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Washington 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 53
Median expenditures $1.7M
25th–75th percentile $603K  –  $7.8M
Total spend $530.7M
  1. #1
    KING County Library System
    FY 2023 pop. 1,595,740
    Expenditures $124.1M
    Revenue $142.4M
  2. #2
    Seattle Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 779,200
    Expenditures $92.4M
    Revenue $89.5M
  3. #3
    Sno-isle Libraries
    FY 2023 pop. 812,469
    Expenditures $59.4M
    Revenue $68.9M
  4. #4
    Pierce County Library System
    FY 2023 pop. 662,155
    Expenditures $42.3M
    Revenue $42.8M
  5. #5
    Timberland Regional Library
    FY 2023 pop. 543,785
    Expenditures $26.7M
    Revenue $26.1M
  6. #6
    FORT Vancouver Regional Library District
    FY 2023 pop. 543,138
    Expenditures $26.0M
    Revenue $29.2M
  7. #7
    Kitsap Regional Library
    FY 2023 pop. 283,200
    Expenditures $16.7M
    Revenue $17.5M
  8. #8
    Spokane County Library District
    FY 2023 pop. 308,750
    Expenditures $16.7M
    Revenue $18.1M
  9. #9
    Tacoma Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 222,400
    Expenditures $16.4M
    Revenue $16.8M
  10. #10
    North Central Regional Library
    FY 2023 pop. 277,095
    Expenditures $14.8M
    Revenue $15.6M
  11. #11
    Spokane Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 232,700
    Expenditures $12.8M
    Revenue $12.8M
  12. #12
    Whatcom County Library System
    FY 2023 pop. 139,840
    Expenditures $10.2M
    Revenue $10.3M
  13. #13
    Mid-columbia Libraries
    FY 2023 pop. 270,125
    Expenditures $8.4M
    Revenue $9.4M
  14. #14
    Yakima Valley Regional Library
    FY 2023 pop. 249,950
    Expenditures $7.6M
    Revenue $9.3M
  15. #15
    Bellingham Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 95,960
    Expenditures $7.2M
    Revenue $7.2M
  16. #16
    North Olympic Library System
    FY 2023 pop. 78,075
    Expenditures $5.4M
    Revenue $6.3M
  17. #17
    Everett Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 114,200
    Expenditures $5.3M
    Revenue $5.0M
  18. #18
    Puyallup Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 43,420
    Expenditures $3.0M
    Revenue $3.0M
  19. #19
    Richland Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 63,320
    Expenditures $2.6M
    Revenue $2.8M
  20. #20
    Stevens County Rural Library District
    FY 2023 pop. 47,350
    Expenditures $2.5M
    Revenue $2.6M
  21. #21
    Jefferson County Rural Library District
    FY 2023 pop. 23,095
    Expenditures $2.3M
    Revenue $2.8M
  22. #22
    Camas Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 27,420
    Expenditures $2.1M
    Revenue $2.2M
  23. #23
    Longview Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 54,659
    Expenditures $1.9M
    Revenue $2.2M
  24. #24
    Walla Walla County Rural Library District
    FY 2023 pop. 27,605
    Expenditures $1.9M
    Revenue $2.2M
  25. #25
    Pullman (neill) Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 33,060
    Expenditures $1.8M
    Revenue $1.8M
  26. #26
    SAN JUAN Island Library District
    FY 2023 pop. 8,831
    Expenditures $1.7M
    Revenue $1.8M
  27. #27
    Whitman County Library
    FY 2023 pop. 15,040
    Expenditures $1.7M
    Revenue $1.8M
  28. #28
    Mount Vernon CITY Library
    FY 2023 pop. 35,590
    Expenditures $1.6M
    Revenue $1.6M
  29. #29
    Walla Walla Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 34,310
    Expenditures $1.6M
    Revenue $1.8M
  30. #30
    Central Skagit Library District
    FY 2023 pop. 29,866
    Expenditures $1.4M
    Revenue $1.2M
  31. #31
    Anacortes Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 18,020
    Expenditures $1.4M
    Revenue $1.7M
  32. #32
    Ellensburg Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 20,900
    Expenditures $1.2M
    Revenue $1.6M
  33. #33
    PORT Townsend Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 10,330
    Expenditures $1.2M
    Revenue $1.2M
  34. #34
    Asotin County Library
    FY 2023 pop. 22,650
    Expenditures $1.2M
    Revenue $1.1M
  35. #35
    Orcas Island Library District
    FY 2023 pop. 5,951
    Expenditures $1.0M
    Revenue $1.3M
  36. #36
    Burlington Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 9,905
    Expenditures $875K
    Revenue $1.2M
  37. #37
    PEND Oreille County Library District
    FY 2023 pop. 13,725
    Expenditures $813K
    Revenue $1.1M
  38. #38
    Lopez Island Library District
    FY 2023 pop. 2,822
    Expenditures $694K
    Revenue $717K
  39. #39
    Liberty LAKE Municipal Library
    FY 2023 pop. 13,150
    Expenditures $610K
    Revenue $694K
  40. #40
    Upper Skagit Library District
    FY 2023 pop. 5,203
    Expenditures $580K
    Revenue $608K
  41. #41
    Kelso Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 12,750
    Expenditures $577K
    Revenue $598K
  42. #42
    Ocean Shores Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 7,380
    Expenditures $365K
    Revenue $398K
  43. #43
    LA Conner Regional Library
    FY 2023 pop. 5,185
    Expenditures $315K
    Revenue $432K
  44. #44
    Ritzville Library District #2
    FY 2023 pop. 3,530
    Expenditures $313K
    Revenue $368K
  45. #45
    Columbia County Rural Library District
    FY 2023 pop. 3,830
    Expenditures $308K
    Revenue $543K
  46. #46
    Grandview Library
    FY 2023 pop. 11,250
    Expenditures $254K
    Revenue $265K
  47. #47
    CLE ELUM (carpenter Memorial) Library
    FY 2023 pop. 2,255
    Expenditures $136K
    Revenue $154K
  48. #48
    Davenport Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 1,725
    Expenditures $100K
    Revenue $52K
  49. #49
    Kalama Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 3,070
    Expenditures $98K
    Revenue $93K
  50. #50
    Pomeroy (denny Ashby) Library
    FY 2023 pop. 2,300
    Expenditures $63K
    Revenue $78K
  51. #51
    Waitsburg (weller) Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 1,185
    Expenditures $42K
    Revenue $54K
  52. #52
    Kittitas Public (gilmour Memorial) Library
    FY 2023 pop. 1,440
    Expenditures $36K
    Revenue $41K