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Ohio 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 248
Median expenditures $1.1M
25th–75th percentile $501K  –  $2.8M
Total spend $898.8M
  1. #1
    Columbus Metropolitan Library
    FY 2023 pop. 971,930
    Expenditures $78.5M
    Revenue $88.1M
  2. #2
    Cuyahoga County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 626,288
    Expenditures $72.4M
    Revenue $93.4M
  3. #3
    Cincinnati AND Hamilton County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 830,639
    Expenditures $66.7M
    Revenue $95.7M
  4. #4
    Cleveland Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 374,557
    Expenditures $58.0M
    Revenue $73.0M
  5. #5
    Toledo-lucas County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 428,505
    Expenditures $45.7M
    Revenue $49.3M
  6. #6
    Dayton Metro Library
    FY 2023 pop. 452,238
    Expenditures $37.7M
    Revenue $46.3M
  7. #7
    Akron-summit CNTY Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 381,648
    Expenditures $29.6M
    Revenue $32.2M
  8. #8
    Youngstown AND Mahoning County, PL OF
    FY 2023 pop. 226,005
    Expenditures $18.5M
    Revenue $22.3M
  9. #9
    Stark County District Library
    FY 2023 pop. 241,356
    Expenditures $16.3M
    Revenue $22.1M
  10. #10
    Greene County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 167,966
    Expenditures $13.2M
    Revenue $14.7M
  11. #11
    Mansfield-richland County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 99,110
    Expenditures $11.7M
    Revenue $13.5M
  12. #12
    Lorain Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 145,206
    Expenditures $11.6M
    Revenue $14.6M
  13. #13
    Worthington Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 66,832
    Expenditures $10.8M
    Revenue $13.7M
  14. #14
    Cleveland Heights-university Heights PL
    FY 2023 pop. 57,712
    Expenditures $10.6M
    Revenue $13.2M
  15. #15
    Medina County District Library
    FY 2023 pop. 153,551
    Expenditures $10.4M
    Revenue $14.9M
  16. #16
    Clark County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 129,685
    Expenditures $10.4M
    Revenue $9.4M
  17. #17
    Midpointe Library System
    FY 2023 pop. 180,993
    Expenditures $9.3M
    Revenue $11.2M
  18. #18
    Westerville Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 100,042
    Expenditures $8.8M
    Revenue $9.4M
  19. #19
    Clermont County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 208,601
    Expenditures $8.4M
    Revenue $11.9M
  20. #20
    Geauga County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 85,791
    Expenditures $8.4M
    Revenue $11.4M
  21. #21
    LANE Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 191,234
    Expenditures $7.9M
    Revenue $9.4M
  22. #22
    Southwest Public Libraries
    FY 2023 pop. 147,074
    Expenditures $7.6M
    Revenue $7.9M
  23. #23
    Delaware County District Library
    FY 2023 pop. 165,831
    Expenditures $7.5M
    Revenue $9.6M
  24. #24
    Warren-trumbull County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 142,591
    Expenditures $7.4M
    Revenue $8.9M
  25. #25
    Washington-centerville Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 59,771
    Expenditures $7.1M
    Revenue $9.2M
  26. #26
    Upper Arlington Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 36,298
    Expenditures $6.9M
    Revenue $9.4M
  27. #27
    Willoughby-eastlake Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 66,639
    Expenditures $6.3M
    Revenue $8.1M
  28. #28
    Wayne County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 105,271
    Expenditures $6.2M
    Revenue $7.5M
  29. #29
    Porter Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 34,228
    Expenditures $5.4M
    Revenue $5.8M
  30. #30
    Licking County Library
    FY 2023 pop. 118,136
    Expenditures $5.3M
    Revenue $6.9M
  31. #31
    Euclid Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 49,708
    Expenditures $5.2M
    Revenue $5.9M
  32. #32
    Muskingum County Library System
    FY 2023 pop. 86,410
    Expenditures $5.0M
    Revenue $6.4M
  33. #33
    Mentor Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 60,770
    Expenditures $5.0M
    Revenue $6.4M
  34. #34
    Rocky River Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 21,755
    Expenditures $4.7M
    Revenue $5.2M
  35. #35
    Shaker Heights Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 33,188
    Expenditures $4.6M
    Revenue $7.4M
  36. #36
    Scioto County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 74,008
    Expenditures $4.6M
    Revenue $4.8M
  37. #37
    Elyria Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 62,006
    Expenditures $4.5M
    Revenue $6.5M
  38. #38
    Chillicothe AND ROSS County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 77,093
    Expenditures $4.4M
    Revenue $5.5M
  39. #39
    Fairfield County District Library
    FY 2023 pop. 103,051
    Expenditures $4.2M
    Revenue $4.8M
  40. #40
    Hudson Library AND Historical Society
    FY 2023 pop. 25,377
    Expenditures $4.1M
    Revenue $4.8M
  41. #41
    Portage County District Library
    FY 2023 pop. 106,087
    Expenditures $4.1M
    Revenue $6.1M
  42. #42
    Lakewood Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 50,852
    Expenditures $4.0M
    Revenue $5.8M
  43. #43
    Findlay Hancock CNTY DIST Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 66,478
    Expenditures $3.8M
    Revenue $4.1M
  44. #44
    Athens County Public Libraries
    FY 2023 pop. 62,431
    Expenditures $3.8M
    Revenue $4.3M
  45. #45
    Steubenville & Jefferson County, PL OF
    FY 2023 pop. 65,249
    Expenditures $3.7M
    Revenue $4.7M
  46. #46
    Guernsey County District Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 38,438
    Expenditures $3.7M
    Revenue $2.6M
  47. #47
    Tuscarawas County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 55,515
    Expenditures $3.6M
    Revenue $3.8M
  48. #48
    Grandview Heights Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 8,703
    Expenditures $3.5M
    Revenue $4.7M
  49. #49
    Sandusky Library
    FY 2023 pop. 44,878
    Expenditures $3.5M
    Revenue $4.3M
  50. #50
    Twinsburg Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 27,452
    Expenditures $3.3M
    Revenue $3.7M
  51. #51
    MT Vernon & KNOX County, Public Library OF
    FY 2023 pop. 56,248
    Expenditures $3.3M
    Revenue $3.5M
  52. #52
    Massillon Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 32,560
    Expenditures $3.2M
    Revenue $4.5M
  53. #53
    AVON LAKE Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 24,824
    Expenditures $3.2M
    Revenue $3.6M
  54. #54
    Williams CO Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 31,533
    Expenditures $2.9M
    Revenue $2.8M
  55. #55
    Bexley Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 13,906
    Expenditures $2.9M
    Revenue $3.6M
  56. #56
    Cuyahoga Falls Library
    FY 2023 pop. 40,802
    Expenditures $2.9M
    Revenue $3.4M
  57. #57
    LIMA Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 90,173
    Expenditures $2.9M
    Revenue $4.4M
  58. #58
    EAST Cleveland Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 16,884
    Expenditures $2.9M
    Revenue $3.1M
  59. #59
    Stow-munroe Falls Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 39,905
    Expenditures $2.8M
    Revenue $3.6M
  60. #60
    Birchard Public Library OF Sandusky County
    FY 2023 pop. 41,427
    Expenditures $2.8M
    Revenue $3.4M
  61. #61
    WOOD County District Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 60,312
    Expenditures $2.8M
    Revenue $3.5M
  62. #62
    Washington County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 59,711
    Expenditures $2.8M
    Revenue $3.3M
  63. #63
    Pickerington Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 55,517
    Expenditures $2.7M
    Revenue $3.4M
  64. #64
    Troy-miami County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 53,293
    Expenditures $2.7M
    Revenue $2.7M
  65. #65
    Morley Library
    FY 2023 pop. 54,224
    Expenditures $2.7M
    Revenue $3.1M
  66. #66
    Marion Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 64,852
    Expenditures $2.6M
    Revenue $3.0M
  67. #67
    Rodman Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 35,915
    Expenditures $2.6M
    Revenue $2.9M
  68. #68
    North Canton Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 30,106
    Expenditures $2.6M
    Revenue $2.9M
  69. #69
    ELLA M. Everhard Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 28,621
    Expenditures $2.6M
    Revenue $3.5M
  70. #70
    WAY Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 24,972
    Expenditures $2.5M
    Revenue $3.0M
  71. #71
    Mason Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 75,139
    Expenditures $2.5M
    Revenue $3.2M
  72. #72
    Franklin Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 54,450
    Expenditures $2.5M
    Revenue $3.1M
  73. #73
    Ashtabula County District Library
    FY 2023 pop. 48,578
    Expenditures $2.4M
    Revenue $3.4M
  74. #74
    KENT FREE Library
    FY 2023 pop. 33,725
    Expenditures $2.4M
    Revenue $3.1M
  75. #75
    Lebanon Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 44,127
    Expenditures $2.4M
    Revenue $2.2M
  76. #76
    Marysville Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 34,636
    Expenditures $2.3M
    Revenue $2.6M
  77. #77
    REED Memorial Library
    FY 2023 pop. 20,292
    Expenditures $2.2M
    Revenue $2.4M
  78. #78
    Defiance Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 38,286
    Expenditures $2.2M
    Revenue $2.5M
  79. #79
    Granville Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 14,524
    Expenditures $2.2M
    Revenue $1.5M
  80. #80
    Shelby County Libraries - AMOS Memorial
    FY 2023 pop. 24,714
    Expenditures $2.1M
    Revenue $2.3M
  81. #81
    Tiffin-seneca Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 31,634
    Expenditures $2.1M
    Revenue $2.5M
  82. #82
    Briggs Lawrence County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 58,066
    Expenditures $2.0M
    Revenue $2.8M
  83. #83
    Pickaway CNTY District Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 58,539
    Expenditures $2.0M
    Revenue $2.3M
  84. #84
    Preble County District Library
    FY 2023 pop. 38,015
    Expenditures $2.0M
    Revenue $2.5M
  85. #85
    Wright Memorial Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 9,547
    Expenditures $1.9M
    Revenue $3.2M
  86. #86
    Perry County District Library
    FY 2023 pop. 34,633
    Expenditures $1.8M
    Revenue $2.5M
  87. #87
    Barberton Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 24,789
    Expenditures $1.8M
    Revenue $1.9M
  88. #88
    IDA RUPP Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 18,955
    Expenditures $1.8M
    Revenue $2.4M
  89. #89
    Adams County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 27,477
    Expenditures $1.7M
    Revenue $1.7M
  90. #90
    Ashland Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 25,315
    Expenditures $1.7M
    Revenue $2.0M
  91. #91
    Belmont County District Library
    FY 2023 pop. 33,295
    Expenditures $1.7M
    Revenue $2.4M
  92. #92
    Coshocton County District Library
    FY 2023 pop. 33,676
    Expenditures $1.6M
    Revenue $2.1M
  93. #93
    Salem Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 16,593
    Expenditures $1.6M
    Revenue $1.8M
  94. #94
    Grafton/midview Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 23,668
    Expenditures $1.6M
    Revenue $1.6M
  95. #95
    Paulding County Carnegie Library
    FY 2023 pop. 18,806
    Expenditures $1.6M
    Revenue $1.7M
  96. #96
    Ritter Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 14,472
    Expenditures $1.6M
    Revenue $1.7M
  97. #97
    DR. Samuel L. Bossard Memorial Library
    FY 2023 pop. 29,220
    Expenditures $1.6M
    Revenue $2.5M
  98. #98
    Brown County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 29,902
    Expenditures $1.5M
    Revenue $1.7M
  99. #99
    Highland County District Library
    FY 2023 pop. 42,139
    Expenditures $1.5M
    Revenue $1.9M
  100. #100
    Madison Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 18,552
    Expenditures $1.5M
    Revenue $1.8M