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New Hampshire 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 199
Median expenditures $199K
25th–75th percentile $91K  –  $350K
Total spend $74.8M
  1. #1
    Nashua Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 92,515
    Expenditures $3.6M
    Revenue $3.8M
  2. #2
    Manchester CITY Library
    FY 2023 pop. 116,161
    Expenditures $3.2M
    Revenue $2.3M
  3. #3
    Keene Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 22,535
    Expenditures $2.4M
    Revenue $2.4M
  4. #4
    Portsmouth Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 22,175
    Expenditures $2.3M
    Revenue $2.3M
  5. #5
    Concord Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 44,111
    Expenditures $2.2M
    Revenue $1.9M
  6. #6
    Dover Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 33,234
    Expenditures $1.7M
    Revenue $1.7M
  7. #7
    Kelley Library
    FY 2023 pop. 30,705
    Expenditures $1.7M
    Revenue $1.7M
  8. #8
    HOWE Library
    FY 2023 pop. 11,895
    Expenditures $1.6M
    Revenue $2.3M
  9. #9
    Bedford Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 23,824
    Expenditures $1.6M
    Revenue $1.6M
  10. #10
    Lebanon Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 15,108
    Expenditures $1.5M
    Revenue $1.6M
  11. #11
    Derry Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 34,627
    Expenditures $1.4M
    Revenue $1.4M
  12. #12
    Rochester Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 33,018
    Expenditures $1.4M
    Revenue $1.5M
  13. #13
    Nesmith Library
    FY 2023 pop. 16,138
    Expenditures $1.4M
    Revenue $1.4M
  14. #14
    Leach Library
    FY 2023 pop. 26,793
    Expenditures $1.3M
    Revenue $1.3M
  15. #15
    Merrimack Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 28,565
    Expenditures $1.3M
    Revenue $1.2M
  16. #16
    Exeter Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 16,263
    Expenditures $1.3M
    Revenue $1.2M
  17. #17
    William Y. Wadleigh Memorial Library
    FY 2023 pop. 16,590
    Expenditures $1.2M
    Revenue $1.9M
  18. #18
    Amherst TOWN Library
    FY 2023 pop. 11,919
    Expenditures $1.1M
    Revenue $1.1M
  19. #19
    George H. AND ELLA M. Rodgers Memorial Library
    FY 2023 pop. 25,910
    Expenditures $1.1M
    Revenue $1.2M
  20. #20
    Hooksett Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 15,084
    Expenditures $1.1M
    Revenue $1.1M
  21. #21
    LANE Memorial Library
    FY 2023 pop. 16,482
    Expenditures $998K
    Revenue $999K
  22. #22
    Goffstown Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 18,656
    Expenditures $888K
    Revenue $856K
  23. #23
    Laconia Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 17,103
    Expenditures $880K
    Revenue $906K
  24. #24
    Hampstead Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 9,117
    Expenditures $822K
    Revenue $822K
  25. #25
    RYE Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 5,626
    Expenditures $776K
    Revenue $772K
  26. #26
    Meredith Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 6,725
    Expenditures $743K
    Revenue $663K
  27. #27
    Richards FREE Library
    FY 2023 pop. 6,319
    Expenditures $719K
    Revenue $517K
  28. #28
    Peterborough TOWN Library
    FY 2023 pop. 6,519
    Expenditures $693K
    Revenue $715K
  29. #29
    Gilford Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 7,798
    Expenditures $682K
    Revenue $698K
  30. #30
    Moultonborough Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 4,988
    Expenditures $676K
    Revenue $666K
  31. #31
    Plaistow Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 7,888
    Expenditures $665K
    Revenue $651K
  32. #32
    Tracy Memorial Library
    FY 2023 pop. 4,424
    Expenditures $639K
    Revenue $618K
  33. #33
    Durham Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 14,695
    Expenditures $623K
    Revenue $628K
  34. #34
    Conway Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 10,820
    Expenditures $619K
    Revenue $633K
  35. #35
    Wolfeboro Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 6,459
    Expenditures $618K
    Revenue $603K
  36. #36
    Wiggin Memorial Library
    FY 2023 pop. 7,836
    Expenditures $594K
    Revenue $584K
  37. #37
    Baker FREE Library
    FY 2023 pop. 8,327
    Expenditures $591K
    Revenue $640K
  38. #38
    Kimball Library
    FY 2023 pop. 7,327
    Expenditures $574K
    Revenue $589K
  39. #39
    Pelham Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 14,484
    Expenditures $550K
    Revenue $543K
  40. #40
    Pease Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 6,616
    Expenditures $538K
    Revenue $591K
  41. #41
    Seabrook Library
    FY 2023 pop. 8,448
    Expenditures $503K
    Revenue $524K
  42. #42
    Abbott Library
    FY 2023 pop. 3,382
    Expenditures $492K
    Revenue $553K
  43. #43
    North Hampton Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 4,558
    Expenditures $453K
    Revenue $484K
  44. #44
    Hollis Social Library
    FY 2023 pop. 8,624
    Expenditures $437K
    Revenue $393K
  45. #45
    Fiske FREE Library
    FY 2023 pop. 12,953
    Expenditures $433K
    Revenue $469K
  46. #46
    Jaffrey Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 5,396
    Expenditures $430K
    Revenue $430K
  47. #47
    Wilton Public & Gregg FREE Library
    FY 2023 pop. 3,933
    Expenditures $411K
    Revenue $433K
  48. #48
    Littleton Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 6,063
    Expenditures $404K
    Revenue $404K
  49. #49
    Barrington Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 9,474
    Expenditures $374K
    Revenue $439K
  50. #50
    Hopkinton TOWN Library
    FY 2023 pop. 5,992
    Expenditures $355K
    Revenue $389K
  51. #51
    Brookline Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 5,851
    Expenditures $346K
    Revenue $378K
  52. #52
    Sandown Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 6,644
    Expenditures $342K
    Revenue $365K
  53. #53
    Dudley-tucker Library
    FY 2023 pop. 10,940
    Expenditures $326K
    Revenue $336K
  54. #54
    MARY E. Bartlett Library
    FY 2023 pop. 4,662
    Expenditures $324K
    Revenue $92K
  55. #55
    Newmarket Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 9,459
    Expenditures $323K
    Revenue $392K
  56. #56
    Kingston Community Library
    FY 2023 pop. 6,377
    Expenditures $320K
    Revenue $471K
  57. #57
    Aaron Cutler Memorial Library
    FY 2023 pop. 8,585
    Expenditures $320K
    Revenue $324K
  58. #58
    HALL Memorial Library
    FY 2023 pop. 8,957
    Expenditures $315K
    Revenue $299K
  59. #59
    Goodwin Library
    FY 2023 pop. 6,839
    Expenditures $314K
    Revenue $351K
  60. #60
    Franklin Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 8,744
    Expenditures $304K
    Revenue $287K
  61. #61
    Somersworth Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 12,037
    Expenditures $301K
    Revenue $303K
  62. #62
    Pembroke TOWN Library
    FY 2023 pop. 7,358
    Expenditures $300K
    Revenue $279K
  63. #63
    Colby Memorial Library
    FY 2023 pop. 4,495
    Expenditures $290K
    Revenue $291K
  64. #64
    Whipple FREE Library
    FY 2023 pop. 6,223
    Expenditures $285K
    Revenue $324K
  65. #65
    Tucker FREE Library
    FY 2023 pop. 4,544
    Expenditures $284K
    Revenue $274K
  66. #66
    Gilman Library
    FY 2023 pop. 6,014
    Expenditures $284K
    Revenue $269K
  67. #67
    Newbury Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 2,220
    Expenditures $278K
    Revenue $296K
  68. #68
    Gafney Library
    FY 2023 pop. 6,062
    Expenditures $277K
    Revenue $216K
  69. #69
    Tuftonboro FREE Library
    FY 2023 pop. 2,508
    Expenditures $276K
    Revenue $250K
  70. #70
    Weeks Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 4,127
    Expenditures $274K
    Revenue $440K
  71. #71
    Weare Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 9,185
    Expenditures $268K
    Revenue $291K
  72. #72
    William D. Weeks Memorial Library
    FY 2023 pop. 3,262
    Expenditures $265K
    Revenue $262K
  73. #73
    Elkins Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 2,431
    Expenditures $264K
    Revenue $283K
  74. #74
    Epsom Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 4,885
    Expenditures $258K
    Revenue $248K
  75. #75
    Maxfield Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 5,688
    Expenditures $256K
    Revenue $256K
  76. #76
    Chester Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 5,339
    Expenditures $252K
    Revenue $213K
  77. #77
    Ingalls Memorial Library
    FY 2023 pop. 6,428
    Expenditures $248K
    Revenue $244K
  78. #78
    Pillsbury FREE Library
    FY 2023 pop. 2,975
    Expenditures $246K
    Revenue $247K
  79. #79
    Ossipee Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 4,494
    Expenditures $244K
    Revenue $249K
  80. #80
    COOK Memorial Library
    FY 2023 pop. 2,848
    Expenditures $242K
    Revenue $268K
  81. #81
    Enfield Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 4,505
    Expenditures $237K
    Revenue $189K
  82. #82
    Minot-sleeper Library
    FY 2023 pop. 3,269
    Expenditures $231K
    Revenue $236K
  83. #83
    POPE Memorial Library
    FY 2023 pop. 10,050
    Expenditures $230K
    Revenue $295K
  84. #84
    Harvey-mitchell Memorial Library
    FY 2023 pop. 7,511
    Expenditures $226K
    Revenue $236K
  85. #85
    James A. Tuttle Library
    FY 2023 pop. 2,695
    Expenditures $222K
    Revenue $245K
  86. #86
    Dunbar FREE Library
    FY 2023 pop. 3,428
    Expenditures $222K
    Revenue $222K
  87. #87
    LEE Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 4,567
    Expenditures $218K
    Revenue $282K
  88. #88
    Berlin Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 9,577
    Expenditures $217K
    Revenue $234K
  89. #89
    Converse FREE Library
    FY 2023 pop. 1,742
    Expenditures $216K
    Revenue $265K
  90. #90
    Hinsdale Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 3,949
    Expenditures $216K
    Revenue $175K
  91. #91
    Griffin FREE Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 6,085
    Expenditures $214K
    Revenue $237K
  92. #92
    Walpole TOWN Library
    FY 2023 pop. 3,659
    Expenditures $213K
    Revenue $229K
  93. #93
    Fuller Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 5,960
    Expenditures $209K
    Revenue $291K
  94. #94
    Fitzwilliam TOWN Library
    FY 2023 pop. 2,389
    Expenditures $208K
    Revenue $236K
  95. #95
    Chesterfield Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 3,589
    Expenditures $205K
    Revenue $261K
  96. #96
    Chesley Memorial Library
    FY 2023 pop. 4,684
    Expenditures $204K
    Revenue $226K
  97. #97
    Hanover TOWN Library
    FY 2023 pop. 11,895
    Expenditures $203K
    Revenue $97K
  98. #98
    MT. Caesar Union Library
    FY 2023 pop. 7,331
    Expenditures $201K
    Revenue $139K
  99. #99
    Belmont Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 7,436
    Expenditures $199K
    Revenue $221K
  100. #100
    Daland Memorial Library
    FY 2023 pop. 2,631
    Expenditures $199K
    Revenue $227K