| Measure |
New
Hampshire |
U.S. |
New
Hampshire
Rank |
| Number of library visits per capita |
4.90 |
4.13 |
17 |
| Number of reference questions per capita |
0.71 |
1.12 |
35 |
| Number of circulation transactions Per capita |
7.62 |
6.06 |
20 |
| Number of interlibrary loans received Per 1,000 population |
80.70 |
47.35 |
10 |
| Number of book & serials volumes Per capita |
4.51 |
2.83 |
8 |
| Number of audio materials per 1,000 Population |
113.68 |
104.75 |
17 |
| Number of video materials per 1,000 Population |
85.22 |
58.49 |
9 |
| Number of magazine subscriptions per 1,000 population |
13.38 |
7.50 |
5 |
| Total number of paid FTE staff per 25,000 population |
13.96 |
11.79 |
13 |
| Number of paid FTE librarians per 25,000 population |
8.12 |
3.92 |
2 |
| Number of paid FTE librarians with ALA-MLS per 25,000 population |
3.00 |
2.73 |
14 |
| Number of other paid FTE staff per 25,000 population |
5.85 |
7.87 |
36 |
| Total income per capita |
$22.72 |
$24.48 |
21 |
| State income per capita |
$0.01 |
$2.97 |
49 |
| Local income per capita |
$19.92 |
$19.00 |
22 |
| Other income per capita |
$2.78 |
$2.28 |
11 |
| Total operating expenditures per capita |
$22.25 |
$22.88 |
20 |
| Total collection expenditures Per capita |
$3.72 |
$3.48 |
19 |
| Total staff expenditures per capita |
$14.85 |
$14.71 |
19 |
| Salaries & wages expenditures Per capita |
$12.98 |
$11.97 |
18 |
