State Library of North Carolina
North Carolina Public Library Statistics, FY 1995/96

Selected Statistics by Legal Service Population
FY 1995/96

		Operating Expenditures Per Capita
Legal Service Population	Number of Libraries	High	Low	Average
0 -25,000	9	$37.64	$8.00	$21.18
25,000 - 50,000	19	$29.99	$8.33	$13.75
50,000 - 100,000	24	$30.92	$5.01	$10.15
100,000 - 200,000	17	$22.49	$5.88	$9.66
Over 200,000	6	$25.96	$12.51	$18.87
Statewide	75	$37.64	$5.01	$14.54

		Book/Serial Volumes Per Capita
Legal Service Population	Number of Libraries	High	Low	Average
0 -25,000	9	9.06	0.44	4.21
25,000 - 50,000	19	3.50	1.24	2.30
50,000 - 100,000	24	3.74	1.30	1.80
100,000 - 200,000	17	2.21	0.80	1.38
Over 200,000	6	2.58	1.80	2.14
Statewide	75	9.06	0.44	1.98

		Cost Per Circulation
Legal Service Population	Number of Libraries	High	Low	Average
0 -25,000	9	$10.21	$1.77	$4.25
25,000 - 50,000	19	$6.23	$1.48	$2.92
50,000 - 100,000	24	$4.19	$1.65	$2.41
100,000 - 200,000	17	$4.11	$1.58	$2.46
Over 200,000	6	$3.08	$2.07	$2.69
Statewide	75	$10.21	$1.48	$2.61

		Program Attendance Per Capita
Legal Service Population	Number of Libraries	High	Low	Average
0 -25,000	9	0.96	0.01	0.29
25,000 - 50,000	19	0.47	0.05	0.24
50,000 - 100,000	24	0.50	0.01	0.18
100,000 - 200,000	17	0.76	0.10	0.24
Over 200,000	6	0.56	0.14	0.38
Statewide	75	0.96	0.01	0.28