AFPL's Status in a Ranking of U.S. Public Library Systems
| Public Library System | Service Area Population | |
| Baltimore County (Towland, MD) Public Library | 730,969 | 816 |
| Hennepin County (Minnetonka, MN) Library | 735,050 | 777 |
| St. Louis County (MO) Library | 849,652 | 692 |
| Gwinnett County Public Library | 540,590 | 692 |
| Cincinnati & Hamilton County (OH) Public Library | 845,303 | 671 |
| Charlotte-Mecklenburg County (NC) Public Library | 642,245 | 642 |
| Tucson-Pima (AZ) Public Library | 842,278 | 574 |
| San Francisco (CA) Public Library | 801,400 | 565 |
| Jacksonville (FL) Public Library | 778,879 | 477 |
| Cobb County Public Library | 592, 245 | 449 |
| Orange County (Orlando, FL) Public Library | 860,235 | 441 |
| ATLANTA-FULTON PUBLIC LIBRARY | 744,251 | 406 |
| Contra Costa (CA) Public Library | 835,600 | 390 |
| Memphis-Shelby County (TN) Public Library | 868,825 | 355 |
| DeKalb County Public Library | 610,655 | 331 |
| El Paso (TX) Public Library | 615,032 | 268 |
| Fresno County (CA) Public Library | 781,600 | 216 |
| Kern County (Bakersfield, CA) Public Library | 658,900 | 196 |