The highest circulation newspapers in Ohio are ranked by circulation below.
| Highest Circulation Ohio Newspapers |
| Newspaper |
City |
Circulation |
Owner |
Cleveland Plain Dealer
| Cleveland |
271,180 | Newhouse Newspapers |
Columbus Dispatch
| Columbus |
183,742 | The Dispatch Printing Company |
Cincinnati Enquirer
| Cincinnati |
168,511 | Gannett Company, Inc. |
Toledo Free Press
| Toledo |
150,000 | |
Toledo Blade
| Toledo |
104,148 | Block Communications, Inc. |
Dayton Daily News
| Dayton |
104,138 | Cox Media Group |
Akron Beacon Journal
| Akron |
99,298 | Black Press Ltd. |
Catholic Telegraph
(religion: christian) | Cincinnati |
85,000 | Archdiocese of Cincinnati |
Canton Repository
| Canton |
65,789 | |
Youngstown Vindicator
| Youngstown |
56,412 | |
Other Paper
(city guides) | Columbus |
49,556 | CM Media Inc. |
Boardman & Poland Town Crier
| Boardman |
48,000 | Ogden Newspapers, Inc. |
West Side Leader
| Akron |
47,000 | Leader Publications |
Mercer County Chronicle
| Coldwater |
45,828 | Delphos Herald, Inc. |
Perry County Tribune
| New Lexington |
43,764 | Brown Publishing Company, Inc. |
Cincinnati CityBeat
(city guides) | Cincinnati |
43,216 | |
Eastside Messenger
| Columbus |
42,456 | |
Columbus Alive
(city guides) | Columbus |
40,688 | Columbus Alive Inc. |
Community Common
| Portsmouth |
36,914 | Brown Publishing Company, Inc. |
Willoughby News-Herald
| Willoughby |
36,461 | Journal Register Company |
Toledo City Paper
(city guides) | Toledo |
36,000 | |
Pulse Journal
| Mason |
34,500 | Cox Ohio Publishing Southwest Group |
Westside Messenger
| Columbus |
33,000 | Messenger Newspapers |
Lima News
| Lima |
32,860 | Freedom Communications, Inc. |
Warren Tribune Chronicle
| Warren |
29,364 | Ogden Newspapers, Inc. |
Mansfield News Journal
| Mansfield |
28,272 | Gannett Company, Inc. |
OSU Lantern
(university) | Columbus |
28,000 | Ohio State University |
Early Bird
| Greenville |
27,200 | Ball Publishing Company |
Avon Lake Sun Sentinel
| Avon Lake |
26,189 | Newhouse Newspapers |
Akron Suburbanite
| Akron |
26,100 | GateHouse Media |
Westerville News & Public Opinion
| Westerville |
25,939 | American Community Newspapers LLC |
Miami County Advocate
| Troy |
25,877 | Brown Publishing Company, Inc. |
Elyria Chronicle Telegram
| Elyria |
25,698 | Lorain County Printing & Publishing Corporation |
Fairfield Echo
| Fairfield |
25,000 | Cox Media Group |
This Week West Side
| Columbus |
25,000 | The Dispatch Printing Company |
Springfield News Sun
| Springfield |
24,684 | Cox Media Group |
Southeast Messenger
| Columbus |
24,300 | Messenger Newspapers |
Lorain Morning Journal
| Lorain |
24,091 | Journal Register Company |
Georgetown News Democrat
| Georgetown |
24,000 | Brown Publishing Company, Inc. |
Cuyahoga Falls News Press
| Akron |
23,989 | Dix Communications |
Hilliard Northwest News
| Hilliard |
23,906 | American Community Newspapers LLC |
This Week Westernville
| Westerville |
23,678 | The Dispatch Printing Company |
This Week Grove City
| Grove City |
23,416 | The Dispatch Printing Company |
This Week Upper Arlington
| Upper Arlington |
23,131 | The Dispatch Printing Company |
Centerville-Washington Township Times
| Centerville |
22,977 | Brown Publishing Company, Inc. |
New Philadelphia Times-Reporter
| New Philadelphia |
22,428 | GateHouse Media |
Wooster Daily Record
| Wooster |
22,150 | Dix Communications |
Toledo Journal
(race & ethnic) | Toledo |
22,000 | |
Community Journal Clermont
| Clermont |
21,846 | Gannett Company, Inc. |
Rural-Urban Record
| Columbia Station |
21,800 | |
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