State Aid for Library Construction

$19 Million State Aid for Library Construction -- Capital Funds
2016-2019

Based on Formulas in Education Law 273-a
2010 Census

Public Library System

2010 Census
Population

% System
Population
is of State
Population

60% of Funds
Apportioned
According to %
of System Pop
to State Pop

40% of Funds
(Equal Amount
Per System)

2016-2017
Ed. Law

Brooklyn 2,504,700 12.93% $1,473,497 $330,434 $1,803,931
Buffalo-Erie 919,040 4.74% $540,665 $330,434 $871,099
Chautauqua-Cattaraugus 215,222 1.11% $126,615 $330,434 $457,049
Clinton-Essex-Franklin 173,097 0.89% $101,833 $330,434 $432,267
 
Finger Lakes 317,302 1.64% $186,668 $330,434 $517,102
Four County 361,316 1.86% $212,561 $330,434 $542,995
Mid-Hudson 650,704 3.36% $382,806 $330,434 $713,240
Mid-York 372,839 1.92% $219,340 $330,434 $549,774
 
Mohawk Valley 293,226 1.51% $172,504 $330,434 $502,938
Monroe County 744,344 3.84% $437,893 $330,434 $768,327
Nassau 1,339,532 6.91% $788,037 $330,434 $1,118,471
New York 3,439,711 17.75% $2,023,558 $330,434 $2,353,992
 
Nioga 319,431 1.65% $187,920 $330,434 $518,354
North Country 377,369 1.95% $222,005 $330,434 $552,439
Onondaga 467,026 2.41% $274,749 $330,434 $605,183
Pioneer 309,251 1.60% $181,931 $330,434 $512,365
 
Queens 2,230,722 11.51% $1,312,318 $330,434 $1,642,752
Ramapo-Catskill 803,351 4.15% $472,606 $330,434 $803,040
Southern Adirondack 353,366 1.82% $207,884 $330,434 $538,318
Southern Tier 280,457 1.45% $164,992 $330,434 $495,426
 
Suffolk 1,493,350 7.71% $878,527 $330,434 $1,208,961
Upper Hudson 463,633 2.39% $272,753 $330,434 $603,187
Westchester 949,113 4.90% $558,356 $330,434 $888,790
 
GRAND TOTAL 19,378,102 100.00% $11,400,018 $7,599,982 $19,000,000
NOTE: Figures in "column E" were rounded down to $330,434 so as not to exceed 40%. By law, each Public Library System must receive an equal amount.

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Last Updated: June 21, 2017 -- asm; for questions or comments contact Barbara Lilley