Hello fellow ILL-ers! Here are some pretty exciting stats to make you feel good! Way to go, Wyoming! ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Shupp(Intern),Brian <shuppb@oclc.org> Date: Thu, Jun 30, 2022 at 9:08 AM Subject: [ILL-L] OCLC ILL Activity by State per Capita To: <ILL-L@oclclists.org> Hey everyone, Last week I posted stats about ILL activity by state along with a couple stats about ILL activity between states. I received a request to look at the same statistics but by factoring in state population data. So, this week I’m following up with ILL activity per capita by state. The timeline is 2022 so far and the population data was based on US Census Bureau data from 2021. The results are surprising! If you remember from last week, the top borrowers/lenders for May 2022 were Illinois, California, New York, and Texas. These charts are looking at ILL activity (lends & borrows) while factoring in state populations. The numbers on the left side of the graph indicate the number of lends/borrows per capita. A few highlights: - *No. 1 in borrowing and lending*. The District of Columbia was number one for both lends and borrows. With the highest population density of 10,980 people per square mile, Washington D.C. was sure to be at the top. - *No. 2 in borrowing*. North Dakota was the second highest borrowing state. - *No. 2 in lending. *Wyoming was the second highest lending state - *No. 3 in borrowing and lending*. Vermont was third for both lends and borrows per capita. I was surprised to see states like Wyoming, Vermont, and North Dakota make their way to the top of the list. Wyoming only has 6 people per square mile, but, because of the 16,700 requests that were sent to Wyoming libraries, they are the second lender per capita. North Dakota has 11 people per square mile. Yet, the 12,000 requests that they have sent out has led to them being the second largest borrower per capita. Vermont is in a similar boat with a small population but a large enough number of requests to bump them to third in borrowing and lending per capita. What other stats are you interested in? Let me know! Brian Shupp, OCLC Resource Sharing Intern ******************************************************************** If you wish to stop receiving messages from ILL-L or otherwise amend your preferences, you can do so here <https://www.oclc.org/forms/internet-subscription.en.html>. Or email listserv@oclclists.org including the relevant text below in the body of the email: • To unsubscribe: "unsubscribe ILL-L" • To receive ILL-L in digest form: "set ILL-L digest" • To set your options to no mail: "set ILL-L nomail" • To receive these messages in the future "set ILL-L mail" To contact the list owners directly please send your message to ILL-L-request@OCLCLISTS.ORG. If you unsubscribe from ILL-L, you will no longer be able to participate in any of its features, including the public forum. To unsubscribe from all OCLC marketing email communications (including all OCLC listervs, OCLC Connect emails, OCLC event notifications, product/service/cooperative updates and newsletters), please email us at unsubscribe@oclc.org. -- Abigail Beaver *Information Services Manager* *Wyoming State Library* 2800 Central Avenue Cheyenne, WY 82002 abby.beaver@wyo.gov *(307)777-5913* Currently reading: *Fevered Star* by Rebecca Roanhorse -- E-Mail to and from me, in connection with the transaction of public business, is subject to the Wyoming Public Records Act and may be disclosed to third parties.