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North Dakota 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 49
Median expenditures $130K
25th–75th percentile $53K  –  $329K
Total spend $25.5M
  1. #1
    Fargo Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 125,990
    Expenditures $5.4M
    Revenue $5.7M
  2. #2
    Bismarck Veterans Memorial Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 98,458
    Expenditures $3.5M
    Revenue $3.8M
  3. #3
    Grand Forks Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 73,170
    Expenditures $3.0M
    Revenue $3.1M
  4. #4
    Minot Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 48,377
    Expenditures $2.2M
    Revenue $2.3M
  5. #5
    WEST Fargo Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 40,601
    Expenditures $1.7M
    Revenue $2.0M
  6. #6
    Dickinson AREA Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 35,297
    Expenditures $1.3M
    Revenue $1.5M
  7. #7
    James River Valley Library System
    FY 2023 pop. 21,593
    Expenditures $951K
    Revenue $1.3M
  8. #8
    Morton Mandan Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 33,291
    Expenditures $921K
    Revenue $1.0M
  9. #9
    Williston Community Library
    FY 2023 pop. 38,748
    Expenditures $877K
    Revenue $941K
  10. #10
    Mckenzie County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 14,704
    Expenditures $554K
    Revenue $620K
  11. #11
    Mclean-mercer Regional Library
    FY 2023 pop. 7,995
    Expenditures $536K
    Revenue $584K
  12. #12
    WARD County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 31,351
    Expenditures $441K
    Revenue $503K
  13. #13
    Valley CITY Barnes County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 10,583
    Expenditures $329K
    Revenue $339K
  14. #14
    Leach Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 8,007
    Expenditures $307K
    Revenue $326K
  15. #15
    LAKE Region Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 11,605
    Expenditures $283K
    Revenue $261K
  16. #16
    NEW TOWN Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 2,764
    Expenditures $270K
    Revenue $214K
  17. #17
    Bottineau County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 6,379
    Expenditures $203K
    Revenue $221K
  18. #18
    Heart OF America Library
    FY 2023 pop. 3,990
    Expenditures $181K
    Revenue $197K
  19. #19
    Hazen Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 2,281
    Expenditures $171K
    Revenue $80K
  20. #20
    Carnegie Regional Library
    FY 2023 pop. 10,563
    Expenditures $161K
    Revenue $215K
  21. #21
    Divide County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 2,195
    Expenditures $147K
    Revenue $132K
  22. #22
    Bowman Regional Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 2,993
    Expenditures $141K
    Revenue $126K
  23. #23
    Cavalier Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 5,439
    Expenditures $138K
    Revenue $147K
  24. #24
    Cavalier County Library
    FY 2023 pop. 3,704
    Expenditures $136K
    Revenue $135K
  25. #25
    Kidder County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 2,394
    Expenditures $130K
    Revenue $94K
  26. #26
    Edgeley Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 5,969
    Expenditures $126K
    Revenue $130K
  27. #27
    Tioga Community Library
    FY 2023 pop. 2,202
    Expenditures $122K
    Revenue $47K
  28. #28
    Griggs County Library
    FY 2023 pop. 2,306
    Expenditures $116K
    Revenue $109K
  29. #29
    Stanley Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 2,321
    Expenditures $107K
    Revenue $122K
  30. #30
    Carrington CITY Library
    FY 2023 pop. 2,080
    Expenditures $100K
    Revenue $95K
  31. #31
    Harvey Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 1,650
    Expenditures $97K
    Revenue $33K
  32. #32
    Beulah Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 3,058
    Expenditures $95K
    Revenue $156K
  33. #33
    Golden Valley County Library
    FY 2023 pop. 1,736
    Expenditures $84K
    Revenue $75K
  34. #34
    Casselton Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 2,479
    Expenditures $80K
    Revenue $95K
  35. #35
    Adams County Library
    FY 2023 pop. 2,200
    Expenditures $80K
    Revenue $83K
  36. #36
    Lisbon Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 2,204
    Expenditures $66K
    Revenue $59K
  37. #37
    Lakota CITY Library
    FY 2023 pop. 2,623
    Expenditures $53K
    Revenue $59K
  38. #38
    Mayville Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 1,854
    Expenditures $49K
    Revenue $59K
  39. #39
    EDDY - NEW Rockford Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 2,347
    Expenditures $45K
    Revenue $32K
  40. #40
    EDNA Ralston Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 1,260
    Expenditures $35K
    Revenue $34K
  41. #41
    Harry L. Petrie Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 1,071
    Expenditures $33K
    Revenue $35K
  42. #42
    Cando Community Library
    FY 2023 pop. 1,117
    Expenditures $30K
    Revenue $55K
  43. #43
    Garrison Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 1,462
    Expenditures $29K
    Revenue $29K
  44. #44
    Washburn Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 1,300
    Expenditures $29K
    Revenue $29K
  45. #45
    Oakes School & Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 1,798
    Expenditures $22K
    Revenue $21K
  46. #46
    Rolla Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 1,223
    Expenditures $21K
    Revenue $20K
  47. #47
    IRIS Swedlund School & Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 1,086
    Expenditures $21K
    Revenue $21K
  48. #48
    Ellendale Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 1,125
    Expenditures $18K
    Revenue $24K
  49. #49
    PARK River School & Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 1,424
    Expenditures $11K
    Revenue $18K