Number of Libraries in the United States as of June 2022

An 10th Update to ALA Library Fact Sheet 1

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

As of June 2022, using the previously announced PLS FY2019 numbers, updated NCES academic library numbers, and the new American Library Directory 2022–2023 numbers released in June 2022, there are an estimated 123,627 libraries of all kinds in the United States today!