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Texas 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 530
Median expenditures $259K
25th–75th percentile $113K  –  $704K
Total spend $676.4M
  1. #1
    Austin Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 974,447
    Expenditures $65.6M
    Revenue $67.7M
  2. #2
    SAN Antonio Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 1,841,492
    Expenditures $49.7M
    Revenue $50.4M
  3. #3
    Houston Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 2,302,878
    Expenditures $48.8M
    Revenue $52.2M
  4. #4
    Harris County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 2,237,044
    Expenditures $37.9M
    Revenue $41.1M
  5. #5
    Dallas Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 1,299,544
    Expenditures $36.2M
    Revenue $36.6M
  6. #6
    FORT Worth Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 956,709
    Expenditures $25.9M
    Revenue $26.3M
  7. #7
    FORT BEND County Libraries
    FY 2023 pop. 846,394
    Expenditures $21.3M
    Revenue $21.5M
  8. #8
    Plano Public Library System
    FY 2023 pop. 289,547
    Expenditures $14.7M
    Revenue $14.7M
  9. #9
    Montgomery County Memorial Library System
    FY 2023 pop. 671,542
    Expenditures $10.6M
    Revenue $10.9M
  10. #10
    Arlington Public Library System
    FY 2023 pop. 394,602
    Expenditures $10.3M
    Revenue $10.3M
  11. #11
    EL PASO Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 677,456
    Expenditures $9.8M
    Revenue $10.1M
  12. #12
    Brazoria County Library System
    FY 2023 pop. 388,181
    Expenditures $9.2M
    Revenue $8.9M
  13. #13
    Irving Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 254,715
    Expenditures $7.4M
    Revenue $7.2M
  14. #14
    Frisco Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 219,587
    Expenditures $6.8M
    Revenue $6.8M
  15. #15
    Denton Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 150,353
    Expenditures $6.3M
    Revenue $6.3M
  16. #16
    Nicholson Memorial Library System
    FY 2023 pop. 240,854
    Expenditures $5.9M
    Revenue $5.9M
  17. #17
    Corpus Christi Public Libraries
    FY 2023 pop. 316,239
    Expenditures $5.7M
    Revenue $5.7M
  18. #18
    Rosenberg Library
    FY 2023 pop. 60,454
    Expenditures $5.2M
    Revenue $5.1M
  19. #19
    Waco-mclennan County Library
    FY 2023 pop. 223,100
    Expenditures $5.2M
    Revenue $5.2M
  20. #20
    Mcallen Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 221,984
    Expenditures $4.9M
    Revenue $4.9M
  21. #21
    Round ROCK Public Library System
    FY 2023 pop. 126,697
    Expenditures $4.2M
    Revenue $4.2M
  22. #22
    Amarillo Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 201,291
    Expenditures $4.2M
    Revenue $4.1M
  23. #23
    Laredo Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 256,187
    Expenditures $4.2M
    Revenue $4.2M
  24. #24
    Mckinney Public Library System
    FY 2023 pop. 207,507
    Expenditures $4.0M
    Revenue $4.0M
  25. #25
    Bibliotech
    FY 2023 pop. 143,379
    Expenditures $4.0M
    Revenue $5.0M
  26. #26
    Richardson Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 118,802
    Expenditures $4.0M
    Revenue $4.0M
  27. #27
    Lubbock Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 296,499
    Expenditures $3.9M
    Revenue $4.2M
  28. #28
    Brownsville Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 258,340
    Expenditures $3.8M
    Revenue $3.7M
  29. #29
    Allen Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 111,551
    Expenditures $3.7M
    Revenue $3.7M
  30. #30
    Carrollton Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 164,786
    Expenditures $3.7M
    Revenue $3.8M
  31. #31
    Midland County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 171,999
    Expenditures $3.5M
    Revenue $3.5M
  32. #32
    Georgetown Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 86,507
    Expenditures $3.5M
    Revenue $3.8M
  33. #33
    Pasadena Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 147,662
    Expenditures $3.4M
    Revenue $3.5M
  34. #34
    Grand Prairie Public Library System
    FY 2023 pop. 201,843
    Expenditures $3.4M
    Revenue $3.4M
  35. #35
    Abilene Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 127,385
    Expenditures $3.1M
    Revenue $3.2M
  36. #36
    Lewisville Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 179,971
    Expenditures $3.1M
    Revenue $3.3M
  37. #37
    Westbank Community Library District
    FY 2023 pop. 25,658
    Expenditures $3.1M
    Revenue $3.9M
  38. #38
    Mesquite Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 147,899
    Expenditures $3.0M
    Revenue $3.0M
  39. #39
    Bryan+college Station Public Library System
    FY 2023 pop. 212,111
    Expenditures $3.0M
    Revenue $3.3M
  40. #40
    TOM Green County Library System
    FY 2023 pop. 118,892
    Expenditures $3.0M
    Revenue $3.6M
  41. #41
    NEW Braunfels Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 104,707
    Expenditures $3.0M
    Revenue $3.0M
  42. #42
    Sterling Municipal Library
    FY 2023 pop. 84,324
    Expenditures $2.8M
    Revenue $3.1M
  43. #43
    Helen HALL Library
    FY 2023 pop. 131,080
    Expenditures $2.7M
    Revenue $2.7M
  44. #44
    Cozby Library AND Community Commons
    FY 2023 pop. 41,926
    Expenditures $2.6M
    Revenue $2.3M
  45. #45
    Cedar PARK Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 77,912
    Expenditures $2.6M
    Revenue $2.6M
  46. #46
    Dustin Michael Sekula Memorial Library
    FY 2023 pop. 160,131
    Expenditures $2.5M
    Revenue $2.5M
  47. #47
    Beaumont Public Library System
    FY 2023 pop. 112,089
    Expenditures $2.3M
    Revenue $2.9M
  48. #48
    Pflugerville Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 65,556
    Expenditures $2.3M
    Revenue $2.4M
  49. #49
    Victoria Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 91,065
    Expenditures $2.3M
    Revenue $2.4M
  50. #50
    Hurst Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 39,634
    Expenditures $2.2M
    Revenue $2.5M
  51. #51
    SAN Marcos Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 93,039
    Expenditures $2.2M
    Revenue $2.2M
  52. #52
    RITA & Truett Smith Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 60,943
    Expenditures $2.2M
    Revenue $2.3M
  53. #53
    Flower Mound Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 107,708
    Expenditures $2.2M
    Revenue $2.2M
  54. #54
    Grapevine Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 51,226
    Expenditures $2.2M
    Revenue $2.1M
  55. #55
    North Richland Hills Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 70,663
    Expenditures $2.1M
    Revenue $2.1M
  56. #56
    Temple Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 89,458
    Expenditures $2.1M
    Revenue $2.3M
  57. #57
    Mammen Family Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 40,366
    Expenditures $2.1M
    Revenue $3.8M
  58. #58
    Euless Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 60,169
    Expenditures $2.0M
    Revenue $2.0M
  59. #59
    Farmers Branch Manske Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 36,286
    Expenditures $2.0M
    Revenue $2.0M
  60. #60
    Benbrook Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 24,437
    Expenditures $2.0M
    Revenue $2.2M
  61. #61
    Tyler Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 109,286
    Expenditures $2.0M
    Revenue $2.0M
  62. #62
    Ector County Library
    FY 2023 pop. 160,869
    Expenditures $1.9M
    Revenue $2.6M
  63. #63
    Longview Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 102,300
    Expenditures $1.9M
    Revenue $2.0M
  64. #64
    Keller Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 45,252
    Expenditures $1.9M
    Revenue $1.9M
  65. #65
    Bedford Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 48,724
    Expenditures $1.8M
    Revenue $1.9M
  66. #66
    Pharr Memorial Library
    FY 2023 pop. 123,105
    Expenditures $1.8M
    Revenue $1.8M
  67. #67
    Patrick Heath Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 28,032
    Expenditures $1.7M
    Revenue $1.8M
  68. #68
    Killeen CITY Library System
    FY 2023 pop. 159,172
    Expenditures $1.7M
    Revenue $1.7M
  69. #69
    Wichita Falls Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 102,662
    Expenditures $1.7M
    Revenue $1.7M
  70. #70
    Seguin Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 48,614
    Expenditures $1.6M
    Revenue $1.7M
  71. #71
    Friendswood Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 45,039
    Expenditures $1.6M
    Revenue $1.6M
  72. #72
    Moore Memorial Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 63,390
    Expenditures $1.5M
    Revenue $1.5M
  73. #73
    Rockwall County Library
    FY 2023 pop. 100,515
    Expenditures $1.5M
    Revenue $1.4M
  74. #74
    Burleson Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 53,381
    Expenditures $1.5M
    Revenue $1.5M
  75. #75
    Desoto Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 55,968
    Expenditures $1.4M
    Revenue $1.7M
  76. #76
    Harlingen Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 97,778
    Expenditures $1.4M
    Revenue $1.5M
  77. #77
    Chambers County Library System
    FY 2023 pop. 46,443
    Expenditures $1.4M
    Revenue $1.3M
  78. #78
    PORT Arthur Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 55,579
    Expenditures $1.4M
    Revenue $1.4M
  79. #79
    Traphene Hickman Library
    FY 2023 pop. 48,341
    Expenditures $1.4M
    Revenue $1.4M
  80. #80
    Speer Memorial Library
    FY 2023 pop. 133,018
    Expenditures $1.3M
    Revenue $1.4M
  81. #81
    Rowlett Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 65,113
    Expenditures $1.3M
    Revenue $1.3M
  82. #82
    Nicholas P SIMS Library & Lyceum
    FY 2023 pop. 45,476
    Expenditures $1.3M
    Revenue $1.3M
  83. #83
    Burnet County Library System
    FY 2023 pop. 52,502
    Expenditures $1.3M
    Revenue $1.3M
  84. #84
    Mansfield Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 77,084
    Expenditures $1.3M
    Revenue $1.3M
  85. #85
    THE Colony Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 62,400
    Expenditures $1.3M
    Revenue $1.4M
  86. #86
    Schertz Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 123,167
    Expenditures $1.3M
    Revenue $1.3M
  87. #87
    Riter C Hulsey Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 61,504
    Expenditures $1.3M
    Revenue $1.3M
  88. #88
    TYE Preston Memorial Library
    FY 2023 pop. 32,861
    Expenditures $1.3M
    Revenue $2.0M
  89. #89
    Colleyville Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 25,850
    Expenditures $1.2M
    Revenue $1.4M
  90. #90
    DEER PARK Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 33,468
    Expenditures $1.2M
    Revenue $1.2M
  91. #91
    Dripping Springs Community Library
    FY 2023 pop. 54,805
    Expenditures $1.2M
    Revenue $2.1M
  92. #92
    Wharton County Library
    FY 2023 pop. 41,824
    Expenditures $1.2M
    Revenue $1.3M
  93. #93
    Haltom CITY Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 45,525
    Expenditures $1.2M
    Revenue $1.3M
  94. #94
    Southlake Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 31,102
    Expenditures $1.2M
    Revenue $1.2M
  95. #95
    Wells Branch Community Library
    FY 2023 pop. 14,048
    Expenditures $1.1M
    Revenue $1.2M
  96. #96
    LAKE Travis Community Library
    FY 2023 pop. 50,858
    Expenditures $1.1M
    Revenue $2.1M
  97. #97
    Weatherford Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 63,841
    Expenditures $1.1M
    Revenue $1.1M
  98. #98
    BEE CAVE Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 8,853
    Expenditures $1.1M
    Revenue $1.1M
  99. #99
    Nueces County Public Libraries
    FY 2023 pop. 32,140
    Expenditures $1.1M
    Revenue $1.1M
  100. #100
    RUSK County Library System
    FY 2023 pop. 50,019
    Expenditures $1.0M
    Revenue $1.1M