Another post commenting on Chapter 20 of Give Us a Dollar and We’ll Give You Back Four (2012-13)–now available as a $9.99 Kindle ebook or $21.95 paperback with ISBN 978-1481279161 on Amazon, along with the usual Lulu options.
The 622 profiled libraries (12 omitted) are generally well funded, with more than 100 (16.6%) in the top bracket (at least $73 per capita) and only 15.7% in the bottom three brackets combined (compared to 28.2% overall). Circulation tends to be slightly high, with only 28% circulating fewer than 6 items per capita (compared to 36% overall). Circulation per capita and expenditures track perfectly, as is also the case in the budget table (where all figures—25%ile, median and 75%ile—rise consistently with expenditures). Visits per capita are strong in the upper middle, while program attendance and PC use are both fairly typical in distribution.
Libraries by legal service area
| LSA | Count | % | Outliers |
| <700 | 12 | 1.9% | 5 |
| 700-1,149 | 48 | 7.7% | 3 |
| 1,150-1,649 | 47 | 7.6% | |
| 1,650-2,249 | 50 | 8.0% | 1 |
| 2,250-2,999 | 53 | 8.5% | |
| 3,000-3,999 | 38 | 6.1% | 2 |
| 4,000-5,299 | 50 | 8.0% | 1 |
| 5,300-6,799 | 36 | 5.8% | |
| 6,800-8,699 | 36 | 5.8% | |
| 8,700-11,099 | 31 | 5.0% | |
| 11,100-14,099 | 35 | 5.6% | |
| 14,100-18,499 | 40 | 6.4% | |
| 18,500-24,999 | 34 | 5.5% | |
| 25,000-34,499 | 42 | 6.8% | |
| 34,500-53,999 | 33 | 5.3% | |
| 54,000-104,999 | 28 | 4.5% | |
| 105,000-4.1 mill. | 9 | 1.4% |
Circulation per capita and spending per capita
Circulation per capita correlates strongly (0.75) with spending per capita.
Circulation per capita plotted against spending per capita
Circulation per capita (rounded) occurrence by spending category
