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Virginia 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 94
Median expenditures $1.2M
25th–75th percentile $642K  –  $2.9M
Total spend $344.6M
  1. #1
    Fairfax County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 1,170,100
    Expenditures $44.7M
    Revenue $45.6M
  2. #2
    Loudoun County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 418,690
    Expenditures $22.6M
    Revenue $22.4M
  3. #3
    Prince William Public Libraries
    FY 2023 pop. 468,497
    Expenditures $22.2M
    Revenue $22.1M
  4. #4
    Henrico County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 331,219
    Expenditures $21.2M
    Revenue $21.1M
  5. #5
    Virginia Beach Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 454,335
    Expenditures $19.2M
    Revenue $20.9M
  6. #6
    Arlington Dept. OF Libraries
    FY 2023 pop. 242,465
    Expenditures $15.9M
    Revenue $15.9M
  7. #7
    Central Rappahannock Regional Library
    FY 2023 pop. 337,991
    Expenditures $13.3M
    Revenue $13.1M
  8. #8
    Norfolk Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 246,063
    Expenditures $13.0M
    Revenue $13.0M
  9. #9
    Chesapeake Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 247,564
    Expenditures $12.3M
    Revenue $12.7M
  10. #10
    Chesterfield County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 355,079
    Expenditures $11.2M
    Revenue $11.4M
  11. #11
    Jefferson-madison Regional Library
    FY 2023 pop. 232,230
    Expenditures $9.5M
    Revenue $9.6M
  12. #12
    Alexandria Library
    FY 2023 pop. 159,277
    Expenditures $8.4M
    Revenue $8.4M
  13. #13
    Williamsburg Regional Library
    FY 2023 pop. 91,941
    Expenditures $8.0M
    Revenue $8.0M
  14. #14
    Richmond Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 229,074
    Expenditures $7.7M
    Revenue $7.8M
  15. #15
    Pamunkey Regional Library
    FY 2023 pop. 157,275
    Expenditures $6.1M
    Revenue $6.6M
  16. #16
    Newport NEWS Public Library System
    FY 2023 pop. 181,587
    Expenditures $6.1M
    Revenue $6.3M
  17. #17
    Roanoke County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 94,224
    Expenditures $4.7M
    Revenue $4.9M
  18. #18
    Roanoke CITY Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 99,795
    Expenditures $4.4M
    Revenue $4.4M
  19. #19
    Suffolk Public Library System
    FY 2023 pop. 94,960
    Expenditures $4.0M
    Revenue $4.1M
  20. #20
    YORK County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 69,792
    Expenditures $3.7M
    Revenue $3.7M
  21. #21
    Handley Regional Library
    FY 2023 pop. 132,622
    Expenditures $3.3M
    Revenue $3.2M
  22. #22
    Hampton Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 136,673
    Expenditures $3.2M
    Revenue $3.2M
  23. #23
    Montgomery-floyd Regional Library
    FY 2023 pop. 115,983
    Expenditures $3.1M
    Revenue $3.1M
  24. #24
    Fauquier County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 70,996
    Expenditures $3.0M
    Revenue $3.0M
  25. #25
    Blackwater Regional Library
    FY 2023 pop. 82,304
    Expenditures $2.7M
    Revenue $2.7M
  26. #26
    Portsmouth Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 95,137
    Expenditures $2.6M
    Revenue $2.7M
  27. #27
    Massanutten Regional Library
    FY 2023 pop. 160,841
    Expenditures $2.6M
    Revenue $2.6M
  28. #28
    Lonesome PINE Regional Library
    FY 2023 pop. 101,922
    Expenditures $2.5M
    Revenue $2.4M
  29. #29
    MARY Riley Styles Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 14,593
    Expenditures $2.4M
    Revenue $2.3M
  30. #30
    Appomattox Regional Library System
    FY 2023 pop. 89,261
    Expenditures $2.4M
    Revenue $2.3M
  31. #31
    Bedford Public Library System
    FY 2023 pop. 78,984
    Expenditures $2.3M
    Revenue $2.3M
  32. #32
    Bristol Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 17,165
    Expenditures $2.2M
    Revenue $2.2M
  33. #33
    Rockbridge Regional Library
    FY 2023 pop. 40,851
    Expenditures $2.0M
    Revenue $1.8M
  34. #34
    BLUE Ridge Regional Library
    FY 2023 pop. 82,032
    Expenditures $2.0M
    Revenue $1.9M
  35. #35
    Washington County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 53,559
    Expenditures $1.9M
    Revenue $1.9M
  36. #36
    Pittsylvania County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 61,101
    Expenditures $1.8M
    Revenue $1.9M
  37. #37
    Shenandoah County Library
    FY 2023 pop. 43,166
    Expenditures $1.8M
    Revenue $1.8M
  38. #38
    Augusta County Library
    FY 2023 pop. 76,395
    Expenditures $1.8M
    Revenue $1.7M
  39. #39
    Lynchburg Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 81,266
    Expenditures $1.7M
    Revenue $2.1M
  40. #40
    Eastern Shore Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 44,592
    Expenditures $1.6M
    Revenue $1.8M
  41. #41
    Samuels Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 40,202
    Expenditures $1.5M
    Revenue $1.4M
  42. #42
    Orange County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 36,286
    Expenditures $1.4M
    Revenue $1.4M
  43. #43
    Botetourt County Library
    FY 2023 pop. 33,684
    Expenditures $1.4M
    Revenue $1.8M
  44. #44
    Salem Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 25,522
    Expenditures $1.3M
    Revenue $1.3M
  45. #45
    Campbell County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 55,648
    Expenditures $1.3M
    Revenue $1.3M
  46. #46
    Staunton Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 25,110
    Expenditures $1.3M
    Revenue $1.3M
  47. #47
    Gloucester County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 37,175
    Expenditures $1.2M
    Revenue $1.2M
  48. #48
    Petersburg Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 31,622
    Expenditures $1.2M
    Revenue $1.3M
  49. #49
    Danville Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 40,071
    Expenditures $1.2M
    Revenue $1.3M
  50. #50
    Central Virginia Regional Library
    FY 2023 pop. 40,244
    Expenditures $1.2M
    Revenue $1.2M
  51. #51
    Tazewell County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 41,431
    Expenditures $1.2M
    Revenue $1.2M
  52. #52
    Smyth County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 30,068
    Expenditures $1.2M
    Revenue $1.1M
  53. #53
    Culpeper County Library
    FY 2023 pop. 52,494
    Expenditures $1.1M
    Revenue $1.3M
  54. #54
    Radford Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 18,120
    Expenditures $1.1M
    Revenue $1.2M
  55. #55
    Franklin County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 56,011
    Expenditures $1.1M
    Revenue $1.1M
  56. #56
    Poquoson Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 12,466
    Expenditures $1.1M
    Revenue $1.1M
  57. #57
    Wythe-grayson Regional Library
    FY 2023 pop. 44,020
    Expenditures $1.0M
    Revenue $1.0M
  58. #58
    Waynesboro Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 22,462
    Expenditures $979K
    Revenue $1.1M
  59. #59
    Amherst County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 31,851
    Expenditures $957K
    Revenue $949K
  60. #60
    Mecklenburg County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 31,031
    Expenditures $881K
    Revenue $875K
  61. #61
    Colonial Heights Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 17,246
    Expenditures $871K
    Revenue $871K
  62. #62
    Lewis Egerton Smoot Memorial Library
    FY 2023 pop. 26,296
    Expenditures $869K
    Revenue $869K
  63. #63
    Pulaski County Library System
    FY 2023 pop. 34,211
    Expenditures $858K
    Revenue $891K
  64. #64
    Galax-carroll Regional Library
    FY 2023 pop. 35,963
    Expenditures $842K
    Revenue $842K
  65. #65
    Manassas PARK CITY Library
    FY 2023 pop. 16,752
    Expenditures $808K
    Revenue $808K
  66. #66
    Lancaster Community Library
    FY 2023 pop. 10,808
    Expenditures $759K
    Revenue $752K
  67. #67
    Buchanan County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 21,380
    Expenditures $759K
    Revenue $756K
  68. #68
    Meherrin Regional Library
    FY 2023 pop. 33,339
    Expenditures $743K
    Revenue $725K
  69. #69
    Powhatan County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 30,305
    Expenditures $711K
    Revenue $716K
  70. #70
    Caroline County Library
    FY 2023 pop. 30,342
    Expenditures $695K
    Revenue $655K
  71. #71
    Halifax County-south Boston Library System
    FY 2023 pop. 34,425
    Expenditures $624K
    Revenue $627K
  72. #72
    Fluvanna County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 27,202
    Expenditures $599K
    Revenue $606K
  73. #73
    Northumberland Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 12,100
    Expenditures $555K
    Revenue $552K
  74. #74
    Mathews Memorial Library
    FY 2023 pop. 8,707
    Expenditures $551K
    Revenue $548K
  75. #75
    Russell County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 26,958
    Expenditures $529K
    Revenue $528K
  76. #76
    Heritage Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 30,349
    Expenditures $513K
    Revenue $535K
  77. #77
    Middlesex County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 10,754
    Expenditures $464K
    Revenue $475K
  78. #78
    Essex Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 10,849
    Expenditures $404K
    Revenue $402K
  79. #79
    James L. Hamner Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 13,142
    Expenditures $401K
    Revenue $448K
  80. #80
    Alleghany Highlands Regional Library
    FY 2023 pop. 20,680
    Expenditures $398K
    Revenue $424K
  81. #81
    Rappahannock County Library
    FY 2023 pop. 7,320
    Expenditures $384K
    Revenue $383K
  82. #82
    Charlotte County Library
    FY 2023 pop. 11,936
    Expenditures $337K
    Revenue $337K
  83. #83
    Nottoway County Library System
    FY 2023 pop. 15,520
    Expenditures $318K
    Revenue $318K
  84. #84
    Pearisburg Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 2,620
    Expenditures $306K
    Revenue $306K
  85. #85
    J. Robert Jamerson Memorial Library
    FY 2023 pop. 16,000
    Expenditures $269K
    Revenue $316K
  86. #86
    Madison County Library, INC.
    FY 2023 pop. 13,342
    Expenditures $267K
    Revenue $261K
  87. #87
    Lunenburg County Public Library System, INC
    FY 2023 pop. 12,266
    Expenditures $260K
    Revenue $240K
  88. #88
    Cumberland County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 9,920
    Expenditures $256K
    Revenue $227K
  89. #89
    Bland County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 6,410
    Expenditures $226K
    Revenue $271K
  90. #90
    Clifton Forge Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 3,444
    Expenditures $209K
    Revenue $209K
  91. #91
    Richmond County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 9,223
    Expenditures $166K
    Revenue $166K
  92. #92
    Highland County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 2,240
    Expenditures $165K
    Revenue $165K
  93. #93
    IRIS Brammer Library
    FY 2023 pop. 1,949
    Expenditures $65K
    Revenue $65K
  94. #94
    Craig County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 5,123
    Expenditures $50K
    Revenue $48K