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West 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 95
Median expenditures $145K
25th–75th percentile $78K  –  $334K
Total spend $42.0M
  1. #1
    Kanawha County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 160,474
    Expenditures $8.6M
    Revenue $9.2M
  2. #2
    Cabell County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 94,350
    Expenditures $3.8M
    Revenue $4.8M
  3. #3
    Parkersburg/wood CO. Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 73,644
    Expenditures $2.2M
    Revenue $2.4M
  4. #4
    Morgantown Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 105,822
    Expenditures $2.0M
    Revenue $2.2M
  5. #5
    OHIO County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 42,425
    Expenditures $1.8M
    Revenue $1.9M
  6. #6
    Marion County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 56,205
    Expenditures $1.7M
    Revenue $1.7M
  7. #7
    Martinsburg-berkeley CO. Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 122,076
    Expenditures $1.6M
    Revenue $2.2M
  8. #8
    Raleigh County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 74,591
    Expenditures $1.4M
    Revenue $1.4M
  9. #9
    Putnam County Library
    FY 2023 pop. 57,440
    Expenditures $919K
    Revenue $824K
  10. #10
    Clarksburg-harrison Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 52,405
    Expenditures $881K
    Revenue $856K
  11. #11
    South Charleston Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 13,647
    Expenditures $849K
    Revenue $802K
  12. #12
    Bridgeport Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 9,336
    Expenditures $849K
    Revenue $850K
  13. #13
    Fayette County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 40,488
    Expenditures $835K
    Revenue $767K
  14. #14
    MARY H. WEIR Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 21,893
    Expenditures $818K
    Revenue $836K
  15. #15
    Moundsville-marshall County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 30,591
    Expenditures $659K
    Revenue $1.2M
  16. #16
    Vienna Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 10,652
    Expenditures $587K
    Revenue $596K
  17. #17
    Craft Memorial Library
    FY 2023 pop. 47,538
    Expenditures $520K
    Revenue $544K
  18. #18
    Ritchie County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 8,444
    Expenditures $500K
    Revenue $534K
  19. #19
    Shepherdstown Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 19,233
    Expenditures $408K
    Revenue $325K
  20. #20
    Jackson County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 27,791
    Expenditures $403K
    Revenue $509K
  21. #21
    Doddridge County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 7,808
    Expenditures $378K
    Revenue $509K
  22. #22
    Brooke County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 18,962
    Expenditures $352K
    Revenue $350K
  23. #23
    Pocahontas County Libraries & Visitor Informa
    FY 2023 pop. 7,869
    Expenditures $343K
    Revenue $338K
  24. #24
    Hampshire County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 18,474
    Expenditures $335K
    Revenue $319K
  25. #25
    Wayne County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 38,982
    Expenditures $334K
    Revenue $366K
  26. #26
    Upshur County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 18,630
    Expenditures $326K
    Revenue $339K
  27. #27
    Greenbrier County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 7,618
    Expenditures $310K
    Revenue $308K
  28. #28
    Mason County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 25,453
    Expenditures $301K
    Revenue $268K
  29. #29
    Princeton Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 12,126
    Expenditures $297K
    Revenue $249K
  30. #30
    Keyser-mineral County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 25,819
    Expenditures $288K
    Revenue $325K
  31. #31
    Hamlin-lincoln County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 20,463
    Expenditures $285K
    Revenue $269K
  32. #32
    Roane County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 14,028
    Expenditures $272K
    Revenue $242K
  33. #33
    Boone-madison Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 21,809
    Expenditures $248K
    Revenue $228K
  34. #34
    Wyoming County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 21,382
    Expenditures $227K
    Revenue $236K
  35. #35
    Hardy County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 14,299
    Expenditures $221K
    Revenue $227K
  36. #36
    Mingo County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 19,389
    Expenditures $217K
    Revenue $214K
  37. #37
    Mcdowell Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 19,111
    Expenditures $210K
    Revenue $244K
  38. #38
    Kingwood Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 20,530
    Expenditures $210K
    Revenue $216K
  39. #39
    Bolivar-harpers Ferry Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 19,234
    Expenditures $207K
    Revenue $239K
  40. #40
    Summers County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 11,959
    Expenditures $206K
    Revenue $207K
  41. #41
    South Jefferson Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 19,234
    Expenditures $206K
    Revenue $233K
  42. #42
    Taylor County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 16,705
    Expenditures $198K
    Revenue $415K
  43. #43
    Grant County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 10,976
    Expenditures $176K
    Revenue $192K
  44. #44
    Nitro Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 6,624
    Expenditures $172K
    Revenue $217K
  45. #45
    DORA BEE Woodyard Memorial Library
    FY 2023 pop. 5,194
    Expenditures $165K
    Revenue $152K
  46. #46
    Terra ALTA Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 13,686
    Expenditures $148K
    Revenue $155K
  47. #47
    Elkins-randolph Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 13,407
    Expenditures $147K
    Revenue $173K
  48. #48
    Logan AREA Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 12,808
    Expenditures $145K
    Revenue $158K
  49. #49
    FIVE Rivers Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 3,854
    Expenditures $141K
    Revenue $47K
  50. #50
    Buffalo Creek Memorial Library
    FY 2023 pop. 9,952
    Expenditures $136K
    Revenue $139K
  51. #51
    Summersville Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 8,201
    Expenditures $131K
    Revenue $133K
  52. #52
    Morgan County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 11,374
    Expenditures $127K
    Revenue $124K
  53. #53
    Pleasants County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 7,653
    Expenditures $126K
    Revenue $142K
  54. #54
    Charles W. Gibson Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 5,186
    Expenditures $126K
    Revenue $134K
  55. #55
    CLAY County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 8,051
    Expenditures $122K
    Revenue $137K
  56. #56
    Richwood Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 8,201
    Expenditures $117K
    Revenue $84K
  57. #57
    Chapmanville Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 9,807
    Expenditures $113K
    Revenue $142K
  58. #58
    NEW Martinsville Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 7,783
    Expenditures $113K
    Revenue $123K
  59. #59
    Ronceverte Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 5,274
    Expenditures $106K
    Revenue $69K
  60. #60
    Louis Bennett Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 17,033
    Expenditures $105K
    Revenue $288K
  61. #61
    Gilmer Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 7,408
    Expenditures $99K
    Revenue $103K
  62. #62
    White Sulphur Springs Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 5,467
    Expenditures $99K
    Revenue $101K
  63. #63
    Philippi Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 8,842
    Expenditures $99K
    Revenue $107K
  64. #64
    Capon Bridge Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 4,619
    Expenditures $98K
    Revenue $90K
  65. #65
    Williamson Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 4,179
    Expenditures $93K
    Revenue $84K
  66. #66
    Calhoun County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 6,229
    Expenditures $92K
    Revenue $142K
  67. #67
    Tyler County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 3,675
    Expenditures $91K
    Revenue $94K
  68. #68
    Monroe County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 6,629
    Expenditures $90K
    Revenue $89K
  69. #69
    Pendleton County Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 6,143
    Expenditures $87K
    Revenue $94K
  70. #70
    Rainelle Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 6,475
    Expenditures $85K
    Revenue $73K
  71. #71
    Craigsville Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 8,202
    Expenditures $80K
    Revenue $84K
  72. #72
    Sistersville Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 3,825
    Expenditures $77K
    Revenue $124K
  73. #73
    Nutter FORT Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 1,493
    Expenditures $74K
    Revenue $70K
  74. #74
    PAW PAW Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 5,689
    Expenditures $72K
    Revenue $63K
  75. #75
    Alderson Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 4,131
    Expenditures $70K
    Revenue $63K
  76. #76
    Rupert Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 4,012
    Expenditures $67K
    Revenue $51K
  77. #77
    LOWE Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 2,328
    Expenditures $64K
    Revenue $68K
  78. #78
    Peterstown Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 5,747
    Expenditures $63K
    Revenue $63K
  79. #79
    Belington Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 6,623
    Expenditures $63K
    Revenue $79K
  80. #80
    Sutton Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 4,686
    Expenditures $62K
    Revenue $73K
  81. #81
    Gassaway Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 4,577
    Expenditures $60K
    Revenue $71K
  82. #82
    Webster-addison Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 4,022
    Expenditures $58K
    Revenue $57K
  83. #83
    Paden CITY Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 2,979
    Expenditures $58K
    Revenue $57K
  84. #84
    Russell Memorial Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 4,469
    Expenditures $57K
    Revenue $53K
  85. #85
    Mountaintop Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 2,908
    Expenditures $54K
    Revenue $46K
  86. #86
    Cowen Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 4,356
    Expenditures $53K
    Revenue $48K
  87. #87
    Burnsville Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 3,184
    Expenditures $50K
    Revenue $40K
  88. #88
    LYNN Murray Memorial Library
    FY 2023 pop. 6,609
    Expenditures $48K
    Revenue $70K
  89. #89
    Valley HEAD Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 4,189
    Expenditures $48K
    Revenue $44K
  90. #90
    Hundred Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 2,246
    Expenditures $45K
    Revenue $42K
  91. #91
    Helvetia Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 3,631
    Expenditures $41K
    Revenue $39K
  92. #92
    PINE Grove Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 2,247
    Expenditures $35K
    Revenue $41K
  93. #93
    Pioneer Memorial Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 2,236
    Expenditures $34K
    Revenue $34K
  94. #94
    Piedmont Public Library
    FY 2023 pop. 1,119
    Expenditures $33K
    Revenue $33K
  95. #95
    Swaney Memorial Library
    FY 2023 pop. 4,190
    Expenditures $30K
    Revenue $63K