State Library of North Carolina
North Carolina Public Library Statistics, FY 1996/97

Selected Statistics by Legal Service Population
FY 1996 - 1997

Operating Expenditures Per Capita ($)
Legal Service Population	Number of Libraries	High	Low	Average
0 -25,000	9	41.68	8.75	25.22
25,000 - 50,000	18	33.18	7.80	20.49
50,000 - 100,000	24	32.26	5.11	18.69
100,000 - 200,000	18	23.00	6.82	14.91
Over 200,000	6	27.92	12.46	20.19
Statewide	75	41.68	5.11	23.40
Book Volumes Per Capita
Legal Service Population	Number of Libraries	High	Low	Average
0 -25,000	9	9.40	0.52	4.96
25,000 - 50,000	18	3.62	1.19	2.41
50,000 - 100,000	24	3.63	1.36	2.50
100,000 - 200,000	18	2.25	0.84	1.55
Over 200,000	6	2.29	1.50	1.90
Statewide	75	9.40	0.52	4.96
Cost Per Circulation ($)
Legal Service Population	Number of Libraries	High	Low	Average
0 -25,000	9	7.12	1.80	4.46
25,000 - 50,000	18	5.22	0.74	2.98
50,000 - 100,000	24	4.58	1.66	3.12
100,000 - 200,000	18	3.47	1.72	2.60
Over 200,000	6	2.90	1.64	2.27
Statewide	75	7.12	0.74	3.93
Program Attendance Per Capita
Legal Service Population	Number of Libraries	High	Low	Average
0 -25,000	9	1.54	0.05	0.80
25,000 - 50,000	18	0.49	0.06	0.28
50,000 - 100,000	24	0.54	0.04	0.29
100,000 - 200,000	18	0.75	0.09	0.42
Over 200,000	6	0.51	0.17	0.34
Statewide	75	1.54	0.04	0.79