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Towns with the most-used public libraries in Oklahoma

Ranked by library visits per resident in a year, at the public library that serves the town. 60 towns with 2,500+ residents.

IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024

Map of Ada
Oklahoma · Most-used libraries

Where Ada lands: #8 of 60

5.1 per resident library visits a year · Visit Ada →

Kingfisher 1 Kingfisher 15.6 per resident Kingfisher Memorial Library Perkins 2 Perkins 9.2 per resident Perkins Thomas-Wilhite Memorial Library Map of Watonga 3 Watonga 6.5 per resident Watonga Public Library
#TownVisits per residentLibraryVisits a year
1 Kingfisher Kingfisher5,026 people 15.6 per resident Kingfisher Memorial Library 78,683
2 Perkins Perkins3,262 people 9.2 per resident Perkins Thomas-Wilhite Memorial Library 30,076
3 Map of Watonga Watonga2,623 people 6.5 per resident Watonga Public Library 16,920
4 Pauls Valley Pauls Valley6,062 people 5.8 per resident Pauls Valley-Nora Sparks Warren Mem Library 35,195
5 Map of Elgin Elgin3,608 people 5.5 per resident Elgin Community Library 19,803
6 Dewey Dewey3,412 people 5.5 per resident Dewey Tyler Memorial Library 18,841
7 Pryor Creek Pryor Creek9,569 people 5.3 per resident Pryor Thomas J Harrison Public Library 51,131
8 Map of Ada Ada16,575 people 5.1 per resident Ada Public Library 84,200
9 Cleveland Cleveland3,225 people 5.1 per resident Cleveland Jay C Byers Memorial Library 16,363
10 Map of Alva Alva4,982 people 4.9 per resident Alva Public Library 24,396
11 Seminole7,194 people 4.8 per resident Seminole Public Library 34,942
12 Vinita Vinita5,300 people 4.8 per resident Vinita Public Library 25,287
13 Map of Mustang Mustang22,192 people 4.6 per resident Mustang Public Library 106,325
14 Bartlesville Bartlesville37,878 people 4.3 per resident Bartlesville Public Library 162,682
15 Map of Elk City Elk City11,361 people 4.3 per resident Elk City Carnegie Library 48,380
16 Duncan Duncan22,958 people 4.2 per resident Duncan Public Library 96,527
17 Claremore Claremore20,166 people 4.2 per resident Claremore Will Rogers Library 86,342
18 Tonkawa3,014 people 4.1 per resident Tonkawa Public Library 12,168
19 Mannford Mannford3,269 people 3.9 per resident Mannford Public Library 12,864
20 Map of Hennessey Hennessey2,567 people 3.8 per resident Hennessey Public Library 8,163
21 Okemah Okemah3,063 people 3.5 per resident Okemah Public Library 10,816
22 Okmulgee Okmulgee11,348 people 3.4 per resident Okmulgee Public Library 38,448
23 Perry4,452 people 3.4 per resident Perry Carnegie Library 14,928
24 Stillwater Stillwater49,269 people 3.3 per resident Stillwater Public Library 162,527
25 Ponca City Ponca City24,326 people 3.3 per resident Ponca City Library 80,814
26 Map of Guthrie Guthrie11,243 people 3.3 per resident Guthrie Public Library 38,053
27 Yukon Yukon25,529 people 3.2 per resident Yukon Mabel C Fry Public Library 84,199
28 Map of Chickasha Chickasha16,539 people 3.0 per resident Chickasha Public Library 49,802
29 Pawhuska Pawhuska2,930 people 3.0 per resident Pawhuska Public Library 8,698
30 Map of Fairview Fairview2,687 people 3.0 per resident Fairview City Library 8,099
31 Anadarko Anadarko5,572 people 2.9 per resident Anadarko Community Library 16,231
32 Miami Miami12,926 people 2.8 per resident Miami Public Library 36,635
33 Wagoner Wagoner8,082 people 2.8 per resident Wagoner City Public Library 23,764
34 Coweta Coweta10,433 people 2.7 per resident Coweta Public Library 29,120
35 Blackwell Blackwell6,042 people 2.7 per resident Blackwell Public Library 16,646
36 Map of Hinton Hinton4,909 people 2.7 per resident Hinton Norman Smith Memorial Library 13,166
37 Ardmore Ardmore24,877 people 2.5 per resident Ardmore Public Library 62,461
38 Durant Durant19,746 people 2.5 per resident Durant-Donald Reynolds Community Ct Library 49,853
39 Sapulpa Sapulpa22,570 people 2.3 per resident Sapulpa Bartlett Carnegie Public Library 53,660
40 Henryetta Henryetta5,608 people 2.3 per resident Henryetta Public Library 12,740
41 Bristow Bristow4,272 people 2.3 per resident Bristow Montfort Allie Jones Mem Library 9,963
42 Mangum Mangum2,755 people 2.3 per resident Mangum Margaret Carder Library 6,277
43 Map of Marlow Marlow4,451 people 2.2 per resident Marlow Garland Smith Public Library 9,880
44 Cushing Cushing8,367 people 2.0 per resident Cushing Public Library 16,531
45 Hobart Hobart3,358 people 2.0 per resident Hobart Public Library 6,654
46 Catoosa Catoosa7,496 people 1.9 per resident Catoosa Public Library 14,472
47 Map of Hominy Hominy3,303 people 1.9 per resident Hominy Public Library 6,273
48 Wewoka Wewoka3,091 people 1.9 per resident Wewoka Public Library 5,950
49 Woodward Woodward11,882 people 1.8 per resident Woodward Public Library 20,611
50 Map of Lindsay Lindsay2,884 people 1.6 per resident Lindsay Community Library 4,700
51 Map of Guymon Guymon12,539 people 1.5 per resident Guymon Public Library Arts Center 18,260
52 Lawton Lawton90,595 people 1.4 per resident Lawton Public Library 127,323
53 Map of Stroud Stroud2,793 people 1.4 per resident Stroud Public Library 3,928
54 El Reno El Reno18,557 people 1.3 per resident El Reno Carnegie Library 24,649
55 Map of Chandler Chandler2,899 people 1.1 per resident Chandler Public Library 3,272
56 Map of Sayre Sayre4,796 people 1.0 per resident Sayre Public Library 4,576
57 Holdenville Holdenville5,902 people 0.8 per resident Holdenville Grace Pickens Public Library 4,982
58 Map of Piedmont Piedmont8,342 people 0.7 per resident Piedmont Public Library 5,980
59 Map of Frederick Frederick3,445 people 0.6 per resident Frederick Public Library 1,950
60 Map of Tuttle Tuttle8,040 people 0.5 per resident Tuttle Public Library 4,371

How this ranking works

We rank every town by library visits per resident in a year, at the public library that serves the town. 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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