The top 100 daily newspapers in the United States, ranked by circulation.
These newspaper circulation numbers show the average number of newspaper copies distributed each day. Another way of measuring newspaper usage is readership. Newspaper readership numbers are estimates based on assumptions about how many people read each copy of a newspaper.
| USA Top 100 Newspapers (ranked by circulation) |
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| Rank |
Newspaper |
Circulation |
Location |
Owner |
| 1. |  Wall Street Journal
| 2,092,523 | New York City, New York |
Dow Jones & Company, Inc. |
| 2. | USA Today
| 1,826,622 | Pulaski, Virginia |
Gannett Company, Inc. |
| 3. | New York Times
| 951,063 | New York City, New York |
The New York Times Company |
| 4. | Los Angeles Times
| 616,606 | Los Angeles, California |
Tribune Publishing |
| 5. | Washington Post
| 578,482 | Washington DC |
Washington Post Company |
| 6. | New York Daily News
| 535,059 | New York City, New York |
Mortimer Zuckerman |
| 7. | New York Post
| 525,004 | New York City, New York |
News Corporation |
| 8. | San Jose Mercury News
| 516,701 | San Jose, California |
MediaNews Group, Inc. |
| 9. | Chicago Tribune
| 452,145 | Chicago, Illinois |
Tribune Publishing |
| 10. | Houston Chronicle
| 366,578 | Houston, Texas |
Hearst Corporation |
| 11. | Philadelphia Inquirer
| 356,189 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Philadelphia Media Holdings, LLC |
| 12. | Arizona Republic
| 351,207 | Phoenix, Arizona |
Gannett Company, Inc. |
| 13. | Newsday
| 334,809 | Melville, New York |
Cablevision Systems Corporation |
| 14. | Denver Post
| 333,675 | Denver, Colorado |
MediaNews Group, Inc. |
| 15. | Minneapolis Star Tribune
| 295,438 | Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota |
The Star Tribune Media Company LLC |
| 16. | St. Petersburg Times
| 278,888 | Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida |
The Poynter Institute |
| 17. | Chicago Sun-Times
| 268,803 | Chicago, Illinois |
Sun-Times Media Group, Inc. |
| 18. | Cleveland Plain Dealer
| 267,888 | Cleveland, Ohio |
Newhouse Newspapers |
| 19. | St. Louis Post-Dispatch
| 265,634 | St. Louis, Missouri |
Lee Enterprises, Inc. |
| 20. | Boston Globe
| 264,105 | Boston, Massachusetts |
The New York Times Company |
| 21. | Portland Oregonian
| 263,600 | Portland, Oregon |
Newhouse Newspapers |
| 22. | Seattle Times
| 263,468 | Seattle, Washington |
The Seattle Times Company |
| 23. | Dallas Morning News
| 260,659 | Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas |
A. H. Belo Corporation |
| 24. | San Diego Union-Tribune
| 249,630 | San Diego, California |
Platinum Equity |
| 25. | San Francisco Chronicle
| 241,330 | San Francisco, California |
Hearst Corporation |
| 26. | Orange County Register
| 236,770 | Santa Ana, California |
Freedom Communications, Inc. |
| 27. | Newark Star-Ledger
| 236,017 | Newark, New Jersey |
Newhouse Newspapers |
| 28. | Detroit Free Press
| 224,429 | Detroit, Michigan |
Gannett Company, Inc. |
| 29. | Sacramento Bee
| 217,545 | Sacramento, California |
The McClatchy Company |
| 30. | Orlando Sentinel
| 213,406 | Orlando, Florida |
Tribune Publishing |
| 31. | Atlanta Journal-Constitution
| 211,420 | Atlanta, Georgia |
Cox Media Group |
| 32. | Kansas City Star
| 210,000 | Kansas City, Missouri |
The McClatchy Company |
| 33. | Baltimore Sun
| 201,830 | Baltimore, Maryland |
Tribune Publishing |
| 34. | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
| 192,279 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
Block Communications, Inc. |
| 35. | Miami Herald
| 191,873 | Miami, Florida |
The McClatchy Company |
| 36. | Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
| 190,841 | Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
Journal Communications, Inc. |
| 37. | Indianapolis Star
| 186,127 | Indianapolis, Indiana |
Gannett Company, Inc. |
| 38. | Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
| 185,792 | Little Rock, Arkansas |
Wehco Media Inc. |
| 39. | St. Paul Pioneer Press
| 185,220 | Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota |
MediaNews Group, Inc. |
| 40. | Cincinnati Enquirer
| 172,536 | Cincinnati, Ohio |
Gannett Company, Inc. |
| 41. | Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
| 170,538 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
Tribune-Review Publishing Co. |
| 42. | Columbus Dispatch
| 170,179 | Columbus, Ohio |
The Dispatch Printing Company |
| 43. | Las Vegas Review-Journal
| 170,123 | Las Vegas, Nevada |
Stephens Media Group |
| 44. | Fort Worth Star-Telegram
| 167,364 | Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas |
The McClatchy Company |
| 45. | Charlotte Observer
| 166,546 | Charlotte, North Carolina |
The McClatchy Company |
| 46. | Virginian-Pilot
| 164,454 | Norfolk, Virginia |
Landmark Media Enterprises LLC |
| 47. | Louisville Courier-Journal
| 162,776 | Louisville, Kentucky |
Gannett Company, Inc. |
| 48. | Buffalo News
| 162,213 | Buffalo, New York |
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. |
| 49. | Bergen County Record
| 161,659 | Hackensack, New Jersey |
North Jersey Media Group Inc. |
| 50. | New Orleans Times-Picayune
| 157,068 | New Orleans, Louisiana |
Newhouse Newspapers |
| 51. | South Florida Sun Sentinel
| 153,563 | Fort Lauderdale, Florida |
Tribune Publishing |
| 52. | Omaha World-Herald
| 153,340 | Omaha, Nebraska |
Omaha World-Herald Company |
| 53. | Tampa Tribune
| 152,568 | Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida |
Media General, Inc. |
| 54. | San Antonio Express-News
| 152,156 | San Antonio, Texas |
Hearst Corporation |
| 55. | Des Moines Register
| 151,448 | Des Moines, Iowa |
Gannett Company, Inc. |
| 56. | Oklahoman
| 151,264 | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
Oklahoma Publishing Co. |
| 57. | Memphis Commercial Appeal
| 142,164 | Memphis, Tennessee |
E.W. Scripps Company |
| 58. | Austin American-Statesman
| 140,602 | Austin, Texas |
Cox Media Group |
| 59. | Hartford Courant
| 139,166 | Hartford, Connecticut |
Tribune Publishing |
| 60. | Raleigh News & Observer
| 137,804 | Raleigh, North Carolina |
The McClatchy Company |
| 61. | Honolulu Star-Advertiser
| 135,210 | Honolulu, Hawaii |
Oahu Publications, Inc. |
| 62. | Detroit News
| 134,983 | Detroit, Michigan |
MediaNews Group, Inc. |
| 63. | Richmond Times-Dispatch
| 133,161 | Richmond, Virginia |
Media General, Inc. |
| 64. | Boston Herald
| 132,551 | Boston, Massachusetts |
Herald Media Inc. |
| 65. | Nashville Tennessean
| 131,960 | Nashville, Tennessee |
Gannett Company, Inc. |
| 66. | Birmingham News
| 131,670 | Birmingham, Alabama |
Newhouse Newspapers |
| 67. | Fresno Bee
| 126,398 | Fresno, California |
The McClatchy Company |
| 68. | La Opinion
| 125,000 | Los Angeles, California |
impreMedia LLC |
| 69. | Riverside Press-Enterprise
| 122,691 | Riverside, California |
A. H. Belo Corporation |
| 70. | Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
| 122,588 | Rochester, New York |
Gannett Company, Inc. |
| 71. | Asbury Park Press
| 121,412 | Neptune, New Jersey |
Gannett Company, Inc. |
| 72. | Toledo Blade
| 117,704 | Toledo, Ohio |
Block Communications, Inc. |
| 73. | Arizona Daily Star
| 116,345 | Tucson, Arizona |
Lee Enterprises, Inc. |
| 74. | Palm Beach Post
| 114,336 | West Palm Beach, Florida |
Cox Media Group |
| 75. | Salt Lake Tribune
| 112,585 | Salt Lake City, Utah |
MediaNews Group, Inc. |
| 76. | Arlington Heights Daily Herald
| 111,539 | Arlington Heights, Illinois |
Paddock Publications, Inc. |
| 77. | Philadelphia Daily News
| 110,000 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Philadelphia Media Holdings, LLC |
| 78. | Florida Times-Union
| 109,476 | Jacksonville, Florida |
Morris Communications Company LLC |
| 79. | Mobile Press-Register
| 108,298 | Mobile, Alabama |
Newhouse Newspapers |
| 80. | Sarasota Herald Tribune
| 107,912 | Sarasota, Florida |
The New York Times Company |
| 81. | Providence Journal
| 106,875 | Providence, Rhode Island |
A. H. Belo Corporation |
| 82. | Allentown Morning Call
| 103,845 | Allentown, Pennsylvania |
Tribune Publishing |
| 83. | Akron Beacon Journal
| 102,981 | Akron, Ohio |
Black Press Ltd. |
| 84. | Dayton Daily News
| 102,357 | Dayton, Ohio |
Cox Media Group |
| 85. | Tulsa World
| 101,508 | Tulsa, Oklahoma |
World Publishing Company |
| 86. | Lexington Herald-Leader
| 100,327 | Lexington, Kentucky |
The McClatchy Company |
| 87. | Daytona Beach News-Journal
| 100,267 | Daytona Beach, Florida |
Halifax Media |
| 88. | Knoxville News Sentinel
| 99,733 | Knoxville, Tennessee |
E.W. Scripps Company |
| 89. | Grand Rapids Press
| 99,642 | Grand Rapids, Michigan |
Newhouse Newspapers |
| 90. | Los Angeles Daily News
| 95,938 | Los Angeles, California |
MediaNews Group, Inc. |
| 91. | Albuquerque Journal
| 95,469 | Albuquerque, New Mexico |
Journal Publishing Company |
| 92. | Washington Times
| 93,763 | Washington DC |
News World Communications, Inc. |
| 93. | Wisconsin State Journal
| 92,213 | Madison, Wisconsin |
Lee Enterprises, Inc. |
| 94. | Delaware News Journal
| 91,962 | Wilmington, Delaware |
Gannett Company, Inc. |
| 95. | Syracuse Post-Standard
| 89,819 | Syracuse, New York |
Newhouse Newspapers |
| 96. | Colorado Springs Gazette
| 88,801 | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
Freedom Communications, Inc. |
| 97. | Fort Myers News-Press
| 79,901 | Fort Myers, Florida |
Gannett Company, Inc |
| 98. | Harrisburg Patriot-News
| 77,598 | Harrisburg, Pennsylvania |
Newhouse Newspapers |
| 99. | Contra Costa Times
| 67,464 | Walnut Creek, California |
MediaNews Group, Inc. |
| 100. | Oakland Tribune
| 52,459 | Oakland, California |
MediaNews Group, Inc. |
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