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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