The top 100 daily newspapers in the United States are ranked by circulation here. Newspaper circulation numbers show the average number of newspaper copies distributed each day.
| The Biggest American Newspapers (ranked by circulation) |
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| Rank |
Newspaper |
Circulation |
Location |
| 1. |  Wall Street Journal
| 2,118,315 | New York City, New York |
| 2. | USA Today
| 1,817,446 | Washington DC |
| 3. | New York Times
| 1,586,757 | New York City, New York |
| 4. | Los Angeles Times
| 616,575 | Los Angeles, California |
| 5. | New York Daily News
| 579,636 | New York City, New York |
| 6. | San Jose Mercury News
| 575,786 | San Jose, California |
| 7. | New York Post
| 555,327 | New York City, New York |
| 8. | Washington Post
| 507,615 | Washington DC |
| 9. | Chicago Sun-Times
| 422,335 | Chicago, Illinois |
| 10. | Chicago Tribune
| 414,590 | Chicago, Illinois |
| 11. | Dallas Morning News
| 405,349 | Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas |
| 12. | Denver Post
| 401,120 | Denver, Colorado |
| 13. | Newsday
| 397,973 | Melville, New York |
| 14. | Houston Chronicle
| 384,007 | Houston, Texas |
| 15. | am New York
| 345,053 | New York City, New York |
| 16. | Philadelphia Inquirer
| 325,291 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| 17. | Arizona Republic
| 321,600 | Phoenix, Arizona |
| 18. | Minneapolis Star Tribune
| 300,330 | Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota |
| 19. | Tampa Bay Times
| 299,497 | Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida |
| 20. | Orange County Register
| 280,812 | Santa Ana, California |
| 21. | Newark Star-Ledger
| 278,940 | Newark, New Jersey |
| 22. | Washington DC Examiner
| 260,950 | Washington DC |
| 23. | RedEye
| 250,000 | Chicago, Illinois |
| 24. | Portland Oregonian
| 247,833 | Portland, Oregon |
| 25. | Cleveland Plain Dealer
| 246,571 | Cleveland, Ohio |
| 26. | Seattle Times
| 236,929 | Seattle, Washington |
| 27. | U-T San Diego
| 230,742 | San Diego, California |
| 28. | Detroit Free Press
| 230,739 | Detroit, Michigan |
| 29. | San Francisco Chronicle
| 229,176 | San Francisco, California |
| 30. | Boston Globe
| 225,482 | Boston, Massachusetts |
| 31. | Las Vegas Review-Journal
| 213,078 | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| 32. | San Francisco Examiner
| 200,000 | San Francisco, California |
| 33. | Kansas City Star
| 199,222 | Kansas City, Missouri |
| 34. | Sacramento Bee
| 196,667 | Sacramento, California |
| 35. | St. Paul Pioneer Press
| 193,549 | Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota |
| 36. | St. Louis Post-Dispatch
| 191,631 | St. Louis, Missouri |
| 37. | Fort Worth Star-Telegram
| 189,795 | Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas |
| 38. | Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
| 188,819 | Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| 39. | Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
| 187,875 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| 40. | Express
| 183,916 | Washington DC |
| 41. | Baltimore Sun
| 179,574 | Baltimore, Maryland |
| 42. | Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
| 179,134 | Little Rock, Arkansas |
| 43. | Atlanta Journal-Constitution
| 174,251 | Atlanta, Georgia |
| 44. | Orlando Sentinel
| 173,576 | Orlando, Florida |
| 45. | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
| 173,160 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| 46. | Indianapolis Star
| 164,640 | Indianapolis, Indiana |
| 47. | Metro Boston
| 163,000 | Boston, Massachusetts |
| 48. | Miami Herald
| 160,988 | Miami, Florida |
| 49. | Louisville Courier-Journal
| 154,033 | Louisville, Kentucky |
| 50. | Buffalo News
| 152,074 | Buffalo, New York |
| 51. | South Florida Sun-Sentinel
| 147,860 | Fort Lauderdale, Florida |
| 52. | Bergen County Record
| 146,523 | Hackensack, New Jersey |
| 53. | Virginian-Pilot
| 145,785 | Norfolk, Virginia |
| 54. | Charlotte Observer
| 145,595 | Charlotte, North Carolina |
| 55. | Tampa Tribune
| 144,510 | Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida |
| 56. | Cincinnati Enquirer
| 140,877 | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| 57. | Detroit News
| 139,128 | Detroit, Michigan |
| 58. | San Antonio Express-News
| 137,514 | San Antonio, Texas |
| 59. | Columbus Dispatch
| 135,330 | Columbus, Ohio |
| 60. | Omaha World-Herald
| 135,282 | Omaha, Nebraska |
| 61. | New Orleans Times-Picayune
| 133,557 | New Orleans, Louisiana |
| 62. | Oklahoman
| 132,294 | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
| 63. | Hartford Courant
| 132,006 | Hartford, Connecticut |
| 64. | Riverside Press-Enterprise
| 131,872 | Riverside, California |
| 65. | Raleigh News & Observer
| 127,138 | Raleigh, North Carolina |
| 66. | Honolulu Star-Advertiser
| 124,000 | Honolulu, Hawaii |
| 67. | Providence Journal
| 122,558 | Providence, Rhode Island |
| 68. | Nashville Tennessean
| 120,805 | Nashville, Tennessee |
| 69. | Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
| 120,037 | Rochester, New York |
| 70. | Austin American-Statesman
| 119,885 | Austin, Texas |
| 71. | Toledo Blade
| 113,786 | Toledo, Ohio |
| 72. | Memphis Commercial Appeal
| 111,618 | Memphis, Tennessee |
| 73. | Richmond Times-Dispatch
| 110,732 | Richmond, Virginia |
| 74. | Palm Beach Post
| 110,373 | West Palm Beach, Florida |
| 75. | Philadelphia Daily News
| 110,000 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| 76. | Boston Herald
| 108,548 | Boston, Massachusetts |
| 77. | Fresno Bee
| 107,501 | Fresno, California |
| 78. | Salt Lake Tribune
| 105,746 | Salt Lake City, Utah |
| 79. | Asbury Park Press
| 104,582 | Neptune, New Jersey |
| 80. | Birmingham News
| 103,729 | Birmingham, Alabama |
| 81. | Des Moines Register
| 101,915 | Des Moines, Iowa |
| 82. | Arlington Heights Daily Herald
| 99,670 | Arlington Heights, Illinois |
| 83. | Florida Times-Union
| 98,580 | Jacksonville, Florida |
| 84. | Tulsa World
| 97,580 | Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| 85. | Arizona Daily Star
| 96,682 | Tucson, Arizona |
| 86. | La Opinion
| 95,148 | Los Angeles, California |
| 87. | Los Angeles Daily News
| 94,016 | Los Angeles, California |
| 88. | Washington Times
| 93,763 | Washington DC |
| 89. | Dayton Daily News
| 93,259 | Dayton, Ohio |
| 90. | Allentown Morning Call
| 93,175 | Allentown, Pennsylvania |
| 91. | Grand Rapids Press
| 92,842 | Grand Rapids, Michigan |
| 92. | Lexington Herald-Leader
| 92,626 | Lexington, Kentucky |
| 93. | Knoxville News Sentinel
| 91,867 | Knoxville, Tennessee |
| 94. | Akron Beacon Journal
| 87,780 | Akron, Ohio |
| 95. | Albuquerque Journal
| 87,109 | Albuquerque, New Mexico |
| 96. | Northwest Indiana Times
| 85,692 | Munster, Indiana |
| 97. | Wisconsin State Journal (WSJ)
| 84,191 | Madison, Wisconsin |
| 98. | Vero Beach Press Journal
| 83,969 | Vero Beach, Florida |
| 99. | Delaware News Journal
| 83,210 | Wilmington, Delaware |
| 100. | Long Beach Press-Telegram
| 82,556 | Long Beach, California |
| 101. | Charleston Post and Courier
| 82,261 | Charleston, South Carolina |
| 102. | Mobile Press-Register
| 82,088 | Mobile, Alabama |
| 103. | Syracuse Post-Standard
| 80,720 | Syracuse, New York |
| 104. | Intelligencer Journal-Lancaster New Era
| 79,735 | Lancaster, Pennsylvania |
| 105. | Tacoma News Tribune
| 78,838 | Tacoma, Washington |
| 106. | Roanoke Times
| 78,797 | Roanoke, Virginia |
| 107. | Baton Rouge Advocate
| 75,809 | Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| 108. | North County Times
| 75,606 | Escondido, California |
| 109. | Torrance Daily Breeze
| 75,352 | Torrance, California |
| 110. | Worcester Telegram & Gazette
| 74,563 | Worcester, Massachusetts |
| 111. | White Plains Journal News
| 74,325 | White Plains, New York |
| 112. | Chattanooga Times Free Press
| 72,072 | Chattanooga, Tennessee |
| 113. | South Carolina State
| 71,181 | Columbia, South Carolina |
| 114. | Colorado Springs Gazette
| 70,021 | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| 115. | Spokane Spokesman-Review
| 69,748 | Spokane, Washington |
| 116. | Deseret News
| 69,519 | Salt Lake City, Utah |
| 117. | Daytona Beach News-Journal
| 68,055 | Daytona Beach, Florida |
| 118. | Contra Costa Times
| 67,464 | Walnut Creek, California |
| 119. | Wichita Eagle
| 67,250 | Wichita, Kansas |
| 120. | Harrisburg Patriot-News
| 66,778 | Harrisburg, Pennsylvania |
| 121. | Albany Times Union
| 65,710 | Albany, New York |
| 122. | Oakland Press
| 65,211 | Pontiac, Michigan |
| 123. | New Haven Register
| 64,562 | New Haven, Connecticut |
| 124. | Sarasota Herald-Tribune
| 63,864 | Sarasota, Florida |
| 125. | Florida Today
| 63,087 | Melbourne, Florida |
| 126. | El Paso Times
| 62,280 | El Paso, Texas |
| 127. | Lincoln Journal Star
| 59,955 | Lincoln, Nebraska |
| 128. | Ventura County Star
| 55,746 | Ventura, California |
| 129. | Fort Myers News-Press
| 54,761 | Fort Myers, Florida |
| 130. | Naples Daily News
| 45,136 | Naples, Florida |
