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Towns that borrow the most from their library in South Dakota

Ranked by books, movies, e-books and other items the town’s public library lent in a year, per resident. 15 towns with 2,500+ residents.

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Huron’s spot
#3of 15
12.5 per residentbooks, movies & e-books borrowed a year
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#1
Canton20.7 per resident · Canton Public Library
#2
North Sioux City18.7 per resident · North Sioux City Community Library
#3
Huron12.5 per resident · Huron Public Library
The race around Huron

Just behind North Sioux City, just ahead of Brookings

1Canton20.7 per resident2North Sioux City18.7 per resident3Huron12.5 per resident4Brookings11.2 per resident5Hot Springs10.2 per resident

All 15 towns

Loans per resident, highest first. Towns next door to Huron are tagged.

#TownLoans per residentLibraryLoans a year
1 Canton3,033 people 20.7 per resident Canton Public Library62,077
2 North Sioux City3,045 people 18.7 per resident North Sioux City Community Library56,864
3 Huron14,385 people 12.5 per resident Huron Public Library182,780
4 Brookings23,948 people 11.2 per resident Brookings Public Library271,477
5 Hot Springs3,548 people 10.2 per resident Hot Springs Public Library36,708
6 Watertown23,044 people 10.1 per resident Watertown Regional Library234,569
7 Mitchell15,649 people 9.6 per resident Mitchell Public Library150,141
8 Belle Fourche5,804 people 9.4 per resident Belle Fourche Public Library55,023
9 Madison6,094 people 9.1 per resident Madison Public Library55,396
10 Dell Rapids3,905 people 9.0 per resident Dell Rapids Carnegie Public Library34,885
11 Yankton15,540 people 8.7 per resident Yankton Community Library136,451
12 Vermillion11,878 people 7.8 per resident Edith B Siegrist Vermillion Public Library93,669
13 Mobridge2,932 people 7.5 per resident A. H. Brown Public Library24,225
14 Harrisburg8,519 people 5.3 per resident Harrisburg Community Library49,829
15 Sisseton2,670 people 4.6 per resident Sisseton Memorial Library11,025
How it works

How this ranking works

The SD list, with the map →

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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