Towns with the most-used libraries in California

Carmel-by-the-Sea has the most-used library of California’s 116 towns of 2,500+ with a library of their own: 42.9 visits per resident a year at Harrison Memorial Library (IMLS Public Libraries Survey). The typical library here counts 3.0.

IMLS Public Libraries Survey: a year’s visits divided by the people the library serves. Only a library that serves one town (80–125% of its population) and reported its own count is ranked; IMLS estimates never are. A described list: no letters. How grades work