The highest circulation newspapers in Kentucky are listed below, ranked by circulation.
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Highest Circulation Kentucky Newspapers |
| Newspaper |
Circulation |
|
City |
Louisville Courier-Journal
| 154,033 | | Louisville |
Lexington Herald-Leader
| 92,626 | | Lexington |
Louisville Record
(religion: christian) | 66,000 | | Louisville |
Kentucky Western Recorder
(religion: christian) | 38,000 | | Louisville |
Louisville Eccentric Observer (LEO) Weekly
(city guides) | 28,844 | | Louisville |
Fort Campbell Courier
(military) | 23,000 | | Hopkinsville |
Owensboro Messenger Inquirer
| 21,648 | | Owensboro |
Bowling Green Daily News
| 20,166 | | Bowling Green |
Fort Knox Turret
(military) | 20,000 | | Elizabethtown |
Paducah Sun
| 19,755 | | Paducah |
Business Lexington
(business news) | 18,000 | | Lexington |
West Kentucky News
| 18,000 | | Paducah |
Florence Recorder
| 15,000 | | Florence |
Kentucky Kernel
(university) | 15,000 | | Lexington |
Ashland Independent
| 13,959 | | Ashland |
Hardin County News-Enterprise
| 13,542 | | Elizabethtown |
Kenton Community Recorder
| 11,998 | | Covington |
Business First of Louisville
(business news) | 11,183 | | Louisville |
Danville Advocate-Messenger
| 10,217 | | Danville |
Campbell Community Recorder
| 10,015 | | Bellevue |
College Heights Herald
(university) | 10,000 | | Bowling Green |
EKU Eastern Progress
(university) | 10,000 | | Richmond |
Louisville Voice-Tribune
| 10,000 | | Louisville |
Henderson Gleaner
| 9,891 | | Henderson |
Russell County News
| 9,000 | | Jamestown |
Kentucky New Era
| 8,449 | | Hopkinsville |
Kentucky Standard
| 8,316 | | Bardstown |
Somerset Commonwealth Journal
| 8,213 | | Somerset |
Frankfort State Journal
| 8,101 | | Frankfort |
Louisville Cardinal
(university) | 8,000 | | Louisville |
Appalachian News Express
| 7,821 | | Pikeville |
London Sentinel Echo
| 7,796 | | London |
Corbin News Journal
| 7,722 | | Williamsburg |
Big Sandy News
| 7,581 | | Louisa |
Central City Leader News
| 7,556 | | Central City |
Erlanger Recorder
| 7,500 | | Erlanger |
Madisonville Messenger
| 7,248 | | Madisonville |
Shelbyville Sentinel-News
| 7,226 | | Shelbyville |
Murray Ledger & Times
| 7,000 | | Murray |
Mt. Sterling Advocate
| 6,827 | | Mount Sterling |
Maysville Ledger Independent
| 6,696 | | Maysville |
Pioneer News
| 6,226 | | Shepherdsville |
Glasgow Daily Times
| 6,135 | | Glasgow |
Green River Republican
| 6,100 | | Morgantown |
Corbin Times Tribune
| 6,024 | | Corbin |
Harlan Daily Enterprise
| 6,022 | | Harlan |
Mountain Citizen
| 5,918 | | Inez |
Oldham Era
| 5,801 | | La Grange |
Manchester Enterprise
| 5,786 | | Manchester |
Jessamine Journal
| 5,773 | | Nicholasville |
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