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.[1] These figures are mainly compiled by the Audit Bureau of Circulations. Some newspapers whose circulation figures are under dispute do not appear on this list.

Newspaper City State Daily Circulation Owner
1 USA Today McLean Virginia 2,113,725 Gannett Company
2 The Wall Street Journal New York New York 2,082,189 News Corporation
3 The New York Times New York New York 1,039,031 The New York Times Company
4 Los Angeles Times Los Angeles California 723,181 Tribune Company
5 The Washington Post Washington District of Columbia 665,383 The Washington Post Company
6 Daily News New York New York 602,857 Daily News
7 New York Post New York New York 558,140 News Corporation
8 Chicago Tribune Chicago Illinois 501,202 Tribune Company
9 Houston Chronicle Houston Texas 425,138 Hearst Corporation
10 The Arizona Republic Phoenix Arizona 389,701 Gannett Company
11 The Denver Post Denver Colorado 371,728 MediaNews Group
12 Newsday Long Island New York 368,194 Cablevision
13 The Dallas Morning News Dallas Texas 331,907 A. H. Belo Corportation
14 Star Tribune Minneapolis Minnesota 320,076 Avista Capital Partners
15 Chicago Sun-Times Chicago Illinois 312,141 Sun-Times Media Group
16 San Francisco Chronicle San Francisco California 312,118 Hearst Corporation
17 The Boston Globe Boston Massachusetts 302,638 The New York Times Company
18 The Plain Dealer Cleveland Ohio 291,630 Advance Publications
19 Detroit Free Press Detroit Michigan 290,730 Gannett Company
20 The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia Pennsylvania 288,270 Philadelphia Media Holdings
21 The Star-Ledger Newark New Jersey 287,082 Advance Publications
22 St. Petersburg Times St. Petersburg Florida 283,093 Times Publishing Company
23 The Oregonian Portland Oregon 268,512 Advance Publications
24 The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Atlanta Georgia 261,828 Cox Enterprises
25 The San Diego Union-Tribune San Diego California 261,253 Platinum Equity
26 The Sacramento Bee Sacramento California 248,855 The McClatchy Company
27 St. Louis Post-Dispatch St. Louis Missouri 238,400 Lee Enterprises
28 The Kansas City Star Kansas City Missouri 234,667 The McClatchy Company
29 The Indianapolis Star Indianapolis Indiana 232,361 Gannett Company
30 The Orange County Register Orange County California 230,877 Freedom Communications
31 San Jose Mercury News San Jose California 227,119 MediaNews Group
32 The Sun Baltimore Maryland 210,098 Tribune Company
33 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Pittsburgh Pennsylvania 209,477 Block Communications
34 Orlando Sentinel Orlando Florida 206,205 Tribune Company
35 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Milwaukee Wisconsin 203,240 Journal Communications
36 The Seattle Times Seattle Washington 203,175 The Seattle Times Company
37 Miami Herald Miami Florida 202,122 The McClatchy Company
38 South Florida Sun-Sentinel Fort Lauderdale Florida 195,522 Tribune Company
39 The Columbus Dispatch Columbus Ohio 195,510 Dispatch Printing Company
40 The Tampa Tribune Tampa Florida 195,277 Media General
41 The Courier-Journal Louisville Kentucky 193,992 Gannett Company
42 San Antonio Express-News San Antonio Texas 192,930 Hearst Corporation
43 The Commercial Appeal Memphis Tennessee 192,631 E. W. Scripps Company
44 St. Paul Pioneer Press St. Paul Minnesota 192,342 MediaNews Group
45 Fort Worth Star-Telegram Fort Worth Texas 189,357 The McClatchy Company
46 The Cincinnati Enquirer Cincinnati Ohio 188,956 Gannett Company
47 The Charlotte Observer Charlotte North Carolina 187,633 The McClatchy Company
48 Contra Costa Times Walnut Creek California 185,699 MediaNews Group
49 Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Little Rock Arkansas 180,314 WEHCO Media
50 Las Vegas Review-Journal Las Vegas Nevada 175,439 Stephens Media
51 Omaha World-Herald Omaha Nebraska 174,548 Omaha World Herald Company
52 The Buffalo News Buffalo New York 173,925 Berkshire Hathaway
53 The Virginian-Pilot Norfolk Virginia 170,120 Landmark Communications
54 The Detroit News Detroit Michigan 169,748 MediaNews Group
55 The Record Hackensack New Jersey 168,508 North Jersey Media Group
56 The Times-Picayune New Orleans Louisiana 166,098 Advance Publications
57 Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Greensburg Pennsylvania 165,563 Tribune-Review Publishing Co.
58 The Oklahoman Oklahoma City Oklahoma 164,551 Oklahoma Publishing Company
59 Richmond Times-Dispatch Richmond Virginia 158,139 Media General
60 News & Observer Raleigh North Carolina 156,909 The McClatchy Company
61 The Hartford Courant Hartford Connecticut 155,540 Tribune Company
62 Austin American-Statesman Austin Texas 152,691 Cox Enterprises
63 Boston Herald Boston Massachusetts 150,688 Herald Media
64 Investor's Business Daily Los Angeles California 150,640 Investor's Business Daily
65 The Tennessean Nashville Tennessee 147,381 Gannett Company
66 Fresno Bee Fresno California 143,314 The McClatchy Company
67 The Palm Beach Post West Palm Beach Florida 143,221 Cox Enterprises
68 The Press-Enterprise Riverside California 140,079 A. H. Belo Corportation
69 Democrat and Chronicle Rochester New York 135,776 Gannett Company
70 The Birmingham News Birmingham Alabama 132,416 Advance Publications
80 Daily Herald Arlington Heights Illinois 130,404 Paddock Publications
72 The Des Moines Register Des Moines Iowa 128,062 Gannett Company
73 The Honolulu Advertiser Honolulu Hawaii 127,379 Gannett Company
74 Los Angeles Daily News Los Angeles California 124,488 MediaNews Group
75 Asbury Park Press Neptune New Jersey 123,949 Gannett Company
76 The Florida Times-Union Jacksonville Florida 122,655 Morris Publishing Group
77 The Providence Journal Providence Rhode Island 120,783 A. H. Belo Corportation
78 The Salt Lake Tribune Utah Utah 118,452 MediaNews Group
79 Grand Rapids Press Grand Rapids Michigan 114,118 Advance Publications
80 Knoxville News Sentinel Knoxville Tennessee 111,321 E. W. Scripps Company
81 The Blade Toledo Ohio 110,728 Block Communications
82 Tulsa World Tulsa Oklahoma 110,681 World Publishing Company
83 Dayton Daily News Dayton Ohio 109,891 Cox Enterprises
84 Press-Register Mobile Alabama 106,793 Advance Publications
85 Akron Beacon Journal Akron Ohio 106,747 Black Press
86 The Post-Standard Syracuse New York 104,306 Advance Publications
87 Lexington Herald-Leader Lexington Kentucky 104,221 The McClatchy Company
88 The News Journal Wilmington Delaware 102,619 Gannett Company
89 The News Tribune Tacoma Washington 102,200 The McClatchy Company
90 Arizona Daily Star Tucson Arizona 102,063 Lee Enterprises
91 Albuquerque Journal Albuquerque New Mexico 101,810 Journal Publishing Company
92 The Oakland Tribune Oakland California 99,978 MediaNews Group
93 The Morning Call Allentown Pennsylvania 99,114 Tribune Company
94 Philadelphia Daily News Philadelphia Pennsylvania 99,103 Philadelphia Media Holdings
95 The Advocate Baton Rouge Louisiana 98,488 Capital City Press
96 Sarasota Herald-Tribune Sarasota Florida 97,254 The New York Times Company
97 Wisconsin State Journal Madison Wisconsin 96,927 Lee Enterprises
98 The State Columbia South Carolina 96,737 The McClatchy Company
99 The Post and Courier Charleston South Carolina 96,005 Evening Post Publishing Company
100 The Journal News White Plains New York 95,389 Gannett Company

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