← How Millbrook ranks
Alabama rankings · Libraries Towns that borrow the most from their library in Alabama Ranked by books, movies, e-books and other items the town’s public library lent in a year, per resident. 71 towns with 2,500+ residents.
Millbrook’s spot
#58 of 71 1.9 per resident books, movies & e-books borrowed a year
The race around Millbrook
Just behind Calera, just ahead of Alexander City All 71 towns Loans per resident, highest first. Towns next door to Millbrook are tagged.
# Town Loans per resident Library Loans a year
1
Mountain Brook 22,029 people 19.9 per resident Mountain Brook - Emmet O'Neal Library 435,809
2
Sylacauga 12,309 people 19.6 per resident Sylacauga - B. B. Comer Memorial Library 240,058
3
Homewood 27,829 people 19.4 per resident Homewood Public Library 540,403
4
Orange Beach 8,407 people 18.8 per resident Orange Beach Public Library 158,932
5
Childersburg 4,655 people 17.2 per resident Childersburg - Earle A. Rainwater Memorial Library 80,241
6
Hoover 92,642 people 14.9 per resident Hoover Public Library 1,381,220
7
Robertsdale 7,194 people 14.8 per resident Robertsdale Public Library 106,653
8
Foley 24,026 people 13.6 per resident Foley Public Library 320,033
9
Warrior 3,207 people 12.9 per resident Warrior Public Library 41,035
10
Boaz 10,814 people 12.2 per resident Boaz Public Library 126,044
11
Vestavia Hills 38,616 people 12.1 per resident Vestavia Hills Library in the Forest 464,097
12
Trussville 26,673 people 11.7 per resident Trussville Public Library 311,326
13
Wetumpka 7,437 people 9.1 per resident Wetumpka Public Library 66,509
14
Bay Minette 8,295 people 8.9 per resident Bay Minette Public Library 73,649
15
Columbiana 4,725 people 8.8 per resident Columbiana Public Library 41,598
16
Opelika 32,820 people 8.7 per resident Opelika Public Library 286,822
17
Fairhope 24,190 people 8.6 per resident Fairhope Public Library 206,332
18
Auburn 80,594 people 8.3 per resident Auburn Public Library 664,907
19
Pelham 24,827 people 8.3 per resident Pelham Public Library 205,968
20
Gardendale 16,534 people 8.1 per resident Gardendale - Martha Moore Public Library 131,280
21
Pinson 7,832 people 8.1 per resident Pinson Public Library 57,445
22
Rainbow City 10,284 people 8.0 per resident Rainbow City Public Library 81,710
23
Daphne 29,453 people 7.4 per resident Daphne Public Library 220,894
24
Spanish Fort 10,662 people 7.4 per resident Spanish Fort Public Library 78,825
25
Heflin 3,467 people 7.4 per resident Heflin - Lucile L. Morgan Public Library 25,408
26
Rainsville 5,702 people 6.7 per resident Rainsville Public Library 38,006
27
Alabaster 33,917 people 6.5 per resident Alabaster - Albert L. Scott Library 219,442
28
Hueytown 16,414 people 6.3 per resident Hueytown Public Library 103,522
29
Talladega 14,760 people 6.1 per resident Talladega - Armstrong-Osborne Public Library 89,795
30
Leeds 12,028 people 6.1 per resident Leeds - Jane Culbreth Library 75,904
31
Arab 8,679 people 6.0 per resident Arab Public Library 51,330
32
Brewton 5,186 people 6.0 per resident Brewton Public Library 31,289
33
Irondale 13,464 people 5.8 per resident Irondale Public Library 77,663
34
Guntersville 8,916 people 5.3 per resident Guntersville Public Library 46,718
35
Atmore 8,334 people 5.3 per resident Atmore Public 43,939
36
Montevallo 7,556 people 5.1 per resident Montevallo - Parnell Memorial Library 38,870
37
Gulf Shores 16,401 people 4.2 per resident Gulf Shores - Thomas B. Norton Public Library 68,793
38
Roanoke 5,336 people 4.2 per resident Roanoke - Annie L. Awbrey Public Library 22,431
39
Oxford 22,063 people 4.0 per resident Oxford Public Library 88,225
40
Tallassee 5,134 people 3.7 per resident Tallassee Community Public Library 17,848
41
Helena 21,769 people 3.4 per resident Helena - Jane B. Holmes Public Library 75,339
42
Loxley 4,357 people 3.4 per resident Loxley Public Library 15,174
43
Winfield 4,999 people 3.3 per resident Winfield Public Library 15,978
44
Birmingham 198,173 people 3.2 per resident Birmingham Public Library 624,394
45
Tarrant 5,925 people 3.2 per resident Tarrant Public Library 18,807
46
Jasper 14,442 people 3.1 per resident Jasper Public Library 45,008
47
Lincoln 7,305 people 3.1 per resident Lincoln Public Library 22,281
48
Piedmont 4,740 people 2.7 per resident Piedmont Public Library 12,605
49
Haleyville 4,271 people 2.7 per resident Haleyville Public Library 11,860
50
Citronelle 3,913 people 2.7 per resident Citronelle Memorial Library 10,359
51
Southside 9,483 people 2.3 per resident Southside Public Library 21,593
52
Lineville 2,546 people 2.3 per resident Lineville Public Library 5,667
53
Pleasant Grove 9,442 people 2.2 per resident Pleasant Grove Public Library 21,227
54
Satsuma 6,822 people 2.2 per resident Satsuma Public Library 15,294
55
Bessemer 25,400 people 2.0 per resident Bessemer Public Library 51,123
56
Hokes Bluff 4,547 people 2.0 per resident Hokes Bluff Public Library 8,939
57
Calera 17,714 people 1.9 per resident Calera Public Library 34,210
58
Millbrook 17,189 people 1.9 per resident Millbrook Public Library 31,728
59
Alexander City 14,606 people 1.9 per resident Alexander City - Adelia Mcconnell Russell Library 27,783
60
Adamsville 4,266 people 1.7 per resident Adamsville Public Library 6,988
61
Fultondale 9,384 people 1.5 per resident Fultondale Public Library 14,422
62
Hamilton 6,922 people 1.5 per resident Hamilton - Clyde Nix Public Library 10,088
63
Henagar 2,501 people 1.4 per resident R.L. Hadden Memorial Library 3,115
64
Red Bay 3,201 people 1.3 per resident Red Bay - Weatherford Public Library 4,119
65
Center Point 15,914 people 0.9 per resident Center Point Public Library 14,237
66
Albertville 22,813 people 0.8 per resident Albertville Public Library 17,982
67
Chickasaw 6,332 people 0.6 per resident Chickasaw - Ina Pullen Smallwood Memorial Library 3,730
68
Attalla 5,775 people 0.4 per resident Attalla - Etowah County Public Library 2,589
69
Glencoe 5,353 people 0.4 per resident Glencoe Public Library 2,240
70
Fairfield 9,728 people 0.2 per resident Fairfield - Walter J. Hanna Memorial Library 2,134
71
Prichard 18,961 people 0.0 per resident Prichard Public Library 730
We rank every town by books, movies, e-books and other items the town’s public library lent in a year, per resident. The highest figure ranks #1. Each library reports its own yearly numbers to the Institute of Museum and Library Services (fiscal year 2024), and each town’s Library page shows how it compares with libraries of a similar size nationwide.
A town is ranked only when its library system serves that town alone, and the library’s own count of the people it serves is within 20% of the town’s population. Towns served by a county or regional system, or sharing a library with a neighbor, can’t be credited with the numbers, so they aren’t ranked. Libraries that didn’t respond to the survey aren’t ranked either. Vacation towns can rank high because summer residents and visitors use the library too.
Only towns with at least 2,500 residents are ranked; Census estimates for smaller places are too uncertain. Population and income: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Libraries: IMLS Public Libraries Survey . Town photos: Wikimedia Commons, credited on each town’s page.
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