Home Public Libraries in the United States Statistical Trends 1990
Public Libraries in the United States Statistical trends, 1990-2003*
Circulation
|
|
Total
|
Per
Capita
|
Response
Rate
|
|
1990
|
1,394,887,374
|
5.59
|
96.8
|
|
1991
|
1,465,962,402
|
6.1
|
96.1
|
|
1992
|
1,555,360,000
|
6.4
|
97.1
|
|
1993
|
1,585,859,000
|
6.5
|
96.9
|
|
1994
|
1,569,919,000
|
6.4
|
97.0
|
|
1995
|
1,609,872,000
|
6.4
|
96.9
|
|
1996
|
1,642,625,000
|
6.5
|
97.6
|
|
1997
|
1,690,203,000
|
6.6
|
97.2
|
|
1998
|
1,701,184,000
|
6.6
|
97.5
|
|
1999
|
1,693,416,000
|
6.4
|
97.5
|
|
2000
|
1,713,967,000
|
6.4
|
97.8
|
| 2001 |
1,789,927,000
|
6.5
|
95.8
|
| 2002 |
1,897,874,000
|
6.8
|
97.7
|
|
2003
|
1,965,000,000
|
7.0
|
96.8
|
Library Visits
| |
Total
|
Per
Capita
|
Response
Rate
|
| 1990 |
506,863,503 |
3.13
|
68.1
|
| 1991 |
675,708,393 |
3.70
|
76.2
|
| 1992 |
773,236,000 |
4.00
|
81.6
|
| 1993 |
810,778,000 |
4.00
|
83.7
|
| 1994 |
821,686,000 |
4.10
|
83.9
|
| 1995 |
981,566,000 |
3.90
|
83.8
|
| 1996 |
1,013,798,000 |
4.00
|
86.3
|
| 1997 |
1,057,757,000 |
4.10
|
86.4
|
| 1998 |
1,088,034,000 |
4.20
|
87.9
|
| 1999 |
1,119,733,000 |
4.30
|
89.1
|
| 2000 |
1,146,284,000 |
4.30
|
90.1
|
| 2001 |
1,187,723,000 |
4.30
|
89.5
|
| 2002 |
1,244,348,000 |
4.50
|
92.2
|
|
2003
|
1,248,175,000
|
4.60
|
92.1
|
Reference Transactions
| |
Total
|
Per
Capita
|
Response
Rate
|
| 1990 |
201,414,485
|
0.9
|
80.7
|
| 1991 |
222,023,860
|
1.0
|
82.0
|
| 1992 |
227,989,000
|
1.0
|
86.4
|
| 1993 |
242,691,000
|
1.1
|
86.1
|
| 1994 |
257,690,000
|
1.1
|
87.9
|
| 1995 |
278,204,000
|
1.1
|
87.2
|
| 1996 |
284,513,000
|
1.1
|
88.5
|
| 1997 |
287,173,000
|
1.1
|
89.8
|
| 1998 |
292,056,000
|
1.1
|
88.7
|
| 1999 |
294,568,000
|
1.1
|
89.5
|
| 2000 |
291,476,000
|
1.1
|
90.1
|
| 2001 |
296,211,000
|
1.1
|
89.1
|
| 2002 |
301,757,000
|
1.1
|
90.9
|
|
2003
|
302,338,000
|
1.1
|
91.1
|
* Note: Totals for 1990-94 may be underestimated due to nonresponse. Since 1995, items with response rates below 100 percent include imputations for nonresponse.
Source: Public Libraries in the United States XXXX. National Center for Education Statistics
Complied by ALA Office for Research and Statistics
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