The highest circulation newspapers in Maryland are ranked by circulation below.
| Highest Circulation Maryland Newspapers |
| Newspaper |
City |
Circulation |
Owner |
Baltimore Sun
| Baltimore |
186,639 | Tribune Publishing |
Baltimore City Paper
(city guides) | Baltimore |
91,500 | |
Harford County Weekender
| Bel Air |
87,000 | Homestead Publishing Co. |
Frederick County Gazette
| Frederick |
70,000 | Washington Post Company |
Essex Avenue News
| Essex |
65,000 | American Consolidated Media |
East County Times
| Baltimore |
45,000 | |
Annapolis Capital
| Annapolis |
42,825 | Capital Gazette Communications, Inc. |
Gaithersburg Gazette
| Gaithersburg |
42,474 | Washington Post Company |
Frederick News Post
| Frederick |
40,035 | Randall Family, LLC. |
Baltimore Guide
| Baltimore |
40,000 | R&B Publishing Co. |
Columbia Flier
| Columbia |
38,830 | Patuxent Publishing Company |
Towson Times
| Towson |
37,417 | Patuxent Publishing Company |
Owings Mills Times
| Owings Mills |
35,780 | Patuxent Publishing Company |
Hagerstown Herald-Mail
| Hagerstown |
32,711 | Schurz Communications Inc. |
Baltimore Times
(race & ethnic) | Baltimore |
32,000 | Joy Bramble |
Laurel Leader
| Laurel |
30,820 | Patuxent Publishing Company |
Maryland Gazette
| Glen Burnie |
28,697 | Capital Gazette Communications, Inc. |
Maryland Independent
| Waldorf |
28,000 | Washington Post Company |
Cumberland Times News
| Cumberland |
27,954 | Community Newspaper Holdings Inc. |
Bethesda Gazette
| Bethesda |
27,676 | Washington Post Company |
Wheaton Gazette
| Wheaton-Glenmont |
26,969 | Washington Post Company |
Bowie Blade-News
| Bowie |
26,500 | Capital Gazette Communications, Inc. |
Aegis
| Bel Air |
25,308 | |
Carroll County Times
| Westminster |
24,623 | Landmark Communications, Inc. |
Burtonsville Gazette
| Burtonsville |
24,439 | Washington Post Company |
Salisbury Daily Times
| Salisbury |
24,157 | Gannett Company, Inc. |
Prince George's Sentinel
| Seabrook |
23,000 | Berlyn Incorporated |
Rockville Gazette
| Rockville |
22,736 | Washington Post Company |
Maryland Beachcomber
| Ocean City |
22,000 | Gannett Company, Inc. |
Northeast Booster
| Towson |
21,551 | Patuxent Publishing Company |
Dundalk Eagle
| Dundalk |
21,500 | Kimbel Publication Inc. |
Howard County Times
| Ellicott City |
20,907 | Patuxent Publishing Company |
Worcester County Times
| Pocomoke City |
20,000 | Gannett Company, Inc. |
Silver Spring Gazette
| Silver Spring |
19,920 | Washington Post Company |
Lexington Park Enterprise
| Lexington Park |
18,000 | Washington Post Company |
Ocean City Today
| Ocean City |
18,000 | |
Maryland Coast Dispatch
| Ocean City |
18,000 | Maryland Coast Dispatch, Inc |
Potomac Gazette
| Potomac |
17,787 | Washington Post Company |
North County News
| Towson |
17,697 | Patuxent Publishing Company |
Deale Bay Weekly
| Deale |
17,000 | New Bay Enterprises, Inc. |
University of Maryland Diamondback
(university) | College Park |
17,000 | University of Maryland College Park |
Northeast Reporter
| Towson |
17,000 | Patuxent Publishing Company |
West County Gazette
| Annapolis |
17,000 | Capital Gazette Communications, Inc. |
Easton Star Democrat
| Easton |
16,752 | American Consolidated Media |
Elkton Cecil Whig
| Elkton |
13,320 | American Consolidated Media |
Potomac Almanac
| Potomac |
12,800 | Connection Newspapers, LLC |
Dorchester Star
| Cambridge |
12,400 | American Consolidated Media |
Community Times
| Westminster |
11,500 | Landmark Communications, Inc. |
Greenbelt News Review
| Greenbelt |
11,000 | Greenbelt Cooperative Publishing Association, Inc. |
Crofton News-Crier
| Crofton |
10,500 | Capital Gazette Communications, Inc. |
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