List of newspapers in the United States by circulation
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This is a list of the top 100 newspapers in the United States by largest reported circulation. These figures are compiled by the Audit Bureau of Circulations for the six months ending March 31 2006, and represent each paper's highest circulation of the week, typically the Sunday edition. An asterisk (*) indicates two papers who publish a combined edition under a joint operating agreement.
|
| Newspaper
| City
| Largest Reported Circulation
| Owner
|
| 1
| USA Today
| Arlington, VA
| 2,528,437
| Gannett
|
| 2
| The Wall Street Journal
| New York, NY
| 2,058,342
| Dow Jones & Co.
|
| 3
| The New York Times
| New York, NY
| 1,683,855
| The New York Times Company
|
| 4
| Los Angeles Times
| Los Angeles, CA
| 1,231,318
| Tribune Company
|
| 5
| The Washington Post
| Washington, DC
| 960,684
| Washington Post Company
|
| 6
| Chicago Tribune
| Chicago, IL
| 957,212
| Tribune Company
|
| 7
| New York Daily News
| New York, NY
| 795,153
| New York Daily News
|
| 8
| Philadelphia Inquirer
| Philadelphia, PA
| 705,965
| Philadelphia Media Holdings LLC
|
| 9*
| Denver Post/Rocky Mountain News
| Denver, CO
| 704,806
| MediaNews Group/The E.W. Scripps Company
|
| 10
| Houston Chronicle
| Houston, TX
| 692,557
| Hearst Newspapers
|
| 11
| New York Post
| New York, NY
| 691,420
| New York Post Corp.
|
| 12*
| Detroit News/Detroit Free Press
| Detroit, MI
| 669,315
| MediaNews Group/Gannett
|
| 13
| Dallas Morning News
| Dallas, TX
| 649,709
| Belo Corporation
|
| 14
| Minneapolis Star Tribune
| Minneapolis, MN
| 606,698
| The McClatchy Company
|
| 15
| Boston Globe
| Boston, MA
| 604,068
| The New York Times Company
|
| 16
| The Newark Star-Ledger
| Newark, NJ
| 599,628
| Advance Publications
|
| 17
| Atlanta Journal Constitution
| Atlanta, GA
| 561,405
| Cox Newspapers
|
| 18
| The Arizona Republic
| Phoenix, AZ
| 556,465
| Gannett
|
| 19
| Long Island Newsday
| Long Island, NY
| 488,825
| Tribune Company
|
| 20
| San Francisco Chronicle
| San Francisco, CA
| 451,504
| Hearst Newspapers
|
| 21
| The Plain Dealer
| Cleveland, OH
| 450,875
| Advance Publications
|
| 22*
| The Seattle Times/Seattle Post-Intelligencer
| Seattle, WA
| 435,581
| Seattle Times Company/Hearst Newspapers
|
| 23
| St. Louis Post-Dispatch
| St. Louis, MO
| 423,291
| Lee Enterprises
|
| 24
| St. Petersburg Times
| St. Petersburg, FL
| 422,410
| Times Publishing Co.
|
| 25
| The San Diego Union-Tribune
| San Diego, CA
| 408,392
| Copley Press
|
| 26
| Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
| Milwaukee, WI
| 405,355
| Journal Communications
|
| 27
| The Baltimore Sun
| Baltimore, MD
| 401,918
| Tribune Company
|
| 28
| The Miami Herald
| Miami, FL
| 390,171
| The McClatchy Company
|
| 29
| Portland Oregonian
| Portland, OR
| 384,729
| Oregonian Publishing Company
|
| 30
| Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
| Pittsburgh, PA
| 373,980
| PG Publishing Co.
|
| 31
| Kansas City Star
| Kansas City, MO
| 367,712
| The McClatchy Company
|
| 32
| Orange County Register
| Orange County, CA
| 354,632
| Freedom Communications
|
| 33
| The Columbus Dispatch
| Columbus, OH
| 352,510
| Dispatch Printing Company
|
| 34
| Indianapolis Star
| Indianapolis, IN
| 347,217
| Gannett
|
| 35
| San Antonio Express-News
| San Antonio, TX
| 342,709
| Hearst Newspapers
|
| 36
| Orlando Sentinel
| Orlando, FL
| 341,025
| Tribune Company
|
| 37
| South Florida Sun-Sentinel
| Fort Lauderdale, FL
| 339,728
| Tribune Company
|
| 38
| The Sacramento Bee
| Sacramento, CA
| 330,993
| The McClatchy Company
|
| 39
| Fort Worth Star-Telegram
| Fort Worth, TX
| 322,824
| The McClatchy Company
|
| 40
| The Tampa Tribune & Times
| Tampa, FL
| 309,916
| Media General
|
| 41*
| Cincinnati Enquirer/Cincinnati Post
| Cincinnati, OH
| 293,151
| Gannett
|
| 42
| The Daily Oklahoman
| Oklahoma City, OK
| 287,505
| Independent
|
| 43
| Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
| Little Rock, AR
| 275,991
| WEHCO Media
|
| 44
| The Charlotte Observer
| Charlotte, NC
| 274,125
| The McClatchy Company
|
| 45
| The Buffalo News
| Buffalo, NY
| 273,177
| Buffalo News
|
| 46
| Hartford Courant
| Hartford, CT
| 272,918
| Tribune Company
|
| 47
| The Courier-Journal
| Louisville, KY
| 271,920
| Gannett
|
| 48
| San Jose Mercury News
| San Jose, CA
| 263,373
| The McClatchy Company (sale to MediaNews Group pending)
|
| 49
| St. Paul Pioneer Press
| St. Paul, MN
| 251,565
| The McClatchy Company (sale to MediaNews Group pending)
|
| 50
| Des Moines Register
| Des Moines, IA
| 240,912
| Gannett
|
| 51
| Tennessean
| Nashville, TN
| 236,563
| Gannett
|
| 52
| Omaha World-Herald
| Omaha, NE
| 231,115
| Independent
|
| 53
| The Boston Herald
| Boston, MA
| 230,344
| Herald Media
|
| 54
| Austin American Statesman
| Austin, TX
| 228,619
| Cox Newspapers
|
| 55
| The Virginian-Pilot
| Norfolk, VA
| 225,730
| Landmark Communications
|
| 56
| The Times-Union
| Jacksonville, FL
| 222,392
| Morris Publishing Group
|
| 57
| Democrat and Chronicle
| Rochester, NY
| 219,660
| Gannett
|
| 58
| Richmond Times-Dispatch
| Richmond, VA
| 219,595
| Media General
|
| 59*
| Las Vegas Review-Journal/Las Vegas Sun
| Las Vegas, NV
| 219,228
| Independent/Greenspun Media Group
|
| 60
| Providence Journal
| Providence, RI
| 218,388
| Belo Corporation
|
| 61
| Memphis Commercial Appeal
| Memphis, TN
| 216,705
| The E.W. Scripps Company
|
| 62
| The News & Observer
| Raleigh, NC
| 213,878
| The McClatchy Company
|
| 63
| The Palm Beach Post
| West Palm Beach, FL
| 211,697
| Cox Newspapers
|
| 64
| Investor's Business Daily
| Los Angeles, CA
| 210,708
| Investor's Business Daily
|
| 65
| The Record
| Hackensack, NJ
| 206,086
| North Jersey Media Group
|
| 66
| Asbury Park Press
| Neptune, NJ
| 199,723
| Gannett
|
| 67
| Contra Costa Times
| Walnut Creek, CA
| 190,613
| The McClatchy Company (sale to MediaNews Group pending)
|
| 68
| The Press-Enterprise
| Riverside, CA
| 189,000
| Belo Corporation
|
| 69
| Los Angeles Daily News
| Los Angeles, CA
| 187,740
| MediaNews Group
|
| 70
| The Fresno Bee
| Fresno, CA
| 183,744
| The McClatchy Company
|
| 71
| The Grand Rapids Press
| Grand Rapids, MI
| 182,810
| Advance Publications
|
| 72
| Birmingham News
| Birmingham, AL
| 180,451
| Birmingham Post Company
|
| 73*
| Arizona Daily Star/Tucson Citizen
| Tucson, AZ
| 173,064
| Lee Enterprises/Gannett
|
| 74
| Akron Beacon Journal
| Akron, OH
| 170,870
| The McClatchy Company (sale to Black Press Ltd. pending)
|
| 75
| Dayton Daily News
| Dayton, OH
| 168,645
| Dayton Newspapers
|
| 76
| The Post-Standard
| Syracuse, NY
| 168,393
| The Herald Company
|
| 77
| The Blade
| Toledo, OH
| 167,686
| Block Communications
|
| 78
| The Honolulu Advertiser
| Honolulu, HI
| 160,723
| Gannett
|
| 79
| Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
| Greensburg, PA
| 158,013
| Tribune-Review Publishing Co.
|
| 80
| Daily Herald
| Arlington Heights, IL
| 153,291
| Paddock Publications
|
| 81
| The Knoxville News-Sentinel
| Knoxville, TN
| 152,945
| The E.W. Scripps Company
|
| 82*
| The Salt Lake Tribune/Deseret News
| Salt Lake City, UT
| 151,422
| Newspaper Agency Corporation
|
| 83
| The Morning Call
| Allentown, PA
| 150,936
| Tribune Company
|
| 84*
| Albuquerque Journal/Albuquerque Tribune
| Albuquerque, NM
| 149,455
| The E.W. Scripps Company
|
| 85
| Wisconsin State Journal/Capital Times
| Madison, WI
| 148,489
| Lee Enterprises/Capital Newspapers
|
| 86
| The Patriot-News
| Harrisburg, PA
| 148,301
| Independent
|
| 87
| The Journal News
| White Plains, NY
| 144,231
| Gannett
|
| 88
| Wichita Eagle
| Wichita, KS
| 143,948
| The McClatchy Company
|
| 89
| Lexington Herald-Leader
| Lexington, KY
| 141,019
| The McClatchy Company
|
| 90
| The State
| Columbia, SC
| 140,362
| The McClatchy Company
|
| 91
| The Herald-Tribune
| Sarasota, FL
| 138,675
| The New York Times Company
|
| 92
| The News Tribune
| Tacoma, WA
| 137,730
| The McClatchy Company
|
| 93
| Wilmington News Journal
| Wilmington, DE
| 134,865
| Gannett
|
| 94
| Times Union
| Albany, NY
| 133,787
| Hearst Newspapers
|
| 95
| La Opinion
| Los Angeles, CA
| 128,553
| Lozano Enterprises
|
| 96
| The Republican
| Springfield, MA
| 125,864
| Republican Company
|
| 97
| Dayton Beach News-Journal
| Daytona Beach, FL
| 125,754
| Independent
|
| 98
| The Philadelphia Daily News
| Philadelphia, PA
| 123,483
| Philadelphia Media Holdings LLC
|
| 99*
| Journal Gazette/Fort Wayne News-Sentinel
| Fort Wayne, IN
| 121,475
| Independent/Ogden Newspapers
|
| 100
| Spokesman-Review
| Spokane, WA
| 120,632
| Cowles Publishing Co.
|
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