The highest circulation newspapers in Kentucky are ranked by circulation below.
| Highest Circulation Kentucky Newspapers |
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| Newspaper |
City |
Circulation |
Owner |
 Louisville Eccentric Observer (LEO) Weekly
(city guides) | Louisville |
182,721 | LEO Communications, LLC |
| Louisville Courier-Journal
| Louisville |
176,638 | Gannett Company, Inc. |
| Lexington Herald-Leader
| Lexington |
99,707 | The McClatchy Company |
| Owensboro Messenger Inquirer
| Owensboro |
27,276 | Paxton Media Group, LLC |
| Paducah Sun
| Paducah |
24,768 | Paxton Media Group, LLC |
| Fort Campbell Courier
(military) | Hopkinsville |
23,000 | |
| Bowling Green Daily News
| Bowling Green |
21,240 | News Publishing, LLC |
| Fort Knox Turret
(military) | Elizabethtown |
20,896 | |
| West Kentucky News
| Paducah |
18,000 | Kentucky Publishing, Inc. |
| Ashland Independent
| Ashland |
17,465 | Community Newspaper Holdings, Inc. |
| Kentucky Kernel
(university) | Lexington |
17,000 | the University of Kentucky |
| Hardin County News-Enterprise
| Elizabethtown |
16,238 | Landmark Media Enterprises LLC |
| Florence Recorder
| Florence |
13,247 | Gannett Company, Inc. |
| Big Sandy News
| Louisa |
12,000 | |
| Kenton Community Recorder
| Covington |
11,998 | Gannett Company, Inc. |
| Appalachian News Express
| Pikeville |
11,000 | |
| Henderson Gleaner
| Henderson |
10,653 | E.W. Scripps Company |
| Kentucky Standard
| Bardstown |
10,300 | Landmark Media Enterprises LLC |
| Danville Advocate Messenger
| Danville |
10,076 | Schurz Communications Inc |
| Campbell Community Recorder
| Bellevue |
10,015 | Gannett Company, Inc. |
| College Heights Herald
(university) | Bowling Green |
10,000 | Western Kentucky University |
| Louisville Cardinal
(university) | Louisville |
10,000 | the University of Louisville |
| EKU Eastern Progress
(university) | Richmond |
10,000 | Eastern Kentucky University |
| London Sentinel Echo
| London |
9,800 | Community Newspaper Holdings, Inc. |
| Kentucky New Era
| Hopkinsville |
9,797 | |
| Somerset Commonwealth Journal
| Somerset |
9,741 | Community Newspaper Holdings, Inc. |
| Pioneer News
| Shepherdsville |
9,177 | Landmark Media Enterprises LLC |
| Shelby Sentinel News
| Shelbyville |
9,055 | Landmark Media Enterprises LLC |
| Corbin News Journal
| Williamsburg |
9,000 | |
| Russell County News
| Jamestown |
9,000 | |
| Maysville Ledger Independent
| Maysville |
8,692 | Lee Enterprises, Inc |
| Glasgow Daily Times
| Glasgow |
8,498 | Community Newspaper Holdings, Inc. |
 Central City Leader News
| Central City |
8,300 | |
| Frankfort State Journal
| Frankfort |
8,299 | Frankfort Publishing Co., LLC |
| Floyd County Times
| Prestonsburg |
8,200 | Heartland Publications, LLC |
| Murray State News
(university) | Murray |
7,700 | Murray State University |
| Central Kentucky News-Journal
| Campbellsville |
7,600 | Landmark Media Enterprises LLC |
| Madisonville Messenger
| Madisonville |
7,552 | Paxton Media Group, LLC |
| Murray Ledger & Times
| Murray |
7,459 | Murray Newspapers, Inc. |
| Mt. Sterling Advocate
| Mount Sterling |
7,400 | |
| Jessamine Journal
| Nicholasville |
7,304 | Schurz Communications, Inc. |
| Harlan Daily Enterprise
| Harlan |
6,904 | |
| Hazard Herald
| Hazard |
6,775 | Heartland Publications, LLC |
| Ohio County Times-News
| Hartford |
6,700 | |
| Barbourville Mountain Advocate
| Barbourville |
6,600 | Mountain Advocate Media, Inc. |
| Whitesburg Mountain Eagle
| Whitesburg |
6,505 | |
| Mayfield Messenger
| Mayfield |
6,500 | Messenger Newspapers, Inc. |
| Manchester Enterprise
| Manchester |
6,500 | Manchester Enterprise Printing and Publishing, Inc. |
| Winchester Sun
| Winchester |
6,395 | Schurz Communications, Inc |
| Oldham Era
| La Grange |
6,302 | Landmark Media Enterprises LLC |
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