Number of Libraries in the United States as of January 2021 and August 2021

An 8th and 9th Update to ALA Library Fact Sheet 1

See the Seventh Update, Sixth Update, Fifth Update, the Fourth Update, the Third Update, the Second Update, and the First Update.

As of January 2021, using PLS FY2018 numbers, there were an estimated 123,880 libraries of all kinds in the United States.

As of August 2021, using PLS FY2019 numbers, there are an estimated 123,748 libraries of all kinds in the United States today!