List of newspapers in the United States by circulation

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This is a list of the top 100 newspapers in the United States by daily circulation for the 6th month period ending September 30, 2009.[1] These figures are compiled by the Audit Bureau of Circulations.

Newspaper City State Daily Circulation Owner
1 The Wall Street Journal New York New York 2,024,269 News Corporation
2 USA Today McLean Virginia 1,900,116 Gannett Company
3 The New York Times New York New York 927,851 The New York Times Company
4 Los Angeles Times Los Angeles California 657,467 Tribune Company
5 The Washington Post Washington District of Columbia 582,844 The Washington Post Company
6 Daily News New York New York 544,167 Daily News
7 New York Post New York New York 508,042 News Corporation
8 Chicago Tribune Chicago Illinois 465,892 Tribune Company
9 Houston Chronicle Houston Texas 384,419 Hearst Corporation
10 The Philadelphia Inquirer/
Philadelphia Daily News
Philadelphia Pennsylvania 361,480 Philadelphia Media Holdings
11 Newsday Melville New York 357,124 Cablevision
12 The Denver Post Denver Colorado 340,949 MediaNews Group
13 The Arizona Republic Phoenix Arizona 316,874 Gannett Company
14 Star Tribune Minneapolis Minnesota 304,543 The Star Tribune Company
15 Chicago Sun-Times Chicago Illinois 275,641 Sun-Times Media Group
16 The Plain Dealer Cleveland Ohio 271,180 Advance Publications
17 Detroit Free Press Detroit Michigan 269,729 Gannett Company
18 The Boston Globe Boston Massachusetts 264,105 The New York Times Company
19 The Dallas Morning News Dallas Texas 263,810 A. H. Belo Corporation
20 The Seattle Times Seattle Washington 263,588 The Seattle Times Company
21 San Francisco Chronicle San Francisco California 251,782 Hearst Corporation
22 The Oregonian Portland Oregon 249,163 Advance Publications
23 The Star-Ledger Newark New Jersey 246,006 Advance Publications
24 The San Diego Union-Tribune San Diego California 242,705 Platinum Equity
25 St. Petersburg Times St. Petersburg Florida 240,147 Times Publishing Company
26 San Jose Mercury News San Jose California 225,175 MediaNews Group
27 The Sacramento Bee Sacramento California 217,545 The McClatchy Company
28 The Kansas City Star Kansas City Missouri 216,226 The McClatchy Company
29 St. Louis Post-Dispatch St. Louis Missouri 213,472 Lee Enterprises
30 The Orange County Register Santa Ana California 212,293 Freedom Communications
31 The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Atlanta Georgia 211,420 Cox Enterprises
32 The Indianapolis Star Indianapolis Indiana 201,823 Gannett Company
33 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Milwaukee Wisconsin 190,841 Journal Communications
34 The Sun Baltimore Maryland 186,639 Tribune Company
35 St. Paul Pioneer Press St. Paul Minnesota 185,220 MediaNews Group
36 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Pittsburgh Pennsylvania 184,234 Block Communications
37 The Columbus Dispatch Columbus Ohio 183,742 Dispatch Printing Company
38 Orlando Sentinel Orlando Florida 181,090 Tribune Company
39 The Courier-Journal Louisville Kentucky 176,638 Gannett Company
40 Las Vegas Review-Journal Las Vegas Nevada 175,841 Stephens Media
41 Contra Costa Times Walnut Creek California 174,852 MediaNews Group
42 Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Little Rock Arkansas 169,458 WEHCO Media
43 The Cincinnati Enquirer Cincinnati Ohio 168,511 Gannett Company
44 Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Greensburg Pennsylvania 168,218 Tribune-Review Publishing Co.
45 The Detroit News Detroit Michigan 167,849 MediaNews Group
46 The Charlotte Observer Charlotte North Carolina 167,585 The McClatchy Company
47 Fort Worth Star-Telegram Fort Worth Texas 167,364 The McClatchy Company
48 The Buffalo News Buffalo New York 165,511 Berkshire Hathaway
49 The Virginian-Pilot Norfolk Virginia 164,454 Landmark Media Enterprises
50 Miami Herald Miami Florida 162,260 The McClatchy Company
51 The Times-Picayune New Orleans Louisiana 159,655 Advance Publications
52 South Florida Sun-Sentinel Fort Lauderdale Florida 153,563 Tribune Company
53 Omaha World-Herald Omaha Nebraska 153,340 Omaha World Herald Company
54 The Record Hackensack New Jersey 152,848 North Jersey Media Group
55 The Tampa Tribune Tampa Florida 152,568 Media General
56 San Antonio Express-News San Antonio Texas 152,156 Hearst Corporation
57 The Oklahoman Oklahoma City Oklahoma 147,212 Oklahoma Publishing Company
58 The Hartford Courant Hartford Connecticut 143,758 Tribune Company
59 The Commercial Appeal Memphis Tennessee 142,164 E. W. Scripps Company
60 Austin American-Statesman Austin Texas 140,602 Cox Enterprises
61 News & Observer Raleigh North Carolina 139,826 The McClatchy Company
62 Investor's Business Daily Los Angeles California 138,732 Investor's Business Daily
63 Boston Herald Boston Massachusetts 138,260 Herald Media
64 Richmond Times-Dispatch Richmond Virginia 133,161 Media General
65 The Tennessean Nashville Tennessee 131,960 Gannett Company
66 Fresno Bee Fresno California 126,398 The McClatchy Company
67 Democrat and Chronicle Rochester New York 124,987 Gannett Company
68 Asbury Park Press Neptune New Jersey 118,868 Gannett Company
69 The Birmingham News Birmingham Alabama 116,937 Advance Publications
70 The Des Moines Register Des Moines Iowa 116,876 Gannett Company
71 The Palm Beach Post West Palm Beach Florida 114,336 Cox Enterprises
72 The Honolulu Advertiser Honolulu Hawaii 113,947 Gannett Company
73 The Press-Enterprise Riverside California 113,182 A. H. Belo Corporation
74 The Salt Lake Tribune Salt Lake City Utah 112,585 MediaNews Group
75 Daily Herald Arlington Heights Illinois 111,539 Paddock Publications
76 The Florida Times-Union Jacksonville Florida 109,476 Morris Publishing Group
77 The Providence Journal Providence Rhode Island 106,875 A. H. Belo Corporation
78 The Blade Toledo Ohio 104,148 Block Communications
79 Dayton Daily News Dayton Ohio 104,138 Cox Enterprises
80 Grand Rapids Press Grand Rapids Michigan 103,422 Advance Publications
81 Tulsa World Tulsa Oklahoma 102,392 World Publishing Company
82 The Morning Call Allentown Pennsylvania 100,617 Tribune Company
83 Knoxville News Sentinel Knoxville Tennessee 99,733 E. W. Scripps Company
84 Lexington Herald-Leader Lexington Kentucky 99,707 The McClatchy Company
85 Akron Beacon Journal Akron Ohio 99,298 Black Press
86 Los Angeles Daily News Los Angeles California 95,938 MediaNews Group
87 Albuquerque Journal Albuquerque New Mexico 94,066 Journal Publishing Company
88 Arizona Daily Star Tucson Arizona 93,770 Lee Enterprises
89 The Post-Standard Syracuse New York 93,688 Advance Publications
90 Press-Register Mobile Alabama 92,849 Advance Publications
91 The Oakland Tribune Oakland California 92,794 MediaNews Group
92 Wisconsin State Journal Madison Wisconsin 92,213 Lee Enterprises
93 La Opinión Los Angeles California 91,977 ImpreMedia
94 The News Journal Wilmington Delaware 91,962 Gannett Company
95 The News Tribune Tacoma Washington 90,546 The McClatchy Company
96 The Advocate Baton Rouge Louisiana 87,881 Capital City Press
97 The Post and Courier Charleston South Carolina 86,928 Evening Post Publishing Company
98 The Journal News White Plains New York 84,059 Gannett Company
99 The State Columbia South Carolina 83,923 The McClatchy Company
100 The Times of Northwest Indiana Munster Indiana 83,680 Lee Enterprises

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