ALA Annual Membership Statistics, 1900-Present
Annual membership statistics of the American Library Association are reported every year.
2010s | 2000s | 1990s | 1980s | 1970s | 1960s | 1950s | 1940s | 1930s | 1920s | 1910s | 1900s
See the annual statistics by Divisions or Round Tables.
Membership Statistics, 2010-2012
|
Year |
ALA membership |
|---|---|
| 2012 |
57540
|
| 2011 |
58996 |
| 2010 |
61198
|
Membership Statistics, 2000-2009
| Year | ALA membership |
|---|---|
| 2009 |
61379
|
| 2008 |
64884
|
| 2007 |
64729
|
| 2006 |
64689
|
| 2005 |
66075
|
| 2004 |
64099
|
| 2003 |
63793
|
| 2002 |
64211
|
| 2001 |
63424
|
| 2000 |
61103
|
Membership Statistics, 1990-1999
| Year | ALA membership |
|---|---|
| 1999 |
58777
|
| 1998 |
55573
|
| 1997 |
55643
|
| 1996 |
56688
|
| 1995 |
56444
|
| 1994 |
55356
|
| 1993 |
55836
|
| 1992 |
54735
|
| 1991 |
52893
|
| 1990 |
50509
|
Membership Statistics, 1980-1989
| Year | ALA membership |
|---|---|
| 1989 |
49483
|
| 1988 |
47249
|
| 1987 |
45145
|
| 1986 |
42361
|
| 1985 |
40761
|
| 1984 |
39290
|
| 1983 |
38862
|
| 1982 |
38050
|
| 1981 |
37954
|
| 1980 |
35257
|
Membership Statistics, 1970-1979
| Year | ALA membership |
|---|---|
| 1979 |
35524
|
| 1978 |
35096
|
| 1977 |
33767
|
| 1976 |
33560
|
| 1975 |
33208
|
| 1974 |
34010
|
| 1973 |
30172
|
| 1972 |
29610
|
| 1971 |
29740
|
| 1970 |
30394
|
Membership Statistics, 1960-1969
| Year | ALA membership |
|---|---|
| 1969 |
36865
|
| 1968 |
35666
|
| 1967 |
35289
|
| 1966 |
31885
|
| 1965 |
27526
|
| 1964 |
26015
|
| 1963 |
25502
|
| 1962 |
24879
|
| 1961 |
25860
|
| 1960 |
24690
|
Membership Statistics, 1950-1959
| Year | ALA membership |
|---|---|
| 1959 |
23230
|
| 1958 |
21716
|
| 1957 |
20326
|
| 1956 |
20285
|
| 1955 |
20293
|
| 1954 |
20177
|
| 1953 |
19551
|
| 1952 |
18925
|
| 1951 |
19701
|
| 1950 |
19689
|
Membership Statistics, 1940-1949
| Year | ALA membership |
|---|---|
| 1949 |
19324
|
| 1948 |
18283
|
| 1947 |
17107
|
| 1946 |
15800
|
| 1945 |
15118
|
| 1944 |
14799
|
| 1943 |
14546
|
| 1942 |
15328
|
| 1941 |
16015
|
| 1940 |
15808
|
Membership Statistics, 1930-1939
| Year | ALA membership |
|---|---|
| 1939 |
15568
|
| 1938 |
14626
|
| 1937 |
14204
|
| 1936 |
13057
|
| 1935 |
12241
|
| 1934 |
11731
|
| 1933 |
11880
|
| 1932 |
13021
|
| 1931 |
14815
|
| 1930 |
12713
|
Membership Statistics, 1920-1929
| Year | ALA membership |
|---|---|
| 1929 |
11833
|
| 1928 |
10526
|
| 1927 |
10056
|
| 1926 |
8848
|
| 1925 |
6745
|
| 1924 |
6055
|
| 1923 |
5669
|
| 1922 |
5684
|
| 1921 |
5307
|
| 1920 |
4464
|
Membership Statistics, 1910-1919
| Year | ALA membership |
|---|---|
| 1919 |
4178
|
| 1918 |
3380
|
| 1917 |
3346
|
| 1916 |
3188
|
| 1915 |
3024
|
| 1914 |
2905
|
| 1913 |
2563
|
| 1912 |
2365
|
| 1911 |
2046
|
| 1910 |
2005
|
Membership Statistics, 1900-1909
| Year | ALA membership |
|---|---|
| 1909 |
1835
|
| 1908 |
1907
|
| 1907 |
1808
|
| 1906 |
1844
|
| 1905 |
1253
|
| 1904 |
1228
|
| 1903 |
1200
|
| 1902 |
1152
|
| 1901 |
980
|
| 1900 |
874
|
