The highest circulation newspapers in Iowa are listed below, ranked by circulation.
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Highest Circulation Iowa Newspapers |
| Newspaper |
Circulation |
|
City |
Des Moines Register
| 101,915 | | Des Moines |
Iowa Falls Times Citizen
| 93,269 | | Iowa Falls |
Iowa Farmer Today
(agriculture) | 68,387 | | Cedar Rapids |
Quad-City Times
| 46,824 | | Davenport |
Cedar Rapids Gazette
| 46,580 | | Cedar Rapids |
Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier
| 33,674 | | Waterloo |
Sioux City Journal
| 32,502 | | Sioux City |
Mason City/North Iowa Shopper
(shopping) | 28,000 | | Mason City |
Catholic Globe
(religion: christian) | 27,250 | | Sioux City |
Des Moines Cityview
(city guides) | 27,053 | | Des Moines |
Dubuque Telegraph Herald
| 25,588 | | Dubuque |
River Cities Reader
| 20,309 | | Davenport |
Carroll Today
| 19,000 | | Carroll |
Davenport Catholic Messenger
(religion: christian) | 18,526 | | Davenport |
Daily Iowan
(university) | 16,465 | | Iowa City |
Hawk Eye
| 15,943 | | Burlington |
Fort Dodge Farm-News
(agriculture) | 15,640 | | Fort Dodge |
Dubuque Witness
(religion: christian) | 14,500 | | Dubuque |
Mason City Globe Gazette
| 13,724 | | Mason City |
Iowa State Daily
(university) | 13,168 | | Ames |
Fort Dodge Messenger
| 13,083 | | Fort Dodge |
Iowa City Press-Citizen
| 12,130 | | Iowa City |
Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil
| 11,709 | | Council Bluffs |
Ottumwa Courier
| 10,859 | | Ottumwa |
Marshalltown Pennysaver
(shopping) | 10,189 | | Marshalltown |
Winnebago Hancock Shopper
(shopping) | 10,000 | | Forest City |
Clinton Herald
| 9,397 | | Clinton |
Bettendorf News
| 8,226 | | Bettendorf |
Northern Iowan
(university) | 8,000 | | Cedar Falls |
Marshalltown Times Republican
| 7,973 | | Marshalltown |
Ames Daily Tribune
| 7,696 | | Ames |
Simpsonian
(university) | 7,014 | | Indianola |
Muscatine Post
(shopping) | 6,725 | | Muscatine |
N'West Iowa Review
| 6,611 | | Sheldon |
Record Herald And Indianola Tribune
| 6,040 | | Indianola |
Cedar Falls Times
| 6,000 | | Cedar Falls |
Muscatine Journal
| 5,789 | | Muscatine |
Carroll Daily Times Herald
| 5,456 | | Carroll |
Decorah Journal
| 5,168 | | Decorah |
Decorah Public Opinion
| 5,085 | | Decorah |
Eldridge North Scott Press
| 4,962 | | Eldridge |
Keokuk Daily Gate City
| 4,315 | | Keokuk |
Newton Daily News
| 4,239 | | Newton |
Altoona Herald-Index
| 4,182 | | Altoona |
Creston News Advertiser
| 4,143 | | Creston |
Fort Madison Daily Democrat
| 4,139 | | Fort Madison |
DeWitt Observer
| 4,071 | | DeWitt |
Dyersville Commercial
| 4,055 | | Dyersville |
Tipton Conservative and Advertiser
| 3,988 | | Tipton |
Harlan News-Advertiser
| 3,958 | | Harlan |
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