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Oklahoma 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 105
Median expenditures $143K
25th–75th percentile $80K  –  $415K
Total spend $134.7M
  1. #1
    Metropolitan Library System
    FY 2023 pop. 802,559
    Expenditures $39.7M
    Revenue $47.2M
  2. #2
    Tulsa City-county Library System
    FY 2023 pop. 672,858
    Expenditures $31.5M
    Revenue $40.2M
  3. #3
    Pioneer Library System
    FY 2023 pop. 418,426
    Expenditures $21.3M
    Revenue $23.4M
  4. #4
    Eastern Oklahoma Library System
    FY 2023 pop. 234,559
    Expenditures $5.9M
    Revenue $6.2M
  5. #5
    Southeast Oklahoma Library System
    FY 2023 pop. 164,393
    Expenditures $5.8M
    Revenue $6.2M
  6. #6
    Western Plains Library System
    FY 2023 pop. 46,881
    Expenditures $2.4M
    Revenue $2.4M
  7. #7
    Southern Oklahoma Library System
    FY 2023 pop. 97,068
    Expenditures $1.8M
    Revenue $2.8M
  8. #8
    Bartlesville Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 37,795
    Expenditures $1.8M
    Revenue $2.0M
  9. #9
    Stillwater Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 49,160
    Expenditures $1.7M
    Revenue $1.9M
  10. #10
    Lawton Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 91,542
    Expenditures $1.3M
    Revenue $1.3M
  11. #11
    Ardmore Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 24,869
    Expenditures $1.3M
    Revenue $1.3M
  12. #12
    Ponca CITY Library
    FY 2023 pop. 24,340
    Expenditures $1.1M
    Revenue $1.2M
  13. #13
    Enid-public Library OF ENID AND Garfield CO
    FY 2023 pop. 50,499
    Expenditures $966K
    Revenue $1.1M
  14. #14
    Durant-donald Reynolds Community CT & Library
    FY 2023 pop. 19,628
    Expenditures $762K
    Revenue $764K
  15. #15
    Duncan Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 23,045
    Expenditures $728K
    Revenue $728K
  16. #16
    Southern Prairie Library System
    FY 2023 pop. 26,984
    Expenditures $698K
    Revenue $1.4M
  17. #17
    Yukon - Mabel C. FRY Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 25,556
    Expenditures $687K
    Revenue $742K
  18. #18
    Miami Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 12,913
    Expenditures $593K
    Revenue $719K
  19. #19
    ADA Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 16,542
    Expenditures $534K
    Revenue $712K
  20. #20
    Mustang Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 22,232
    Expenditures $527K
    Revenue $581K
  21. #21
    Claremore - WILL Rogers Library
    FY 2023 pop. 20,174
    Expenditures $527K
    Revenue $547K
  22. #22
    Pryor - Thomas J Harrison Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 9,566
    Expenditures $521K
    Revenue $576K
  23. #23
    Sapulpa - Bartlett Carnegie Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 22,580
    Expenditures $501K
    Revenue $515K
  24. #24
    Okmulgee Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 11,402
    Expenditures $448K
    Revenue $493K
  25. #25
    Guymon Public Library & ARTS Center
    FY 2023 pop. 12,378
    Expenditures $428K
    Revenue $448K
  26. #26
    Woodward Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 11,789
    Expenditures $421K
    Revenue $468K
  27. #27
    Chickasha Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 16,549
    Expenditures $415K
    Revenue $513K
  28. #28
    Guthrie Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 11,191
    Expenditures $397K
    Revenue $397K
  29. #29
    Kingfisher Memorial Library
    FY 2023 pop. 4,964
    Expenditures $396K
    Revenue $426K
  30. #30
    EL RENO Carnegie Library
    FY 2023 pop. 18,560
    Expenditures $366K
    Revenue $369K
  31. #31
    ALVA Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 4,998
    Expenditures $348K
    Revenue $375K
  32. #32
    Cushing Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 8,345
    Expenditures $346K
    Revenue $375K
  33. #33
    Wagoner CITY Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 8,132
    Expenditures $344K
    Revenue $372K
  34. #34
    ELK CITY Carnegie Library
    FY 2023 pop. 11,290
    Expenditures $330K
    Revenue $330K
  35. #35
    Coweta Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 10,456
    Expenditures $276K
    Revenue $305K
  36. #36
    Watonga Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 2,572
    Expenditures $262K
    Revenue $271K
  37. #37
    Blackwell Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 6,071
    Expenditures $256K
    Revenue $259K
  38. #38
    Catoosa Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 7,439
    Expenditures $242K
    Revenue $296K
  39. #39
    Seminole Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 7,141
    Expenditures $238K
    Revenue $240K
  40. #40
    Perry Carnegie Library
    FY 2023 pop. 4,462
    Expenditures $237K
    Revenue $245K
  41. #41
    Pauls Valley-nora Sparks Warren MEM Library
    FY 2023 pop. 6,026
    Expenditures $227K
    Revenue $236K
  42. #42
    Pawhuska Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 2,934
    Expenditures $193K
    Revenue $193K
  43. #43
    Tonkawa Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 3,016
    Expenditures $185K
    Revenue $188K
  44. #44
    Mannford Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 3,302
    Expenditures $182K
    Revenue $185K
  45. #45
    Bristow - Montfort & Allie Jones MEM Library
    FY 2023 pop. 4,254
    Expenditures $176K
    Revenue $232K
  46. #46
    Madill City-county Library
    FY 2023 pop. 15,882
    Expenditures $174K
    Revenue $179K
  47. #47
    Piedmont Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 8,445
    Expenditures $167K
    Revenue $167K
  48. #48
    Fairview CITY Library
    FY 2023 pop. 2,640
    Expenditures $154K
    Revenue $160K
  49. #49
    Anadarko Community Library
    FY 2023 pop. 5,531
    Expenditures $150K
    Revenue $158K
  50. #50
    Hinton - Norman Smith Memorial Library
    FY 2023 pop. 4,893
    Expenditures $149K
    Revenue $223K
  51. #51
    Wynnewood Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 1,920
    Expenditures $146K
    Revenue $150K
  52. #52
    Cleveland - JAY C Byers Memorial Library
    FY 2023 pop. 3,217
    Expenditures $145K
    Revenue $206K
  53. #53
    Okemah Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 3,010
    Expenditures $143K
    Revenue $219K
  54. #54
    Marlow - Garland Smith Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 4,467
    Expenditures $141K
    Revenue $141K
  55. #55
    Chandler Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 2,895
    Expenditures $140K
    Revenue $143K
  56. #56
    Vinita Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 5,180
    Expenditures $140K
    Revenue $144K
  57. #57
    Prague - Haynie Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 2,376
    Expenditures $136K
    Revenue $150K
  58. #58
    Cherokee City- County Library
    FY 2023 pop. 5,637
    Expenditures $135K
    Revenue $148K
  59. #59
    Nowata City-county Library
    FY 2023 pop. 3,565
    Expenditures $134K
    Revenue $145K
  60. #60
    Perkins - Thomas-wilhite Memorial Library
    FY 2023 pop. 3,254
    Expenditures $130K
    Revenue $137K
  61. #61
    Mangum - Margaret Carder Library
    FY 2023 pop. 2,788
    Expenditures $119K
    Revenue $121K
  62. #62
    Inola Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 1,897
    Expenditures $115K
    Revenue $117K
  63. #63
    Henryetta Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 5,625
    Expenditures $115K
    Revenue $155K
  64. #64
    Dewey - Tyler Memorial Library
    FY 2023 pop. 3,398
    Expenditures $114K
    Revenue $114K
  65. #65
    Hobart Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 3,342
    Expenditures $113K
    Revenue $153K
  66. #66
    Stroud Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 2,809
    Expenditures $107K
    Revenue $107K
  67. #67
    Wewoka Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 3,064
    Expenditures $103K
    Revenue $103K
  68. #68
    Shattuck Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 1,216
    Expenditures $101K
    Revenue $101K
  69. #69
    Antlers Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 2,198
    Expenditures $101K
    Revenue $148K
  70. #70
    Lindsay Community Library
    FY 2023 pop. 2,855
    Expenditures $100K
    Revenue $101K
  71. #71
    Konawa - Kennedy Library OF Konawa
    FY 2023 pop. 1,269
    Expenditures $94K
    Revenue $94K
  72. #72
    Holdenville - Grace Pickens Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 5,916
    Expenditures $94K
    Revenue $94K
  73. #73
    Elgin Community Library
    FY 2023 pop. 3,640
    Expenditures $87K
    Revenue $87K
  74. #74
    Frederick Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 3,474
    Expenditures $86K
    Revenue $97K
  75. #75
    Locust Grove Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 1,387
    Expenditures $86K
    Revenue $87K
  76. #76
    Pawnee Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 1,939
    Expenditures $86K
    Revenue $87K
  77. #77
    Drumright Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 2,541
    Expenditures $84K
    Revenue $85K
  78. #78
    Hennessey Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 2,156
    Expenditures $82K
    Revenue $111K
  79. #79
    YALE Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 1,067
    Expenditures $80K
    Revenue $82K
  80. #80
    Newkirk Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 2,178
    Expenditures $80K
    Revenue $81K
  81. #81
    Stratford - Chandler-watts Library
    FY 2023 pop. 1,406
    Expenditures $78K
    Revenue $85K
  82. #82
    Beaver County Pioneer Library
    FY 2023 pop. 5,016
    Expenditures $78K
    Revenue $90K
  83. #83
    Hominy Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 3,286
    Expenditures $77K
    Revenue $85K
  84. #84
    Walters Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 2,381
    Expenditures $65K
    Revenue $99K
  85. #85
    Waurika Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 1,852
    Expenditures $64K
    Revenue $64K
  86. #86
    Kellyville Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 1,020
    Expenditures $64K
    Revenue $65K
  87. #87
    Sayre Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 4,765
    Expenditures $59K
    Revenue $83K
  88. #88
    Salina Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 1,092
    Expenditures $58K
    Revenue $56K
  89. #89
    Chouteau Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 2,106
    Expenditures $57K
    Revenue $65K
  90. #90
    Okeene Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 1,038
    Expenditures $52K
    Revenue $52K
  91. #91
    Fairfax Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 1,111
    Expenditures $51K
    Revenue $54K
  92. #92
    Meeker Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 1,012
    Expenditures $50K
    Revenue $50K
  93. #93
    Boise CITY - Soutar Memorial Library
    FY 2023 pop. 2,252
    Expenditures $48K
    Revenue $50K
  94. #94
    Maysville Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 1,082
    Expenditures $45K
    Revenue $45K
  95. #95
    Hooker - Olive Warner Memorial Library
    FY 2023 pop. 1,724
    Expenditures $43K
    Revenue $43K
  96. #96
    Wetumka Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 1,132
    Expenditures $40K
    Revenue $25K
  97. #97
    Laverne Delphian Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 1,170
    Expenditures $39K
    Revenue $39K
  98. #98
    Crescent Community Library
    FY 2023 pop. 1,349
    Expenditures $36K
    Revenue $48K
  99. #99
    Carnegie Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 1,375
    Expenditures $36K
    Revenue $40K
  100. #100
    Apache Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 1,004
    Expenditures $33K
    Revenue $33K