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New York 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 689
Median expenditures $344K
25th–75th percentile $124K  –  $1.3M
Total spend $1.53B
  1. #1
    NEW YORK Public Library, THE Branch Libraries
    FY 2023 pop. 3,662,652
    Expenditures $371.5M
    Revenue $398.9M
  2. #2
    Brooklyn Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 2,736,074
    Expenditures $163.5M
    Revenue $168.4M
  3. #3
    Queens Borough Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 2,405,464
    Expenditures $147.6M
    Revenue $155.6M
  4. #4
    Buffalo AND ERIE County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 954,236
    Expenditures $30.5M
    Revenue $35.2M
  5. #5
    Rochester Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 211,328
    Expenditures $18.9M
    Revenue $18.6M
  6. #6
    Middle Country Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 61,579
    Expenditures $14.3M
    Revenue $16.1M
  7. #7
    Smithtown Special Library District
    FY 2023 pop. 112,919
    Expenditures $14.1M
    Revenue $16.4M
  8. #8
    Onondaga County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 476,516
    Expenditures $13.0M
    Revenue $12.2M
  9. #9
    Yonkers Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 211,569
    Expenditures $11.2M
    Revenue $11.2M
  10. #10
    Sachem Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 81,592
    Expenditures $10.6M
    Revenue $10.9M
  11. #11
    Greater Poughkeepsie Library District
    FY 2023 pop. 76,121
    Expenditures $9.1M
    Revenue $9.5M
  12. #12
    Northport Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 35,626
    Expenditures $9.0M
    Revenue $10.5M
  13. #13
    Great NECK Library
    FY 2023 pop. 48,178
    Expenditures $8.6M
    Revenue $9.8M
  14. #14
    Patchogue-medford Library
    FY 2023 pop. 51,789
    Expenditures $8.6M
    Revenue $9.6M
  15. #15
    Albany Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 99,224
    Expenditures $8.4M
    Revenue $10.2M
  16. #16
    Brentwood Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 90,116
    Expenditures $8.2M
    Revenue $8.1M
  17. #17
    Finkelstein Memorial Library
    FY 2023 pop. 135,449
    Expenditures $8.1M
    Revenue $8.8M
  18. #18
    Huntington Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 35,846
    Expenditures $7.7M
    Revenue $9.2M
  19. #19
    Levittown Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 46,344
    Expenditures $7.5M
    Revenue $8.3M
  20. #20
    HALF Hollow Hills Community Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 48,409
    Expenditures $7.4M
    Revenue $9.4M
  21. #21
    Longwood Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 67,883
    Expenditures $7.1M
    Revenue $8.4M
  22. #22
    Mastics-moriches-shirley Community LIB
    FY 2023 pop. 50,285
    Expenditures $7.0M
    Revenue $10.7M
  23. #23
    PORT Washington Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 32,438
    Expenditures $6.8M
    Revenue $7.6M
  24. #24
    EAST Meadow Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 52,315
    Expenditures $6.7M
    Revenue $7.6M
  25. #25
    Schenectady County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 158,061
    Expenditures $6.6M
    Revenue $6.6M
  26. #26
    Comsewogue Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 23,574
    Expenditures $6.2M
    Revenue $6.2M
  27. #27
    Syosset Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 35,408
    Expenditures $6.1M
    Revenue $8.1M
  28. #28
    NEW Rochelle Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 79,726
    Expenditures $6.1M
    Revenue $6.7M
  29. #29
    Freeport Memorial Library
    FY 2023 pop. 41,463
    Expenditures $6.1M
    Revenue $6.6M
  30. #30
    Connetquot Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 38,927
    Expenditures $6.1M
    Revenue $7.0M
  31. #31
    Massapequa Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 46,724
    Expenditures $6.0M
    Revenue $6.8M
  32. #32
    Plainview-old Bethpage Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 30,413
    Expenditures $5.9M
    Revenue $7.0M
  33. #33
    White Plains Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 59,559
    Expenditures $5.8M
    Revenue $6.7M
  34. #34
    EMMA S. Clark Memorial Library
    FY 2023 pop. 49,081
    Expenditures $5.8M
    Revenue $5.5M
  35. #35
    South Huntington Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 39,349
    Expenditures $5.7M
    Revenue $6.2M
  36. #36
    Hewlett-woodmere Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 22,161
    Expenditures $5.6M
    Revenue $6.7M
  37. #37
    Haverstraw Kings Daughters Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 34,360
    Expenditures $5.5M
    Revenue $6.4M
  38. #38
    Saratoga Springs Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 52,091
    Expenditures $5.1M
    Revenue $5.4M
  39. #39
    Jericho Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 17,456
    Expenditures $5.0M
    Revenue $5.6M
  40. #40
    Newburgh FREE Library
    FY 2023 pop. 68,215
    Expenditures $5.0M
    Revenue $6.0M
  41. #41
    Mount Vernon Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 73,893
    Expenditures $4.9M
    Revenue $5.2M
  42. #42
    Oceanside Library
    FY 2023 pop. 37,459
    Expenditures $4.9M
    Revenue $7.1M
  43. #43
    Hicksville FREE Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 41,837
    Expenditures $4.5M
    Revenue $5.2M
  44. #44
    Rogers Memorial Library
    FY 2023 pop. 17,325
    Expenditures $4.5M
    Revenue $5.1M
  45. #45
    Greenburgh Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 46,436
    Expenditures $4.5M
    Revenue $4.7M
  46. #46
    Bryant Library
    FY 2023 pop. 18,190
    Expenditures $4.4M
    Revenue $5.2M
  47. #47
    Clifton Park-halfmoon Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 61,063
    Expenditures $4.4M
    Revenue $5.1M
  48. #48
    Harborfields Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 18,664
    Expenditures $4.4M
    Revenue $5.2M
  49. #49
    Crandall Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 60,201
    Expenditures $4.3M
    Revenue $4.5M
  50. #50
    Uniondale Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 33,571
    Expenditures $4.3M
    Revenue $4.5M
  51. #51
    Ossining Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 36,973
    Expenditures $4.2M
    Revenue $4.6M
  52. #52
    Baldwin Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 34,404
    Expenditures $4.2M
    Revenue $4.5M
  53. #53
    Manhasset Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 16,453
    Expenditures $4.2M
    Revenue $5.8M
  54. #54
    PORT Jefferson FREE Library
    FY 2023 pop. 7,654
    Expenditures $4.1M
    Revenue $4.8M
  55. #55
    Tompkins County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 105,740
    Expenditures $4.1M
    Revenue $4.7M
  56. #56
    Bethlehem Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 28,631
    Expenditures $4.1M
    Revenue $4.7M
  57. #57
    Guilderland Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 37,989
    Expenditures $4.1M
    Revenue $4.2M
  58. #58
    Scarsdale Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 18,253
    Expenditures $4.0M
    Revenue $3.1M
  59. #59
    Lindenhurst Memorial Library
    FY 2023 pop. 41,712
    Expenditures $3.9M
    Revenue $5.5M
  60. #60
    Liverpool Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 52,419
    Expenditures $3.9M
    Revenue $4.1M
  61. #61
    Thrall Public Library District OF Middletown AND Wallkill
    FY 2023 pop. 59,174
    Expenditures $3.9M
    Revenue $4.1M
  62. #62
    Farmingdale Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 41,196
    Expenditures $3.9M
    Revenue $4.2M
  63. #63
    NEW CITY FREE Library
    FY 2023 pop. 46,916
    Expenditures $3.8M
    Revenue $5.8M
  64. #64
    Central Islip Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 39,964
    Expenditures $3.8M
    Revenue $3.9M
  65. #65
    LONG Beach Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 40,647
    Expenditures $3.8M
    Revenue $3.8M
  66. #66
    Commack Public Library District
    FY 2023 pop. 15,356
    Expenditures $3.8M
    Revenue $4.3M
  67. #67
    North Shore Public Library District
    FY 2023 pop. 30,042
    Expenditures $3.8M
    Revenue $3.7M
  68. #68
    WEST Islip Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 27,276
    Expenditures $3.7M
    Revenue $4.2M
  69. #69
    Copiague Memorial Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 31,591
    Expenditures $3.7M
    Revenue $4.2M
  70. #70
    EAST Islip Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 25,285
    Expenditures $3.7M
    Revenue $4.3M
  71. #71
    Center Moriches FREE Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 8,012
    Expenditures $3.7M
    Revenue $4.1M
  72. #72
    Riverhead FREE Library
    FY 2023 pop. 41,860
    Expenditures $3.7M
    Revenue $4.4M
  73. #73
    Rockville Centre Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 24,114
    Expenditures $3.6M
    Revenue $4.0M
  74. #74
    Chemung County Library District
    FY 2023 pop. 84,148
    Expenditures $3.5M
    Revenue $4.0M
  75. #75
    Islip Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 19,520
    Expenditures $3.5M
    Revenue $4.2M
  76. #76
    Chappaqua Central SCH DIST P L
    FY 2023 pop. 16,829
    Expenditures $3.5M
    Revenue $3.5M
  77. #77
    EAST Hampton Library
    FY 2023 pop. 20,511
    Expenditures $3.5M
    Revenue $3.0M
  78. #78
    Shelter ROCK Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 27,928
    Expenditures $3.4M
    Revenue $4.2M
  79. #79
    Merrick Library
    FY 2023 pop. 18,085
    Expenditures $3.4M
    Revenue $3.9M
  80. #80
    WEST Babylon Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 27,947
    Expenditures $3.4M
    Revenue $4.0M
  81. #81
    WEST Hempstead Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 18,237
    Expenditures $3.4M
    Revenue $4.3M
  82. #82
    Elmont Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 52,853
    Expenditures $3.3M
    Revenue $3.5M
  83. #83
    BAY Shore-brightwaters Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 35,336
    Expenditures $3.3M
    Revenue $4.3M
  84. #84
    Garden CITY Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 23,272
    Expenditures $3.2M
    Revenue $3.2M
  85. #85
    Bellmore Memorial Library
    FY 2023 pop. 12,682
    Expenditures $3.2M
    Revenue $3.4M
  86. #86
    Sayville Library
    FY 2023 pop. 18,498
    Expenditures $3.2M
    Revenue $4.3M
  87. #87
    Westbury Memorial Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 27,050
    Expenditures $3.1M
    Revenue $3.5M
  88. #88
    GLEN COVE Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 28,365
    Expenditures $3.1M
    Revenue $3.4M
  89. #89
    Westhampton FREE Library
    FY 2023 pop. 6,691
    Expenditures $3.1M
    Revenue $3.6M
  90. #90
    North Bellmore Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 26,724
    Expenditures $3.0M
    Revenue $3.8M
  91. #91
    Bayport-blue Point Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 13,836
    Expenditures $3.0M
    Revenue $3.8M
  92. #92
    Pearl River Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 15,574
    Expenditures $2.9M
    Revenue $3.5M
  93. #93
    Peninsula Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 39,114
    Expenditures $2.9M
    Revenue $3.3M
  94. #94
    Hauppauge Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 10,643
    Expenditures $2.9M
    Revenue $3.1M
  95. #95
    Hempstead Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 59,169
    Expenditures $2.9M
    Revenue $3.0M
  96. #96
    Fairport Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 41,074
    Expenditures $2.8M
    Revenue $2.8M
  97. #97
    Roosevelt Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 19,574
    Expenditures $2.8M
    Revenue $3.3M
  98. #98
    DEER PARK Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 26,474
    Expenditures $2.8M
    Revenue $3.4M
  99. #99
    Mamaroneck Public Library District
    FY 2023 pop. 20,151
    Expenditures $2.8M
    Revenue $2.8M
  100. #100
    William K Sanford TOWN Library
    FY 2023 pop. 85,590
    Expenditures $2.8M
    Revenue $3.0M