The highest circulation newspapers in Maine are ranked by circulation below.
| Highest Circulation Maine Newspapers |
| Newspaper |
City |
Circulation |
Owner |
Active Aging
(lifestyle: seniors) | Wichita |
80,000 | Active Aging Publishing Inc. |
Portland Press Herald
| Portland |
59,009 | MaineToday Media Inc. |
Bangor Daily News
| Bangor |
55,627 | Richard Warren |
Lewiston Sun Journal
| Lewiston |
34,035 | |
Biddeford Courier
| Biddeford |
22,500 | Mainely Newspaper Inc. |
Waterville Morning Sentinel
| Waterville |
19,702 | MaineToday Media Inc. |
Coastal Journal
| Bath |
19,200 | |
Falmouth Forecaster
| Falmouth |
18,000 | |
Eastern Gazette
| Dexter |
17,500 | |
Rolling Thunder Express
| Newport |
16,200 | Silvia Angel |
Farmingdale Community Advertiser
| Farmingdale |
15,000 | |
Ellsworth American
| Ellsworth |
15,000 | Ellsworth American, Inc. |
Kennebec Journal
| Augusta |
14,953 | MaineToday Media Inc. |
York County Coast Star
| Kennebunk |
11,544 | Dow Jones Local Media Group |
Rockland Free Press
| Rockland |
11,000 | Coastal Publications, Inc |
Brunswick Times Record
| Brunswick |
9,317 | Douglas Niven |
York County Journal Tribune
| Biddeford |
8,888 | Beacon Press, Inc. |
Scarborough Leader
| Scarborough |
8,500 | Mainely Media, LLC |
Lincoln County News
| Damariscotta |
8,000 | Chris Roberts |
Bridgton News
| Bridgton |
7,900 | |
Presque Isle Star-Herald
| Presque Isle |
7,500 | Northeast Publishing Co. |
Norway Advertiser Democrat
| Norway |
7,000 | The Oxford Group |
St. John Valley Times
| Madawaska |
6,500 | Cleveland Newspapers, Inc. |
Bar Harbor Times
| Bar Harbor |
6,425 | Village Soup |
Lincoln News
| Lincoln |
6,300 | |
Waldo County Republican Journal
| Belfast |
6,200 | Village Soup |
Westbrook American Journal
| Westbrook |
6,044 | |
Sanford News
| Sanford |
5,970 | Geo. J. Foster Company |
Lakes Region Weekly
| Westbrook |
5,800 | |
Waldo Independent
| Belfast |
5,500 | |
Boothbay Register
| Boothbay Harbor |
5,216 | Maine-OK Enterprises Inc. |
Piscataquis Observer
| Dover-Foxcroft |
5,000 | Northeast Publishing Co. |
Camden Herald Gazette
| Camden |
5,000 | Village Soup |
Rumford Falls Times
| Rumford |
5,000 | |
Houlton Pioneer Times
| Houlton |
4,751 | Northeast Publishing Co. |
Penobscot Times
| Old Town |
4,500 | |
Maine Campus
(university) | Orono |
4,500 | |
Calais Advertiser
| Calais |
4,400 | |
Moosehead Messenger
| Greenville |
4,200 | Kopenton, LLC. |
Franklin Journal
| Farmington |
4,200 | |
York Weekly
| York |
3,900 | Dow Jones Local Media Group |
Aroostook Republican and News
| Caribou |
3,832 | Northeast Publishing Co. |
Downeast Coastal Press
| Cutler |
3,800 | |
Bethel Citizen
| Bethel |
3,600 | |
USM Free Press
(university) | Gorham |
3,500 | University of Southern Maine |
Capital Weekly
| Augusta |
3,000 | Village Soup |
Livermore Falls Advertiser
| Livermore Falls |
3,000 | |
Machias Valley News Observer
| Machias |
2,971 | |
Island Ad-Vantages
| Stonington |
2,467 | Penobscot Bay Press |
Mount Desert Islander
| Bar Harbor |
2,431 | Ellsworth American Inc. |
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