Top 200 Newspapers by Circulation
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Table 1 Ranking by 2005 Newsroom Diversity Index Top 200 newspapers by circulation Source: Report to the Knight Foundation, June 2005, by Bill Dedman and Stephen K. Doig The full report is at http://www.asu.edu/cronkite/asne (The Diversity Index is the newsroom non-white percentage divided by the circulation area's non-white percentage.) (DNR = Did not report) Rank by Newspaper, State Newsroom Staff non- Circulation Source for Ownership Weekday Diversity Diversity Index white % area non- circulation circulation Index (100 = parity) white % area 1 Springfield News-Leader, Missouri 254 15.0 5.9 ZIP Codes Gannett Co. (Va.) 60,736 2 The Akron Beacon Journal, Ohio 177 20.8 11.8 ZIP Codes Knight Ridder (Calif.) 135,002 3 Asheville Citizen-Times, North Carolina 172 17.0 9.9 ZIP Codes Gannett Co. (Va.) 59,308 4 The Knoxville News-Sentinel, Tennessee 160 13.5 8.4 ZIP Codes Scripps (Ohio) 113,994 5 Green Bay Press-Gazette, Wisconsin 159 13.5 8.5 ZIP Codes Gannett Co. (Va.) 57,662 6 Press & Sun-Bulletin, Binghamton, New 157 11.3 7.2 ZIP Codes Gannett Co. (Va.) 54,761 York 7 Argus Leader, Sioux Falls, South Dakota 156 10.0 6.4 ZIP Codes Gannett Co. (Va.) 53,395 8 Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday 151 5.9 3.9 ZIP Codes Seattle Times 77,788 Telegram, Maine 9 The Des Moines Register, Iowa 148 12.3 8.3 ZIP Codes Gannett Co. (Va.) 152,800 10 Bucks County Courier Times, Levittown, 129 14.5 11.2 ZIP Codes Calkins Media (Pa.) 63,408 Pennsylvania 11 St. Paul Pioneer Press, Minnesota 129 17.9 13.9 ZIP Codes Knight Ridder (Calif.) 191,264 12 The Post-Standard, Syracuse, New York 127 14.8 11.6 ZIP Codes Advance (Newhouse) (N.Y.) 118,962 Page 1 Rank by Newspaper, State Newsroom Staff non- Circulation Source for Ownership Weekday Diversity Diversity Index white % area non- circulation circulation Index (100 = parity) white % area 13 The Detroit News, Michigan 121 26.2 21.6 ZIP Codes Gannett Co. (Va.) 224,215 14 Lincoln Journal Star, Nebraska 119 9.9 8.3 ZIP Codes Lee Enterprises (Iowa) 74,893 15 The Boston Globe, Massachusetts 119 20.0 16.9 ZIP Codes New York Times Co. 451,471 16 Florida Today, Melbourne, Florida 117 19.1 16.3 ZIP Codes Gannett Co. (Va.) 85,764 17 The Oklahoman, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 105 25.5 24.4 ZIP Codes 197,507 18 St. Petersburg Times, Florida 104 16.5 15.8 ZIP Codes 330,091 19 Detroit Free Press, Michigan 104 29.2 28.1 ZIP Codes Knight Ridder (Calif.) 348,838 20 The Tennessean, Nashville, Tennessee 103 20.2 19.5 ZIP Codes Gannett Co. (Va.) 170,361 21 The Oregonian, Portland, Oregon 103 18.8 18.2 ZIP Codes Advance (Newhouse) (N.Y.) 337,707 22 Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, Pennsylvania 102 6.8 6.7 ZIP Codes Tribune-Review (Pa.) 108,109 23 Lexington Herald-Leader, Kentucky 102 10.4 10.2 ZIP Codes Knight Ridder (Calif.) 114,234 24 Lansing State Journal, Michigan 102 16.9 16.7 ZIP Codes Gannett Co. (Va.) 70,725 25 Star Tribune, Minneapolis, Minnesota 99 14.5 14.6 ZIP Codes McClatchy Co. (Calif.) 381,094 26 The Wichita Eagle, Kansas 99 18.4 18.6 ZIP Codes Knight Ridder (Calif.) 87,063 27 Kalamazoo Gazette, Michigan 99 13.2 13.3 ZIP Codes Advance (Newhouse) (N.Y.) 56,276 28 The News-Press, Fort Myers, Florida 98 18.9 19.2 ZIP Codes Gannett Co. (Va.) 90,168 29 Rockford Register Star, Illinois 97 19.0 19.7 ZIP Codes Gannett Co. (Va.) 64,518 30 The Post-Crescent, Appleton, Wisconsin 92 4.8 5.2 ZIP Codes Gannett Co. (Va.) 51,733 31 The Journal Gazette, Fort Wayne, Indiana 92 11.1 12.1 ZIP Codes 61,205 32 The Courier-Journal, Louisville, 88 13.8 15.7 ZIP Codes Gannett Co. (Va.) 207,665 Kentucky 33 South Bend Tribune, Indiana 88 13.6 15.5 ZIP Codes Schurz Communications 73,028 (Ind.) 34 Dayton Daily News, Ohio 86 13.7 15.8 ZIP Codes Cox Enterprises (Ga.) 122,639 35 Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, New 86 15.3 17.9 ZIP Codes Gannett Co. (Va.) 166,727 York 36 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Wisconsin 85 19.2 22.5 ZIP Codes 240,581 37 The Kansas City Star, Missouri 85 17.3 20.4 ZIP Codes Knight Ridder (Calif.) 275,747 38 The Seattle Times, Washington 85 20.9 24.7 ZIP Codes Seattle Times 231,051 39 The Greenville News, South Carolina 84 19.1 22.8 ZIP Codes Gannett Co. (Va.) 86,573 40 The Sacramento Bee, California 83 29.2 35.0 ZIP Codes McClatchy Co. (Calif.) 293,705 Page 2 Rank by Newspaper, State Newsroom Staff non- Circulation Source for Ownership Weekday Diversity Diversity Index white % area non- circulation circulation Index (100 = parity) white % area 41 The Morning Call, Allentown, 82 10.1 12.3 ZIP Codes Tribune Co. (Ill.) 111,956 Pennsylvania 42 South Florida Sun-Sentinel, Fort 79 28.3 36.1 ZIP Codes Tribune Co. (Ill.) 236,190 Lauderdale, Florida 43 The Repository, Canton, Ohio 78 7.9 10.1 ZIP Codes Copley Press (Calif.) 65,598 44 Pensacola News Journal, Florida 77 18.2 23.5 ZIP Codes Gannett Co. (Va.) 63,016 45 The Philadelphia Inquirer, Pennsylvania 77 17.2 22.3 ZIP Codes Knight Ridder (Calif.) 368,883 46 St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Missouri 77 16.4 21.4 ZIP Codes Pulitzer (Mo.) 286,310 47 The State Journal-Register, Springfield, 76 7.5 9.8 ZIP Codes Copley Press (Calif.) 55,334 Illinois 48 Newsday, Long Island, New York 76 25.7 33.9 ZIP Codes Tribune Co. (Ill.) 481,816 49 The Cincinnati Enquirer, Ohio 75 11.8 15.6 ZIP Codes Gannett Co. (Va.) 183,051 50 The Times, Shreveport, Louisiana 75 31.1 41.3 ZIP Codes Gannett Co. (Va.) 62,551 51 The Arizona Republic, Phoenix, Arizona 74 24.2 32.8 ZIP Codes Gannett Co. (Va.) 413,268 52 El Paso Times, Texas 74 60.0 81.4 ZIP Codes Gannett Co. (Va.) 72,137 53 Times Union, Albany, New York 73 9.4 12.8 ZIP Codes Hearst Newspapers (N.Y.) 100,628 54 Asbury Park Press, Neptune, New Jersey 73 11.2 15.3 ZIP Codes Gannett Co. (Va.) 160,339 55 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Pennsylvania 73 9.6 13.2 ZIP Codes Blade Communications 238,860 (Block) (Ohio) 56 Statesman Journal, Salem, Oregon 72 15.6 21.6 ZIP Codes Gannett Co. (Va.) 53,366 57 The Indianapolis Star, Indiana 72 14.4 20.0 ZIP Codes Gannett Co. (Va.) 252,021 58 Courier-Post, Cherry Hill, New Jersey 72 16.8 23.3 ZIP Codes Gannett Co. (Va.) 75,408 59 The Grand Rapids Press, Michigan 72 11.3 15.7 ZIP Codes Advance (Newhouse) (N.Y.) 138,126 60 Beaumont Enterprise, Texas 72 24.0 33.5 ZIP Codes Hearst Newspapers (N.Y.) 51,296 61 Reno Gazette-Journal, Nevada 71 17.6 24.7 ZIP Codes Gannett Co. (Va.) 66,409 62 Sarasota Herald-Tribune, Florida 69 8.5 12.3 ZIP Codes New York Times Co. 110,783 63 The News & Observer, Raleigh, North 68 21.0 30.8 ZIP Codes McClatchy Co. (Calif.) 164,294 Carolina 64 The Patriot-News, Harrisburg, 68 8.9 13.2 ZIP Codes Advance (Newhouse) (N.Y.) 100,129 Pennsylvania 65 The Denver Post, Colorado 67 18.5 27.5 ZIP Codes MediaNews Group (Colo.) 275,292 66 The Evansville Courier & Press, Indiana 66 4.6 7.0 ZIP Codes Scripps (Ohio) 66,297 67 The Buffalo News, New York 66 10.9 16.5 ZIP Codes 196,429 Page 3 Rank by Newspaper, State Newsroom Staff non- Circulation Source for Ownership Weekday Diversity Diversity Index white % area non- circulation circulation Index (100 = parity) white % area 68 The Idaho Statesman, Boise, Idaho 66 8.6 13.1 ZIP Codes Gannett Co. (Va.) 63,023 69 Deseret Morning News, Salt Lake City, 65 8.4 13.0 ZIP Codes 72,008 Utah 70 The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, 64 6.0 9.3 ZIP Codes 99,002 Washington 71 The Clarion-Ledger, Jackson, Mississippi 64 31.1 48.5 ZIP Codes Gannett Co. (Va.) 94,938 72 The News Journal, Wilmington, Delaware 64 16.5 25.7 ZIP Codes Gannett Co. (Va.) 115,641 73 Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas 64 21.0 32.8 ZIP Codes Knight Ridder (Calif.) 223,098 74 The Honolulu Advertiser, Hawaii 64 50.4 79.0 ZIP Codes Gannett Co. (Va.) 141,341 75 The News Tribune, Tacoma, Washington 63 14.7 23.3 ZIP Codes McClatchy Co. (Calif.) 127,928 76 Austin American-Statesman, Texas 62 23.6 37.9 ZIP Codes Cox Enterprises (Ga.) 177,926 77 Chicago Tribune, Illinois 62 17.7 28.5 ZIP Codes Tribune Co. (Ill.) 600,988 78 San Jose Mercury News, California 61 32.1 52.6 ZIP Codes Knight Ridder (Calif.) 263,067 79 Standard-Examiner, Ogden, Utah 61 8.6 14.2 ZIP Codes Sandusky Newspapers 60,884 (Ohio) 80 The Plain Dealer, Cleveland, Ohio 61 14.8 24.5 ZIP Codes Advance (Newhouse) (N.Y.) 354,309 81 The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, 60 23.0 38.1 ZIP Codes Cox Enterprises (Ga.) 386,015 Georgia 82 Corpus Christi Caller-Times, Texas 60 37.7 62.4 ZIP Codes Scripps (Ohio) 57,591 83 The Charlotte Observer, North Carolina 60 16.3 27.2 ZIP Codes Knight Ridder (Calif.) 226,082 84 Orlando Sentinel, Florida 59 18.9 32.0 ZIP Codes Tribune Co.