#1Gatlinburg
Sevier County · 3,715 peopleVisits per resident a year·Anna Porter Public Library, FY 2024
Gatlinburg, #1 on this list · Settlement School Dormitories and Dwellings Historic District · Photo: Brian Stansberry (photographer) · CC BY 3.0Tennessee rankings · Libraries
Towns with the most-used libraries in Tennessee
Gatlinburg has the most-used library of Tennessee’s 19 towns of 2,500+ with a library of their own: 8.3 visits per resident a year at Anna Porter Public Library (IMLS Public Libraries Survey). The typical library here counts 2.5.
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
#18.3visits
Collegedale
Hamilton County · 11,499 peopleVisits per resident a year·Collegedale Public Library, FY 2024
#3Germantown
Shelby County · 40,001 peopleVisits per resident a year·Germantown Community Library, FY 2024
All 19 towns
Visits per resident, highest first.
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#TownVisits per residentPeople servedLibrary
9ColliervilleShelby County · 51,909 people51,317Lucius E. and Elsie C. Burch, Jr. LibraryIMLS, FY 2024
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Questions people ask
Which Tennessee town has the most-used library?
Gatlinburg (Sevier County): Anna Porter Public Library counts 8.3 visits per resident a year. Collegedale (5.5) and Germantown (5.1) follow.
How are these towns ranked?
By library visits per resident in the IMLS Public Libraries Survey: the visits a town’s own library reported, divided by the population it serves, highest first. It is the same rank as on each town’s Library & civic life page. How grades work.
Why isn’t my town on this list?
The list covers towns of 2,500+ with a library of their own that reported its visits (19 in Tennessee). Towns served by a county or regional system share its figure and aren’t ranked one by one; figures IMLS estimated for a library that didn’t report aren’t ranked; in states with strong townships the township, not a village inside it, is ranked. Every town is on the Tennessee page.
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