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Top 50 Markets
Top 50 Newspaper Markets Ranked by
Circulation, 2004
Top Metropolitan Areas Ranked by
Population, 2003
Top 50 TV Markets Ranked by
Households, 2004
Top 50 Radio Markets Ranked
By Metro 12+ Population, 2005
Top 50 Newspapers by Circulation, 2004 |
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Rank |
Newspaper |
Daily circ |
% chg |
Sunday circ |
% chg |
1 |
USA Today* |
2,220,863 |
3.1 |
2,665,815 |
1.9 |
2 |
Wall Street Journal |
2,106,774 |
0.8 |
NA |
NA |
3 |
New York Times |
1,121,057 |
0.2 |
1,680,583 |
0.2 |
4 |
Los Angeles Times (b) |
902,164 |
-5.6 |
1,292,274 |
-6.3 |
5 |
New York Daily News |
715,052 |
-1.6 |
786,952 |
-2.0 |
6 |
Washington Post |
707,690 |
-3.0 |
1,007,487 |
-1.8 |
7 |
New York Post |
686,207 |
5.2 |
455,511 |
4.2 |
8 |
Chicago Tribune |
599,528 |
-2.3 |
963,967 |
-3.8 |
9 |
Houston Chronicle (b) |
554,783 |
0.3 |
737,580 |
-1.3 |
10 |
San Francisco Chronicle |
480,587 |
-6.3 |
540,314 |
-3.7 |
11 |
Boston Globe |
451,471 |
0.2 |
707,813 |
0.2 |
12 |
Arizona Republic (b) |
413,268 |
-4.4 |
530,751 |
-3.1 |
13 |
Newark Star-Ledger |
400,042 |
-2.1 |
608,257 |
-0.5 |
14 |
Atlanta Journal-Constitution |
397,097 |
3.8 |
606,246 |
-2.5 |
15 |
Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune (b) |
381,094 |
0.2 |
678,650 |
0.1 |
16 |
Philadelphia Inquirer |
368,883 |
-2.0 |
750,780 |
0.1 |
17 |
Cleveland Plain Dealer (b) |
354,309 |
-3.0 |
479,131 |
-1.3 |
18 |
Detroit Free Press |
348,838 |
-1.1 |
710,036 |
-1.5 |
19 |
San Diego Union-Tribune (b) |
339,032 |
-3.7 |
433,973 |
-2.9 |
20 |
Portland Oregonian |
337,707 |
0.9 |
405,295 |
-1.0 |
21 |
St. Petersburg Times (b) |
311,680 |
-0.9 |
395,973 |
-0.4 |
22 |
Miami Herald (b) |
306,943 |
0.7 |
416,530 |
-0.7 |
23 |
Orange County Register (b) |
303,418 |
0.2 |
371,046 |
0.0 |
24 |
Sacramento Bee (b) |
293,705 |
1.3 |
346,742 |
-1.0 |
25 |
St. Louis Post-Dispatch (b) |
286,310 |
0.1 |
449,845 |
-2.0 |
26 |
Rocky Mountain News |
276,610 |
-4.3 |
750,593 |
-4.5 |
27 |
Denver Post |
275,472 |
-4.6 |
750,593 |
-4.5 |
28 |
Baltimore Sun (b) |
267,993 |
-3.2 |
454,045 |
-2.5 |
29 |
San Jose Mercury News (b) |
263,067 |
-3.3 |
298,067 |
-1.5 |
30 |
New Orleans Times-Picayune (b) |
252,799 |
-0.3 |
281,374 |
-0.1 |
31 |
Indianapolis Star (b) |
252,021 |
0.9 |
358,261 |
-3.4 |
32 |
Columbus Dispatch (b) |
251,045 |
-0.6 |
361,304 |
-1.9 |
33 |
Orlando Sentinel (b) |
248,492 |
1.8 |
364,054 |
0.5 |
34 |
Boston Herald |
240,759 |
-0.3 |
152,813 |
0.8 |
35 |
Milwaukee Journal Sentinal |
240,581 |
-1.5 |
435,127 |
-0.6 |
36 |
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |
238,860 |
-1.5 |
402,981 |
-0.7 |
37 |
San Antonio Express-News |
234,901 |
1.6 |
356,680 |
0.1 |
38 |
South Florida Sun-Sentinal (b) |
234,782 |
0.3 |
336,686 |
-0.7 |
39 |
Seattle Times |
231,051 |
-0.2 |
462,920 |
-2.3 |
40 |
Fort Worth Star-Telegram |
230,176 |
2.2 |
326,803 |
0.3 |
41 |
Charlotte Observer (b) |
226,082 |
-0.8 |
278,573 |
-1.7 |
42 |
Detroit News |
224,215 |
-1.4 |
710,036 |
-1.5 |
43 |
Tampa Tribune (b) |
214,269 |
1.9 |
293,090 |
2.7 |
44 |
Louisville Courier-Journal (b) |
207,665 |
-2.6 |
273,891 |
-2.1 |
45 |
Oklahoma City Oklahoman (b) |
206,339 |
-0.6 |
288,948 |
-1.0 |
46 |
El Nuevo Dia (b) |
205,541 |
2.0 |
253,540 |
6.1 |
47 |
Norfolk Virginian-Pilot (b) |
200,055 |
-0.5 |
234,508 |
-0.3 |
48 |
Investor's Business Daily(+) |
197,333 |
-8.6 |
NA |
NA |
49 |
Buffalo News (b) |
196,429 |
-5.6 |
282,618 |
-5.3 |
50 |
Omaha World-Herald |
192,607 |
0.3 |
242,964 |
0.5 |
Notes: *Weekday averages include Saturday. +Figures adjusted by Advertising Age to indicate average weekday circulation. a) USA Today's Friday circulation is listed in the Sunday column. b)Detroit Free Press and Detroit News have a combined Sunday edition; c) Rocky Mountain News and Denver Post have a combined Sunday edition; d) Seattle Times and Seattle Post-Intelligencer have a combined Sunday edition. The following large circulation newspapers do not appear on the list due to ABC censure: The Dallas Morning News, Chicago Sun-Times, and Newsday. The Kansas City Star did not file before press time.
Source: Crain Communications Inc. 2005 |
Top 50 Metropolitan Areas Ranked by Population, 2003 |
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Rank |
Population (in 000s) |
Name |
1 |
18,641 |
New York, Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY- NJ, PA |
2 |
12,829 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA |
3 |
9,334 |
Chicago, IL-IN-WI |
4 |
5,773 |
Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE |
5 |
5,590 |
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX |
6 |
5,289 |
Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL |
7 |
5,090 |
Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV |
8 |
5,076 |
Houston, TX |
9 |
4,610 |
Atlanta, GA |
10 |
4,484 |
Detroit, MI |
11 |
4,440 |
Boston, MA-NH |
12 |
4,157 |
San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA |
13 |
3,642 |
Riverside-San Bernaardino-Ontario, CA |
14 |
3,593 |
Phoenix, AZ |
15 |
3,142 |
Seattle-Tacoma, WA |
16 |
3,084 |
Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI |
17 |
2,931 |
San Diego, CA |
18 |
2,759 |
St. Louis, MO-IL |
19 |
2,616 |
Baltimore, MD |
20 |
2,532 |
Tampa-St. Petersburg, FL |
21 |
2,410 |
Pittsburgh, PA |
22 |
2,301 |
Denver, CO |
23 |
2,140 |
Cleveland, OH |
24 |
2,047 |
CIncinnati, OH-KY-IN |
25 |
2,040 |
Portland, OR-WA |
26 |
1,975 |
Sacramento,
CA |
27 |
1,905 |
Kansas City, MO-KS |
28 |
1,821 |
San Antonio, TX |
29 |
1,803 |
Orlando, FL |
30 |
1,735 |
San Jose, CA |
31 |
1,675 |
Columbus, OH |
32 |
1,637 |
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA |
33 |
1,623 |
Providence, RI-MA |
34 |
1,595 |
Indianapolis, IN |
35 |
1,577 |
Las Vegas, NV |
36 |
1,514 |
Milwaukee, WI |
37 |
1,437 |
Charlotte, NC-SC |
38 |
1,378 |
Austin, TX |
39 |
1,371 |
Nashville, TN |
40 |
1,318 |
New Orleans, LA |
41 |
1,239 |
Memphis, TN-MS-AR |
42 |
1,203 |
Jacksonville, FL |
43 |
1,190 |
Louisville, KY, IN |
44 |
1,178 |
Hartford, CT |
45 |
1,159 |
Buffalo-Niagra Falls, NY |
46 |
1,138 |
Richmand, VA |
47 |
1,133 |
Oklahoma City, OK |
48 |
1,073 |
Birmingham, AL |
49 |
1,041 |
Rochester, NY |
50 |
1,005 |
Salt Lake City, UT |
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Metropolitan statistical areas as defined by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget as of December 2003.
Source: US Bureau of The Census |
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Source : Nielsen Media Research, Inc. Nielsen Station Index (NSI)
Top 50 Radio Markets Ranked By Metro 12+ Population, Spring 2005 |
Rank |
Market Name
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Metro 12+ Population |
1 |
New York, NY |
15,283,100 |
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2 |
Los Angeles, CA |
10,724,900 |
|
3 |
Chicago, IL |
7,648,900 |
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4 |
San Francisco, CA |
5,850,900 |
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5 |
Dallas-Ft. Worth, TX |
4,672,400 |
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6 |
Philadelphia, PA |
4,334,000 |
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7 |
Houston-Galveston, TX |
4,296,900 |
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8 |
Washington, DC |
4,114,900 |
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9 |
Boston, MA |
3,878,000 |
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10 |
Detroit, MI |
3,870,900 |
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11 |
Atlanta, GA |
3,786,400 |
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12 |
Miami-Ft. Lauderdale-Hollywood, FL |
3,470,700 |
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13 |
Puerto Rico |
3,236,900 |
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14 |
Seattle-Tacoma, WA |
3,165,700 |
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15 |
Phoenix, AZ |
2,856,900 |
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16 |
Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN |
2,606,000 |
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17 |
San Diego, CA |
2,483,900 |
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18 |
Nassau-Suffolk (Long Island), NY* |
2,379,200 |
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19 |
St. Louis, MO |
2,236,200 |
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20 |
Baltimore, MD |
2,226,100 |
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21 |
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL |
2,215,200 |
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22 |
Denver-Boulder, CO |
2,139,300 |
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23 |
Pittsburgh, PA |
2,018,900 |
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24 |
Portland, OR |
1,937,600 |
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25 |
Cleveland, OH |
1,792,900 |
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26 |
Sacramento, CA |
1,714,300 |
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27 |
Cincinnati, OH |
1,693,100 |
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28 |
Riverside-San Bernardino, CA |
1,665,700 |
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29 |
Kansas City, MO-KS |
1,540,800 |
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30 |
San Antonio, TX |
1,526,000 |
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31 |
Salt Lake City-Ogden-Provo, UT |
1,482,100 |
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32 |
Milwaukee-Racine, WI |
1,428,300 |
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33 |
San Jose, CA** |
1,415,400 |
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34 |
Providence-Warwick-Pawtucket, RI |
1,406,800 |
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35 |
Columbus, OH |
1,382,200 |
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36 |
Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC |
1,376,300 |
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37 |
Middlesex-Somerset-Union, NJ*** |
1,373,400 |
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38 |
Las Vegas, NV |
1,365,500 |
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39 |
Orlando, FL |
1,360,200 |
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40 |
Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News, VA |
1,307,500 |
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41 |
Indianapolis, IN |
1,291,700 |
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42 |
Austin, TX |
1,169,600 |
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43 |
Raleigh-Durham, NC |
1,116,400 |
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44 |
Nashville, TN |
1,101,700 |
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45 |
Greensboro-Winston Salem-High Point, NC |
1,101,600 |
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46 |
New Orleans, LA |
1,079,300 |
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47 |
West Palm Beach-Boca Raton, FL |
1,074,800 |
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48 |
Memphis, TN |
1,037,400 |
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49 |
Jacksonville, FL |
1,033,100 |
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50 |
Hartford-New Britain-Middletown, CT |
1,030,500 |
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Source : Arbitron 2005
*The Nassau-Suffolk Metro is embedded in the New York Metro.
**The San Jose Metro is embedded in the San Francisco Metro.
***The Middlesex-Somerset-Union Metro is embedded in the New York Metro.
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