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) |
| Rank |
Newspaper |
Circulation |
Location |
Owner |
| 1. | Wall Street Journal
| 2,024,269 | New York City, New York |
Dow Jones & Company, Inc. |
| 2. | USA Today
| 1,900,116 | Pulaski, Virginia |
Gannett Company, Inc. |
| 3. | New York Times
| 927,851 | New York City, New York |
The New York Times Company |
| 4. | Los Angeles Times
| 657,467 | Los Angeles, California |
Tribune Publishing |
| 5. | Washington Post
| 582,844 | Washington DC |
Washington Post Company |
| 6. | New York Daily News
| 544,167 | New York City, New York |
Mortimer Zuckerman |
| 7. | New York Post
| 508,042 | New York City, New York |
News Corporation |
| 8. | Chicago Tribune
| 465,892 | Chicago, Illinois |
Tribune Publishing |
| 9. | Houston Chronicle
| 384,419 | Houston, Texas |
Hearst Corporation |
| 10. | Philadelphia Inquirer
| 361,480 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Philadelphia Media Holdings, LLC |
| 11. | Newsday
| 357,124 | Melville, New York |
Cablevision Systems Corporation |
| 12. | Denver Post
| 340,949 | Denver, Colorado |
MediaNews Group, Inc. |
| 13. | Arizona Republic
| 316,874 | Phoenix, Arizona |
Gannett Company, Inc. |
| 14. | Minneapolis Star Tribune
| 304,543 | Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota |
Avista Capital Partners |
| 15. | Chicago Sun-Times
| 275,641 | Chicago, Illinois |
Sun-Times Media Group, Inc. |
| 16. | Cleveland Plain Dealer
| 271,180 | Cleveland, Ohio |
Newhouse Newspapers |
| 17. | Detroit Free Press
| 269,729 | Detroit, Michigan |
Gannett Company, Inc. |
| 18. | Sacramento Bee
| 268,755 | Sacramento, California |
The McClatchy Company |
| 19. | am New York
| 266,852 | New York City, New York |
Cablevision Systems Corporation |
| 20. | Boston Globe
| 264,105 | Boston, Massachusetts |
The New York Times Company |
| 21. | Dallas Morning News
| 263,810 | Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas |
A. H. Belo Corporation |
| 22. | Seattle Times
| 263,588 | Seattle, Washington |
The Seattle Times Company |
| 23. | Atlanta Journal-Constitution
| 261,828 | Atlanta, Georgia |
Cox Media Group |
| 24. | Washington DC Examiner
| 260,950 | Washington DC |
Clarity Media Group |
| 25. | Indianapolis Star
| 255,300 | Indianapolis, Indiana |
Gannett Company, Inc. |
| 26. | Kansas City Star
| 252,785 | Kansas City, Missouri |
The McClatchy Company |
| 27. | San Francisco Chronicle
| 251,782 | San Francisco, California |
Hearst Corporation |
| 28. | Portland Oregonian
| 249,163 | Portland, Oregon |
Newhouse Newspapers |
| 29. | Newark Star-Ledger
| 246,006 | Newark, New Jersey |
Newhouse Newspapers |
| 30. | San Diego Union-Tribune
| 242,705 | San Diego, California |
Platinum Equity |
| 31. | St. Petersburg Times
| 240,147 | Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida |
The Poynter Institute |
| 32. | St. Louis Post-Dispatch
| 238,400 | St. Louis, Missouri |
Lee Enterprises, Inc. |
| 33. | San Jose Mercury News
| 234,772 | San Jose, California |
MediaNews Group, Inc. |
| 34. | Orlando Sentinel
| 227,593 | Orlando, Florida |
Tribune Publishing |
| 35. | San Antonio Express-News
| 225,447 | San Antonio, Texas |
Hearst Corporation |
| 36. | Tampa Tribune
| 220,522 | Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida |
Media General, Inc. |
| 37. | South Florida Sun Sentinel
| 218,286 | Fort Lauderdale, Florida |
Tribune Publishing |
| 38. | Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
| 217,755 | Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
Journal Communications, Inc. |
| 39. | Louisville Courier-Journal
| 215,328 | Louisville, Kentucky |
Gannett Company, Inc. |
| 40. | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
| 214,374 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
Block Communications, Inc. |
| 41. | Cincinnati Enquirer
| 212,369 | Cincinnati, Ohio |
Gannett Company, Inc. |
| 42. | Orange County Register
| 212,293 | Santa Ana, California |
Freedom Communications, Inc. |
| 43. | Charlotte Observer
| 210,616 | Charlotte, North Carolina |
The McClatchy Company |
| 44. | Fort Worth Star-Telegram
| 204,482 | Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas |
The McClatchy Company |
| 45. | Oklahoman
| 201,771 | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
Oklahoma Publishing Co. |
| 46. | San Francisco Examiner
| 200,000 | San Francisco, California |
Clarity Media Group |
| 47. | Columbus Dispatch
| 199,524 | Columbus, Ohio |
The Dispatch Printing Company |
| 48. | St. Paul Pioneer Press
| 191,768 | Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota |
MediaNews Group, Inc. |
| 49. | Detroit News
| 188,171 | Detroit, Michigan |
MediaNews Group, Inc. |
| 50. | Baltimore Sun
| 186,639 | Baltimore, Maryland |
Tribune Publishing |
| 51. | Boston Herald
| 182,350 | Boston, Massachusetts |
Herald Media Inc. |
| 52. | Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
| 182,200 | Little Rock, Arkansas |
Wehco Media Inc. |
| 53. | New Orleans Times-Picayune
| 179,834 | New Orleans, Louisiana |
Newhouse Newspapers |
| 54. | Omaha World-Herald
| 178,545 | Omaha, Nebraska |
Omaha World-Herald Company |
| 55. | Buffalo News
| 178,365 | Buffalo, New York |
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. |
| 56. | Raleigh News & Observer
| 176,083 | Raleigh, North Carolina |
The McClatchy Company |
| 57. | Las Vegas Review-Journal
| 175,841 | Las Vegas, Nevada |
Stephens Media Group |
| 58. | Richmond Times-Dispatch
| 175,265 | Richmond, Virginia |
Media General, Inc. |
| 59. | Virginian-Pilot
| 175,005 | Norfolk, Virginia |
Landmark Communications, Inc. |
| 60. | Austin American-Statesman
| 170,309 | Austin, Texas |
Cox Media Group |
| 61. | Hartford Courant
| 168,158 | Hartford, Connecticut |
Tribune Publishing |
| 62. | Contra Costa Times
| 166,843 | Walnut Creek, California |
MediaNews Group, Inc. |
| 63. | Palm Beach Post
| 164,474 | West Palm Beach, Florida |
Cox Media Group |
| 64. | Riverside Press-Enterprise
| 164,189 | Riverside, California |
A. H. Belo Corporation |
| 65. | Bergen County Record
| 163,329 | Hackensack, New Jersey |
North Jersey Media Group Inc |
| 66. | Miami Herald
| 162,260 | Miami, Florida |
The McClatchy Company |
| 67. | Nashville Tennessean
| 161,131 | Nashville, Tennessee |
Gannett Company, Inc. |
| 68. | Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
| 150,911 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
Tribune-Review Publishing Co. |
| 69. | Fresno Bee
| 150,334 | Fresno, California |
The McClatchy Company |
| 70. | Memphis Commercial Appeal
| 146,961 | Memphis, Tennessee |
E.W. Scripps Company |
| 71. | Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
| 145,913 | Rochester, New York |
Gannett Company, Inc. |
| 72. | Florida Times-Union
| 144,390 | Jacksonville, Florida |
Morris Communications Company LLC |
| 73. | Asbury Park Press
| 140,882 | Neptune, New Jersey |
Gannett Company, Inc. |
| 74. | Birmingham News
| 140,435 | Birmingham, Alabama |
Newhouse Newspapers |
| 75. | Honolulu Advertiser
| 140,330 | Honolulu, Hawaii |
Gannett Company, Inc. |
| 76. | Providence Journal
| 139,055 | Providence, Rhode Island |
A. H. Belo Corporation |
| 77. | Des Moines Register
| 138,519 | Des Moines, Iowa |
Gannett Company, Inc. |
| 78. | Arlington Heights Daily Herald
| 138,000 | Chicago, Illinois |
Paddock Publications, Inc. |
| 79. | Los Angeles Daily News
| 137,344 | Los Angeles, California |
MediaNews Group, Inc. |
| 80. | Salt Lake Tribune
| 121,699 | Salt Lake City, Utah |
MediaNews Group, Inc. |
| 81. | Akron Beacon Journal
| 119,929 | Akron, Ohio |
Black Press Ltd. |
| 82. | Toledo Blade
| 119,901 | Toledo, Ohio |
Block Communications, Inc. |
| 83. | Dayton Daily News
| 116,690 | Dayton, Ohio |
Cox Media Group |
| 84. | Sarasota Herald Tribune
| 114,900 | Sarasota, Florida |
The New York Times Company |
| 85. | Tulsa World
| 112,968 | Tulsa, Oklahoma |
World Publishing Company |
| 86. | Tacoma News Tribune
| 111,778 | Tacoma, Washington |
The McClatchy Company |
| 87. | Knoxville News Sentinel
| 110,644 | Knoxville, Tennessee |
E.W. Scripps Company |
| 88. | Delaware News Journal
| 110,171 | Wilmington, Delaware |
Gannett Company, Inc. |
| 89. | Syracuse Post-Standard
| 110,061 | Syracuse, New York |
Newhouse Newspapers |
| 90. | Allentown Morning Call
| 108,797 | Allentown, Pennsylvania |
Tribune Publishing |
| 91. | White Plains Journal News
| 108,092 | White Plains, New York |
Gannett Company, Inc. |
| 92. | Philadelphia Daily News
| 107,269 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Philadelphia Media Holdings, LLC |
| 93. | Lexington Herald-Leader
| 104,221 | Lexington, Kentucky |
The McClatchy Company |
| 94. | Albuquerque Journal
| 102,902 | Albuquerque, New Mexico |
Journal Publishing Company |
| 95. | Arizona Daily Star
| 102,063 | Tucson, Arizona |
Lee Enterprises, Inc. |
| 96. | South Carolina State
| 101,010 | Columbia, South Carolina |
The McClatchy Company |
| 97. | Grand Rapids Press
| 100,000 | Grand Rapids, Michigan |
Newhouse Newspapers |
| 98. | Daytona Beach News-Journal
| 99,627 | Daytona Beach, Florida |
News-Journal Corporation |
| 99. | Baton Rouge Advocate
| 97,912 | Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
Capital City Press LLC |
| 100. | Mobile Press-Register
| 92,849 | Mobile, Alabama |
Newhouse Newspapers |
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