| Newspaper | City | Largest Reported Circulation | Owner |
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| 1 | USA Today | McLean, VA | 2,524,965 | Gannett Company |
| 2 | Wall Street Journal | New York, NY | 2,068,439 | News Corporation |
| 3 | New York Times, The | 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 | Dallas Morning News | Dallas, TX | 702,135 | Belo Corporation |
| 11 | Philadelphia Inquirer | Philadelphia, PA | 688,670 | Philadelphia Media Holdings LLC |
| 12 | Houston Chronicle | Houston, TX | 677,425 | Hearst Newspapers |
| 13* | Detroit News / Detroit Free Press | Detroit, MI | 640,356 | MediaNews Group / Gannett Company |
| 14 | Star Tribune | Minneapolis, MN | 574,406 | Avista Capital Partners |
| 15 | Star-Ledger | Newark, NJ | 570,523 | Advance Publications |
| 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 | The Tampa Tribune | 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, North Carolina | 270,347 | McClatchy Company |
| 45 | Courier-Journal | Louisville, KY | 266,594 | Gannett Company |
| 46 | Buffalo News | Buffalo, NY | 266,123 | Berkshire Hathaway |
| 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, North Carolina | 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 Company |
| 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 | The 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, The | Spokane, WA | 119,155 | Cowles Publishing Company
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