
    Expenditures $109K
    Revenue $82K
  77. #77
    Plainview Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 1,275
    Expenditures $108K
    Revenue $116K
  78. #78
    Dvoracek Memorial Library
    FY 2023 pop. 1,908
    Expenditures $104K
    Revenue $125K
  79. #79
    Oakland Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 1,368
    Expenditures $103K
    Revenue $117K
  80. #80
    Gardner Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 1,508
    Expenditures $99K
    Revenue $100K
  81. #81
    Bayard Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 1,123
    Expenditures $98K
    Revenue $98K
  82. #82
    Mitchell Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 1,524
    Expenditures $95K
    Revenue $95K
  83. #83
    LIED Tekamah Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 1,722
    Expenditures $94K
    Revenue $187K
  84. #84
    Stromsburg Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 1,144
    Expenditures $91K
    Revenue $88K
  85. #85
    Stanton Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 1,490
    Expenditures $89K
    Revenue $73K
  86. #86
    LOUP CITY Library
    FY 2023 pop. 2,980
    Expenditures $88K
    Revenue $103K
  87. #87
    Hoesch Memorial Library
    FY 2023 pop. 1,026
    Expenditures $83K
    Revenue $89K
  88. #88
    Webermeier Memorial Library
    FY 2023 pop. 2,206
    Expenditures $81K
    Revenue $105K
  89. #89
    Maltman Memorial Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 1,155
    Expenditures $77K
    Revenue $82K
  90. #90
    Gordon CITY Library
    FY 2023 pop. 1,465
    Expenditures $75K
    Revenue $74K
  91. #91
    Shelton Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 1,043
    Expenditures $74K
    Revenue $78K
  92. #92
    Wymore Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 1,352
    Expenditures $71K
    Revenue $70K
  93. #93
    Yutan Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 1,410
    Expenditures $71K
    Revenue $75K
  94. #94
    North BEND Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 1,256
    Expenditures $70K
    Revenue $75K
  95. #95
    Garfield County Library
    FY 2023 pop. 1,801
    Expenditures $68K
    Revenue $77K
  96. #96
    Dundy County Library
    FY 2023 pop. 1,590
    Expenditures $67K
    Revenue $77K
  97. #97
    Weeping Water Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 1,044
    Expenditures $65K
    Revenue $66K
  98. #98
    Fullerton Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 1,240
    Expenditures $55K
    Revenue $62K
  99. #99
    Wisner Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 1,233
    Expenditures $55K
    Revenue $63K
  100. #100
    Maxine White Sutherland Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 1,257
    Expenditures $50K
    Revenue $59K