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Libraries and Archives

Libraries and Archives aren't as prevalent as most other types of businesses in the U.S. Still, across the entire nation, there are more than 2,000 Libraries and Archives. Based on some simple math, it appears that each one of those Libraries and Archives serves about 150,000 citizens on average.

According to national labor statistics, Libraries and Archives will typically employ 1 to 4 employees. Hence, Libraries and Archives play an important role in the national economy.

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States with Libraries and Archives
(Ordered by # per 100,000 Residents)

#
State
Businesses
Businesses per 100K Residents
1.
Vermont
68
11.17
2.
Maine
93
7.31
3.
Pennsylvania
462
3.76
4.
New York
610
3.21
5.
87
2.60
6.
Rhode Island
27
2.58
7.
New Hampshire
28
2.27
8.
Delaware
13
1.66
9.
Massachusetts
104
1.64
10.
Alaska
8
1.28
11.
Kansas
31
1.15
12.
Mississippi
27
0.95
14.
Michigan
86
0.87
15.
Idaho
10
0.77
16.
New Jersey
64
0.76
17.
Virginia
49
0.69
18.
Missouri
37
0.66
19.
Maryland
35
0.66
20.
North Dakota
4
0.62
21.
124
0.59
22.
Colorado
24
0.56
23.
Georgia
43
0.53
24.
West Virginia
9
0.50
25.
Minnesota
24
0.49
26.
Nebraska
8
0.47
27.
Arizona
24
0.47
28.
Illinois
58
0.47
29.
13
0.44
30.
Montana
4
0.44
31.
New Mexico
8
0.44
32.
Wyoming
2
0.41
33.
California
135
0.40
34.
Washington
23
0.39
35.
Oklahoma
13
0.38
36.
North Carolina
30
0.37
37.
16
0.36
38.
Oregon
12
0.35
39.
Louisiana
15
0.34
40.
Hawaii
4
0.33
41.
Ohio
34
0.30
42.
Arkansas
8
0.30
43.
Indiana
18
0.30
44.
Florida
47
0.29
45.
2
0.27
46.
South Carolina
10
0.25
47.
Utah
5
0.22
48.
Nevada
4
0.20
49.
Kentucky
8
0.20
50.
Tennessee
11
0.19
51.
Wisconsin
7
0.13

Number of Libraries and Archives by Number of Employees
(Data for Entire United States)

Range
Number of Employees
1 to 4
1320
5 to 9
544
10 to 19
420
20 to 49
220
50 to 99
61
100 to 249
20
250 to 499
6
500 to 999
1
1000 or more
1

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