A better measure of library access may be based on area. Jackson County has 2801 square miles with 15 libraries, giving one library per 186.73 square miles. Montgomery County, on the other hand, has only 507 square miles with 21 libraries, for one library per 24.14 square miles. Therefore, people in Montgomery County are likely to be much closer to a library than those in Jackson County.

Repeat: Jackson County - 1 library/186.73 sq. mi.
         Montgomery County - 1 library/24.14 sq. mi.


A much shorter trip to the library in Montgomery County, no matter how many people share it. I would venture that Montgomery's libraries are much bigger than Jackson's. I know they're big. I grew up there. Most people are in walking distance from one.