States with Most & Fewest 2019 Stars

The 2019 Star libraries are scattered among 40 states across the country. The top four states are New York (35), Ohio (25), Illinois (17), and Nebraska (13). California, Massachusetts, and Wisconsin (11 each) are tied for places five through seven, and Alabama, Iowa, and Texas (ten each) for places eight through ten. Regionally, the Midwest has the largest number of Star Libraries at 110, followed by the Northeast at 68, and the West and South at 44 and 39, respectively.

There are no 2019 Star winners in 11 states (including the District of Columbia): Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Wyoming.