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Tennessee 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 180
Median expenditures $173K
25th–75th percentile $72K  –  $399K
Total spend $156.5M
  1. #1
    Nashville Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 708,144
    Expenditures $45.1M
    Revenue $45.3M
  2. #2
    Memphis Public Library AND Information Center
    FY 2023 pop. 799,123
    Expenditures $21.3M
    Revenue $23.3M
  3. #3
    KNOX County Public Library System
    FY 2023 pop. 494,574
    Expenditures $15.0M
    Revenue $15.7M
  4. #4
    Chattanooga Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 184,086
    Expenditures $8.1M
    Revenue $8.3M
  5. #5
    Rutherford County Library System
    FY 2023 pop. 321,338
    Expenditures $3.6M
    Revenue $4.0M
  6. #6
    Williamson County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 160,004
    Expenditures $3.3M
    Revenue $3.0M
  7. #7
    THE JOHN P. HOLT Brentwood Library
    FY 2023 pop. 45,136
    Expenditures $2.9M
    Revenue $3.1M
  8. #8
    Clarksville Montgomery County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 235,201
    Expenditures $2.6M
    Revenue $3.0M
  9. #9
    Blount County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 139,958
    Expenditures $2.6M
    Revenue $2.8M
  10. #10
    Johnson CITY Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 72,514
    Expenditures $2.3M
    Revenue $2.4M
  11. #11
    Germantown Community Library
    FY 2023 pop. 40,816
    Expenditures $1.8M
    Revenue $1.7M
  12. #12
    Sevier County Public Library System
    FY 2023 pop. 88,924
    Expenditures $1.7M
    Revenue $1.7M
  13. #13
    Jackson-madison County Library
    FY 2023 pop. 99,245
    Expenditures $1.6M
    Revenue $1.5M
  14. #14
    OAK Ridge Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 32,614
    Expenditures $1.5M
    Revenue $1.6M
  15. #15
    Cleveland Bradley County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 110,616
    Expenditures $1.4M
    Revenue $1.5M
  16. #16
    Kingsport Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 56,150
    Expenditures $1.4M
    Revenue $1.4M
  17. #17
    Lucius E. AND Elsie C. Burch, JR. Library
    FY 2023 pop. 51,594
    Expenditures $1.4M
    Revenue $1.7M
  18. #18
    Spring HILL Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 78,304
    Expenditures $1.1M
    Revenue $1.1M
  19. #19
    Putnam County Library
    FY 2023 pop. 82,382
    Expenditures $1.1M
    Revenue $1.2M
  20. #20
    Stokes Brown Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 60,376
    Expenditures $1.0M
    Revenue $1.0M
  21. #21
    Lebanon-wilson County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 82,156
    Expenditures $1.0M
    Revenue $1.1M
  22. #22
    LA Vergne Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 39,281
    Expenditures $1.0M
    Revenue $1.0M
  23. #23
    Sullivan County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 76,965
    Expenditures $1.0M
    Revenue $1.0M
  24. #24
    Hendersonville Public Library OF Sumner County
    FY 2023 pop. 102,826
    Expenditures $998K
    Revenue $948K
  25. #25
    Washington County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 63,658
    Expenditures $908K
    Revenue $799K
  26. #26
    ART Circle Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 63,522
    Expenditures $874K
    Revenue $980K
  27. #27
    Maury County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 85,530
    Expenditures $844K
    Revenue $947K
  28. #28
    Morristown-hamblen Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 65,168
    Expenditures $784K
    Revenue $795K
  29. #29
    MT. Juliet-wilson County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 76,399
    Expenditures $783K
    Revenue $795K
  30. #30
    Obion County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 30,394
    Expenditures $651K
    Revenue $676K
  31. #31
    Gallatin Public Library OF Sumner County
    FY 2023 pop. 46,153
    Expenditures $641K
    Revenue $689K
  32. #32
    Coffee County Lannom Memorial Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 30,002
    Expenditures $615K
    Revenue $633K
  33. #33
    Pigeon Forge Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 6,215
    Expenditures $615K
    Revenue $630K
  34. #34
    Coffee County-manchester Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 29,727
    Expenditures $608K
    Revenue $620K
  35. #35
    Dickson County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 55,761
    Expenditures $603K
    Revenue $630K
  36. #36
    White House Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 15,094
    Expenditures $581K
    Revenue $617K
  37. #37
    Elizabethton Carter County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 56,410
    Expenditures $534K
    Revenue $585K
  38. #38
    Martin Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 14,650
    Expenditures $487K
    Revenue $472K
  39. #39
    Franklin County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 43,942
    Expenditures $474K
    Revenue $481K
  40. #40
    Marshall County Memorial Library
    FY 2023 pop. 35,878
    Expenditures $468K
    Revenue $506K
  41. #41
    Collegedale Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 11,255
    Expenditures $455K
    Revenue $602K
  42. #42
    Portland Public Library OF Sumner County
    FY 2023 pop. 33,005
    Expenditures $449K
    Revenue $485K
  43. #43
    Lawrence County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 45,415
    Expenditures $423K
    Revenue $474K
  44. #44
    Greeneville-greene County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 68,897
    Expenditures $416K
    Revenue $416K
  45. #45
    W. G. RHEA Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 32,379
    Expenditures $407K
    Revenue $399K
  46. #46
    Clyde W. Roddy Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 25,476
    Expenditures $396K
    Revenue $422K
  47. #47
    Giles County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 26,503
    Expenditures $363K
    Revenue $366K
  48. #48
    Hawkins County Library System
    FY 2023 pop. 52,506
    Expenditures $361K
    Revenue $312K
  49. #49
    Shelbyville-bedford County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 51,950
    Expenditures $359K
    Revenue $355K
  50. #50
    Hardin County Library
    FY 2023 pop. 27,077
    Expenditures $351K
    Revenue $352K
  51. #51
    E. G. Fisher Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 38,139
    Expenditures $343K
    Revenue $373K
  52. #52
    Mciver`s Grant Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 29,763
    Expenditures $327K
    Revenue $287K
  53. #53
    Mildred G. Fields Memorial Library
    FY 2023 pop. 13,726
    Expenditures $322K
    Revenue $344K
  54. #54
    Millersville Public Library OF Sumner County
    FY 2023 pop. 12,497
    Expenditures $316K
    Revenue $314K
  55. #55
    White County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 28,064
    Expenditures $305K
    Revenue $310K
  56. #56
    Tipton County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 34,527
    Expenditures $298K
    Revenue $362K
  57. #57
    Clinton Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 29,168
    Expenditures $296K
    Revenue $279K
  58. #58
    Caroyln Stewart Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 12,732
    Expenditures $293K
    Revenue $262K
  59. #59
    Magness Community House & Library
    FY 2023 pop. 42,026
    Expenditures $289K
    Revenue $234K
  60. #60
    Benton County Library
    FY 2023 pop. 16,002
    Expenditures $283K
    Revenue $309K
  61. #61
    Stewart County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 14,035
    Expenditures $279K
    Revenue $284K
  62. #62
    ANNA Porter Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 3,650
    Expenditures $275K
    Revenue $300K
  63. #63
    Somerville-fayette County Library
    FY 2023 pop. 43,630
    Expenditures $269K
    Revenue $295K
  64. #64
    Cannon County Library System
    FY 2023 pop. 14,788
    Expenditures $262K
    Revenue $269K
  65. #65
    Fayetteville-lincoln County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 36,004
    Expenditures $260K
    Revenue $269K
  66. #66
    EAST Ridge CITY Library
    FY 2023 pop. 21,936
    Expenditures $255K
    Revenue $284K
  67. #67
    Westmoreland Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 9,377
    Expenditures $254K
    Revenue $263K
  68. #68
    Cheatham County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 27,840
    Expenditures $254K
    Revenue $252K
  69. #69
    Millington Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 10,442
    Expenditures $248K
    Revenue $394K
  70. #70
    Macon County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 26,229
    Expenditures $247K
    Revenue $272K
  71. #71
    Humboldt Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 14,234
    Expenditures $240K
    Revenue $257K
  72. #72
    NED R. Mcwherter Weakley County Library
    FY 2023 pop. 14,076
    Expenditures $236K
    Revenue $261K
  73. #73
    Jefferson CITY Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 17,018
    Expenditures $230K
    Revenue $230K
  74. #74
    TOWN OF Signal Mountain Library
    FY 2023 pop. 8,883
    Expenditures $222K
    Revenue $255K
  75. #75
    Millard Oakley Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 23,044
    Expenditures $222K
    Revenue $222K
  76. #76
    Unicoi County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 17,674
    Expenditures $220K
    Revenue $226K
  77. #77
    Kingston Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 17,824
    Expenditures $217K
    Revenue $223K
  78. #78
    Hickman County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 25,455
    Expenditures $212K
    Revenue $262K
  79. #79
    SAM T. Wilson Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 14,396
    Expenditures $212K
    Revenue $303K
  80. #80
    Justin Potter Library
    FY 2023 pop. 21,003
    Expenditures $207K
    Revenue $255K
  81. #81
    Fentress County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 19,332
    Expenditures $206K
    Revenue $212K
  82. #82
    Humphreys County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 19,106
    Expenditures $203K
    Revenue $213K
  83. #83
    Sweetwater Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 21,825
    Expenditures $202K
    Revenue $202K
  84. #84
    Gibson County Memorial Library
    FY 2023 pop. 22,877
    Expenditures $201K
    Revenue $226K
  85. #85
    ELMA ROSS Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 17,550
    Expenditures $200K
    Revenue $202K
  86. #86
    Harriman Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 17,762
    Expenditures $199K
    Revenue $206K
  87. #87
    Bolivar Hardeman County Library
    FY 2023 pop. 19,940
    Expenditures $185K
    Revenue $184K
  88. #88
    Wayne County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 16,308
    Expenditures $182K
    Revenue $186K
  89. #89
    Rockwood Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 16,142
    Expenditures $181K
    Revenue $177K
  90. #90
    Crockett Memorial Library
    FY 2023 pop. 13,888
    Expenditures $177K
    Revenue $155K
  91. #91
    Madisonville Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 17,792
    Expenditures $169K
    Revenue $174K
  92. #92
    Claiborne County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 32,431
    Expenditures $166K
    Revenue $173K
  93. #93
    Lauderdale County Library
    FY 2023 pop. 19,569
    Expenditures $164K
    Revenue $187K
  94. #94
    Moore County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 6,742
    Expenditures $164K
    Revenue $131K
  95. #95
    Perry County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 8,685
    Expenditures $156K
    Revenue $166K
  96. #96
    Smith County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 20,489
    Expenditures $153K
    Revenue $148K
  97. #97
    Dandridge Memorial Library
    FY 2023 pop. 20,422
    Expenditures $152K
    Revenue $170K
  98. #98
    Norris Community Library
    FY 2023 pop. 9,260
    Expenditures $152K
    Revenue $151K
  99. #99
    Carroll County Library
    FY 2023 pop. 22,927
    Expenditures $148K
    Revenue $146K
  100. #100
    FRED A. Vaught Memorial Library
    FY 2023 pop. 12,111
    Expenditures $148K
    Revenue $157K