LIST OF NEWSPAPERS IN THE UNITED STATES BY CIRCULATION

This is a list of the 'top 100 newspapers in the United States' by largest reported circulation. These figures are compiled by the Audit Bureau of Circulations for the six months ending March 31 2007, and represent each paper's highest circulation of the week, typically the Sunday edition. An asterisk (
★ ) indicates two papers who publish a combined edition under a joint operating agreement. Some newspapers whose circulation figures are under dispute, such as the ''Chicago Sun-Times'', do not appear on this list.

	Newspaper	City	Largest Reported Circulation	Owner
1	''USA Today''	Arlington, VA	2,524,965	Gannett Company
2	''Wall Street Journal''	New York, NY	2,068,439	Dow Jones & Company
3	''New York Times''	New York, NY	1,627,062	New York Times Company
4	''Los Angeles Times''	Los Angeles, CA	1,173,096	Tribune Company
5	''Chicago Tribune''	Chicago, IL	940,620	Tribune Company
6	''Washington Post''	Washington, DC	929,921	Washington Post Company
7	''New York Daily News''	New York, NY	775,543	New York Daily News
8	''New York Post''	New York, NY	741,099	News Corporation
9 ★	''Denver Post'' / ''Rocky Mountain News''	Denver, CO	704,168	MediaNews Group / E. W. Scripps Company
10	''Philadelphia Inquirer''	Philadelphia, PA	688,670	Philadelphia Media Holdings LLC
11	''Houston Chronicle''	Houston, TX	677,425	Hearst Newspapers
12 ★	''Detroit News'' / ''Detroit Free Press''	Detroit, MI	640,356	MediaNews Group / Gannett Company
13	''Star Tribune''	Minneapolis, MN	574,406	Avista Capital Partners
14	''Star-Ledger''	Newark, NJ	570,523	Advance Publications
15	''Dallas Morning News''	Dallas, TX	563,079	Belo Corporation
16	''Boston Globe''	Boston, MA	562,273	New York Times Company
17	''Arizona Republic''	Phoenix, AZ	541,757	Gannett Company
18	''Atlanta Journal-Constitution''	Atlanta, GA	523,687	Cox Newspapers
19	''Newsday''	Long Island, NY	464,169	Tribune Company
20	''Plain Dealer''	Cleveland, OH	442,482	Advance Publications
21	''San Francisco Chronicle''	San Francisco, CA	438,006	Hearst Newspapers
22	''St. Petersburg Times''	St. Petersburg, FL	430,893	Times Publishing Company
23 ★	''Seattle Times'' / ''Seattle Post-Intelligencer''	Seattle, WA	423,635	Seattle Times Company / Hearst Newspapers
24	''St. Louis Post-Dispatch''	St. Louis, MO	407,754	Lee Enterprises
25	''Milwaukee Journal Sentinel''	Milwaukee, WI	400,317	Journal Communications
26	''San Diego Union-Tribune''	San Diego, CA	378,696	Copley Press
27	''Baltimore Sun''	Baltimore, MD	377,561	Tribune Company
28	''Oregonian''	Portland, OR	375,913	Advance Publications
29	''Kansas City Star''	Kansas City, MO	359,477	McClatchy Company
30	''Indianapolis Star''	Indianapolis, IN	354,312	Gannett Company
31	''Columbus Dispatch''	Columbus, OH	343,616	Dispatch Printing Company
32	''Miami Herald''	Miami, FL	342,432	McClatchy Company
33	''Pittsburgh Post-Gazette''	Pittsburgh, PA	341,474	Block Communications
34	''Orlando Sentinel''	Orlando, FL	335,689	Tribune Company
35	''San Antonio Express-News''	San Antonio, TX	333,902	Hearst Newspapers
36	''Orange County Register''	Orange County, CA	329,549	Freedom Communications
37	''Sacramento Bee''	Sacramento, CA	324,613	McClatchy Company
38	''South Florida Sun-Sentinel''	Fort Lauderdale, FL	319,103	Tribune Company
39	''Fort Worth Star-Telegram''	Fort Worth, TX	304,200	McClatchy Company
40	''Tampa Tribune & Times''	Tampa, FL	298,674	Media General
41 ★	''Cincinnati Enquirer'' / ''Cincinnati Post''	Cincinnati, OH	290,500	Gannett Company
42	''Oklahoman''	Oklahoma City, OK	282,119	Independent / Oklahoma Publishing Company
43	''Arkansas Democrat-Gazette''	Little Rock, AR	276,436	WEHCO Media
44	''Charlotte Observer''	Charlotte, NC	270,347	McClatchy Company
45	''Courier-Journal''	Louisville, KY	266,594	Gannett Company
46	''Buffalo News''	Buffalo, NY	266,123	Buffalo News
47	''Hartford Courant''	Hartford, CT	255,419	Tribune Company
48	''St. Paul Pioneer Press''	St. Paul, MN	251,838	MediaNews Group
49	''San Jose Mercury News''	San Jose, CA	251,666	MediaNews Group
50	''Des Moines Register''	Des Moines, IA	233,229	Gannett Company
51	''Tennessean''	Nashville, TN	232,334	Gannett Company
52	''Salt Lake Tribune'' / ''Deseret Morning News''	Salt Lake City, UT	226,807	Newspaper Agency Corporation
53	''Omaha World-Herald''	Omaha, NE	222,469	Independent
54	''Austin American-Statesman''	Austin, TX	215,894	Cox Newspapers
55	''Virginian-Pilot''	Norfolk, VA	214,995	Landmark Communications
56	''Richmond Times-Dispatch''	Richmond, VA	214,971	Media General
57	''Florida Times-Union''	Jacksonville, FL	214,572	Morris Publishing Group
58	''Investor's Business Daily''	Los Angeles, CA	214,059	Investor's Business Daily
59	''News & Observer''	Raleigh, NC	213,124	McClatchy Company
60	''Democrat and Chronicle''	Rochester, NY	209,427	Gannett Company
61	''Providence Journal''	Providence, RI	205,102	Belo Corporation
62	''Palm Beach Post''	West Palm Beach, FL	204,847	Cox Newspapers
63 ★	''Las Vegas Review-Journal'' / ''Las Vegas Sun''	Las Vegas, NV	204,036	Stephens Media Group / Greenspun Media Group
64	''Boston Herald''	Boston, MA	203,140	Herald Media
65	''Record''	Hackensack, NJ	194,823	North Jersey Media Group
66	''Asbury Park Press''	Neptune, NJ	192,581	Gannett Company
67	''Pittsburgh Tribune-Review''	Greensburg, PA	185,331	Tribune-Review Publishing Co.
68	''Commercial Appeal''	Memphis, TN	184,418	E. W. Scripps Company
69	''Grand Rapids Press''	Grand Rapids, MI	182,252	Advance Publications
70	''Press-Enterprise''	Riverside, CA	181,590	Belo Corporation
71	''Contra Costa Times''	Walnut Creek, CA	180,440	MediaNews Group
72	''Fresno Bee''	Fresno, CA	180,043	McClatchy Company
73	''Birmingham News''	Birmingham, AL	176,087	Advance Publications
74	''Tulsa World''	Tulsa, OK	171,602	World Publishing Company
75 ★	''Arizona Daily Star'' / ''Tucson Citizen''	Tucson, AZ	168,861	Lee Enterprises / Gannett Company
76	''Los Angeles Daily News''	Los Angeles, CA	166,640	MediaNews Group
77	''Dayton Daily News''	Dayton, OH	166,066	Dayton Newspapers
78	''Akron Beacon Journal''	Akron, OH	164,902	Black Press
79	''Post-Standard''	Syracuse, NY	164,702	Advance Publications
80	''Honolulu Advertiser''	Honolulu, HI	158,610	Gannett
81	''Blade''	Toledo, OH	154,566	Block Communications
82	''Daily Herald''	Arlington Heights, IL	154,172	Paddock Publications
83	''Knoxville News Sentinel''	Knoxville, TN	150,147	E. W. Scripps Company
84	''Morning Call''	Allentown, PA	147,696	Tribune Company
85 ★	''Albuquerque Journal'' / ''Albuquerque Tribune''	Albuquerque, NM	146,931	E. W. Scripps Company
86	''Patriot-News''	Harrisburg, PA	144,210	Independent
87	''Times Union''	Albany, NY	140,946	Hearst Newspapers
88	''State''	Columbia, SC	139,022	McClatchy Company
89	''Lexington Herald-Leader''	Lexington, KY	138,986	McClatchy Company
90	''Wichita Eagle''	Wichita, KS	135,998	McClatchy Company
91	''Journal News''	White Plains, NY	135,693	Gannett Company
92	''Sarasota Herald-Tribune''	Sarasota, FL	134,101	New York Times Company
93	''News Journal''	Wilmington, DE	131,796	Gannett Company
94	''News Tribune''	Tacoma, WA	131,212	McClatchy Company
95	''Opinión''	Los Angeles, CA	126,284	Lozano Enterprises
96	''Republican''	Springfield, MA	124,492	Republican Company
97	''Advocate''	Baton Rouge, LA	123,032	Capital City Press
98	''Philadelphia Daily News''	Philadelphia, PA	122,606	Philadelphia Media Holdings LLC
99	''Daytona Beach News-Journal''	Daytona Beach, FL	121,970	Independent
100	''Spokesman-Review''	Spokane, WA	119,155	Cowles Publishing Co.

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See also

References

★ Audit Bureau of Circulations' Top 200 list

See also

★ List of newspapers

★ List of newspapers in the United States

★ Newspaper circulation

★ The Use of the Internet by America's Newspapers