The highest circulation newspapers in Missouri are ranked by circulation below.
| Highest Circulation Missouri Newspapers |
| Newspaper |
City |
Circulation |
Owner |
Kansas City Star
| Kansas City |
252,785 | The McClatchy Company |
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
| St. Louis |
238,400 | Lee Enterprises, Inc. |
Riverfront Times
(city guides) | St. Louis |
104,000 | Village Voice Media, Inc. |
St. Louis American
(race & ethnic) | St. Louis |
70,000 | |
Kansas City Pitch
(city guides) | Kansas City |
60,000 | Village Voice Media, Inc. |
Springfield News Leader
| Springfield |
54,307 | Gannett Company, Inc. |
Ladue News
(city guides) | St. Louis |
45,000 | Lee Enterprises, Inc. |
Webster Kirkwood Times
| Webster Groves |
40,028 | Webster-Kirkwood Times, Inc |
National Catholic Reporter
(religion: christian) | Kansas City |
40,000 | National Catholic Reporter Publishing Company |
South County Journal
| St. Louis |
39,955 | Lee Enterprises, Inc. |
Jefferson County Journal
| Festus |
36,850 | Lee Enterprises, Inc. |
South County Times
| St. Louis |
36,642 | Webster-Kirkwood Times, Inc. |
St. Joseph News Press
| St. Joseph |
33,546 | News-Press & Gazette Co. |
St. Peters Journal
| St. Peters |
30,327 | Lee Enterprises, Inc. |
Florissant Independent News
| Florissant |
28,613 | |
West County Journal
| St. Louis |
27,760 | Lee Enterprises, Inc. |
South Side Journal
| St. Louis |
27,340 | Lee Enterprises, Inc. |
Joplin Globe
| Joplin |
26,700 | Community Newspaper Holdings, Inc. |
Gladstone Sun Tribune
| Gladstone |
26,000 | News Press & Gazette Company (NPG) |
Sun Tribune
| Kansas City |
26,000 | News Press & Gazette Company (NPG) |
St. Charles Journal
| St. Charles |
25,000 | Lee Enterprises, Inc. |
Warrenton Journal
| Warrenton |
19,750 | Lee Enterprises, Inc. |
O'Fallon Journal
| O'Fallon |
18,600 | Lee Enterprises, Inc. |
Columbia Daily Tribune
| Columbia |
18,131 | Tribune Publishing Company |
Raytown Post
| Raytown |
18,000 | |
Kansas City Call
(race & ethnic) | Kansas City |
16,456 | Kansas City Call Co., Inc. |
Washington Missourian
| Washington |
16,453 | The Missourian Publishing Company |
Jefferson City News Tribune
| Jefferson City |
16,441 | Wehco Media Inc. |
Southeast Missourian
| Cape Girardeau |
15,895 | Rust Communications |
Cass County Democrat Missourian
| Harrisonville |
15,000 | The McClatchy Company |
Wentzville Journal
| Wentzville |
14,650 | Lee Enterprises, Inc. |
Independence Examiner
| Independence |
14,022 | GateHouse Media |
Sedalia Democrat
| Sedalia |
13,200 | Freedom Communications, Inc. |
Bethany Republican Clipper
| Bethany |
13,000 | Bethany Republican-Clipper Newspaper |
Daily American Republic
| Poplar Bluff |
12,910 | Rust Communications |
Barry County Advertiser
| Cassville |
12,500 | |
Branson Tri-Lakes News
| Branson |
11,170 | Lancaster Management Inc. |
Mid-County Journal
| St. Louis |
10,750 | Lee Enterprises, Inc. |
Kansas City Globe
(race & ethnic) | Kansas City |
10,000 | Jordon Communications Co., Inc. |
West Plains Daily Quill
| West Plains |
9,109 | Quill Press Co. Inc. |
Cash Book Journal
| Jackson |
8,300 | Jackson Publishing Co. |
Hannibal Courier Post
| Hannibal |
8,010 | Morris Communications Company LLC |
Park Hills Daily Journal
| Park Hills |
7,884 | Lee Enterprises, Inc. |
Mountain View Standard
| Mountain View |
7,600 | |
Bolivar Herald-Free Press
| Bolivar |
7,134 | Community Publishers, Inc. |
Columbia Missourian
| Columbia |
7,011 | Missourian Publishing Association, Inc. |
St. Louis University News
(university) | St. Louis |
7,000 | St. Louis University |
Lincoln County Journal
| Troy |
7,000 | Lakeway Publishers, Inc. |
MSU Standard
(university) | Springfield |
7,000 | Missouri State University |
Mexico Ledger
| Mexico |
7,000 | GateHouse Media |
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