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 | |
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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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