The highest circulation newspapers in Iowa are ranked by circulation below.
| Highest Circulation Iowa Newspapers |
|---|
| Newspaper |
City |
Circulation |
Owner |
 Des Moines Register
| Des Moines |
116,876 | Gannett Company, Inc. |
| Cedar Rapids Gazette
| Cedar Rapids |
58,450 | Gazette Communications |
| Quad-City Times
| Davenport |
51,273 | Lee Enterprises, Inc. |
| Dispatch Argus Leader
| Davenport |
48,157 | Small Newspaper Group Inc. |
| Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier
| Waterloo |
40,398 | Lee Enterprises, Inc. |
| Sioux City Journal
| Sioux City |
38,740 | Lee Enterprises, Inc |
| Des Moines City View
(city guides) | Des Moines |
29,694 | Big Green Umbrella Media, Inc. |
| Dubuque Telegraph Herald
| Dubuque |
28,207 | Woodward Communications, Inc. |
| Catholic Globe
(religion: christian) | Sioux City |
27,250 | Diocese of Sioux City |
| Daily Iowan
(university) | Iowa City |
20,500 | University of Iowa |
 Carroll Today
| Carroll |
19,000 | Media Solutions Inc. |
| Hawk Eye
| Burlington |
18,921 | Harris Enterprises Inc. |
| Northern Iowan
(university) | Cedar Falls |
18,000 | University of Northern Iowa |
| Mt. Vernon-Lisbon Sun
| Mount Vernon |
18,000 | West Branch Times Communications Corp |
| Mason City Globe Gazette
| Mason City |
16,812 | Lee Enterprises, Inc. |
| Fort Dodge Messenger
| Fort Dodge |
16,355 | Ogden Newspapers, Inc. |
| Dubuque Witness
(religion: christian) | Dubuque |
14,500 | the Archdiocese of Dubuque |
| Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil
| Council Bluffs |
14,051 | |
| Iowa State Daily
(university) | Ames |
14,000 | Iowa State University |
| Iowa City Press Citizen
| Iowa City |
13,352 | Gannett Company, Inc. |
| Ottumwa Courier
| Ottumwa |
13,191 | Community Newspaper Holdings, Inc. |
| Clinton Herald
| Clinton |
11,556 | Community Newspaper Holdings, Inc. |
| Bettendorf News
| Bettendorf |
10,100 | Lee Enterprises, Inc. |
| Ames Daily Tribune
| Ames |
10,086 | Iowa Newspapers, Inc. |
| Marshalltown Times Republican
| Marshalltown |
9,349 | Ogden Newspapers, Inc. |
| Kirkwood Community College Communique
(university) | Iowa City |
9,000 | |
| Anamosa Journal-Eureka
| Anamosa |
8,000 | Anamosa Publications |
| Indianola Record Herald
| Indianola |
7,480 | |
| Glenwood Opinion Tribune
| Glenwood |
7,250 | Landmark Media Enterprises LLC |
| Muscatine Journal
| Muscatine |
6,605 | Lee Enterprises, Inc. |
| Carroll Daily Times Herald
| Carroll |
6,321 | |
| Decorah Journal
| Decorah |
6,107 | |
| Decorah Public Opinion
| Decorah |
6,026 | John Anundsen |
| Eldridge North Scott Press
| Eldridge |
5,800 | |
| N'West Iowa Review
| Sheldon |
5,610 | |
| Keokuk Daily Gate City
| Keokuk |
5,500 | Brehm Communications, Inc. |
| Creston News Advertiser
| Creston |
5,492 | Shaw Newspapers |
| Altoona Herald-Index
| Altoona |
5,300 | Gannett Company, Inc. |
| Bremer County Independent
| Waverly |
5,099 | Community Media Group, Inc. |
| Fort Madison Daily Democrat
| Fort Madison |
5,057 | Brehm Communications, Inc. |
| Maquoketa Sentinel-Press
| Maquoketa |
5,050 | |
| Corydon Times-Republican
| Corydon |
5,000 | |
| Newton Daily News
| Newton |
5,000 | Shaw Newspapers |
| Waverly Democrat
| Waverly |
5,000 | Community Media Group, Inc. |
| Algona Upper Des Moines
| Algona |
4,800 | |
| Manchester Press
| Manchester |
4,800 | |
| Harlan Tribune
| Harlan |
4,725 | Tribune Newspapers |
| Harlan News-Advertiser
| Harlan |
4,724 | Tribune Newspapers |
| Tipton Conservative and Advertiser
| Tipton |
4,582 | Conservative Publishing Co |
| DeWitt Observer
| DeWitt |
4,450 | |
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