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Number
of Daily Newspapers
Circulation
|
|
Dailies
Over 50,000
|
| Year |
Total
|
Under 50,000
|
50,001-
100,000
|
100,001-
250,000
|
Over 250,000
|
Number
|
Percentage
of Total
|
| 1950 |
1,774
|
1,571
|
82
|
84
|
35
|
201
|
11.3
|
| 1955 |
1,760
|
1,548
|
94
|
82
|
36
|
212
|
12.0
|
| 1960 |
1,763
|
1,540
|
96
|
83
|
44
|
223
|
12.6
|
| 1965 |
1,751
|
1,510
|
111
|
88
|
42
|
241
|
13.8
|
| 1970 |
1,748
|
1,491
|
127
|
92
|
38
|
257
|
14.7
|
| 1975 |
1,756
|
1,504
|
135
|
81
|
36
|
252
|
14.4
|
| 1980 |
1,745
|
1,479
|
145
|
86
|
35
|
266
|
15.2
|
| 1985 |
1,676
|
1,418
|
141
|
82
|
35
|
258
|
15.4
|
| 1989 |
1,626
|
1,362
|
139
|
81
|
44
|
264
|
16.2
|
| 1990 |
1,611
|
1,343
|
143
|
82
|
43
|
268
|
16.6
|
| 1991 |
1,586
|
1,336
|
129
|
78
|
43
|
250
|
15.8
|
| 1992 |
1,570
|
1,323
|
132
|
72
|
43
|
247
|
15.7
|
| 1993 |
1,556
|
1,317
|
127
|
68
|
44
|
239
|
15.4
|
| 1994 |
1,548
|
1,308
|
129
|
70
|
41
|
240
|
15.5
|
| 1995 |
1,533
|
1,300
|
125
|
66
|
42
|
233
|
15.2
|
| 1996 |
1,520
|
1,289
|
126
|
64
|
41
|
231
|
15.2
|
| 1997 |
1,509
|
1,269
|
134
|
64
|
42
|
240
|
15.9
|
| 1998 |
1,489
|
1,258
|
128
|
64
|
39
|
234
|
15.7
|
| 19991 |
1,483
|
1,244
|
134
|
65
|
40
|
239
|
16.1
|
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Preliminary data.
Source:
Editor & Publisher |
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