Towns with the most-used libraries in America

Princeton, New Jersey has the most-used library of 1,438 U.S. towns of 10,000+ with a library of their own: 22.4 visits per resident a year at Princeton Public Library (IMLS Public Libraries Survey). The typical library here counts 3.3.

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