List of Newspapers in The United States By Circulation

This is a list of the top 100 newspapers in the United States by daily circulation for the six month period ended March 31, 2012. These figures are compiled by the Audit Bureau of Circulations.

The following does not just include newspaper circulation - it also includes "electronic editions".

Newspaper Primary
Locality
State Daily
Circulation
Sunday
Circulation
Owner
1 Wall Street Journal !The Wall Street Journal Nationwide 2,118,315 2,078,564 News Corporation
2 USA Today Nationwide 1,817,446 Gannett Company
3 New York Times !The New York Times New York New York 1,586,757 2,003,247 The New York Times Company
4 Los Angeles Times Los Angeles California 605,243 948,889 Tribune Company
5 San Jose Mercury News San Jose California 575,786 690,258 MediaNews Group
6 Washington Post !The Washington Post District of Columbia District of Columbia 507,615 719,301 The Washington Post Company
7 Daily News New York New York 530,924 584,658 Daily News, L.P.
8 New York Post New York New York 555,327 434,392 News Corporation
9 Chicago Tribune Chicago Illinois 414,590 779,440 Tribune Company
10 Chicago Sun-Times Chicago Illinois 422,335 434,861 Sun-Times Media Group
11 Dallas Morning News !The Dallas Morning News Dallas Texas 405,349 702,848 A. H. Belo Corporation
12 Houston Chronicle Houston Texas 384,007 916,934 Hearst Corporation
13 Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia Pennsylvania 325,291 517,310 Philadelphia Media Network
14 Arizona Republic !The Arizona Republic Phoenix Arizona 321,600 538,579 Gannett Company
15 Denver Post !The Denver Post Denver Colorado 401,120 595,363 MediaNews Group
16 Newsday Long Island New York 298,759 362,221 Cablevision
17 Star Tribune Minneapolis Minnesota 296,605 516,134 The Star Tribune Company
18 Tampa Bay Times St. Petersburg Florida 292,441 429,048 Times Publishing Company
19 Oregonian !The Oregonian Portland Oregon 260,248 304,739 Advance Publications
20 Plain Dealer !The Plain Dealer Cleveland Ohio 254,372 403,001 Advance Publications
21 Seattle Times !The Seattle Times Seattle Washington 253,742 346,991 The Seattle Times Company
22 Detroit Free Press Detroit Michigan 246,169 614,226 Gannett Company
23 San Francisco Chronicle San Francisco California 235,350 292,459 Hearst Corporation
24 Star-Ledger !The Star-Ledger Newark New Jersey 229,255 337,416 Advance Publications
25 Boston Globe !The Boston Globe Boston Massachusetts 219,214 356,652 The New York Times Company
26 U-T San Diego !The San Diego Union-Tribune San Diego California 218,614 296,272 U-T San Diego
27 Sacramento Bee !The Sacramento Bee Sacramento California 210,925 268,321 The McClatchy Company
28 Kansas City Star !The Kansas City Star Kansas City Missouri 209,258 305,113 The McClatchy Company
29 St. Louis Post-Dispatch St. Louis Missouri 196,232 360,450 Lee Enterprises
30 Sun !The Sun Baltimore Maryland 195,561 343,552 Tribune Company
31 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Milwaukee Wisconsin 194,436 333,999 Journal Communications
32 St. Paul Pioneer Press St. Paul Minnesota 193,549 254,590 MediaNews Group
33 Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Greensburg Pennsylvania 190,625 205,048 Tribune-Review Publishing Co.
34 Orlando Sentinel Orlando Florida 187,841 287,845 Tribune Company
35 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Pittsburgh Pennsylvania 187,237 307,932 Block Communications
36 Atlanta Journal-Constitution !The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Dunwoody Georgia 183,415 391,815 Cox Enterprises
37 Orange County Register !The Orange County Register Santa Ana California 182,964 287,660 Freedom Communications
38 Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Little Rock Arkansas 182,463 260,813 WEHCO Media
39 Indianapolis Star !The Indianapolis Star Indianapolis Indiana 176,232 272,798 Gannett Company
40 South Florida Sun-Sentinel Fort Lauderdale Florida 174,641 253,247 Tribune Company
41 The Miami Herald Miami Florida 173,555 217,163 The McClatchy Company
42 Las Vegas Review-Journal Las Vegas Nevada 166,182 190,308 Stephens Media
43 Tampa Tribune !The Tampa Tribune Tampa Florida 164,568 262,218 Media General
44 Cincinnati Enquirer !The Cincinnati Enquirer Cincinnati Ohio 161,858 282,670 Gannett Company
45 Record !The Record Hackensack New Jersey 156,425 175,905 North Jersey Media Group
46 Charlotte Observer !The Charlotte Observer Charlotte North Carolina 155,497 212,318 The McClatchy Company
47 Buffalo News !The Buffalo News Buffalo New York 154,748 235,227 Berkshire Hathaway
48 Virginian-Pilot !The Virginian-Pilot Norfolk Virginia 152,198 172,112 Landmark Media Enterprises
49 Courier-Journal !The Courier-Journal Louisville Kentucky 151,918 229,755 Gannett Company
50 Fort Worth Star-Telegram Fort Worth Texas 151,753 234,091 The McClatchy Company
51 Oklahoman !The Oklahoman Oklahoma City Oklahoma 143,803 201,875 The Anschutz Corporation
52 Columbus Dispatch !The Columbus Dispatch Columbus Ohio 142,786 266,488 Dispatch Printing Company
53 Omaha World-Herald Omaha Nebraska 142,283 173,928 Berkshire Hathaway
54 Detroit News !The Detroit News Detroit Michigan 141,668 MediaNews Group
55 Times-Picayune !The Times-Picayune New Orleans Louisiana 141,092 158,840 Advance Publications
56 Austin American-Statesman Austin Texas 137,681 193,761 Cox Enterprises
57 Hartford Courant !The Hartford Courant Hartford Connecticut 135,283 197,406 Tribune Company
58 Commercial Appeal !The Commercial Appeal Memphis Tennessee 134,562 167,399 E. W. Scripps Company
59 News & Observer !The News & Observer Raleigh North Carolina 134,470 190,514 The McClatchy Company
60 San Antonio Express-News San Antonio Texas 133,480 254,969 Hearst Corporation
61 Tennessean !The Tennessean Nashville Tennessee 128,400 222,714 Gannett Company
62 Investor's Business Daily Los Angeles California 127,545 Investor's Business Daily
63 Boston Herald Boston Massachusetts 123,811 87,296 Herald Media
64 Press-Enterprise !The Press-Enterprise Riverside California 121,825 134,417 A. H. Belo Corporation
65 Democrat and Chronicle Rochester New York 120,037 175,146 Gannett Company
66 Blade !The Blade Toledo Ohio 119,204 150,604 Block Communications
67 Honolulu Star-Advertiser Honolulu Hawaii 119,186 132,281 Black Press
68 Palm Beach Post !The Palm Beach Post West Palm Beach Florida 117,149 143,832 Cox Enterprises
69 Richmond Times-Dispatch Richmond Virginia 115,431 167,171 Berkshire Hathaway
70 Fresno Bee Fresno California 115,242 141,759 The McClatchy Company
71 Salt Lake Tribune !The Salt Lake Tribune Salt Lake City Utah 113,032 126,525 MediaNews Group
72 Birmingham News !The Birmingham News Birmingham Alabama 112,211 153,024 Advance Publications
73 Des Moines Register !The Des Moines Register Des Moines Iowa 108,247 211,880 Gannett Company
74 Florida Times-Union !The Florida Times-Union Jacksonville Florida 107,921 159,216 Morris Publishing Group
75 Asbury Park Press Neptune City New Jersey 107,443 157,154 Gannett Company
76 Arizona Daily Star Tucson Arizona 106,057 160,496 Lee Enterprises
77 Morning Call !The Morning Call Allentown Pennsylvania 106,021 122,009 Tribune Company
78 Daily Herald Arlington Heights Illinois 104,053 110,824 Paddock Publications
79 La Opinión Los Angeles California 100,336 40,423 ImpreMedia
80 Knoxville News Sentinel Knoxville Tennessee 98,381 124,225 E. W. Scripps Company
81 Lexington Herald-Leader Lexington Kentucky 96,171 112,793 The McClatchy Company
82 Akron Beacon Journal Akron Ohio 94,811 124,841 Black Press
83 Grand Rapids Press Grand Rapids Michigan 94,746 151,697 Advance Publications
84 Dayton Daily News Dayton Ohio 94,709 141,692 Cox Enterprises
85 Los Angeles Daily News Los Angeles California 94,192 100,065 MediaNews Group
86 Providence Journal !The Providence Journal Providence Rhode Island 91,804 130,659 A. H. Belo Corporation
87 Tulsa World Tulsa Oklahoma 90,499 130,805 World Publishing Company
88 Albuquerque Journal Albuquerque New Mexico 90,471 115,558 Journal Publishing Company
89 Post and Courier !The Post and Courier Charleston South Carolina 89,224 95,379 Evening Post Publishing Company
90 News Journal !The News Journal Wilmington Delaware 88,083 126,194 Gannett Company
91 Wisconsin State Journal Madison Wisconsin 87,629 119,382 Lee Enterprises
92 Press-Register Mobile Alabama 87,518 103,300 Advance Publications
93 Times of Northwest Indiana !The Times of Northwest Indiana Munster Indiana 85,405 92,984 Lee Enterprises
94 Post-Standard !The Post-Standard Syracuse New York 84,479 140,225 Advance Publications
95 Roanoke Times !The Roanoke Times Roanoke Virginia 83,447 90,069 Landmark Media Enterprises
96 News Tribune !The News Tribune Tacoma Washington 83,199 97,812 The McClatchy Company
97 Sarasota Herald-Tribune Sarasota Florida 83,085 106,127 Halifax Media Group
98 Telegram & Gazette Worcester Massachusetts 82,761 The New York Times Company
99 Advocate !The Advocate Baton Rouge Louisiana 82,695 104,215 Capital City Press
100 Press-Telegram Long Beach California 80,947 68,626 MediaNews Group

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