Top 100 Daily in the U.S. by Circulation2004

Rank Daily Sunday Rank Newspaper Daily Sunday

1. USA Today1 2,192,098 2,635,412 51. Buffalo News 201,900 290,316 2. Wall Street Journal1 2,101,017 None 52. (Norfolk) Virginian-Pilot 201,473 234,540 3. New York Times* 1,119,027 1,677,003 53. Cincinnati Enquirer* 196,750 309,608 4. 983,727 1,392,672 54. * 196,502 283,410 5. Washington Post* 760,034 1,025,579 55. Omaha World-Herald* 195,964 242,018 6. (New York) Daily News* 712,671 802,103 56. Riverside (CA) Press-Enterprise 191,802 191,290 7. New York Post* 642,844 445,094 57. Richmond Times-Dispatch 191,732 229,818 8. Chicago Tribune* 603,315 1,002,398 58. St. Paul Pioneer Press 189,458 253,368 9. (Long Island, NY)* 553,117 662,317 59. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (Little Rock) 187,601 285,583 10. Houston Chronicle 549,300 740,002 60. Contra Costa (CA) Times 186,335 195,815 11. Dallas Morning News* 528,379 755,912 61. Austin American-Statesman 184,907 234,409 12. San Francisco Chronicle* 499,008 553,983 62. (Bergen County, NJ) Record* 181,962 222,701 13. (Phoenix) Arizona Republic 466,926 587,159 63. Palm Beach (FL) Post 181,727 219,656 14. Chicago Sun-Times* 453,757 378,371 64. (Memphis) Commercial Appeal* 177,723 240,712 15. Boston Globe* 446,241 686,575 65. (Los Angeles) Daily News* 177,046 201,101 16. Atlanta Journal-Constitution2 409,873 629,505 66. (Nashville) Tennessean 176,231 243,796 17. (Newark) Star-Ledger* 395,000 610,542 67. Raleigh News & Observer* 174,735 211,503 18. Detroit Free Press2* 379,304 705,148 68. Las Vegas Review-Journal2 173,439 226,923 19. (Minneapolis) Star Tribune 377,058 671,275 69. Rochester Democrat & Chronicle 169,697 228,567 20. Philadelphia Inquirer* 376,454 769,257 70. Florida Times-Union (Jacksonville) 169,093 230,094 21. (Cleveland) Plain Dealer 367,528 480,540 71. Fresno Bee 166,531 195,091 22. San Diego Union-Tribune 355,771 444,527 72. Providence Journal 166,460 234,147 23. St. Petersburg Times 348,502 442,605 73. (Neptune) 161,937 217,636 24. Denver Post* 340,168 783,274 74. Birmingham News* 157,225 189,087 25. (Denver) Rocky Mountain News* 340,007 783,274 75. Des Moines Register 155,898 246,246 26. (Portland) Oregonian* 339,169 412,113 76. Tulsa World 155,062 214,426 27. 325,032 447,326 77. Arlington Heights (IL) Herald 150,794 151,279 28. Orange County (CA) Register 310,001 374,364 78. Seattle Post-Intelligencer* 147,866 465,830 29. Sacramento Bee 303,841 356,154 79. Honolulu Advertiser 145,943 166,585 30. St. Louis Post-Dispatch 281,198 454,998 80. Akron Beacon Journal* 144,596 187,456 31. San Jose Mercury News 279,539 308,425 81. Journal News (White Plains, NY) 142,145 164,636 32. Baltimore Sun* 277,947 470,453 82. Toledo Blade 139,293 184,244 33. Kansas City Star 275,747 388,425 83. Grand Rapids Press 139,216 187,174 34. Detroit News2* 271,465 705,148 84. Dayton Daily News* 138,045 192,003 35. Orlando Sentinel 269,269 385,097 85. Salt Lake City Tribune 135,730 156,508 36. South Florida Sun-Sentinel (Ft. Lauderdale)* 268,297 376,551 86. Tacoma News Tribune 128,748 147,200 37. New Orleans Times-Picayune 262,008 286,802 87. Philadelphia Daily News* 127,162 None 38. Columbus Dispatch 259,127 371,551 88. * 123,047 156,158 39. Indianapolis Star 253,778 367,995 89. La Opinion (Los Angeles)* 122,598 70,370 40. San Antonio Express-News* 246,057 359,828 90. Morning Call (Allentown, PA)* 121,751 167,335 41. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette* 242,514 406,754 91. Sarasota Herald-Tribune 121,272 146,652 42. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel* 241,605 430,755 92. Syracuse (NY) Post-Standard 119,158 174,581 43. Tampa Tribune 238,877 315,811 93. Lexington (KY) Herald-Leader* 118,070 147,004 44. Fort Worth Star-Telegram* 237,318 332,861 94. Wilmington News Journal 117,859 141,283 45. Boston Herald* 236,899 152,624 95. The State (Columbia, SC) 117,595 150,030 46. Seattle Times* 233,497 465,830 96. Greensburg (PA) Tribune-Review 116,362 181,057 47. Charlotte Observer 231,369 282,215 97. Daytona Beach (FL) News-Journal 112,945 129,385 48. (Oklahoma City) Daily Oklahoman 223,403 297,029 98. East Valley Tribune (Mesa, AZ) 112,909 92,837 49. Louisville Courier-Journal 216,934 279,611 99. Hoy (NYC)1 109,598 34,403 50. Investor’s Business Daily1* 215,735 None 100. Tuscon (AZ) Star 109,592 176,319

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This list was compiled by BurrellesLuce from circulation figures for the six months ending on March 31, 2004, filed with BurrellesLuce 800.631.1160 the Audit Bureau of Circulations. Rankings are by daily circulation. In some cases, Sunday newspapers have different [email protected] names. The daily circulation is Monday to Saturday, except for newspapers published five days a week, indicated by1. www.BurrellesLuce.com USA Today’s Friday circulation is listed in the Sunday column. 2Saturday and Sunday newspapers are combined: Detroit News and Free Press, Las Vegas Review-Journal and Sun, Denver Post and Rocky Mountain News. Tulsa World is publisher’s figures, not ABC. *Figures adjusted by BurrellesLuce to indicate average weekday circulation. Copyright 2004, BurrellesLuce.