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    Circulation and Readership for The Top 50 Newspapers


    Rank State City (County) Newspaper Name
    Total Net Paid Circulation, (M-F) 03/31/06
    Average Weekday Readership
    1
    DC
    		 WASHINGTON USA TODAY
    2,272,815
    6,864,923
    2
    NY
    		 NEW YORK CITY (NEW YORK CO.) WALL STREET JOURNAL
    2,049,786
    5,147,565
    3
    NY
    		 NEW YORK CITY (NEW YORK CO.) TIMES
    1,142,464
    4,749,874
    4
    CA
    		 LOS ANGELES (LOS ANGELES CO.) TIMES
    851,832
    2,176,204
    5
    DC
    		 WASHINGTON WASHINGTON POST
    724,242
    1,716,778
    6
    NY
    		 NEW YORK CITY (NEW YORK CO.) NEWS
    708,477
    2,695,132
    7
    NY
    		 NEW YORK CITY (NEW YORK CO.) POST
    673,379
    2,061,324
    8
    IL
    		 CHICAGO (COOK CO.) TRIBUNE
    579,079
    1,628,403
    9
    TX
    		 HOUSTON (HARRIS CO.) CHRONICLE
    513,387
    1,228,322
    10
    AZ
    		 PHOENIX (MARICOPA CO.) REPUBLIC
    438,722
    1,055,492
    11
    NY
    		 LONG ISLAND (MELVILLE P.O.) NEWSDAY
    427,771
    1,483,717
    12
    NJ
    		 NEWARK (ESSEX CO.) STAR-LEDGER
    398,329
    1,073,919
    13
    CA
    		 SAN FRANCISCO (SAN FRANCISCO CO.) CHRONICLE
    398,246
    1,004,454
    14
    MA
    		 BOSTON (SUFFOLK CO.) GLOBE
    397,288
    1,024,182
    15
    GA
    		 ATLANTA (FULTON CO.) JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION
    365,011
    990,088
    16
    MN
    		 MINNEAPOLIS-ST. PAUL (HENNEPIN CO.) STAR TRIBUNE
    362,964
    1,015,903
    17
    PA
    		 PHILADELPHIA (PHILADELPHIA CO.) INQUIRER
    350,457
    912,628
    18
    MI
    		 DETROIT (WAYNE CO.) FREE PRESS
    345,861
    816,325
    19
    OH
    		 CLEVELAND (CUYAHOGA CO.) PLAIN DEALER
    343,163
    804,387
    20
    FL
    		 ST. PETERSBURG (PINELLAS CO.) TIMES
    323,031
    727,452
    21
    CA
    		 SAN DIEGO (SAN DIEGO CO.) UNION-TRIBUNE
    317,217
    759,751
    22
    CA
    		 ORANGE CO. (SANTA ANA P.O.) REGISTER
    299,824
    799,839
    23
    FL
    		 MIAMI (MIAMI-DADE CO.) MIAMI HERALD
    294,172
    676,931
    24
    CA
    		 SACRAMENTO (SACRAMENTO CO.) BEE
    293,189
    670,400
    25
    MO
    		 ST. LOUIS (INDEPENDENT CITY) POST-DISPATCH
    277,842
    707,249
    26
    MO
    		 KANSAS CITY (JACKSON CO.) STAR
    261,776
    587,056
    27
    CO
    		 DENVER (DENVER CO.) DENVER POST
    255,452
    454,219
    28
    CO
    		 DENVER (DENVER CO.) ROCKY MOUNTAIN NEWS
    255,427
    567,856
    29
    IN
    		 INDIANAPOLIS (MARION CO.) STAR
    255,277
    556,462
    30
    FL
    		 FORT LAUDERDALE (BROWARD CO.) SOUTH FLORIDA SUN-SENTINEL
    248,124
    682,740
    31
    CA
    		 SAN JOSE (SANTA CLARA CO.) MERCURY NEWS
    242,865
    680,749
    32
    TX
    		 SAN ANTONIO (BEXAR CO.) EXPRESS-NEWS
    238,149
    554,364
    33
    FL
    		 TAMPA (HILLSBOROUGH CO.) TRIBUNE
    236,376
    582,255
    34
    MD
    		 BALTIMORE (INDEPENDENT CITY) SUN
    236,317
    620,244
    35
    OH
    		 COLUMBUS (FRANKLIN CO.) DISPATCH
    231,881
    585,850
    36
    PA
    		 PITTSBURGH (ALLEGHENY CO.) POST-GAZETTE
    230,887
    557,079
    37
    MA
    		 BOSTON (SUFFOLK CO.) HERALD
    227,583
    713,492
    38
    OK
    		 OKLAHOMA CITY (OKLAHOMA CO.) OKLAHOMAN
    221,151
    440,121
    39
    WA
    		 SEATTLE (KING CO.) TIMES
    220,734
    564,028
    40
    TX
    		 FORT WORTH (TARRANT CO.) STAR-TELEGRAM
    218,916
    532,774
    41
    NC
    		 CHARLOTTE (MECKLENBURG CO.) OBSERVER
    218,009
    534,303
    42
    KY
    		 LOUISVILLE (JEFFERSON CO.) COURIER-JOURNAL
    217,814
    511,845
    43
    MI
    		 DETROIT (WAYNE CO.) NEWS
    214,934
    552,145
    44
    OH
    		 CINCINNATI (HAMILTON CO.) ENQUIRER
    201,979
    485,489
    45
    MN
    		 ST. PAUL (RAMSEY CO.) PIONEER PRESS
    191,136
    485,383
    46
    VA
    		 NORFOLK-PORTSMOUTH- VIRGINIA BEACH-CHESAPEAKE (INDEPENDENT CITIES) VIRGINIAN-PILOT
    189,199
    461,817
    47
    NE
    		 OMAHA (DOUGLAS CO.) WORLD-HERALD
    188,866
    N.A.
    48
    NV
    		 LAS VEGAS (CLARK CO.) REVIEW-JOURNAL
    187,881
    469,981
    49
    VA
    		 RICHMOND (INDEPENDENT CITY) TIMES-DISPATCH
    186,296
    393,408
    50
    CA
    		 RIVERSIDE CO. (RIVERSIDE P.O.) PRESS-ENTERPRISE
    185,053
    N.A.

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